📍 131 e Southern Ave, Mesa, Maricopa County, 85210
Burke Basic School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mesa, Maricopa County. The school has 699 pupils enrolled. It is part of the American Basic Schools LLC (79215) school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. It operates as a public charter school.
Burke Basic School enrolls 699 students across grades K–6. The student body is 47% male and 53% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% White and 3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 642 | 92% |
| White | 23 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
523 of the school's 699 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Burke Basic School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-40.
Burke Basic School is one of 1 schools in American Basic Schools LLC (79215), based in MESA, Arizona. The district serves 634 students district-wide. With 699 students, Burke Basic School is close to the district average of about 634 students per school.