Enrollment
350
Elementary
DISTRICT 259 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YANCEY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370507002025
Burnsville Elementary
395 Burnsville School Road, Burnsville, NC 28714 · (828) 682-4515 · Yancey County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
347 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
44.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
50.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Burnsville Elementary
Burnsville Elementary's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnsville Elementary this school | 350 | 99.1% | 48.0% |
| Cedar Ridge Elementary Lowgap | 348 | 99.1% | 55.0% |
| White Plains Elementary Mount Airy | 328 | 99.1% | 56.5% |
| Harmony Elementary Harmony | 371 | 99.2% | 63.9% |
| Candler Elementary Candler | 381 | 99.2% | 60.3% |
| Plain View Elementary Dunn | 362 | 99.2% | 57.2% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Burnsville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #869 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #895 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #807 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #1,054 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #822 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.9% | #1,075 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #560 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #921 of 937 |
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
350
+96 (+38%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 394
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 350 | 23 | 15.2:1 | 99% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 20.2 | 14.9:1 | 71% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 19.2 | 14.9:1 | 69% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 254 | 20 | 12.7:1 | 54% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 24.6 | 14.3:1 | 61% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 25 | 15.2:1 | 67% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 410 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 70% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 418 | 27 | 15.5:1 | 41% (170) |
| 1990-91 | 394 | 18 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burnsville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (352 to 350); teachers down 6% (24.6 to 23).
About Burnsville Elementary
Burnsville Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in Burnsville, North Carolina. It enrolls 350 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 25% below the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
The 7 schools in Yancey County Schools enroll 2,148 students altogether, Burnsville Elementary among them.
About 68% of the student body at Burnsville Elementary is White. The remaining students are 29% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Yancey County, the White share is about 92%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Burnsville Elementary scores 46%.
Teacher count: 23 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.2:1. It is about the same as the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Roughly 99% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Burnsville Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 35% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Burnsville Elementary falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 48.0% actual against 48.6% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Yancey County, median household income comes to about $58,709, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 7 public schools and about 2,148 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Burnsville Elementary from the closest public school, East Yancey Middle. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Local comparison: Burnsville Elementary ranks 5th of 8 nearby schools, at 48.0% versus a 50.8% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 254 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 350 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 15.2 students per teacher, compared with 12.7 in 2020-21.
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Yancey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,797
Census ACS
Median income
$58,709
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,148 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yancey County Schools
- Mountain Heritage HighHigh · 642 students
- Blue Ridge ElementaryElementary · 382 students
- East Yancey MiddleMiddle · 259 students
- Cane River MiddleMiddle · 210 students
- Micaville ElementaryElementary · 198 students
- South Toe ElementaryElementary · 107 students
Other schools in Burnsville
- Mountain Heritage HighHigh · 642 students
- Blue Ridge ElementaryElementary · 382 students
- East Yancey MiddleMiddle · 259 students
- Cane River MiddleMiddle · 210 students
- Micaville ElementaryElementary · 198 students
- South Toe ElementaryElementary · 107 students
Other Burnsville Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Burnsville Elementary. Burnsville Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Burnsville Elementary SchoolBurnsville, MS · 410 students
- Burnsville Elementary SchoolBurnsville, WV · 88 students
Nearby schools
- East Yancey Middle0.4 mi · 259
- Micaville Elementary2.6 mi · 198
- Mountain Heritage High4.2 mi · 642
- Blue Ridge Elementary6.3 mi · 382
- Cane River Middle6.6 mi · 210
- South Toe Elementary6.7 mi · 107
Frequently asked questions
About Burnsville ElementaryHow many students attend Burnsville Elementary?
Burnsville Elementary enrolls approximately 350 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Burnsville Elementary serve?
Burnsville Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Burnsville Elementary?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Burnsville Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Burnsville Elementary?
At Burnsville Elementary, the student body is approximately 68% White, 29% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Burnsville Elementary in?
Burnsville Elementary is part of Yancey County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.