Is Burton Elementary School a good school?

Burton Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.8% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Burton Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 352 students attended Burton Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Burton Elementary School?

Students at Burton Elementary School are 52% White, 25% Hispanic, 9% Pacific Islander, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Burton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Burton Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Evergreen High School

Burton Elementary School

Summary:

Burton Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Vancouver, Washington, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 352. The school is part of the Evergreen School District, which is ranked 185 out of 247 school districts in Washington and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Burton Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Washington elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in SBAC English Language Arts and Math are significantly lower than the Evergreen School District and Washington state averages, often by 10-20 percentage points. For example, in 2023-2024, only 27.06% of Burton students were proficient in ELA, compared to 39.31% in the district and 52.63% statewide. In Math, the school's proficiency rate was 23.85%, compared to 30.37% in the district and 41.68% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for subgroups like White, English Language Learner, and Special Education students, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Washington elementary schools for these groups.

The nearby schools, such as Emerald Elementary, Crestline Elementary, and Harmony Elementary, generally perform better academically than Burton Elementary, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math. These schools also have lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from 44.35% to 71.67% free or reduced-price lunch recipients, compared to Burton's 70.74%. The higher-performing schools tend to have more stable and higher per-student spending, as well as lower student-teacher ratios.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

13501 NE 28th Street
Vancouver, WA 98682

(360) 604-4975

District: Evergreen School District (Clark)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1088^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,772

Students who attend Burton Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Evergreen High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.2

Number of students: 352

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.0%

Hispanic:

25.0%

Pacific Islander:

9.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 70.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Burton Elementary School ranks worse than 93.2% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 20^th among 22 ranked elementary schools in the Evergreen School District (Clark). (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.24. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (52%), Hispanic (25%), Pacific Islander (9.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 70.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Burton Elementary School is 12.2, which is the lowest among 22 elementary schools in the Evergreen School District (Clark)! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Burton Elementary School is $20,772, which is the 5^th highest among 22 elementary schools in the Evergreen School District (Clark).

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Burton Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Burton Elementary School 1088^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Burton Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Evergreen School District (Clark):

SchoolDigger ranks Evergreen School District (Clark) 185^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Burton Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Burton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	44.64	584^th	1026	43.1%
2005	44.16	613^th	1031	40.5%
2006	35.66	732^nd	1051	30.4%
2007	27.01	839^th	1069	21.5%
2008	43.47	636^th	1067	40.4%
2009	31.46	798^th	1072	25.6%
2010	22.85	917^th	1088	15.7%
2011	34.34	785^th	1092	28.1%
2012	36.09	776^th	1097	29.3%
2013	18.31	984^th	1106	11.0%
2015	21.49	887^th	1067	16.9%
2016	27.66	795^th	1053	24.5%
2017	21.64	853^rd	1056	19.2%
2018	22.00	855^th	1054	18.9%
2019	11.82	1040^th	1130	8.0%
2021	10.50	1029^th	1107	7.0%
2022	9.44	1110^th	1169	5.0%
2023	10.50	1098^th	1169	6.1%
2024	11.24	1088^th	1168	6.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Burton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	51.56	113^th	333	66.1%
2024	17.76	292^nd	320	8.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Burton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	20.91	555^th	637	12.9%
2019	13.21	563^rd	566	0.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Burton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	20.09	748^th	835	10.4%
2019	13.30	931^st	979	4.9%
2021	19.73	760^th	854	11.0%
2022	17.43	933^rd	1019	8.4%
2023	14.03	950^th	1013	6.2%
2024	13.60	958^th	1024	6.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Burton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	27.16	773^rd	1004	23.0%
2019	12.12	982^nd	1068	8.1%
2022	6.88	1081^st	1100	1.7%
2023	8.29	1058^th	1094	3.3%
2024	9.94	1035^th	1093	5.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Burton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	20.72	838^th	999	16.1%
2019	13.95	971^st	1075	9.7%
2021	25.81	764^th	1025	25.5%
2022	16.01	982^nd	1113	11.8%
2023	13.25	1006^th	1099	8.5%
2024	12.41	1003^rd	1099	8.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Burton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	19.07	493^rd	540	8.7%
2019	32.01	505^th	697	27.5%
2021	19.92	437^th	501	12.8%
2022	20.78	618^th	694	11.0%
2023	22.95	531^st	633	16.1%
2024	25.35	515^th	651	20.9%

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Rank History for White students at Burton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	19.12	725^th	833	13.0%
2019	5.74	1011^th	1027	1.6%
2021	5.91	932^nd	943	1.2%
2022	5.67	1017^th	1031	1.4%
2023	6.52	991^st	1011	2.0%
2024	7.97	982^nd	1009	2.7%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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by a student
Wednesday, December 12, 2018

i went here for kindergarten and i really loved it the teachers are bomb Close Quote

