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Burlington Elementary School

401 Main Street, Burlington, OK 73722 · (580) 431-2222 · Alfalfa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL94 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats 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 Oklahoma public elementary schools

Enrollment
94
Elementary
DISTRICT 67 · STATE 366
Student : Teacher
7.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
40 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 68%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K89%
Kindergarten1011%
Grade 11011%
Grade 277%
Grade 31112%
Grade 41213%
Grade 5910%
Grade 689%
Grade 766%
Grade 81314%

This year's kindergarten class (10) is 23% smaller than its 8th grade class (13).

Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
8287%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
33%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 8% · US 15%
Two+
89%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 14% · US 5%
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
Male
5356%
Female
4144%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Burlington Elementary School→Burlington High School
Based on grade levels within BURLINGTON. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
36.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
37.4%
OK avg 32.6%

What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.

Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma'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 Burlington Elementary School

Burlington Elementary School's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Burlington Elementary School this school9442.6%39.6%
Leedey Elementary School
Leedey
14343.4%31.6%
Taloga Elementary School
Taloga
9633.3%36.0%
Lincoln Elementary School
Alva
15146.4%38.7%
Fort Supply Elementary School
Fort Supply
9452.1%52.0%
Reydon Elementary School
Reydon
7452.7%N/A
Matched among Oklahoma 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 Burlington Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Oklahoma
Enrollment
ranked largest first
94#888 of 941
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 2024-25
Enrollment
94
-8 (-8%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 105
Student : Teacher
7.1:1
was 9.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-259413.37.1:143% (40)
2023-2410115.56.5:145% (45)
2022-2399137.6:132% (32)
2020-21102119.3:143% (44)
2017-1811811.810.0:154% (64)
2015-161311111.9:147% (62)
2010-11109912.1:158% (63)
2000-01106715.1:159% (63)
1990-91105911.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burlington Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 20% (118 to 94); teachers up 13% (11.8 to 13.3).

About Burlington Elementary School

Burlington Elementary School is an elementary school located in Burlington, Oklahoma, in Alfalfa County. Enrollment stands at 94 students, covering pre-K through 8. That puts enrollment 74% below the 366-student average for elementary schools in Oklahoma.

Burlington Elementary School sits within BURLINGTON, which has 2 schools and 134 students.

The share of students at Burlington Elementary School who are White is 87%. Other students are 9% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 23, compared with 70 nationally.

A staff of 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 7.1:1. Across elementary schools in Oklahoma, the average ratio is 15.6:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 43%.

Among Oklahoma public elementary schools, Burlington Elementary School outscored 50%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.

Burlington Elementary School scores 39.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 41.0%.

For Alfalfa County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $64,615 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Burlington Elementary School, Alfalfa County has 8 public schools.

Less than a tenth of a mile separates Burlington Elementary School from the closest public school, Burlington High School. Within ten miles are 3 other public schools. Burlington Elementary School is 2nd of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.

From 102 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 94 by 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 9.3:1 to 7.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Alfalfa County at a glance

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Population
5,696
Census ACS
Median income
$64,615
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
841 students

Quick facts

School name
Burlington Elementary School
District
BURLINGTON
Address
401 Main Street, Burlington, OK 73722
Phone
(580) 431-2222
County
Alfalfa County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
94
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
7.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
40 (43%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
400591000220
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Burlington Elementary. Burlington Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 8.

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Frequently asked questions

About Burlington Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Burlington Elementary School?
Burlington Elementary School enrolls approximately 94 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Burlington Elementary School serve?
Burlington Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Burlington Elementary School?
Approximately 7.1:1 students per teacher at Burlington Elementary School.
How diverse is Burlington Elementary School?
Burlington Elementary School reports a student body of 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Two or more.
What district is Burlington Elementary School in?
Burlington Elementary School is part of BURLINGTON.
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