Summary
Burroughs Elementary School is a K–8 school at 2420 South Ave in Toledo, Ohio, enrolling 310 students as part of the Toledo City district, which ranks 662 of 773 Ohio districts (14th percentile, 1 star). Burroughs itself ranked 1,359 of 1,560 Ohio schools in 2025–2026 — the 13th percentile, 1 star — the lowest point in its available history. The school sat mostly in the 20th–26th percentile from 2016–2017 through 2024–2025, then dropped, falling below even its prior low of 14th percentile in 2020–2021. Its only stronger showing was 2015–2016, at the 35th percentile and 2 stars.
Academically, Burroughs averages about 18.9% proficiency in math, 35.5% in ELA, and 29.3% in science. Math is the clearest weak point — below the district's 24.0% and far below Ohio's 57.6% — while ELA slightly exceeds the district (35.5% vs 34.8%) and science matches it (29.3% vs 29.0%). Grade results vary widely: 4th grade ELA (48.3% vs 35.7% district), 5th grade ELA (46.2% vs 44.5%), 5th and 6th grade math, and 5th grade science all beat district rates, but 3rd grade math (5.6% vs 27.9%) and 7th grade math (5.9% vs 17.8%) are among the lowest nearby. Burroughs ranks ahead of Keyser, Pickett, Byrnedale, and Arlington, but behind Beverly, Toledo Preparatory and Fitness Academy, Harvard, Walbridge, and Winterfield Venture Academy. Beverly, at the 53rd percentile, is the nearby standout.
Chronic absenteeism is a major challenge: 41.9% in 2025–2026, above the district's 39.8% and up from 36.0% in 2023–2024. That is tied with Walbridge and lower than Pickett, Winterfield Venture Academy, Toledo Preparatory and Fitness Academy, and Mosaic Classical Academy, but far above Beverly's 14.5% and Harvard's 29.9%. Notably, the school's effectiveness rank for African American students was 26th percentile in 2025–2026 — above its overall 13th percentile — while low-income and male students ranked near the bottom. With a student-teacher ratio of 13.4 and per-student spending of $11,395, both mid-to-high locally, Burroughs' low outcomes are not easily explained by class size or funding.
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