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Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001136
Burdick Elementary
4348 S Griffin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207 · (414) 294-1200 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
306 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 59% smaller than its 8th grade class (78).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
30.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.3% | 30.1% |
| 2023-24 | 47.8% | 31.1% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Burdick Elementary
Burdick Elementary's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burdick Elementary this school | 527 | 58.1% | 41.3% |
| Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School Madison | 462 | 58.7% | 34.8% |
| Schenk Elementary Madison | 394 | 58.1% | 30.3% |
| Leopold Elementary Madison | 626 | 56.2% | 27.4% |
| Sandburg Elementary Madison | 410 | 57.3% | 25.3% |
| Jefferson Elementary West Allis | 393 | 64.6% | 32.8% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Burdick Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #744 of 982 | #62 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #831 of 992 ▼ 2 | #80 of 174 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #672 of 992 ▼ 36 | #59 of 174 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #114 of 1,157 | #30 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #878 of 901 | #149 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #80 of 901 | #22 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.1% | #299 of 1,064 | #120 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #294 of 664 | #62 of 133 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
527
-43 (-8%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 510
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 21.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 527 | 24.8 | 21.3:1 | 58% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 27.3 | 18.1:1 | 66% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 25.5 | 19.5:1 | 62% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 570 | 26 | 21.9:1 | 60% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 23.8 | 26.5:1 | 53% (336) |
| 2015-16 | 666 | 29 | 23.0:1 | 55% (366) |
| 2010-11 | 626 | 29 | 21.6:1 | 43% (270) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 69% (358) |
| 1990-91 | 510 | 31 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burdick Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (630 to 527); teachers up 4% (23.8 to 24.8).
About Burdick Elementary
Burdick Elementary is a large elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Total enrollment is 527 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 8. By comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll about 323 students on average.
Milwaukee School District has 155 schools and 65,835 students, and Burdick Elementary is one of those schools.
The largest group at Burdick Elementary is Hispanic students, at 41%. It is also 32% White, 15% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. For comparison, the population of Milwaukee County is roughly 17% Hispanic. The diversity index for Burdick Elementary is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 21.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Burdick Elementary, which has 24.8. The school's 21.3:1 compares with an average of 14.7:1 for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 58%.
In Wisconsin, Burdick Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 41.3% actual against a predicted 42.0%.
In Milwaukee County, home to about 926,331 people, the median household earns about $64,435 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Burdick Elementary shares Milwaukee County with 283 other public schools.
About 0.5 miles separate Burdick Elementary from the closest public school, Whittier Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Burdick Elementary is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 8%, from 570 to 527.
The allk12 page for Burdick Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Milwaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
926,331
Census ACS
Median income
$64,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
284
122,496 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Whittier Elementary0.5 mi · 146
- Bay View Montessori School0.6 mi · 449
- Clement Avenue Elementary1.0 mi · 238
- Willow Glen Primary School1.3 mi · 263
- Humboldt Park Elementary1.4 mi · 604
- Deer Creek Intermediate1.7 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About Burdick ElementaryHow many students attend Burdick Elementary?
Burdick Elementary enrolls approximately 527 students in grades PK-08.
Is Burdick Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Burdick Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Burdick Elementary?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at Burdick Elementary.
How diverse is Burdick Elementary?
Burdick Elementary reports a student body of 32% White, 41% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Burdick Elementary in?
Burdick Elementary is part of Milwaukee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.