Burr Elem School

Burr Elem School operates as a medium-sized elementary campus in Chicago, Illinois, one of the schools within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Current enrollment sits at 465 students spanning grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 22% above the state mean of about 381.

Across the 622 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 (324,396 students total), Burr Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Burr Elem School lists that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 34% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 8% Black, 5% Asian.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Burr Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.6%; this one delivers 62.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Burr Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Lozano Elem Bilingual & Intl Ctr, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Burr Elem School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Burr Elem School has ticked up 8%, going from 432 students in 2018 to 465 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 42% to 34% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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