Other / mixed grade configuration · Burnsville, MN

Diamondhead Ready to Learn

Federal NCES profile for Diamondhead Ready to Learn, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 270729004990
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🌟 Gifted program
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Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Diamondhead Ready to Learn earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Minnesota schools.

#10 of 11
schools in Burnsville · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
10.7%
free-lunch eligible
50
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Diamondhead Ready to Learn ranks #10 of 11 schools in Burnsville, MN.

Enrollment

50

Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

10.7%

vs 42.8% Minnesota avg

-75% vs state

What stands out at Diamondhead Ready to Learn

Diamondhead Ready to Learn is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Burnsville, Minnesota, enrolling 50 students.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 10.7% free-meal eligibility runs 75% below the Minnesota average.

Enrollment of 50 puts it in the smaller third of Minnesota schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,334 scored Minnesota schools.

Among 24 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Minnesota schools statewide, it ranks #18, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by White (36%) and African American (28%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 74/100).

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools also operates Burnsville High School (2,029 students) and Burnsville Area Learning Center (1,350 students) alongside Diamondhead Ready to Learn.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Diamondhead Ready to Learn compares

Diamondhead Ready to Learn on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Minnesota Minnesota avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 10.7% ▼ 75% 42.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 50 top 80% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

50
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
10.7%
free-lunch eligible - 75% below the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Funding equity
$17,149
per pupil, district-wide - above Minnesota avg of $15,270
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 36.0%
African American 28.0%
Hispanic or Latino 16.0%
Two or More 14.0%
Asian 6.0%

Largest group: White at 36.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 74.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 74.3, Diamondhead Ready to Learn is more mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools, which includes Diamondhead Ready to Learn.

$17,149
Per student
+12%
vs Minnesota
Avg $15,270
+3%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 32.1%
State 54.8%
Federal 13.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Diamondhead Ready to Learn Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Burnsville High School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Burnsville Area Learning Center Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
William Byrne Elementary Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Sky Oaks Elementary Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Harriet Bishop Elementary Larger Higher economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Diamondhead Ready to Learn's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Minnesota, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Diamondhead Ready to Learn's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Diamondhead Ready to Learn

How many students attend Diamondhead Ready to Learn?

Diamondhead Ready to Learn has 50 students enrolled. It is a public school in Burnsville, MN.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Diamondhead Ready to Learn?

10.7% of students at Diamondhead Ready to Learn are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Diamondhead Ready to Learn?

The largest demographic group at Diamondhead Ready to Learn is White at 36.0% of enrollment, in Burnsville, MN. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 74.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Diamondhead Ready to Learn?

Diamondhead Ready to Learn has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Diamondhead Ready to Learn rank among schools in Burnsville?

By Resource Investment Index, Diamondhead Ready to Learn ranks #10 of 11 schools in Burnsville, MN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Burnsville on the city page.

Is Diamondhead Ready to Learn a good school?

Diamondhead Ready to Learn earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Minnesota schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools?

Besides Diamondhead Ready to Learn, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools also operates Burnsville High School (2,029 students), Burnsville Area Learning Center (1,350 students), and William Byrne Elementary (569 students). See the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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