Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370126000308
Burton Elementary
1500 Mathison Avenue, Durham, NC 27701 · (919) 560-3908 · Durham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
290 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
63.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
64.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
63.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
293
-87 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 13.3:1
% White
9%
was 1%
% Hispanic
38%
was 57%
% Black
46%
was 40%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Burton Elementary
As an intimate elementary-level community in Durham, North Carolina, Burton Elementary hosts 293 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Durham Public Schools. That puts it 37% leaner than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.
Burton Elementary is one of 55 schools operated by Durham Public Schools, a district that instructs 31,797 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Burton Elementary lists that the largest single group is Black at 46%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 38% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Burton Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 99% of students at Burton Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Burton Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 63.4%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Durham County put median household income runs about $82,316, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Durham County's 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,109 students), Burton Elementary is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Middle College HS @ DTCC, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Burton Elementary comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 45.9%.
The school occupies an inner-city site.
Five-year trend. Burton Elementary's enrollment has edged down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 380 (now 293). Hispanic enrollment moved from 57% to 38% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.
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Durham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
332,353
Census ACS
Median income
$82,316
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
46,109 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Durham Public Schools
- C E Jordan HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Durham School of the ArtsHigh · 1,764 students
- Hillside HighHigh · 1,433 students
- Southern School of Energy and SustainabiHigh · 1,384 students
- Northern HighHigh · 1,281 students
Other schools in Durham
- NC Virtual AcademyCombined · 3,482 students
- North Carolina Cyber AcademyCombined · 2,461 students
- C E Jordan HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Durham School of the ArtsHigh · 1,764 students
- Hillside HighHigh · 1,433 students
Nearby schools
- Middle College HS @ DTCC0.5 mi · 164
- R N Harris Elementary0.6 mi · 313
- Maureen Joy Charter School0.7 mi · 631
- J D Clement Early College HS0.8 mi · 380
- Eastway Elementary0.8 mi · 331
- Durham's Performance Learning Center0.9 mi · 122
Frequently asked questions
About Burton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Burton Elementary?
Burton Elementary enrolls approximately 293 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Burton Elementary serve?
Burton Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Burton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Burton Elementary is approximately 10.8:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Burton Elementary?
Student demographics at Burton Elementary are roughly 9% White, 38% Hispanic, 46% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Burton Elementary?
Burton Elementary is overseen by Durham Public Schools in Durham County.
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