Summary:
Harriet Bishop Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Savage, Minnesota, serving 581 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District, which is ranked 335 out of 463 districts in the state.
Harriet Bishop Elementary has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 32.87% White, 19.62% African American, 34.77% Hispanic, 6.2% Asian, and 6.37% two or more races. The school has shown mixed academic performance, with proficiency rates in math and reading below the state averages, but performing better than the district average in several grade levels and subject areas. For example, the school's 4th-grade math proficiency rate was 56% in 2023-2024, compared to the district's 45.62% and the state's 56.72%. Harriet Bishop Elementary has also shown strong performance for its African American and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups, ranking in the top 35 and top 87 Minnesota elementary schools, respectively, in 2023-2024. However, the school's performance for its Hispanic, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) subgroups has been relatively weaker, ranking in the bottom 25-30% of Minnesota elementary schools.
Compared to nearby schools, Harriet Bishop Elementary generally outperforms Vista View Elementary and Edward Neill Elementary, which have lower academic proficiency rates and lower SchoolDigger ratings. However, the school lags behind the higher-performing schools in the Prior Lake-Savage Area School District, such as Glendale Elementary, Redtail Ridge Elementary, and WestWood Elementary. Additionally, Harriet Bishop Elementary has seen a significant increase in its free and reduced-price lunch (FRL) rate, from 36.22% in 2020-2021 to 64.54% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of students from low-income families.
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Detail:
Public, Magnet PK, KG-5
District:
Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
597th of 881 Minnesota Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,136
Students who attend Harriet Bishop Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 15.7
Number of students: 581
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
34.8%
White:
32.9%
African American:
19.6%
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Two or more races:
6.4%
Asian:
6.2%
American Indian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 64.5%
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