BURTON EL

BURTON EL is one of the cozy elementary-level communitys in BURTON, Texas, part of BURTON ISD, with 386 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 26% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within BURTON ISD, which oversees 2 schools and 623 students, BURTON EL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, BURTON EL logs that 76% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 16% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

On the income-and-resources front, BURTON EL reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, BURTON EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.9%, the actual is 61.6%, a residual of +6.7 points.

In the area at large, census data for Washington County shows median household income runs about $77,825, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. BURTON EL is one of 10 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 5,530 students).

The closest other public school is BURTON H S, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BURTON EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 46.8%.

BURTON EL operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. BURTON EL's enrollment has increased 56% since 2018, when it stood at 248 (now 386). The White share of enrollment edged up from 62% to 76% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.