Burton Elementary School
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Burton Elementary School
Burton Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Vancouver, Washington, one of the schools within Evergreen School District (Clark). The school serves 452 students in grades pre-K through 5.
Burton Elementary School is one of 39 schools operated by Evergreen School District (Clark), a district that works with 21,603 students overall.
Looking at the student body, Burton Elementary School records that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 27% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Pacific Islander, 5% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Clark County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Clark County indicate median household earnings sit near $97,536, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clark County's 151 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,406 students), Burton Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Early Childhood Center, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Burton Elementary School operates from an inner-city location.
Looking at the recent track record. Burton Elementary School's enrollment has increased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 386 (now 452). Over the same period, the White share fell from 58% to 49%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.
Inside the community feed, the feed for Burton Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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