Burns ElementaryMiddle School

Burns ElementaryMiddle School is an elementary-level community of mid-tier scale in DETROIT, Michigan, run under Detroit Public Schools Community District, caters to 411 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Burns ElementaryMiddle School is one of 103 schools operated by Detroit Public Schools Community District, a district that instructs 48,448 students overall.

Demographically, Burns ElementaryMiddle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (98%). By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Burns ElementaryMiddle School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Wayne County shows median household income runs about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Burns ElementaryMiddle School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

The closest other public school is Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Burns ElementaryMiddle School's enrollment has climbed 24% since 2018, when it stood at 331 (now 411). Class-load math has fell: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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