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Central Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

1045 N. Oak, Burden, KS 67019 · (620) 438-3195 · Part of Central Unified School District 462

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Directions
Students
162
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Central Elem

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 63% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Silver Creek Township kids: Central Jr-Sr High

On the path

Where Silver Creek Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Central ElemYou are here
7–12Central Jr-Sr Highin Burden

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1045 N. Oak, Burden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K28
Kindergarten19
Grade 113
Grade 219
Grade 317
Grade 418
Grade 525
Grade 623
Enrollment over time
154’20
163’21
157’22
157’23
162’24

Up 5.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central Elem from Silver Creek Township families.

Other schools in Central Unified School District 462

The district →
Central Jr-Sr High
High · Grades 7–12 · Burden
C−
139 students8:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Silver Creek Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.