Enrollment
320
Elementary
DISTRICT 247 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-6J·NCES 080267000160
Burlington Elementary School
450 11TH STREET, BURLINGTON, CO 80807 · (719) 346-8166 · Kit Carson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Colorado public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
183 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 76 | 24% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 26% smaller than its 4th grade class (53).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Burlington Public School District No. RE-6J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
29.5%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
23.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.5% | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 27.7% | 19.3% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Burlington Elementary School
Burlington Elementary School's state test result (24.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Elementary School this school | 320 | 57.2% | 24.9% |
| Vineland Elementary School PUEBLO | 312 | 58.3% | 33.3% |
| Cottonwood Plains Elementary School FT COLLINS | 330 | 52.7% | 29.5% |
| Alpine Elementary School LONGMONT | 388 | 55.9% | 38.3% |
| West Ridge Academy GREELEY | 329 | 52.3% | 35.6% |
| Holyoke Elementary School HOLYOKE | 281 | 63.3% | 22.4% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Burlington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #680 of 931 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #653 of 940 ▲ 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #665 of 946 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #646 of 1,056 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #529 of 896 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #394 of 896 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.2% | #405 of 983 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #558 of 664 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
320
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 320 | 20 | 16.0:1 | 57% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 18.9 | 17.6:1 | 62% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 20 | 16.3:1 | 57% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 57% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 19.4 | 17.4:1 | 67% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 349 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 64% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 18 | 19.9:1 | 54% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 21 | 17.3:1 | 45% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 23 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burlington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (339 to 320); teachers up 3% (19.4 to 20).
About Burlington Elementary School
Burlington Elementary School is a small elementary school in BURLINGTON, Colorado, one of the schools in Burlington Public School District No. RE-6J. The school offers pre-K through 4 and enrolls 320 students.
District-wide, Burlington Public School District No. RE-6J has 3 schools and 742 students.
White students are 53% of those enrolled at Burlington Elementary School. The next largest groups are 45% Hispanic. In Kit Carson County overall, about 79% of residents are White. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at Burlington Elementary School are from different groups.
Based on 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, Burlington Elementary School has a ratio of 16.0:1. The ratio is within a point of the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Income data for the school show 57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 54% average for public schools in Kit Carson County.
Burlington Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 15% of Colorado public elementary schools.
In Colorado, Burlington Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 24.9% actual against a predicted 32.0%.
The school is in Kit Carson County, where median household income comes to about $70,259, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Kit Carson County counts 9 public schools with about 1,342 students.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, Burlington High School, is the closest to Burlington Elementary School. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Burlington Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Burlington Elementary School is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Burlington Elementary School as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment decreased 4% over 4 years, reaching 320 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Burlington Elementary School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Kit Carson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,023
Census ACS
Median income
$70,259
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burlington Public School District No. RE-6J
- Burlington High SchoolHigh · 216 students
- Burlington Middle SchoolMiddle · 206 students
Other schools in BURLINGTON
- Burlington High SchoolHigh · 216 students
- Burlington Middle SchoolMiddle · 206 students
Other Burlington Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Burlington Elementary. Burlington Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 8.
- Burlington Elementary SchoolLONGMONT, CO · 320 students
- Burlington Elementary SchoolBurlington, KY · 689 students
- Burlington ElementaryRoanoke, VA · 530 students
- Burlington Elementary SchoolSouth Point, OH · 364 students
- Burlington Elementary SchoolBurlington, KS · 322 students
Nearby schools
- Burlington High School0.8 mi · 216
- Burlington Middle School1.1 mi · 206
- Bethune Public Schools8.7 mi · 99
- Stratton Elementary School17.9 mi · 101
- Stratton Senior High School18.0 mi · 64
- Stratton Middle School18.0 mi · 54
Frequently asked questions
About Burlington Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Burlington Elementary School?
Burlington Elementary School enrolls approximately 320 students in grades PK-04.
Is Burlington Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Burlington Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Burlington Elementary School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Burlington Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Burlington Elementary School?
Student demographics at Burlington Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 45% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Burlington Elementary School in?
Burlington Elementary School is part of Burlington Public School District No. RE-6J.
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