Is Burroughs Elementary a good school?

Burroughs Elementary ranks 3283 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Burroughs Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 688 students attended Burroughs Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Burroughs Elementary?

Students at Burroughs Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% African American, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Burroughs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Burroughs Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Kings Canyon Middle High : Sunnyside High

Burroughs Elementary

Summary:

Burroughs Elementary is a public elementary school in Fresno, California, serving 713 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Fresno Unified school district, which is ranked 1082 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Burroughs Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools over the past decade, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time. The school's key challenges include high chronic absenteeism rates, which have increased from 10.1% in 2017-2018 to 49.4% in 2021-2022, as well as low test scores that are generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. While the school's English Language Learner students perform relatively well, the school's performance for other subgroups, such as Special Education and Disabled students, is significantly lower.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Fresno Unified School District, such as Mario G. Olmos Elementary, Ann B. Leavenworth, and Lane Elementary, generally perform better than Burroughs Elementary on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism rates. However, Burroughs Elementary's strong performance with English Language Learner students suggests that the school has the potential to improve outcomes for other student subgroups as well, if it can address its key areas of concern.

Detail:

Public K-6

166 North Sierra Vista Ave.
Fresno, CA 93702-2647

(559) 253-6430

District: Fresno Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3283^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,644

Students who attend Burroughs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kings Canyon Middle
High:	Sunnyside High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.1

Number of students: 688

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.1%

Asian:

5.4%

African American:

2.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Burroughs Elementary ranks worse than 56% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 21^st among 67 ranked elementary schools in the Fresno Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.25. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.1%), Asian (5.4%), African American (2.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Burroughs Elementary is 20.1. 40 elementary schools in the Fresno Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Burroughs Elementary employs 34.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Burroughs Elementary is $8,644. 36 elementary schools in the Fresno Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Burroughs Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Burroughs Elementary 3283^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Burroughs Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Fresno Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Fresno Unified 1082^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Burroughs Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Burroughs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	12.55	4510^th	4809	6.2%
2005	10.93	4605^th	4822	4.5%
2006	9.92	4637^th	4818	3.8%
2007	9.38	4944^th	5113	3.3%
2008	12.95	4768^th	5113	6.7%
2009	12.04	4907^th	5193	5.5%
2010	24.28	4280^th	5314	19.5%
2011	27.34	4171^st	5377	22.4%
2012	29.30	3993^rd	5390	25.9%
2013	29.43	4097^th	5530	25.9%
2015	15.40	5063^rd	5611	9.8%
2016	15.65	4993^rd	5614	11.1%
2017	30.65	3786^th	5692	33.5%
2018	28.33	3963^rd	5662	30.0%
2019	34.04	3612^th	5789	37.6%
2022	24.83	4366^th	5883	25.8%
2023	29.92	3898^th	5874	33.6%
2024	38.25	3283^rd	5862	44.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Burroughs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.34	1594^th	3246	50.9%
2019	47.11	1395^th	3275	57.4%
2022	56.11	923^rd	3311	72.1%
2023	56.47	936^th	3250	71.2%
2024	60.73	697^th	3160	77.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Burroughs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	19.58	2215^th	2420	8.5%
2024	23.86	2173^rd	2634	17.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Burroughs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.06	2944^th	5084	42.1%
2019	50.84	2348^th	5173	54.6%
2022	36.89	3269^th	5264	37.9%
2023	42.33	2879^th	5374	46.4%
2024	49.26	2436^th	5511	55.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Burroughs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.39	3654^th	5413	32.5%
2019	37.79	3245^th	5492	40.9%
2022	21.01	4619^th	5635	18.0%
2023	35.01	3355^th	5617	40.3%
2024	40.09	3058^th	5605	45.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Burroughs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.99	924^th	2128	56.6%
2019	34.71	1547^th	2585	40.2%
2022	25.32	1725^th	2227	22.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Burroughs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.70	4037^th	5431	25.7%
2019	31.39	3672^nd	5510	33.4%
2022	29.47	3829^th	5663	32.4%
2023	26.84	4051^st	5650	28.3%
2024	37.82	3218^th	5636	42.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Burroughs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.93	2936^th	4830	39.2%
2019	45.55	2572^nd	4963	48.2%
2022	32.40	3493^rd	5084	31.3%
2023	41.88	2764^th	5098	45.8%
2024	49.39	2300^th	5102	54.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Burroughs Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	206	114	282	715	5	n/a	n/a	1322
1989	173	115	333	718	6	n/a	n/a	1345
1990	143	76	469	719	9	n/a	n/a	1416
1991	128	63	522	658	7	n/a	n/a	1378
1992	110	48	506	670	5	n/a	n/a	1339
1993	104	52	524	710	6	n/a	n/a	1396
1994	97	43	533	719	6	n/a	n/a	1398
1995	74	58	374	759	7	n/a	n/a	1272
1996	74	58	374	759	7	n/a	n/a	1272
1997	67	59	338	780	4	n/a	n/a	1248
1998	59	65	336	876	3	n/a	n/a	1339
1999	67	72	289	911	7	n/a	n/a	1346
2000	68	90	284	940	9	n/a	n/a	1391
2001	42	77	219	750	3	n/a	n/a	1091
2002	35	53	220	829	3	n/a	n/a	1140
2003	35	53	220	829	3	n/a	n/a	1140
2004	23	55	219	863	0	n/a	n/a	1160
2005	21	53	190	839	2	n/a	n/a	1105
2006	24	42	153	819	3	n/a	n/a	1041
2007	28	31	133	802	3	n/a	n/a	997
2008	19	23	63	594	4	n/a	n/a	703
2009	17	22	64	616	6	2	0	727
2010	22	23	45	628	3	0	0	721
2011	14	21	42	667	3	0	1	748
2012	9	16	38	694	1	2	1	761
2013	10	17	37	733	1	2	1	801
2014	14	22	39	722	1	3	1	802
2015	9	25	44	739	1	3	0	821
2016	10	22	38	706	0	3	0	779
2017	9	28	32	674	1	3	0	747
2018	9	25	41	673	2	4	2	756
2019	10	25	44	706	1	6	5	797
2020	9	20	47	689	3	3	4	775
2021	6	17	46	671	4	4	4	752
2022	16	15	42	607	2	3	4	689
2023	13	17	32	639	2	3	7	713
2024	8	15	37	620	1	3	4	688

