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C K Burns School

135 Middle Street, Saco, ME 04072 · (207) 284-5081 · York County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Maine public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maine public elementary schools

Enrollment
641
Elementary
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 229
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
217 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 48%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 322435%
Grade 420732%
Grade 521033%
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 28% · US 70%
White
52983%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 85% · US 43%
Hispanic
295%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 30%
Black
477%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
91%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
223%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
34153%
Female
30047%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
C K Burns School→Saco Middle School
Feeds from
Governor John Fairfield SchoolKG–02Young SchoolKG–02
Based on grade levels within Saco Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State Expectations
English Language Arts
63.5%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
67.7%
ME avg 50.6%

What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maine schools, those numbers are about 64 and 51.

Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Schools most like C K Burns School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
C K Burns School this school64133.9%N/A
Windham Primary School
Windham
72733.4%N/A
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary
Brunswick
53138.8%N/A
Manchester School
Windham
35729.7%N/A
Fairview School
Auburn
48944.2%N/A
Wells Elementary School
Wells
56323.6%N/A
Matched among Maine 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 C K Burns School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MaineIn York County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
67.7%#46 of 193#9 of 24
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
63.5%#109 of 199#11 of 24
Enrollment
ranked largest first
641#11 of 360#1 of 37
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.4:1#162 of 181#28 of 29
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
31.0%#45 of 181#9 of 29
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
33.9%#216 of 280#21 of 37
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+0.2%#52 of 52#11 of 11
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 2024-25
Enrollment
641
+76 (+13%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2564147.913.4:134% (217)
2023-2460947.912.7:128% (172)
2022-2359946.812.8:127% (163)
2020-215654811.8:128% (159)
2017-1864046.513.8:133% (208)
2015-165804911.8:133% (191)
2000-016764315.7:125% (166)
1990-914652916.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C K Burns School.

Since 2017-18: students unchanged (640 to 641); teachers up 3% (46.5 to 47.9).

About C K Burns School

C K Burns School is a large elementary school. Its address is in Saco, Maine. It is open to students in grades 3 through 5 and enrolls 641 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Maine enroll about 229 students on average.

C K Burns School belongs to Saco Public Schools, a district of 5 schools and 1,942 students.

White students are 83% of those enrolled at C K Burns School. The rest of enrollment is 7% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of York County's population at about 91%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.

The school had 47.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Maine is 10.5:1. The school reported 34% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in York County is similar, at 37%.

On the allk12 Grade, C K Burns School lands at C-, ahead of 24% of Maine public elementary schools.

In York County, home to about 216,731 people, median household income comes to about $88,333, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 61 public schools in the county, enrolling about 24,364, C K Burns School among them.

Of the public schools around it, C K Burns School is closest to Governor John Fairfield School, about 0.2 miles away. C K Burns School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Enrollment was 641 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 565. The ratio was 11.8:1 in 2020-21 and 13.4:1 in 2024-25.

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York County at a glance

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Population
216,731
Census ACS
Median income
$88,333
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
24,364 students

Quick facts

School name
C K Burns School
District
Saco Public Schools
Address
135 Middle Street, Saco, ME 04072
Phone
(207) 284-5081
County
York County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
641
Teachers (FTE)
48
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
217 (34%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
231038000306
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About C K Burns School
What is the total enrollment at C K Burns School?
C K Burns School enrolls approximately 641 students in grades 03-05.
Is C K Burns School an elementary, middle, or high school?
C K Burns School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at C K Burns School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at C K Burns School is approximately 13.4:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at C K Burns School?
Student demographics at C K Burns School are roughly 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is C K Burns School in?
C K Burns School is part of Saco Public Schools.
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