📍 45 Burgess School Rd, Sturbridge, Worcester County, 01566
Burgess Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sturbridge, Worcester County. The school has 877 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sturbridge school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 73.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Burgess Elementary enrolls 877 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 48% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 73.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino and 6.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 717 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 86 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 13 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Burgess Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-10, state senate district 8, state house district 102.
Burgess Elementary is one of 1 schools in Sturbridge, based in Fiskdale, Massachusetts. The district serves 842 students district-wide and employs 73 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 877 students, Burgess Elementary is close to the district average of about 842 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe