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Enrollment
689
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOONE COUNTY·NCES 210051000082
Burlington Elementary School
5946 Orient St, Burlington, KY 41005 · (859) 334-4440 · Boone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL689 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
321 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 54 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (122).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 47% · 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
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
62.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 Burlington Elementary School
Burlington Elementary School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Elementary School this school | 689 | 46.6% | 56.0% |
| Freedom Elementary School Shepherdsville | 606 | 45.9% | 33.2% |
| Auburn Elementary School Auburn | 760 | 47.8% | 49.5% |
| Murray Elementary School Murray | 589 | 48.2% | 74.5% |
| Chester Goodridge Elementary School Hebron | 711 | 44.7% | 48.1% |
| White's Tower Elementary School Independence | 675 | 42.4% | 49.5% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Burlington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #142 of 669 | #8 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #92 of 668 | #8 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #166 of 674 | #8 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 689 | #47 of 744 | #7 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #370 of 674 | #11 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #279 of 674 | #11 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.6% | #615 of 721 | #5 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #160 of 437 | #3 of 10 |
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
689
-27 (-4%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 797
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 689 | 46 | 15.0:1 | 47% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 661 | 45 | 14.7:1 | 46% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 692 | 49 | 14.1:1 | 46% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 716 | 53 | 13.5:1 | 48% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 825 | 55 | 15.0:1 | 48% (394) |
| 2015-16 | 872 | 52 | 16.8:1 | 45% (396) |
| 2010-11 | 931 | 52 | 17.9:1 | 35% (325) |
| 2000-01 | 625 | 24 | 26.0:1 | 26% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 797 | 41 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burlington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (825 to 689); teachers down 16% (55 to 46).
About Burlington Elementary School
Burlington Elementary School is the name of a large elementary school in Burlington, Kentucky. It enrolled 689 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 64% higher than the average for elementary schools in Kentucky, which is about 421.
District-wide, Boone County has 27 schools and 20,514 students.
Roughly 78% of students at Burlington Elementary School are White. Other groups include 8% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Burlington Elementary School's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
Burlington Elementary School's 46 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.0:1. That matches the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky fairly closely. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 47%.
The allk12 Grade for Burlington Elementary School is A-. Compared with Kentucky public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 47.7% for a school in Kentucky with Burlington Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Burlington Elementary School posts 56.0%.
In Boone County (population about 139,841), the median household income is $99,414, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. There are 34 public schools in Boone County, enrolling about 22,394 students in all.
The nearest public school is ACCEL Academy, at about 0.7 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Burlington Elementary School is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
The NCES locale for Burlington Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 27 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 13.5 to 15.0 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
139,841
Census ACS
Median income
$99,414
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,394 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boone County
- Larry A. Ryle High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Randall K. Cooper High SchoolHigh · 1,490 students
- Conner High SchoolHigh · 1,400 students
- Boone County High SchoolHigh · 1,252 students
- Gray Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- Longbranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 957 students
Other schools in Burlington
- Camp Ernst Middle SchoolMiddle · 688 students
- Stephens Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Charles H. Kelly Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- ACCEL AcademyHigh · 154 students
Other Burlington Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Burlington Elementary. Burlington Elementary School is the largest of the 8.
- Burlington ElementaryRoanoke, VA · 530 students
- Burlington Elementary SchoolSouth Point, OH · 364 students
- Burlington Elementary SchoolBurlington, KS · 322 students
- Burlington Elementary SchoolBURLINGTON, CO · 320 students
- Burlington Elementary SchoolLONGMONT, CO · 320 students
Nearby schools
- ACCEL Academy0.7 mi · 154
- Stephens Elementary School1.0 mi · 577
- Camp Ernst Middle School1.5 mi · 688
- Conner Middle School2.4 mi · 865
- Conner High School2.5 mi · 1,400
- Chester Goodridge Elementary School2.7 mi · 711
Frequently asked questions
About Burlington Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Burlington Elementary School?
Burlington Elementary School enrolls approximately 689 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Burlington Elementary School serve?
Burlington Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Burlington Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Burlington Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Burlington Elementary School?
At Burlington Elementary School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 6% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Burlington Elementary School?
Burlington Elementary School is overseen by Boone County in Boone County.
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