Burney Elementary

Set in Burney, California, Burney Elementary is a tight-knit elementary school, part of Fall River Joint Unified. It hosts 349 students across grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 25% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Within Fall River Joint Unified, which oversees 10 schools and 1,156 students, Burney Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Burney Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 18% Hispanic, 15% Native American, 3% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Burney Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Burney Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 42.8%; actual is 22.4%, a gap of -20.4 points.

In the area at large, Shasta County reports that median household earnings sit near $72,636, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Shasta County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,639 students), of which Burney Elementary is one.

Burney Junior-Senior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Burney Elementary comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 33.7%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Burney Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 373 (now 349). The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 23% to 18% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.