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Enrollment
709
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURTON GLEN CHARTER ACADEMY·NCES 260025101229
Burton Glen Charter Academy
4171 E ATHERTON RD, BURTON, MI 48519 · (810) 744-2300 · Genesee County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL709 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Michigan 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.
- ABeats 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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
33 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
670 students
STATE 55%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 122% larger than its 8th grade class (55).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
40.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Burton Glen Charter Academy
Burton Glen Charter Academy's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Glen Charter Academy this school | 709 | 94.5% | 35.6% |
| Linden Charter Academy FLINT | 789 | 92.3% | 34.5% |
| Thorne Elementary School DEARBORN HEIGHTS | 593 | 92.6% | N/A |
| Detroit Premier Academy DETROIT | 706 | 90.8% | 20.2% |
| Warrendale Charter Academy DETROIT | 680 | 97.4% | 21.6% |
| Dye Elementary School FLINT | 559 | 92.3% | 30.3% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Burton Glen Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Genesee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #821 of 1,085 | #24 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #677 of 1,072 | #20 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #963 of 1,139 | #34 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 709 | #61 of 1,630 | #3 of 71 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #1,392 of 1,424 | #56 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.2% | #494 of 1,424 | #24 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #85 of 1,563 | #11 of 69 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.8% | #50 of 440 | #3 of 17 |
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
709
+100 (+16%) vs 2020
+80% since 2000-01, when it was 394
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 709 | 33 | 21.5:1 | 94% (670) |
| 2023-24 | 697 | 30 | 23.2:1 | 96% (671) |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 31 | 23.1:1 | 97% (690) |
| 2020-21 | 609 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 98% (595) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 28 | 19.2:1 | 96% (514) |
| 2015-16 | 723 | 34 | 21.3:1 | 96% (693) |
| 2010-11 | 733 | 32 | 22.9:1 | 86% (634) |
| 2000-01 | 394 | 21 | 18.8:1 | 38% (149) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burton Glen Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (538 to 709); teachers up 18% (28 to 33).
About Burton Glen Charter Academy
Burton Glen Charter Academy is a high-enrollment elementary school in Michigan, with an address in BURTON. It has an enrollment of 709 students in kindergarten through 8. On average, elementary schools in Michigan enroll around 369, and this school is 92% above that mark.
Burton Glen Charter Academy is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
About 69% of the student body at Burton Glen Charter Academy is Black. Other groups make up 17% multiracial, 9% White, and 5% Hispanic. County-wide, 19% of Genesee County residents are Black. A diversity index of 48% means there is a 48% chance two randomly chosen students at Burton Glen Charter Academy are from different groups.
Staffing at Burton Glen Charter Academy comes to 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 21.5:1. The school's 21.5:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for elementary schools in Michigan. On the income side, 94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 61% average among public schools in Genesee County.
On the allk12 Grade, Burton Glen Charter Academy lands at B-, ahead of 49% of Michigan public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Burton Glen Charter Academy falls in the middle 80% of Michigan schools: 35.6% actual against 24.4% predicted.
The county, Genesee County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $62,281 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Burton Glen Charter Academy, Genesee County has 158 public schools.
Atherton Vern Van Y Educational Center is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
In the federal locale system, Burton Glen Charter Academy is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 16% gain, from 609 to 709. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 17.9:1 in 2020-21 to 21.5:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Burton Glen Charter Academy can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Genesee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
403,305
Census ACS
Median income
$62,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
58,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BURTON
- Weston Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
- Atherton Jr Sr High SchoolHigh · 323 students
- Barhitte Elementary SchoolElementary · 309 students
- Bendle High SchoolHigh · 307 students
- Madison Academy High SchoolHigh · 276 students
- Atherton Elementary SchoolElementary · 267 students
Nearby schools
- Atherton Vern Van Y Educational Center0.4 mi · 48
- Madison Academy High School1.0 mi · 276
- Atherton Jr Sr High School1.1 mi · 323
- Atherton Elementary School1.2 mi · 267
- Flex High Burton1.3 mi · 236
- Accelerated Learning Academy1.5 mi · 126
Frequently asked questions
About Burton Glen Charter AcademyHow large is Burton Glen Charter Academy?
Burton Glen Charter Academy enrolls approximately 709 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Burton Glen Charter Academy serve?
Burton Glen Charter Academy serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Burton Glen Charter Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Burton Glen Charter Academy is approximately 21.5:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Burton Glen Charter Academy?
Burton Glen Charter Academy reports a student body of 9% White, 5% Hispanic, 69% Black, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Burton Glen Charter Academy?
Burton Glen Charter Academy is overseen by Burton Glen Charter Academy in Genesee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.