BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a close-knit elementary-level community in PLANT CITY, Florida, run under HILLSBOROUGH. Current enrollment sits at 357 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 41% smaller than the state mean of about 604.

Within HILLSBOROUGH, which oversees 300 schools and 221,318 students, BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 25% Black, 18% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Hillsborough County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hillsborough County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.0%; this one delivers 35.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Hillsborough County shows median household income runs about $79,540, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students).

ADVANTAGE ACADEMY OF HILLSBOROUGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 46.6%.

BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged up 6%, going from 338 students in 2018 to 357 in 2025. The White share of enrollment expanded from 12% to 18% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.