William Byrne Elementary

William Byrne Elementary is a well-populated elementary campus in BURNSVILLE, Minnesota, overseen by Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools. The school teaches 569 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 65% larger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Across the 19 schools in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools (7,663 students total), William Byrne Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, William Byrne Elementary logs that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 24% Black, 19% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Dakota County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Dakota County's rate of about 34%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), William Byrne Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Dakota County) records that the typical household earns roughly $106,318 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Dakota County's 170 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students), William Byrne Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Gateway STEM Academy Charter School, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, William Byrne Elementary comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 32.6%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at William Byrne Elementary has increased 30%, going from 437 students in 2018 to 569 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 11% to 19% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the William Byrne Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.