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If you had an hour of school board time for Burnett Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
380
Elementary
DISTRICT 520 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY·NCES 130186002159
Burnett Elementary School
8277 Connally Dr, Douglasville, GA 30134 · (770) 651-3500 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Georgia public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
352 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 74%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
21.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.6pp since 2021
Math
15.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.2% | 15.8% |
| 2023-24 | 20.4% | 18.3% |
| 2022-23 | 18.6% | 19.2% |
| 2021-22 | 17.5% | 11.9% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
17.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 Burnett Elementary School
Burnett Elementary School's state test result (17.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnett Elementary School this school | 380 | 92.6% | 17.3% |
| Howard B. Stroud Elementary School Athens | 350 | 100.0% | 11.0% |
| Shuman Elementary School Savannah | 482 | 92.9% | 25.5% |
| International Studies Elementary Charter School Albany | 470 | 96.4% | 34.5% |
| Palmetto Elementary School Palmetto | 436 | 100.0% | 36.2% |
| Eastside Elementary School Douglasville | 433 | 91.5% | 24.8% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Burnett Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #1,106 of 1,208 | #21 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #1,139 of 1,215 ▼ 69 | #21 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #978 of 1,215 ▲ 68 | #21 of 21 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #474 of 1,183 | #9 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #1,132 of 1,324 | #20 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #696 of 1,301 | #6 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #860 of 1,301 | #19 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.6% | #553 of 1,312 | #1 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #367 of 386 | N/A |
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
380
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
-41% since 2000-01, when it was 640
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 380 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 93% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 31.5 | 13.5:1 | 91% (385) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 27.5 | 15.8:1 | 94% (407) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 83% (327) |
| 2017-18 | 377 | 28.5 | 13.2:1 | 90% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 89% (382) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 38 | 10.6:1 | 86% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 640 | 44 | 14.6:1 | 69% (440) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burnett Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (377 to 380); teachers down 2% (28.5 to 28).
About Burnett Elementary School
Burnett Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in Douglasville, Georgia. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 380 students. Enrollment is 37% lower than the average for elementary schools in Georgia, which is about 605.
The 35 schools in Douglas County enroll 25,521 students altogether, Burnett Elementary School among them.
Burnett Elementary School is 71% Black by enrollment. Smaller groups are 19% Hispanic, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 50% of Douglas County residents are Black. Burnett Elementary School's diversity index is 45%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Burnett Elementary School is 28 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.6:1. That matches the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia fairly closely. The school counts 352 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 93%. Public schools in Douglas County average 71%.
Measured against Georgia public elementary schools, Burnett Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 29.5% at Burnett Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 17.3%.
Across Douglas County, the median household income is $82,984, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Douglas County is home to 37 public schools and about 26,121 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Eastside Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Burnett Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 17.3% is below the 30.4% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Burnett Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 380, a 4% decrease from 396 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.4:1 in 2020-21, and 13.6:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
147,888
Census ACS
Median income
$82,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
26,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- New Manchester High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Alexander High SchoolHigh · 1,830 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,646 students
- Lithia Springs Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,460 students
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
Other schools in Douglasville
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- New Manchester High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- South Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Alexander High SchoolHigh · 1,830 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,646 students
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
Other Burnett Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Burnett Elementary. Burnett Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Burnett Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 534 students
Nearby schools
- Eastside Elementary School0.1 mi · 433
- Stewart Middle School1.0 mi · 533
- Douglas County High School1.1 mi · 1,958
- Brighten Academy1.2 mi · 812
- Beulah Elementary School2.0 mi · 428
- Chestnut Log Middle School2.4 mi · 719
Frequently asked questions
About Burnett Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Burnett Elementary School?
Burnett Elementary School enrolls approximately 380 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Burnett Elementary School serve?
Burnett Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Burnett Elementary School have?
Burnett Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Burnett Elementary School?
Student demographics at Burnett Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 19% Hispanic, 71% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Burnett Elementary School?
Burnett Elementary School is overseen by Douglas County in Douglas County.
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