BURLINGTON ES

BURLINGTON ES, a very small primary school in Burlington, Oklahoma, one of the schools within BURLINGTON, caters to 94 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so BURLINGTON ES sits 74% below that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in BURLINGTON (134 students total), BURLINGTON ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BURLINGTON ES records that nearly all students (87%) are White; the rest breaks down as 9% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, BURLINGTON ES has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.1:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 43% of students at BURLINGTON ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BURLINGTON ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.0%; this one delivers 39.6%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Alfalfa County put median household earnings sit near $64,615, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Alfalfa County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 841 students), of which BURLINGTON ES is one.

The closest other public school is BURLINGTON HS, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, BURLINGTON ES comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BURLINGTON ES has edged down 20%, going from 118 students in 2018 to 94 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 87% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 7.1:1 today.

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