Burton Middle School
2133 Buchanan Ave Sw
Grand Rapids MI, 49507, Kent County
Phone: 616-819-2269
Ranking: 
(2,176 out of 2,213, bottom 2%)*
(2,176 out of 2,213, bottom 2%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
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: | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 517 | 474 | 452 | 451 | 443 | 430 | 360 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 186 | 36.0% | 178 | 37.6% | 152 | 33.6% | 161 | 35.7% | 148 | 33.4% | 149 | 34.7% | 138 | 38.3% |
| Grade 7: | 175 | 33.8% | 150 | 31.6% | 154 | 34.1% | 139 | 30.8% | 151 | 34.1% | 135 | 31.4% | 120 | 33.3% |
| Grade 8: | 156 | 30.2% | 146 | 30.8% | 146 | 32.3% | 151 | 33.5% | 144 | 32.5% | 146 | 34.0% | 102 | 28.3% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 267 | 51.6% | 254 | 53.6% | 248 | 54.9% | 241 | 53.4% | 123 | 27.8% | 218 | 50.7% | 183 | 50.8% |
| Female: | 250 | 48.4% | 220 | 46.4% | 204 | 45.1% | 210 | 46.6% | 130 | 29.3% | 186 | 43.3% | 148 | 41.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 399 | 77.2% | 380 | 80.2% | 347 | 76.8% | 348 | 77.2% | 183 | 41.3% | 343 | 79.8% | 276 | 76.7% |
| Black: | 76 | 14.7% | 58 | 12.2% | 63 | 13.9% | 67 | 14.9% | 59 | 13.3% | 59 | 13.7% | 46 | 12.8% |
| White: | 25 | 4.8% | 21 | 4.4% | 22 | 4.9% | 19 | 4.2% | 13 | 2.9% | 9 | 2.1% | 13 | 3.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.9% | 11 | 2.3% | 15 | 3.3% | 13 | 2.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 450 | 87.0% | 426 | 89.9% | 420 | 92.9% | 428 | 94.9% | 426 | 96.2% | 402 | 93.5% | 339 | 94.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.3% | 17 | 3.8% | 10 | 2.3% | 16 | 3.7% | 15 | 4.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.92 | 16.90 | 16.99 | 15.88 | 17.04 | 15.10 | 12.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 25.2% | 33.2% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 41% | 69% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 47.6% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 55.4% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 65.2% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 64.9% | 84.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 7% | 16.8% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 17.8% | 24.3% | 40.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 58.9% | 79.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 64.6% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 63.2% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 58.6% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 78.9% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 65.2% | 84% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 41.8% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 51.8% | 68.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 42.2% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 48.7% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 1.3% | 9.5% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 2.8% | 12.1% | 29.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 60.2% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 62.7% | 74.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 58.3% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 55.9% | 75.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 14.9% | 29% | 59.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 19% | 32.9% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 43.9% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 56.4% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 59.8% | 82.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 62.2% | 84.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 4% | 12.9% | 37.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 1.4% | 12.9% | 38.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 53.7% | 75.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 60.9% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 49.1% | 72.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 59.7% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 59.1% | 82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 59.5% | 79% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 20.9% | 37% | 59.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 35.3% | 62% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 46.5% | 66.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 50.2% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 61.9% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.5% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 20.9% | 30.4% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 15.5% | 26.6% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 18.7% | 31.3% | 51.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 17.7% | 34.1% | 63.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 39.3% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 46.9% | 71.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 53.2% | 74.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.9% | 46.7% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 54.8% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 3.8% | 10.8% | 29.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 2.1% | 13.1% | 32.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 45.5% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 51.2% | 75.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 61.5% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 54.4% | 75.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 63.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 63.2% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 38.4% | 60.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 44.9% | 65.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 42.1% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 41.6% | 74.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 53.1% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 46.5% | 76.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 47.8% | 75.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 50.5% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 2.2% | 4.7% | 16.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0.7% | 5.7% | 15.9% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 17.3% | 36.7% | 64.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 45.4% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 50.7% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 56.2% | 74.2% |
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* Burton Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.