Enrollment information for Burton Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	449	13	9	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	478
1989	491	13	13	10	4	n/a	n/a	0	531
1990	462	5	5	3	3	n/a	n/a	0	478
1991	477	8	17	11	8	n/a	n/a	0	521
1992	448	8	10	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	478
1993	455	15	12	4	2	n/a	n/a	0	488
1994	492	9	19	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	531
1995	531	10	33	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
1996	531	10	33	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
1997	524	17	31	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	580
1998	522	20	25	13	8	n/a	n/a	0	588
1999	509	18	26	9	7	n/a	n/a	0	569
2000	400	18	30	17	5	n/a	n/a	0	470
2001	403	16	38	12	6	n/a	n/a	0	475
2002	406	15	32	21	8	n/a	n/a	0	482
2003	406	15	32	21	8	n/a	n/a	0	482
2004	476	20	37	37	10	n/a	n/a	0	580
2005	484	24	38	36	5	n/a	n/a	7	594
2006	442	23	36	49	4	n/a	n/a	17	571
2007	412	21	43	48	6	n/a	n/a	25	555
2008	422	13	39	54	4	n/a	n/a	33	565
2009	321	17	29	40	7	n/a	n/a	32	446
2010	318	22	39	58	4	n/a	n/a	28	469
2011	317	15	13	79	5	9	29	0	467
2012	307	15	16	88	3	12	38	0	479
2013	285	10	18	97	0	15	32	0	457
2014	273	7	13	98	0	14	37	0	442
2015	290	4	17	106	1	14	32	0	464
2016	270	4	14	126	1	13	28	0	456
2017	246	7	10	129	2	10	26	0	430
2018	222	6	8	117	5	6	22	0	386
2019	205	13	6	107	5	9	25	0	370
2020	215	10	7	114	4	13	24	0	387
2021	192	11	5	102	3	16	24	0	353
2022	174	7	2	107	1	20	24	0	335
2023	183	8	5	88	2	33	33	0	352

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 Burton Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	478	24.0	19.9	0
1989	531	27.0	19.6	n/a
1990	478	33.6	14.2	0
1991	521	34.7	15.0	n/a
1992	478	36.2	13.2	n/a
1993	488	35.0	13.9	n/a
1994	531	35.9	14.8	n/a
1995	580	41.3	14.0	n/a
1996	580	41.3	14.0	n/a
1997	580	40.0	14.5	n/a
1998	588	42.5	13.8	n/a
1999	569	42.4	13.4	n/a
2000	470	36.2	13.0	n/a
2001	475	36.7	12.9	n/a
2002	482	41.1	11.7	45.6
2003	482	41.1	11.7	45.6
2004	580	44.0	13.2	43.4
2005	594	44.0	13.5	53.8
2006	571	43.2	13.2	61.4
2007	555	41.5	13.4	57.5
2008	565	29.2	19.3	57.9
2009	446	30.2	14.8	58.5
2010	469	26.1	17.9	61.5
2011	467	29.9	15.5	64
2012	479	29.8	16.0	69.5
2013	457	28.3	16.0	67.6
2014	442	n/a	n/a	64.3
2015	464	33.0	14.0	61.9
2016	456	30.0	15.2	61.8
2017	430	31.4	13.6	65.8
2018	386	28.7	13.4	62.7
2019	370	28.9	12.8	64.1
2020	387	28.4	13.5	65.4
2021	353	32.3	10.9	64
2022	335	30.7	10.8	72.2
2023	352	28.7	12.2	70.7

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 Burton Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	478	24.0	19.9	0
1989	531	27.0	19.6	n/a
1990	478	33.6	14.2	0
1991	521	34.7	15.0	n/a
1992	478	36.2	13.2	n/a
1993	488	35.0	13.9	n/a
1994	531	35.9	14.8	n/a
1995	580	41.3	14.0	n/a
1996	580	41.3	14.0	n/a
1997	580	40.0	14.5	n/a
1998	588	42.5	13.8	n/a
1999	569	42.4	13.4	n/a
2000	470	36.2	13.0	n/a
2001	475	36.7	12.9	n/a
2002	482	41.1	11.7	45.6
2003	482	41.1	11.7	45.6
2004	580	44.0	13.2	43.4
2005	594	44.0	13.5	53.8
2006	571	43.2	13.2	61.4
2007	555	41.5	13.4	57.5
2008	565	29.2	19.3	57.9
2009	446	30.2	14.8	58.5
2010	469	26.1	17.9	61.5
2011	467	29.9	15.5	64
2012	479	29.8	16.0	69.5
2013	457	28.3	16.0	67.6
2014	442	n/a	n/a	64.3
2015	464	33.0	14.0	61.9
2016	456	30.0	15.2	61.8
2017	430	31.4	13.6	65.8
2018	386	28.7	13.4	62.7
2019	370	28.9	12.8	64.1
2020	387	28.4	13.5	65.4
2021	353	32.3	10.9	64
2022	335	30.7	10.8	72.2
2023	352	28.7	12.2	70.7

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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