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Enrollment
569
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURNSVILLE-EAGAN-SAVAGE SCHOOLS·NCES 270729000293
William Byrne Elementary
11608 RIVER HILLS DR, BURNSVILLE, MN 55337 · (952) 707-3500 · Dakota County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
296 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 15% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
47.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
49.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where William Byrne Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #435 of 844 | #33 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #447 of 844 | #34 of 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #436 of 844 | #37 of 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 569 | #202 of 1,130 | #28 of 73 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #602 of 769 | #50 of 58 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.2% | #63 of 796 | #10 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.0% | #310 of 942 | #16 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.2% | #33 of 244 | #2 of 19 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
569
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 653
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 569 | 36.5 | 15.6:1 | 52% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 32.5 | 17.5:1 | 58% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 36.5 | 15.3:1 | 56% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 567 | 39 | 14.5:1 | 43% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 30.2 | 14.5:1 | 44% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 569 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 41% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 590 | 33 | 17.9:1 | 30% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 652 | 36 | 18.1:1 | 13% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 653 | 35 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Byrne Elementary.
About William Byrne Elementary
William Byrne Elementary is a large elementary school in BURNSVILLE, Minnesota. The school counted 569 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. It has 65% more students than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota (about 344).
Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools oversees William Byrne Elementary and 18 other schools, with 7,663 students in total.
White students make up 40% of enrollment at William Byrne Elementary, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 24% Black, 19% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 74% White among all Dakota County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.
Based on 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, William Byrne Elementary has a ratio of 15.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota, 13.7:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 52% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Dakota County is 34%.
On BeatsExpectations, William Byrne Elementary is 7.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.
Census data for Dakota County show median household income comes to about $106,318, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 170 public schools and about 74,687 students.
Gateway STEM Academy Charter School, about 1.0 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of William Byrne Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 32.6%; William Byrne Elementary's is 45.0%, ranking 2nd of 5.
William Byrne Elementary falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal data show 567 students in 2020-21 and 569 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Students per teacher increased from 14.5 in 2020-21 to 15.6 in 2024-25.
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Dakota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
445,771
Census ACS
Median income
$106,318
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
170
74,687 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools
- Burnsville High SchoolHigh · 2,029 students
- Burnsville Area Learning CenterHigh · 1,350 students
- Sky Oaks ElementaryElementary · 524 students
- Harriet Bishop ElementaryElementary · 511 students
- Hidden Valley ElementaryElementary · 472 students
- Rahn ElementaryElementary · 383 students
Other schools in BURNSVILLE
- Burnsville High SchoolHigh · 2,029 students
- Burnsville Area Learning CenterHigh · 1,350 students
- ECHO PARK LEADERSHIP ENGINEER/TECHElementary · 732 students
- Sky Oaks ElementaryElementary · 524 students
- Seven Hills - Burnsville ElementaryElementary · 480 students
- Edward Neill ElementaryElementary · 377 students
Nearby schools
- Gateway STEM Academy Charter School1.0 mi · 121
- Burnsville Alternative High School1.3 mi · 198
- Burnsville Sr High Extended Day Pro1.3 mi · 2
- Rahn Elementary1.3 mi · 383
- Burnsville High School1.6 mi · 2,029
- 196Online High School1.9 mi · 71
Frequently asked questions
About William Byrne ElementaryHow many students attend William Byrne Elementary?
William Byrne Elementary enrolls approximately 569 students in grades PK-05.
Is William Byrne Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
William Byrne Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does William Byrne Elementary have?
William Byrne Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at William Byrne Elementary?
At William Byrne Elementary, the student body is approximately 40% White, 19% Hispanic, 24% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees William Byrne Elementary?
William Byrne Elementary is overseen by Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools in Dakota County.
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