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Best Public Schools in Burton, MI

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Schools

4,141

Students

Districts

Top rankedBurton Glen Charter Academy912^th of 1,492 Michigan elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Atherton Elementary School up 136 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Madison Academy High School 6.3 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Flex High Burton

SchoolDigger ratings

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5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 16 schools serving students in Burton, Michigan, span Pre-K through 12th grade across eight districts, including traditional public schools, charter schools, and alternative education centers, collectively serving nearly 3,900 students in a community where economic disadvantage is widespread.

For parents exploring school options in Burton, the most striking finding is that Burton Glen Charter Academy achieves the strongest academic results despite having the highest poverty rate in the area at 94.5% free/reduced lunch eligibility. This K-8 charter school outperforms every other Burton school on state rankings, with 5th-grade math proficiency actually exceeding the state average. Meanwhile, the Bendle Public Schools district shows the most concerning patterns, with Bendle Middle School reporting chronic absenteeism above 57% and only 5.9% of 7th graders proficient in math. The Bentley Community School District offers a mixed picture: Bentley Middle School showed remarkable improvement in state rankings and near-state-average 8th-grade science scores, while Bentley High School BOLD Academy reports unusual data including a 83:1 student-teacher ratio and just 25 students.

Chronic absenteeism emerges as the defining challenge across Burton, with 14 of 16 schools exceeding the state average of 27.9%. Even Weston Elementary School in the Kearsley Community School District, serving only Pre-K through 1st grade, reports 40.1% chronic absenteeism. Spending shows no clear relationship to outcomes: Flex High Burton spends over $63,000 per student yet graduates only 9% of students, while Atherton Junior Senior High School achieves a 92.9% graduation rate with more typical spending. For families, Bentley Senior High School and Burton Glen Charter Academy demonstrate that strong outcomes are possible despite economic challenges, while the alternative programs like Atherton Vern Van Y Educational Center and Flex High Burton show significantly lower graduation rates that families should carefully consider.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)			M-Step Social Studies (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burton Glen Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4171 E Atherton Rd	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Burton Glen Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 744-2300	709	33	21.4	94.5%	64 (9.0%)	491 (69.3%)	34 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (16.8%)	36.2	912^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.9%		31.2	991^st of 1488 public elementary schools	33.4%	79	42.9			26.5					32.2	32.3	42.3	23.5	27.8	40.2	32.3	33.8	19.6	35.2	28.6	20.4		12.9	28.6		86.9%	10.1%	$13,806	$1,837	$11,970
Madison Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3266 S Genesee Rd	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Madison Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 875-9050	276	44	6.3	92.4%	37 (13.4%)	210 (76.1%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.5%)	8.1	725^th of 800 public high schools	9.4%		14.9	624^th of 739 public high schools	15.6%	101		29.2	30.9		5.6	4.9	16.0	369.4													6.0			14.0			$00	$00	$00
Flex High Burton	Public, Charter	9-12	1245 S Center Rd	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Flex High School of Michigan	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 652-8273	236	9	27.7	70.8%	103 (43.6%)	91 (38.6%)	17 (7.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.7%)	14.5	661^st of 800 public high schools	17.4%					(n/a)		35.9	29.2		331.8	342.1																					$63,706	$3,518	$60,189
Atherton Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	3354 S Genesee Rd	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Atherton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-9184	323	19	16.7	94.1%	131 (40.6%)	113 (35.0%)	35 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.3%)	14.7	656^th of 800 public high schools	18.0%		15.1	620^th of 739 public high schools	16.1%	36	37.3	22.2	19.1	5.9	345.3	347.9	25.8	385.8					17.5					7.7		23.1	16.1		27.5	38.7			$15,888	$1,631	$14,257
