Burning Tree Elementary

Burning Tree Elementary is one of the mid-tier elementary-level communitys in Bethesda, Maryland, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools, with 479 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Within Montgomery County Public Schools, which oversees 208 schools and 159,181 students, Burning Tree Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Burning Tree Elementary lists that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 21% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Burning Tree Elementary has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 9% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Montgomery County's rate of about 40%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Burning Tree Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.2%; this one delivers 80.1%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate median household income runs about $132,450, about 61% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Montgomery County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), Burning Tree Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Thomas W. Pyle Middle, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Burning Tree Elementary comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 77.3%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Burning Tree Elementary's enrollment has edged up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 463 (now 479). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 59% to 51%.

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