Burton Elementary School
2133 Buchanan Ave Sw
Grand Rapids MI, 49507, Kent County
Phone: 616-819-2262
Ranking: 
(2,077 out of 2,213, bottom 6%)*
(2,077 out of 2,213, bottom 6%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Grand Rapids 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: | 26 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 513 | 486 | 446 | 397 | 388 | 346 | 322 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 70 | 13.6% | 72 | 14.8% | 74 | 16.6% | 82 | 20.7% | 75 | 19.3% | 72 | 20.8% | 68 | 21.1% |
| Grade 1: | 89 | 17.3% | 87 | 17.9% | 92 | 20.6% | 79 | 19.9% | 73 | 18.8% | 62 | 17.9% | 51 | 15.8% |
| Grade 2: | 96 | 18.7% | 97 | 20.0% | 79 | 17.7% | 69 | 17.4% | 66 | 17.0% | 54 | 15.6% | 54 | 16.8% |
| Grade 3: | 98 | 19.1% | 78 | 16.0% | 69 | 15.5% | 61 | 15.4% | 57 | 14.7% | 52 | 15.0% | 49 | 15.2% |
| Grade 4: | 85 | 16.6% | 69 | 14.2% | 73 | 16.4% | 53 | 13.4% | 54 | 13.9% | 57 | 16.5% | 45 | 14.0% |
| Grade 5: | 75 | 14.6% | 83 | 17.1% | 59 | 13.2% | 53 | 13.4% | 63 | 16.2% | 49 | 14.2% | 55 | 17.1% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 278 | 54.2% | 247 | 50.8% | 238 | 53.4% | 208 | 52.4% | 119 | 30.7% | 176 | 50.9% | 165 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 235 | 45.8% | 239 | 49.2% | 208 | 46.6% | 189 | 47.6% | 96 | 24.7% | 140 | 40.5% | 135 | 41.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 6 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.9% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 441 | 86.0% | 432 | 88.9% | 386 | 86.5% | 337 | 84.9% | 177 | 45.6% | 285 | 82.4% | 264 | 82.0% |
| Black: | 47 | 9.2% | 32 | 6.6% | 28 | 6.3% | 28 | 7.1% | 33 | 8.5% | 22 | 6.4% | 26 | 8.1% |
| White: | 17 | 3.3% | 15 | 3.1% | 24 | 5.4% | 19 | 4.8% | 12 | 3.1% | 11 | 3.2% | 8 | 2.5% |
| 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: | 7 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.8% | 12 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 472 | 92.0% | 455 | 93.6% | 428 | 96.0% | 386 | 97.2% | 363 | 93.6% | 328 | 94.8% | 293 | 91.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 8 | 2.0% | 16 | 4.1% | 15 | 4.3% | 17 | 5.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.73 | 24.30 | 24.11 | 18.05 | 18.22 | 16.10 | 14.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 64.2% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 73.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 77.2% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 79.8% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.2% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 87.9% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 5.8% | 18.8% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14.1% | 18.1% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 68.5% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 74.6% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 73.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 72.5% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 79.3% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 70.9% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13% | 40.9% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 44.6% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 37.5% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 42.8% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 43.2% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 41.8% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 51.9% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 60.5% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 69.3% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 71.2% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 81.6% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 79.7% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 15.3% | 20.1% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | 24.8% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 60.1% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 67.9% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 69.9% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 63.3% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 64.2% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 65.6% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 44.4% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 53.2% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 33.5% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 35.4% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 28.2% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 25.6% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.8% | 30.6% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.5% | 28.9% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 30.7% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 41.8% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 48.5% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 51% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 59.8% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 62.7% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 60.2% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.8% | 20.9% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.3% | 23.8% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 58.1% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65.7% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 62.4% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 65.7% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 66.6% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 67.2% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.7% | 45.8% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 50.4% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 41.7% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 49.1% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 50% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 59.2% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 56.2% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 46.9% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 4.4% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 3.1% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 54% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 46.3% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 37.1% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 46.1% | 63.4% |
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* Burton Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.