Burton Elementary Primary School
1500 Mathison Ave
Durham NC, 27701, Durham County
Phone: 919-560-3908
Ranking: 
(1,713 out of 1,874, bottom 9%)*
(1,713 out of 1,874, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Durham Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 377 | 395 | 402 | 358 | 325 | 328 | 353 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 27 | 6.8% | 38 | 9.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 72 | 19.1% | 77 | 19.5% | 62 | 15.4% | 71 | 19.8% | 48 | 14.8% | 60 | 18.3% | 55 | 15.6% |
| Grade 1: | 77 | 20.4% | 62 | 15.7% | 74 | 18.4% | 53 | 14.8% | 59 | 18.2% | 47 | 14.3% | 64 | 18.1% |
| Grade 2: | 53 | 14.1% | 59 | 14.9% | 57 | 14.2% | 62 | 17.3% | 52 | 16.0% | 54 | 16.5% | 66 | 18.7% |
| Grade 3: | 64 | 17.0% | 52 | 13.2% | 64 | 15.9% | 61 | 17.0% | 53 | 16.3% | 57 | 17.4% | 64 | 18.1% |
| Grade 4: | 53 | 14.1% | 55 | 13.9% | 59 | 14.7% | 54 | 15.1% | 51 | 15.7% | 61 | 18.6% | 48 | 13.6% |
| Grade 5: | 58 | 15.4% | 63 | 15.9% | 48 | 11.9% | 57 | 15.9% | 62 | 19.1% | 49 | 14.9% | 56 | 15.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 198 | 52.5% | 212 | 53.7% | 209 | 52.0% | 176 | 49.2% | 166 | 51.1% | 174 | 53.0% | 184 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 179 | 47.5% | 183 | 46.3% | 193 | 48.0% | 182 | 50.8% | 151 | 46.5% | 146 | 44.5% | 162 | 45.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 198 | 52.5% | 197 | 49.9% | 203 | 50.5% | 166 | 46.4% | 145 | 44.6% | 142 | 43.3% | 151 | 42.8% |
| Black: | 157 | 41.6% | 172 | 43.5% | 179 | 44.5% | 173 | 48.3% | 167 | 51.4% | 176 | 53.7% | 191 | 54.1% |
| White: | 11 | 2.9% | 17 | 4.3% | 12 | 3.0% | 10 | 2.8% | 10 | 3.1% | 8 | 2.4% | 6 | 1.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 2.7% | 8 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 343 | 91.0% | 335 | 84.8% | 302 | 75.1% | 286 | 79.9% | 254 | 78.2% | 240 | 73.2% | 289 | 81.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 3.4% | 14 | 3.5% | 17 | 4.2% | 15 | 4.2% | 16 | 4.9% | 18 | 5.5% | 33 | 9.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.24 | 12.80 | 13.80 | 13.84 | 12.04 | 10.00 | 12.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 56.8% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 61.4% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 60.3% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 68.6% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 71.8% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 72.5% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 77.3% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 34.7% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 75% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 72% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 40.8% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 49.7% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 53.7% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 54.8% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 57.6% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 34.6% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 58.7% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 55.6% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 61.7% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 68.9% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.5% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 73.8% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78.9% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 36.4% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 77.4% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 75.1% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 45.5% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 54.3% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 56.1% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 58.5% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 60.8% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.0% | 32.3% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 47.6% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 47.7% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 45.6% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 55.9% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 59.9% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 57.3% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 71.2% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 69.8% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 69.1% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 75% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 38.5% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 81.7% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 83.6% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 41.4% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 59.9% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 58.8% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 57.6% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 61.4% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.3% | 30.7% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 25.3% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 48.9% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 60.2% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 59.3% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 67.3% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 35.7% | 45.4% |
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* Burton Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.