Burnley-Moran Elementary

Located at 1300 Long Street, in Charlottesville, Virginia, Burnley-Moran Elementary is a compact K-5 school that hosts 299 students (grades pre-K through 4), overseen by Charlottesville City Public Schools. That puts it 40% smaller than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Burnley-Moran Elementary is one of 9 schools operated by Charlottesville City Public Schools, a district that serves 4,439 students overall.

Demographically, Burnley-Moran Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 13% Black. By comparison, Charlottesville city as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Burnley-Moran Elementary shows 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Burnley-Moran Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 81.0%.

In the surrounding community, Charlottesville city reports that median household income runs about $74,824, about 63% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Burnley-Moran Elementary is one of 15 public schools in Charlottesville city (combined enrollment of about 5,150 students).

Nearest neighbor: Summit Elementary, around 1.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Burnley-Moran Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 66.2%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Burnley-Moran Elementary's enrollment has decreased 24% since 2018, when it stood at 393 (now 299). Black enrollment moved from 26% to 13% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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