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Burr Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 478 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Klimowski. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Burr Elem School enrolls 478 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 9.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 196 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 167 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 9.6% |
| Black or African American | 41 | 8.6% |
| Asian | 27 | 5.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
125 of the school's 478 students (26%) 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.
Burr Elem School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-50, state senate district 5, state house district 10.
Burr Elem School is one of 644 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, based in Chicago, Illinois. The district serves 324,130 students district-wide and employs 22,932 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 478 students, Burr Elem School is close to the district average of about 503 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large