📍 300 Crossville ST, Monterey, Putnam County, 38574
Burks Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Monterey, Putnam County. The school has 522 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Putnam County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Burks Elementary enrolls 522 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 322 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 190 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Burks Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-60, state senate district 15, state house district 25.
Burks Elementary is one of 22 schools in Putnam County, based in Cookeville, Tennessee. The district serves 11,776 students district-wide and employs 727 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 522 students, Burks Elementary is close to the district average of about 535 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant