James M. Burchfield Primary

Set in Colusa, California, James M. Burchfield Primary is a mid-tier elementary school, one of the schools within Colusa Unified. It serves 430 students across grades K through 3.

Colusa Unified comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,470 students; James M. Burchfield Primary is among them.

In terms of who attends, James M. Burchfield Primary logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%; the rest breaks down as 19% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 63% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.7:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 78% of students at James M. Burchfield Primary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, James M. Burchfield Primary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.8%; this one delivers 30.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Colusa County shows median household earnings sit near $75,672, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. James M. Burchfield Primary is one of 23 public schools in Colusa County (combined enrollment of about 4,732 students).

George T. Egling Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts James M. Burchfield Primary at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 27.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Over the past 7-year window. James M. Burchfield Primary's enrollment has grew 7% since 2018, when it stood at 402 (now 430). Class-load math has widened: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 21.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for James M. Burchfield Primary typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.