Atherton Elementary School	Public	K-6	3444 S Genesee Rd	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Atherton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-0604	267	22	11.8	90.3%	134 (50.2%)	74 (27.7%)	24 (9.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.6%)	26.4	1061^st of 1492 public elementary schools	28.9%		18	1197^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.6%	136									1271.7	29.3	10.5	40.5		29.7	22.0	15.8	29.7		13.2			1467.2			84.8%	9.1%	$19,138	$3,031	$16,107
Atherton Vern Van Y Educational Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2400 Clarice Ave	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Atherton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-0850	48	2	20.3	95.8%	19 (39.6%)	16 (33.3%)	4 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (18.8%)								(n/a)		335.0	20.0		303.0	324.8	410.0	359.2													2077.8			2083.9			$16,151	$1,702	$14,450
Bendle High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2283 E Scottwood Ave	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Bendle Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(810) 591-5103	307	18	16.6	89.9%	208 (67.8%)	36 (11.7%)	27 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.4%)	16.4	640^th of 800 public high schools	20.0%		12	646^th of 739 public high schools	12.6%	6		26.1	35.0		10.1	366.8	25.9	362.7													9.4			35.3			$16,285	$1,761	$14,524
South Bendle Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	4341 Larkin Dr	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Bendle Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-0620	246	16	15.8	87.8%	176 (71.5%)	19 (7.7%)	19 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (13.0%)								(n/a)																									93.4%	4.9%	$16,103	$2,209	$13,894
Bendle Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2294 E Bristol Rd	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Bendle Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-3385	219	17	13.0	90.9%	146 (66.7%)	17 (7.8%)	30 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.9%)	10.6	818^th of 896 public middle schools	8.7%		11.9	793^rd of 890 public middle schools	10.9%	25	32.2			334.9								16.2	10.3				12.2	5.9		17.2			13.8				$17,385	$1,774	$15,611
West Bendle Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	4020 Cerdan Dr	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Bendle Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-0880	209	15	14.4	92.3%	152 (72.7%)	17 (8.1%)	17 (8.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.6%)	26.2	1068^th of 1492 public elementary schools	28.4%		21.8	1128^th of 1488 public elementary schools	24.2%	60									31.6	23.9	33.9			39.2	19.7	18.6			18.6			15.3					$19,083	$2,470	$16,613
Barhitte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6080 Roberta St	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-9647	309	18	17.1	72.2%	203 (65.7%)	31 (10.0%)	36 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.6%)	20.1	1177^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.1%		23.1	1109^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.5%	68									17.4	30.5	35.3			21.7	23.7	5.9			25.5			9.8			80%	12.5%	$13,638	$1,559	$12,079
Bentley Senior High School	Public	9-12	1150 N Belsay Rd	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-9046	227	13	17.5	60.4%	152 (67.0%)	42 (18.5%)	23 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	23	590^th of 800 public high schools	26.3%		25.1	542^nd of 739 public high schools	26.7%	48		49.0	42.9		18.4	369.8	23.8	396.9													16.7			23.8			$15,990	$1,660	$14,330
Bentley Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1180 N Belsay Rd	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-9061	145	8	17.6	69.7%	102 (70.3%)	15 (10.3%)	17 (11.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.5%)	12.5	797^th of 896 public middle schools	11.0%		30.3	599^th of 890 public middle schools	32.7%	198	42.2			339.3								23.4	8.9				8.5	1664.4		10.9			13.0				$13,190	$2,262	$10,928
Bentley High School BOLD Academy	Public	9-12	1150 N Belsay Rd	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-9046	25	0	83.3	76.0%	18 (72.0%)	4 (16.0%)	2 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)																											$5,187	$896	$4,291
Gladys Dillon Elementary School	Public	K-3	1197 E Schumacher St	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-3590	215	17	12.6	90.7%	68 (31.6%)	119 (55.3%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.8%)								(n/a)									17.3					21.6											91.3%	7.2%	$20,471	$2,888	$17,583
Weston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	2499 Cashin St	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-8483	380	22	17.3	81.6%	254 (66.8%)	56 (14.7%)	38 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.9%)								(n/a)																									91.3%	4.9%	$14,997	$1,803	$13,194

Cities Near Burton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Elsie	1.54 mi	4	327^th
Flint	2.01 mi	62	476^th
Davison	3.32 mi	10	185^th
Grand Blanc	5.28 mi	15	254^th
Genesee	6.25 mi	2	454^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.