Burlington Elementary

Burlington Elementary, a moderately sized primary school in Roanoke, Virginia, operated by Roanoke County Public Schools, caters to 530 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Roanoke County Public Schools comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 13,735 students; Burlington Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Burlington Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 20% Black, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Roanoke County's rate of about 49%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Burlington Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.6%, the actual is 69.9%, a residual of +6.3 points.

In the area at large, Roanoke County reports that median household income runs about $83,709, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Roanoke County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,154 students), of which Burlington Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Mountain View Elementary, roughly 1.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Burlington Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 56.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Burlington Elementary's enrollment has edged up 14% since 2018, when it stood at 464 (now 530). The White share of enrollment declined from 47% to 37% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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