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What's one thing Burris Laboratory School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
676
Combined
STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURRIS LABORATORY SCHOOL·NCES 180003800185
Burris Laboratory School
2000 University Ave, Muncie, IN 47306 · (765) 285-8600 · Delaware County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL676 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
50 FTE teachers
STATE 24.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
169 students
STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 34 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 64 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 59 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 52 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 53 | 8% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 46% smaller than its 8th grade class (63).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 57% · 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
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
48.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
45.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Burris Laboratory School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burris Laboratory School this school | 676 | 25.0% | 48.4% |
| LaPorte High School LaPorte | 1,807 | 40.2% | N/A |
| Cannelton Elementary & High School Cannelton | 216 | 59.7% | 24.6% |
| RISE Learning Center Indianapolis | 200 | 55.0% | 9.0% |
| Muncie Central High School Muncie | 1,337 | 68.8% | N/A |
| Impact Academy 1 Indianapolis | 56 | 17.9% | N/A |
Matched among Indiana K-12 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 Burris Laboratory School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 676 | #4 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.0% | #9 of 9 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
676
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+16% since 2010-11, when it was 581
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 676 | 50 | 13.5:1 | 25% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 668 | 52 | 12.8:1 | 25% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 681 | 51 | 13.3:1 | 28% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 671 | 47 | 14.3:1 | 23% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 670 | 45.6 | 14.7:1 | 24% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 22% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 581 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 28% (160) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burris Laboratory School.
About Burris Laboratory School
This page covers Burris Laboratory School, a medium-sized combined-grade school in Muncie, Indiana. The school counts 676 students across kindergarten through 12. The typical figure for combined schools in Indiana is about 531 students.
Federal records list Burris Laboratory School as its own district.
White students account for 71% of enrollment at Burris Laboratory School. Smaller groups are 10% multiracial, 9% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Delaware County is roughly 85% White. Burris Laboratory School has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Burris Laboratory School, 50 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.5:1. That ratio is under the 24.5:1 average for combined schools in Indiana. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 25% of enrollment. That is 30 points below the 55% average for public schools in Delaware County.
Burris Laboratory School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.4% is 9.4 points below the 57.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Delaware County show that median household income is about $58,127, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Burris Laboratory School is one of 36 public schools in Delaware County, which together enroll about 15,683 students.
Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn is located less than a tenth of a mile from Burris Laboratory School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Burris Laboratory School ranks 1st on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 676, close to the 671 recorded in 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,280
Census ACS
Median income
$58,127
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
15,683 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Muncie
- Muncie Central High SchoolCombined · 1,337 students
- Delta High SchoolHigh · 848 students
- Northside Middle SchoolMiddle · 630 students
- Delta Middle SchoolMiddle · 602 students
- Royerton Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- West View Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
Nearby schools
- Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn0.1 mi · 218
- West View Elementary School0.7 mi · 538
- Excel Center - Muncie0.8 mi · 288
- Northside Middle School1.1 mi · 630
- Muncie Central High School1.3 mi · 1,337
- Youth Opportunity Center1.4 mi · 47
Frequently asked questions
About Burris Laboratory SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Burris Laboratory School?
Burris Laboratory School enrolls approximately 676 students in grades KG-12.
Is Burris Laboratory School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Burris Laboratory School is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Burris Laboratory School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Burris Laboratory School is approximately 13.5:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Burris Laboratory School?
Student demographics at Burris Laboratory School are roughly 71% White, 6% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Burris Laboratory School public or private?
Burris Laboratory School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Burris Laboratory School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.