Echo Park Leadership Engineer/tech, Burnsville MN

Original Research by School Decision on Echo Park Leadership Engineer/tech

Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech is a regular public elementary school serving preschool through fifth grade in Burnsville, part of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district. The school sits in a suburban community that grew rapidly as a bedroom suburb of Minneapolis and Saint Paul and is now considered built out, with recent redevelopment projects like the urban-style Heart of the City district replacing greenfield growth. Its name advertises a leadership, engineering, and technology theme, though detailed program information was not available in the data reviewed here.

The school enrolls a sizable number of students for its grade band, and the student body is notably diverse. White students make up the largest group, followed by Black, Hispanic, students of two or more races, and Asian students. Roughly half the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, reflecting significant economic diversity. Data on special education and English learner enrollment was not present in the available records.

On Minnesota state assessments, Echo Park’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits above the midpoint when compared with other districts in Dakota County. In reading, performance across grades three, four, and five showed a rising pattern, with the highest proficiency among fifth graders. Math proficiency was more mixed, with a strong result in fourth grade and weaker numbers in fifth grade. Science proficiency for fifth graders was lower than the other subjects, a soft spot that a parent may want to ask the school about directly. Because this is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate or secondary pathway data to consider. The district has recently added a new elementary school in Rosemount and launched a full-time virtual school option, 196Online, giving families an alternative to in-person instruction. A voter-approved operating referendum now generates a substantial share of the district’s general fund from local property taxes, a factor that affects both school funding and property tax bills going forward.

Housing in the area reflects a moderately priced market for the Twin Cities metro. Typical home values and rents have both seen modest increases recently. The surrounding Burnsville community offers a mix of parks, a regional mall, and a downtown district with performance spaces and retail, all within a car-dependent suburban layout.

For families considering Echo Park, the key takeaway is that this is a large, diverse elementary school within a stable suburban district that has recently invested in new capacity and online learning. Academic performance is generally above the county average in reading and math, though science is a weaker area. The school’s theme-based name suggests a focus that may appeal to families interested in engineering and leadership, but without program-level detail, it is best verified directly with the school. The district’s reliance on local property tax revenue means school funding and class sizes are tied to the community’s economic base.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 343%

School 43% · District 59% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 451%

School 51% · District 64% · ▼ 13 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 535%

School 35% · District 50% · ▼ 15 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 345%

School 45% · District 52% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 448%

School 48% · District 54% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 65% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · even with county median

Science

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 31% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

This schoolROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income27%Higher-income65%38 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income33%Higher-income63%31 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income52%Higher-income63%11 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income26%Higher-income61%35 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income31%Higher-income70%39 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income23%Higher-income47%23 pp gap