📍 1500 Mathison Avenue, Durham, Durham County, 27701
Burton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Durham, Durham County. The school has 293 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Durham Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Burton Elementary enrolls 293 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Black or African American, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 6.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 132 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 127 | 43% |
| White | 20 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
290 of the school's 293 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 290 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. 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.
Burton Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 NC-40, state senate district 20, state house district 31.
Burton Elementary is one of 56 schools in Durham Public Schools, based in Durham, North Carolina. The district serves 31,865 students district-wide and employs 2,368 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 293 students, Burton Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large