Universal Academy South Elementary

Universal Academy South Elementary is an one-room-style K-5 school in BURNSVILLE, Minnesota, overseen by Universal Academy Charter School. The school enrolls 103 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so Universal Academy South Elementary sits 70% below that benchmark.

Universal Academy South Elementary is one of 4 schools operated by Universal Academy Charter School, a district that educates 679 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Universal Academy South Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (99%). That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 92% of students at Universal Academy South Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Dakota County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, Dakota County reports that median household income runs about $106,318, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Universal Academy South Elementary is one of 170 public schools in Dakota County (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students).

The closest other public school is Universal Academy South Middle/High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Universal Academy South Elementary.

Universal Academy South Elementary operates from a downtown location. Universal Academy South Elementary operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On this page, the feed for Universal Academy South Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.