Teresa Burke Elementary

Teresa Burke Elementary is a K-5 school of mid-sized scale in Wasco, California, overseen by Wasco Union Elementary, hosting 503 students in grades K through 5.

Teresa Burke Elementary is one of 6 schools operated by Wasco Union Elementary, a district that educates 3,473 students overall.

On demographics, Teresa Burke Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%). That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Kern County (around 76%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Teresa Burke Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.1%; this one delivers 30.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Kern County) shows that median household income runs about $70,210, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Kern County runs 279 public schools (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students), of which Teresa Burke Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Wasco Independence High, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Teresa Burke Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 30.0%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Teresa Burke Elementary has contracted 35%, going from 768 students in 2018 to 503 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Teresa Burke Elementary community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.