Enrollment
63
Elementary
DISTRICT 55 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURRTON·NCES 200435000780
Burrton Elem
105 E Lincoln Ave., Burrton, KS 67020 · (620) 463-3820 · Harvey County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL63 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Kansas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
33 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 51%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 15 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 50% larger than its 6th grade class (10).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 58% · 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
Burrton Elem→Burrton MS/HS
Based on grade levels within Burrton. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
31.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
18.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.2% | 18.8% |
| 2023-24 | 27.8% | 19.4% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Burrton Elem
Burrton Elem's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burrton Elem this school | 63 | 52.4% | 22.6% |
| Hope Elem Hope | 74 | 54.1% | 42.6% |
| Logan Elem Logan | 76 | 55.3% | 39.8% |
| Argonia Elem Argonia | 65 | 56.9% | 46.5% |
| Milford Elem Milford | 86 | 52.3% | 42.4% |
| Fredonia Early Learning Center Fredonia | 92 | 54.3% | N/A |
Matched among Kansas 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 Burrton Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Harvey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 63 | #690 of 714 | #7 of 7 |
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
63
-8 (-11%) vs 2020
-71% since 1990-91, when it was 216
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 63 | 8.4 | 7.5:1 | 52% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 71 | 6.9 | 10.3:1 | 49% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 7.9 | 9.4:1 | 55% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 71 | 7 | 10.1:1 | 61% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 120 | 9.3 | 12.9:1 | 57% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 127 | 10 | 12.7:1 | 61% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 198 | 16 | 12.4:1 | 62% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 176 | 16 | 11.0:1 | 49% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 216 | 14 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burrton Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (120 to 63); teachers down 10% (9.3 to 8.4).
About Burrton Elem
Burrton Elem sits in Burrton, Kansas, and is classified as an elementary school. It enrolls 63 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 6. That is 80% below the average of about 313 students for elementary schools in Kansas.
Burrton Elem belongs to Burrton, a district of 2 schools and 109 students.
Federal enrollment data show Burrton Elem is 79% White. Other groups include 13% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 35, compared with 70 nationally.
Burrton Elem has 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.5:1. The gap from the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas is 5.7 students per teacher. At Burrton Elem, 52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Harvey County is close, at 52%.
Burrton Elem holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 6% of Kansas public elementary schools.
A school with Burrton Elem's lunch-eligibility share in Kansas is predicted to score 37.1%. Burrton Elem scores 22.6%, 14.5 points below that line.
Harvey County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $74,368, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harvey County's 18 public schools enroll about 5,012 students and include Burrton Elem.
Burrton MS/HS sits less than a tenth of a mile from Burrton Elem. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 32.1%, higher than Burrton Elem's 22.6%.
For locale, NCES codes Burrton Elem as Rural: Distant.
An 11% decline took enrollment from 71 in 2020-21 to 63 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (7.5:1) than in 2020-21 (10.1:1).
This page is set up for the Burrton Elem community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Harvey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,756
Census ACS
Median income
$74,368
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,012 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Burrton MS/HS0.0 mi · 46
- Halstead High8.8 mi · 240
- Halstead Middle School9.0 mi · 346
- Haven Middle School9.8 mi · 118
- Haven High9.8 mi · 223
- Haven Virtual Academy9.8 mi · 32
Frequently asked questions
About Burrton ElemHow large is Burrton Elem?
Burrton Elem enrolls approximately 63 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Burrton Elem serve?
Burrton Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Burrton Elem?
Approximately 7.5:1 students per teacher at Burrton Elem.
What is the student diversity at Burrton Elem?
Student demographics at Burrton Elem are roughly 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Burrton Elem public or private?
Burrton Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Burrton.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.