Burney Elementary
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
678 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
346 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
73%
Teachers
17 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic
19.9%
White
60.7%
Asian
0.3%
Black
0.3%
Other
18.8%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.8% |
| Met Standard | 22.1% |
| Below Standard | 67.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Burney Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.8% of students exceeded standard while 22.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.7 points below the Fall River Joint Unified district average of 13.5%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 9.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 30.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
10.8%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
32.8%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+9.6pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
30.3%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
6.3%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
678
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 6.3% | 12.5% | 18.8% |
| 4th | 45 | 20.0% | 22.2% | 42.2% |
| 5th | 37 | 18.9% | 10.8% | 29.7% |
| 6th | 39 | 7.7% | 41.0% | 48.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 4.2% | 14.6% | 18.8% |
| 4th | 46 | 10.9% | 26.1% | 37.0% |
| 5th | 37 | 8.1% | 18.9% | 27.0% |
| 6th | 39 | 10.3% | 30.8% | 41.0% |