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Enrollment
562
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALVESTON ISD·NCES 482028012555
Burnet Elementary School
5501 AVE S, GALVESTON, TX 77550 · (409) 761-6470 · Galveston County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
519 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 61 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 5% smaller than its 4th grade class (97).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
32.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 18.0% | 24.0% | 44.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% | 39.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 32.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 16.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Burnet Elementary School
Burnet Elementary School's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnet Elementary School this school | 562 | 92.3% | 26.6% |
| Kemp-Carver Elementary School BRYAN | 563 | 90.2% | 44.3% |
| Dixie Elementary School TYLER | 619 | 91.8% | 32.3% |
| Converse Elementary School CONVERSE | 577 | 92.7% | 29.0% |
| Dean Highland Elementary School WACO | 617 | 94.8% | 15.3% |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy WILMER | 554 | 94.9% | 36.1% |
Matched among Texas 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 Burnet Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Galveston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #3,955 of 4,401 | #42 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,445 of 4,466 ▲ 779 | #38 of 45 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #4,216 of 4,466 ▼ 142 | #44 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #2,692 of 3,998 | #25 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #1,932 of 4,938 | #24 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,718 of 4,622 | #13 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #2,159 of 4,628 | #38 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.3% | #801 of 4,789 | #4 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #980 of 1,307 | #9 of 13 |
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
562
+45 (+9%) vs 2020
+41% since 2010-11, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 562 | 39.6 | 14.2:1 | 92% (519) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 36.5 | 15.2:1 | 96% (534) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 42.8 | 12.3:1 | 97% (509) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 37 | 14.0:1 | 99% (511) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 32.4 | 16.5:1 | 88% (472) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 93% (482) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 26 | 15.4:1 | 79% (317) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burnet Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (534 to 562); teachers up 22% (32.4 to 39.6).
About Burnet Elementary School
Burnet Elementary School serves students in GALVESTON, Texas, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 4 and reported 562 students in 2024-25.
GALVESTON ISD has 7,662 students in 14 schools, and Burnet Elementary School is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are 64% of those enrolled at Burnet Elementary School. Next come 25% Black, 9% White, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 26% Hispanic among all Galveston County residents. A diversity index of 53% means there is a 53% chance two randomly chosen students at Burnet Elementary School are from different groups.
Staffing at Burnet Elementary School comes to 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. Burnet Elementary School counts 92% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 57% average for public schools in Galveston County is 35 points lower.
A school with Burnet Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 34.3%. Burnet Elementary School scores 26.6%, 7.7 points below that line.
In Galveston County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $86,105, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 95 public schools in the county, enrolling about 62,767, Burnet Elementary School among them.
Burnet Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Odyssey Academy - Galveston, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Burnet Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 562 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 517.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Burnet Elementary School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Galveston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
358,990
Census ACS
Median income
$86,105
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GALVESTON ISD
- Ball High SchoolHigh · 1,905 students
- WeisMiddle · 844 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 785 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 784 students
- Oppe Elementary SchoolElementary · 669 students
- Morgan El Magnet SchoolElementary · 572 students
Other schools in GALVESTON
- Ball High SchoolHigh · 1,905 students
- WeisMiddle · 844 students
- Odyssey Academy - GalvestonCombined · 795 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 785 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 784 students
- Oppe Elementary SchoolElementary · 669 students
Other Burnet Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 1 state are named Burnet Elementary. Burnet Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Burnet Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 587 students
- Burnet Elementary SchoolODESSA, TX · 325 students
- Burnet Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 324 students
Nearby schools
- Odyssey Academy - Galveston0.3 mi · 795
- Ambassadors Preparatory Academy0.4 mi · 167
- Aim College & Career Prep0.7 mi · 101
- Parker Elementary School0.9 mi · 436
- Ball High School1.1 mi · 1,905
- Weis1.2 mi · 844
Frequently asked questions
About Burnet Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Burnet Elementary School?
Burnet Elementary School enrolls approximately 562 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Burnet Elementary School serve?
Burnet Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Burnet Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Burnet Elementary School is approximately 14.2:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Burnet Elementary School?
At Burnet Elementary School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 64% Hispanic, 25% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Burnet Elementary School?
Burnet Elementary School is overseen by GALVESTON ISD in Galveston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.