Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District
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of Minnesota
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; it serves the city of Burnsville
Burnsville, Minnesota
Burnsville is a city south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi River...
and parts of the neighboring cities of Savage
Savage, Minnesota
Savage is a suburban city south-southwest of downtown Minneapolis in Scott County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city is situated on the south bank of the Minnesota River in a region commonly referred to as South of the River, comprising the southern portion of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the...
and Eagan
Eagan, Minnesota
Eagan is a city south of Saint Paul in Dakota County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi River. Eagan and nearby suburbs form the southern portion of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the fifteenth largest...
. The school district is committed to providing every student with relevant and challenging learning experiences that enable each individual to be a responsible, contributing member of a dynamic world community.
Profile
The school district educates more than 10,000 students across 14 schools, and is the 12th largest school district in the state of Minnesota. Data released in August, 2008 showed that students in the school district scored above the state average on the MCA-II science test at all levels tested – 5th grade, 8th grade and at Burnsville High School. Burnsville High School students scored above the state and national averages on the ACTACT (examination)
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college admissions test. The average composite score for students increased by 0.7 points from 22.7 to 23.4, placing them above the state average (22.6) and the national average (21.1). The school district also organizes classes for adults, including Adult Basic Education, English Language Classes and General Educational Development.
The district has made a commitment to reduce its energy costs, in partnership with the Schools for Energy Efficiency program and the US government's Energy Star
Energy Star
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program. Through low- or no-cost approaches, the district has made major costs savings and reductions in carbon emissions in the last four years. The School Board has recently been considering plans to create a series of magnet schools, which would include a fine-arts and performing-arts school housed in the new Performing Arts Center in Burnsville.
Demographics
As of the 2009-10 school year, there were 9,864 students attending school in the district. In terms of race, whiteWhite American
White Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa...
students made up 63% of the district's student population. Among students of color, black students made up 17% of the student population, and Hispanic
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and Asian
Asian American
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students made up 10% and 9% of the student populace respectively. The remaining students are American Indian
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. Students with limited English proficiency consisted of 16% of the district's student population. Students with special education
Special education
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needs consisted of 13% of the district's student population. Roughly 35% of the students attending school in the district are eligible for free or reduced price lunch.
According to the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District website, fifty-seven languages are spoken by the students.
Schools
High school
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, three 7-9 junior highs
Middle school
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and ten K-6 elementary school
Elementary school
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s.
High school
Burnsville High School is a three-year public high school located in BurnsvilleBurnsville, Minnesota
Burnsville is a city south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi River...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. The school is part of Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191, which covers most of Burnsville, as well as parts of the surrounding cities Savage
Savage, Minnesota
Savage is a suburban city south-southwest of downtown Minneapolis in Scott County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city is situated on the south bank of the Minnesota River in a region commonly referred to as South of the River, comprising the southern portion of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the...
and Eagan
Eagan, Minnesota
Eagan is a city south of Saint Paul in Dakota County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi River. Eagan and nearby suburbs form the southern portion of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the fifteenth largest...
, and small parts of Shakopee
Shakopee, Minnesota
Shakopee is a city southwest of downtown Minneapolis in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Scott County. Located on the south bank bend of the Minnesota River, Shakopee and nearby suburbs comprise the southwest portion of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the thirteenth largest...
and Apple Valley
Apple Valley, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 45,527 people, 16,344 households, and 12,405 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,625.5 people per square mile . There were 16,536 housing units at an average density of 953.6 per square mile...
. The school mascot is Sparky, a humanoid
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with a fireball for a head.
Junior highs
- Eagle Ridge Junior High SchoolEagle Ridge Junior High SchoolEagle Ridge Junior High School is a junior high school located in Savage, Minnesota. It is a part of the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District . The school serves grades 7-9...
(located in SavageSavage, MinnesotaSavage is a suburban city south-southwest of downtown Minneapolis in Scott County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city is situated on the south bank of the Minnesota River in a region commonly referred to as South of the River, comprising the southern portion of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the...
) - John Metcalf Junior High School
- Joseph Nicollet Junior High
Elementary schools
- Harriet Bishop (located in Savage)
- Edward D. Neill
- Gideon Pond
- Hidden Valley (located in Savage)
- Marion W. Savage (located in Savage)
- Rahn
- Sioux Trail. In the 2008-09 school year, 420 students attended Sioux Trail Elementary School. The school is more diverse than the district as a whole. Approximately 19% of the student population had limited English proficiency, and just under one-third (32%) were eligible for free or reduced price lunch.
- Sky OaksSky Oaks elementary schoolSky Oaks Elementary School is a school serving kindergarten through sixth grade. It is located in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District in Burnsville, Minnesota, located at 100 E 134th St, Burnsville, MN 55337. The school has 598 students. Academic scores are slightly above state averages...
. The school hosts a student population that differs significantly from the district it serves; it's the only minority-majority elementary school in the city of Burnsville. Approximately 31% of the students have limited English proficiency, 14% are in special educationSpecial educationSpecial education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...
services, and nearly half (49%) are eligible for free or reduced price lunch. - Vista View
- William Byrne