Burns Park Elementary School

Burns Park Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in ANN ARBOR, Michigan, one of the schools within Ann Arbor Public Schools, enrolls 477 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 29% above typical.

Ann Arbor Public Schools comprises 32 schools with combined enrollment of 16,551 students; Burns Park Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Burns Park Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment; the rest reads as 12% Asian, 11% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 8% Black. By comparison, Washtenaw County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Washtenaw County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Burns Park Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.6%; this one delivers 68.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Washtenaw County) shows that median household earnings sit near $89,180, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Burns Park Elementary School is one of 104 public schools in Washtenaw County (combined enrollment of about 42,861 students).

The closest other public school is Angell School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Burns Park Elementary School comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 59.5%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Burns Park Elementary School has shrank 8%, going from 521 students in 2018 to 477 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Burns Park Elementary School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.