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
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 7 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
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 →
Schools most like Burton Elementary
Burton Elementary's state test result (63.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Elementary this school | 293 | 99.0% | 63.4% |
| Liberty Drive Elementary Thomasville | 306 | 99.0% | 37.1% |
| Forest Hills Global Elementary Wilmington | 340 | 99.1% | 34.9% |
| R N Harris Elementary Durham | 313 | 99.0% | 43.3% |
| Ibraham Elementary Winston Salem | 357 | 99.2% | 32.6% |
| Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School Gastonia | 374 | 99.2% | 32.6% |
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 Burton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Durham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #408 of 1,297 | #7 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #502 of 1,296 | #9 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #253 of 1,300 | #7 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #1,194 of 1,485 | #36 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #29 of 1,377 | #5 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #585 of 1,379 | #22 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #659 of 1,414 | #30 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.9% | #211 of 937 | #11 of 32 |
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
293
-46 (-14%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 293 | 27.2 | 10.8:1 | 99% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 31.5 | 9.3:1 | 99% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 28.8 | 10.2:1 | 99% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 32 | 10.6:1 | 99% (336) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 28.5 | 13.3:1 | 99% (377) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 91% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 25 | 14.3:1 | 84% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 404 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 77% (313) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (380 to 293); teachers down 4% (28.5 to 27.2).
About Burton Elementary
Durham, North Carolina, is home to Burton Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 293 students. By comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll about 467 students on average.
Durham Public Schools counts 31,797 students in its 55 schools, and Burton Elementary is one of them.
About 46% of students at Burton Elementary are Black, the largest single group. The school is also 38% Hispanic, 9% White, and 5% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 32%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
Burton Elementary has 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 14.9:1. The school has 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Burton Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 76% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Test results at Burton Elementary are 14.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (63.4% actual, 48.6% predicted).
For Durham County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $82,316 a year, roughly 55% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Durham County number 74, with about 46,109 students.
Burton Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Middle College HS @ DTCC, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Burton Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Burton Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 46 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The Burton Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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- Northern HighHigh · 1,281 students
Other schools in Durham
- NC Virtual AcademyCombined · 3,482 students
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- 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
Other Burton Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Burton Elementary. Burton Elementary is the 7th largest of the 7.
- BURTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLREXBURG, ID · 516 students
- Burton Elementary SchoolHUNTINGTON WOODS, MI · 461 students
- Burton Elementary SchoolVancouver, WA · 452 students
- Burton ElementaryPorterville, CA · 437 students
- Burton Elementary SchoolBURTON, TX · 386 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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