📍 2133 Buchanan Ave Sw, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49507
Burton Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 482 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grand Rapids Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 2% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Burton Middle School enrolls 482 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 2.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 341 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 115 | 24% |
| White | 10 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
429 of the school's 482 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 414 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Burton Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MI-30, state senate district 29, state house district 75.
Burton Middle School is one of 51 schools in Grand Rapids Public Schools, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The district serves 13,692 students district-wide and employs 795 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 482 students, Burton Middle School is larger than the district average of about 268 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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