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Glenn F Burton School
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingWhat this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 7 points.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Glenn F Burton School
Glenn F Burton School operates as a moderately sized elementary campus in GLENDALE, Arizona, one of the schools within Glendale Elementary District (4271). Current enrollment sits at 550 students spanning grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 22% above typical.
Glendale Elementary District (4271) runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 8,580 students. Glenn F Burton School is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Glenn F Burton School lists that 74% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 10% White, 8% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Glenn F Burton School higher than the state norm the norm.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put median household income runs about $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Glenn F Burton School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Barcelona Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Over the past 7-year window. Glenn F Burton School's enrollment has contracted 16% since 2018, when it stood at 653 (now 550). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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