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Burr Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

41460 Ryan Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48314 · (586) 797-4100 · Part of Utica Community Schools

Sterling Heights’ School Grade A− better than 76% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Students
490
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Burr Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 20% of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Sterling Heights kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Sterling Heights kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Burr Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency19%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 47.9%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Michigan’s 2,812 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

41460 Ryan Rd, Sterling Heights

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten73
Grade 165
Grade 274
Grade 378
Grade 451
Grade 578
Grade 671
Enrollment over time
532’20
507’21
554’22
514’23
490’24

Down 7.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Black 10%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 5%Asian 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Burr Elementary School from Sterling Heights families.

Other schools in Utica Community Schools

The district →
Beacon Tree Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shelby Township
B+
787 students19:1
Richard J Duncan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shelby Township
A
716 students17:1
Floyd Ebeling Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Macomb
A−
711 students20:1
Schuchard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sterling Heights
C+
602 students17:1
Schwarzkoff Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sterling Heights
B−
597 students17:1
Crissman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shelby Township
A−
586 students18:1

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 Michigan’s other public schools; Sterling Heights’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.