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Burroughs Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1322	51.2	25.8	n/a
1989	1345	52.9	25.4	n/a
1990	1416	52.4	27.0	n/a
1991	1378	54.4	25.3	n/a
1992	1339	55.3	24.2	89.5
1993	1396	54.3	25.7	95
1994	1398	55.6	25.1	82.9
1995	1272	47.4	26.8	83.6
1996	1272	47.4	26.8	83.6
1997	1248	56.4	22.1	95
1998	1339	61.9	21.6	94.2
1999	1346	65.3	20.6	94.2
2000	1391	66.3	21.0	37.7
2001	1091	53.0	20.6	99.7
2002	1140	53.0	21.5	99.7
2003	1140	53.0	21.5	99.7
2004	1160	55.0	21.1	99.7
2005	1105	51.0	21.7	99.7
2006	1041	49.6	21.0	99.7
2007	997	52.2	19.1	99.7
2008	703	45.4	15.5	96.2
2009	727	37.4	17.6	95.9
2010	721	38.0	18.9	96
2011	748	n/a	n/a	95.9
2012	761	37.0	20.5	n/a
2013	801	39.0	20.5	99.6
2014	802	37.5	21.3	93.4
2015	821	37.0	22.1	96.6
2016	779	32.0	24.3	96.7
2017	747	31.0	24.0	97.3
2018	756	33.0	22.9	96.7
2019	797	35.0	22.7	96.7
2020	775	n/a	n/a	96.9
2021	752	18.1	41.3	97.1
2022	689	36.3	18.9	97.4
2023	713	35.5	20.0	95.9
2024	688	34.2	20.1	96.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Burroughs Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1322	51.2	25.8	n/a
1989	1345	52.9	25.4	n/a
1990	1416	52.4	27.0	n/a
1991	1378	54.4	25.3	n/a
1992	1339	55.3	24.2	89.5
1993	1396	54.3	25.7	95
1994	1398	55.6	25.1	82.9
1995	1272	47.4	26.8	83.6
1996	1272	47.4	26.8	83.6
1997	1248	56.4	22.1	95
1998	1339	61.9	21.6	94.2
1999	1346	65.3	20.6	94.2
2000	1391	66.3	21.0	37.7
2001	1091	53.0	20.6	99.7
2002	1140	53.0	21.5	99.7
2003	1140	53.0	21.5	99.7
2004	1160	55.0	21.1	99.7
2005	1105	51.0	21.7	99.7
2006	1041	49.6	21.0	99.7
2007	997	52.2	19.1	99.7
2008	703	45.4	15.5	96.2
2009	727	37.4	17.6	95.9
2010	721	38.0	18.9	96
2011	748	n/a	n/a	95.9
2012	761	37.0	20.5	n/a
2013	801	39.0	20.5	99.6
2014	802	37.5	21.3	93.4
2015	821	37.0	22.1	96.6
2016	779	32.0	24.3	96.7
2017	747	31.0	24.0	97.3
2018	756	33.0	22.9	96.7
2019	797	35.0	22.7	96.7
2020	775	n/a	n/a	96.9
2021	752	18.1	41.3	97.1
2022	689	36.3	18.9	97.4
2023	713	35.5	20.0	95.9
2024	688	34.2	20.1	96.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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