Burroughs Elementary School

Summary:

Burroughs Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 388 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Columbus City Schools District, which is ranked 679 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Burroughs Elementary School consistently performs significantly below the district and state averages on Ohio State Tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 11.4% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to 31.5% for the district and 64% for the state. The school also has an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching as high as 84.9% in the 2020-2021 school year, which is much higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Burroughs Elementary School ranks very low among Ohio elementary schools for various student subgroups, suggesting significant achievement gaps and disparities in educational outcomes.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Columbus City Schools District, such as Westgate Alternative Elementary, Highland Elementary, and Lindbergh Elementary, also perform poorly compared to state averages, but generally outperform Burroughs Elementary School on academic measures and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. This suggests that Burroughs Elementary School faces unique challenges that require comprehensive, data-driven interventions and support to address the root causes of the school's underperformance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 551 S Richardson Ave
       Columbus, OH  43204-3172


(614) 365-5923

District: Columbus City Schools District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1550th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools


Students who attend Burroughs Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Hilltonia Middle School
High:    Briggs High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.8 Help
Number of students:  388

Racial breakdown:

White:
30.7%
African American:
29.1%
Hispanic:
25.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Burroughs Elementary School ranks worse than 98.3% of elementary schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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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.
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Burroughs Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Burroughs Elementary School 1550th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Burroughs Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Columbus City Schools District:

SchoolDigger ranks Columbus City Schools District 679th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Burroughs Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Burroughs Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 3.90 1426th 1471 3.1%
2005 3.60 1452nd 1501 3.3%
2006 7.84 1407th 1504 6.4%
2007 6.18 1524th 1609 5.3%
2008 13.49 1431st 1582 9.5%
2009 6.99 1506th 1610 6.5%
2010 4.59 1589th 1662 4.4%
2011 5.71 1598th 1686 5.2%
2012 8.96 1570th 1709 8.1%
2013 2.96 1640th 1701 3.6%
2014 4.46 1606th 1687 4.8%
2015 6.78 1581st 1684 6.1%
2016 7.26 1565th 1678 6.7%
2017 8.78 1504th 1651 8.9%
2018 11.99 1446th 1636 11.6%
2019 14.71 1435th 1676 14.4%
2021 6.02 1537th 1610 4.5%
2022 6.32 1497th 1588 5.7%
2023 3.26 1570th 1596 1.6%
2024 3.18 1550th 1577 1.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Burroughs Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.08 127th 174 27.0%
2019 6.75 166th 169 1.8%
2021 4.80 183rd 183 0.0%
2022 8.21 211th 213 0.9%
2023 3.75 239th 239 0.0%
2024 5.93 252nd 258 2.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Burroughs Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 15.65 831st 900 7.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Burroughs Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.21 1288th 1465 12.1%
2019 20.42 1244th 1465 15.1%
2021 6.02 1356th 1404 3.4%
2022 6.87 1343rd 1419 5.4%
2023 3.45 1430th 1447 1.2%
2024 3.39 1461st 1484 1.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Burroughs Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.71 1398th 1518 7.9%
2019 7.11 1404th 1502 6.5%
2021 4.36 1418th 1467 3.3%
2022 4.24 1445th 1488 2.9%
2023 2.72 1466th 1483 1.1%
2024 2.49 1447th 1466 1.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Burroughs Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.28 866th 1021 15.2%
2019 26.79 742nd 956 22.4%
2021 11.08 754th 765 1.4%
2022 10.10 820th 824 0.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Burroughs Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.62 1309th 1536 14.8%
2019 22.29 1247th 1535 18.8%
2021 4.91 1449th 1499 3.3%
2022 4.48 1449th 1518 4.5%
2023 2.91 1472nd 1498 1.7%
2024 3.57 1444th 1485 2.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Burroughs Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.53 364th 598 39.1%
2019 46.65 309th 605 48.9%
2022 11.03 585th 601 2.7%
2023 9.03 605th 610 0.8%
2024 15.31 553rd 603 8.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Burroughs Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 13.43 196th 216 9.3%
2023 4.74 232nd 233 0.4%
2024 3.78 233rd 234 0.4%
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Rank History for White students at Burroughs Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 1.74 1296th 1309 1.0%
2019 7.92 1205th 1271 5.2%
2021 0.96 1239th 1249 0.8%
2022 1.43 1220th 1242 1.8%
2023 0.36 1214th 1215 0.1%
2024 0.27 1187th 1190 0.3%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio 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.

