Summary:
Burnett Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Douglasville, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 435. The school is part of the Douglas County School District, which is ranked 116 out of 203 districts in Georgia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Burnett Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Georgia elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.
Burnett Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Douglas County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 25% of 3rd graders, 19.4% of 4th graders, and 17.8% of 5th graders at Burnett Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 31.6%, 30.4%, and 42.5% in Douglas County, and 38.4%, 37%, and 48.2% statewide. Additionally, Burnett Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 82.58% to 93.56% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools in the Douglas County district.
Despite the higher per-student spending at Burnett Elementary, ranging from $9,641 to $11,123 per student over the past few years, the school's academic performance remains poor. This suggests that the school may not be effectively allocating its resources to address the needs of its students. When compared to the nearby schools in the Douglas County district, such as Bright Star Elementary School and Hal Hutchens Elementary, Burnett Elementary consistently underperforms on academic measures, indicating that the challenges faced by Burnett Elementary are not shared by all schools in the district.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Douglas County
SchoolDigger Rank:
1122nd of 1,248 Georgia Elementary Schools
Students who attend Burnett Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 15.8
Number of students: 435
Racial breakdown:
African American:
68.3%
Hispanic:
16.1%
Two or more races:
8.3%
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White:
4.8%
Asian:
2.3%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.6%
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