WALTER MOSES BURTON EL

WALTER MOSES BURTON EL is one of the average-sized elementary schools in FRESNO, Texas, part of FORT BEND ISD, with 668 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so WALTER MOSES BURTON EL sits 29% larger than that benchmark.

FORT BEND ISD comprises 83 schools with combined enrollment of 79,663 students; WALTER MOSES BURTON EL is among them.

In terms of who attends, WALTER MOSES BURTON EL shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 41% Black, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Fort Bend County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WALTER MOSES BURTON EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.1%; this one delivers 27.4%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Fort Bend County indicate median household income runs about $114,041, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fort Bend County runs 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), of which WALTER MOSES BURTON EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: LULA BELLE GOODMAN EL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WALTER MOSES BURTON EL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WALTER MOSES BURTON EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 39.7%.

WALTER MOSES BURTON EL operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 69%: 396 students in 2018 compared to 668 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 71% to 41% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.