📍 2375 W. Morton St., Porterville, Tulare County, 93257
Burton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Porterville, Tulare County. The school has 493 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Gamble. It is part of the Burton Elementary school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
Burton Elementary enrolls 493 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 9.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 372 | 75% |
| White | 59 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 9.5% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
392 of the school's 493 students (80%) 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.
Burton Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Burton Elementary is one of 7 schools in Burton Elementary, based in Porterville, California. The district serves 4,805 students district-wide and employs 208 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 493 students, Burton Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 686 students per school.