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Enrollment information for Burroughs Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 484 163 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 653
1989 488 169 7 1 0 n/a n/a 0 665
1990 481 169 10 0 1 n/a n/a 0 661
1991 495 170 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 671
1992 511 174 8 4 0 n/a n/a 0 697
1993 497 149 10 2 0 n/a n/a 0 658
1994 483 176 12 2 0 n/a n/a 0 673
1995 475 171 25 5 0 n/a n/a 0 676
1996 475 171 25 5 0 n/a n/a 0 676
1997 511 127 24 11 0 n/a n/a 0 673
1998 535 115 18 11 0 n/a n/a 0 679
1999 540 112 18 6 0 n/a n/a 0 676
2000 548 117 14 5 0 n/a n/a 0 684
2001 515 142 15 5 0 n/a n/a 0 677
2002 428 130 13 13 2 n/a n/a 0 586
2003 428 130 13 13 2 n/a n/a 0 586
2004 376 116 13 22 3 n/a n/a 0 530
2005 356 105 11 26 2 n/a n/a 8 508
2006 322 112 14 18 1 n/a n/a 14 481
2007 307 115 6 17 1 n/a n/a 19 465
2008 193 64 13 13 2 n/a n/a 14 299
2009 185 50 12 15 2 n/a n/a 17 281
2010 188 73 12 21 4 n/a n/a 23 321
2011 212 98 16 24 3 0 34 0 387
2012 201 88 12 19 1 0 37 0 358
2013 210 88 16 42 0 0 36 0 392
2014 219 90 18 43 2 0 38 0 410
2015 228 90 22 36 2 0 33 0 411
2016 229 116 18 33 2 0 36 0 434
2017 215 116 23 58 2 0 57 0 471
2018 186 113 22 60 2 0 49 0 432
2019 181 137 23 73 1 0 37 0 452
2020 169 125 23 69 1 0 47 0 434
2021 135 126 21 77 0 0 51 0 410
2022 110 118 16 101 0 0 52 0 397
2023 119 113 12 98 0 1 45 0 388

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 School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 653 29.0 22.5 0
1989 665 30.0 22.1 n/a
1990 661 29.0 22.7 n/a
1991 671 29.0 23.1 n/a
1992 697 33.0 21.1 58.8
1993 658 33.5 19.6 53.5
1994 673 35.0 19.2 63.3
1995 676 28.0 24.1 0
1996 676 28.0 24.1 0
1997 673 30.5 22.1 58.1
1998 679 35.0 19.4 61.4
1999 676 33.0 20.5 70
2000 684 34.0 20.1 78.1
2001 677 35.0 19.3 70
2002 586 32.0 18.3 81.1
2003 586 32.0 18.3 81.1
2004 530 29.0 18.3 87
2005 508 26.0 19.5 78.6
2006 481 24.9 19.3 82.7
2007 465 21.0 22.1 80.9
2008 299 13.0 23.0 n/a
2009 281 17.0 16.5 94.3
2010 321 19.0 16.8 78.9
2011 387 18.0 21.5 84.8
2012 358 17.0 21.0 91.1
2013 392 20.0 19.6 80.4
2014 410 24.0 17.0 83.4
2015 411 n/a n/a 100
2016 434 28.0 15.5 100
2017 471 29.0 16.2 n/a
2018 432 26.0 16.6 n/a
2019 452 27.0 16.7 n/a
2020 434 27.0 16.0 n/a
2021 410 27.0 15.1 n/a
2022 397 27.0 14.7 n/a
2023 388 28.0 13.8 n/a

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 School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 653 29.0 22.5 0
1989 665 30.0 22.1 n/a
1990 661 29.0 22.7 n/a
1991 671 29.0 23.1 n/a
1992 697 33.0 21.1 58.8
1993 658 33.5 19.6 53.5
1994 673 35.0 19.2 63.3
1995 676 28.0 24.1 0
1996 676 28.0 24.1 0
1997 673 30.5 22.1 58.1
1998 679 35.0 19.4 61.4
1999 676 33.0 20.5 70
2000 684 34.0 20.1 78.1
2001 677 35.0 19.3 70
2002 586 32.0 18.3 81.1
2003 586 32.0 18.3 81.1
2004 530 29.0 18.3 87
2005 508 26.0 19.5 78.6
2006 481 24.9 19.3 82.7
2007 465 21.0 22.1 80.9
2008 299 13.0 23.0 n/a
2009 281 17.0 16.5 94.3
2010 321 19.0 16.8 78.9
2011 387 18.0 21.5 84.8
2012 358 17.0 21.0 91.1
2013 392 20.0 19.6 80.4
2014 410 24.0 17.0 83.4
2015 411 n/a n/a 100
2016 434 28.0 15.5 100
2017 471 29.0 16.2 n/a
2018 432 26.0 16.6 n/a
2019 452 27.0 16.7 n/a
2020 434 27.0 16.0 n/a
2021 410 27.0 15.1 n/a
2022 397 27.0 14.7 n/a
2023 388 28.0 13.8 n/a

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Burroughs Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,628
2022 $12,155
2023 $13,316

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Burroughs Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1435th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 1570th of 1596 Elementary schools
 12.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Burroughs Elementary School)16.93.2
 13.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Columbus City Schools District)39.328.2
 11.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Burroughs Elementary School)23.16.3
 16.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Columbus City Schools District)4334.5
 8.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Burroughs Elementary School)50.914.5
 36.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Columbus City Schools District)48.132.8
 15.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Burroughs Elementary School)35.714.3
 21.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Columbus City Schools District)41.234.5
 6.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Burroughs Elementary School)37.312.2
 25.1%
   5th Grade Science (Columbus City Schools District)31.428.7
 2.7%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Burroughs Elementary School)39.27.3
 31.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Columbus City Schools District)31.124.6
 6.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Burroughs Elementary School)5117.1
 33.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Columbus City Schools District)46.944
 2.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students452388
 14.2%
African American137113
 17.5%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian2312
 47.8%
Hispanic7398
 34.2%
Pacific Islander01
White181119
 34.3%
Two or More Races3745
 21.6%


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Students at Burroughs Elementary School are 31% White, 29% African American, 25% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Students who attend Burroughs Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hilltonia Middle School
High : Briggs High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 388 students attended Burroughs Elementary School.

Burroughs Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Ohio elementary schools.


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