Universal Academy South Elementary

Universal Academy South Elementary is a public elementary school run by Universal Academy Charter School in BURNSVILLE, Minnesota. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 103 students in kindergarten through 6. Against the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 70% lower.

Universal Academy Charter School is the district for Universal Academy South Elementary. It has 4 schools and 679 students.

At Universal Academy South Elementary, Black students make up 99% of the student body. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 8%. The chance that two students picked at random at Universal Academy South Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 2%.

Federal staffing data show 6.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Universal Academy South Elementary and a ratio of 16.8:1. That ratio is over the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 92% of students. Public schools in Dakota County average 34%.

Across Dakota County, median household income is about $106,318, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Universal Academy South Elementary is among the 170 public schools in Dakota County.

The school nearest to Universal Academy South Elementary is Universal Academy South Middle/High, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of Universal Academy South Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small). Federal records list Universal Academy South Elementary as a charter school.

If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Universal Academy South Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.