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Walter Moses Burton Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4032^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Walter Moses Burton Elementary in Fresno, TX, serves 668 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the top 31% of Texas, though the school itself has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% statewide over the last decade.

Burton Elementary faces significant challenges tied to high poverty levels, with over 77% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This economic context is a key differentiator from nearby high-performing schools like Sienna Crossing Elementary, Scanlan Oaks Elementary, and Donald Leonetti Elementary, where only about 19-20% of students are economically disadvantaged. The academic achievement gap is stark: for example, in 5th grade math, only 23% of Burton students were proficient, compared to 83% at Scanlan Oaks. Interestingly, Burton spends significantly more per student ($14,124) than these high-performing neighbors (around $9,500), suggesting that the core issues are not simply about funding but are deeply tied to the complex needs of its student body. The school has shown a slight upward trend from a low point in 2022-2023, but remains in the bottom 13th percentile of Texas elementary schools.

Despite overall low performance, Burton shows a relative strength with its African American students, who rank in the 43rd percentile statewide—much higher than the school’s overall rank. However, the school struggles profoundly with its Special Education students, who rank in the 7th percentile, a critical area for intervention. Nearby schools in the Alvin Independent School District (Isd), such as Don Jeter Elementary and Savannah Lakes Elementary, perform significantly better despite having moderate-to-high poverty rates, indicating that district-level policies or support systems may play a role in outcomes.

668

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,044

Per pupil spending ?

77.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1625 Hunter Green Ln
Fresno, TX 77545-9579

(281) 634-5080

District: Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Walter Moses Burton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lake Olympia Middle
High:	Hightower High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.3%

African American:

41.3%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg59%

Texas avg50%

4,032^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

49^th of 51Elementary Schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

294^th of 951Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	4032 of 4627	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	3684 of 4651	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	3944 of 4710	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	4212 of 4647	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	3809 of 4581	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	3682 of 4578	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	3630 of 4479	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	3929 of 4359	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.4	3759 of 4329	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.3	3416 of 4286	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.6	3177 of 4320	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.4	2430 of 4260	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.4	2372 of 4221	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.6	2070 of 4206	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	37.2	3088 of 4095	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.8	3718 of 3937	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.3	3462 of 3884	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.1	3370 of 3768	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.6	3636 of 3724	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	23.2	3084 of 3476	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.9	3083 of 3475	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.2	2671 of 3465	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	1360 of 2406	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	1530 of 2443	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1815 of 2443	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.9	1311 of 2421	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	1379 of 2444	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	1331 of 2515	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1713 of 2483	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.3	3963 of 4461	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	3930 of 4331	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	4001 of 4295	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	3133 of 4240	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	34.9	2517 of 3668	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.0	1162 of 3556	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	4019 of 4575	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	3869 of 4658	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4039 of 4588	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	3560 of 4561	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	3576 of 4499	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	3547 of 4348	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	3618 of 4306	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	42.3	2187 of 2980	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	3790 of 4413	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	3592 of 4465	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	3811 of 4401	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	3544 of 4376	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	4093 of 4329	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	3248 of 4188	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	3867 of 4168	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	4010 of 4520	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	3557 of 4594	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	4210 of 4521	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	4188 of 4477	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	4009 of 4451	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	3485 of 4309	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	3895 of 4264	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	3928 of 4582	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	3931 of 4647	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	4140 of 4585	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	4032 of 4563	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	3610 of 4498	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	3581 of 4357	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	4110 of 4319	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	15.7	1007 of 1112	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	4016 of 4301	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	3759 of 4292	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	3928 of 4086	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	2657 of 3952	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	2951 of 3799	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	2388 of 3684	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	1382 of 3558	61.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)43rd percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile+15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)27th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)11th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)9th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading37%-17 vs state

Mathematics30%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Walter Moses Burton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 Hunter Green Ln	Fresno	77545	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-5080	668	44	15.0	77.2%	9 (1.3%)	276 (41.3%)	336 (50.3%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.8%)	20.1	4032^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	12.9%		25.8	3684^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.8%	348	20.0	66.7		27.8	20.0		38.5	28.4	43.0	33.9	35.3	23.3	$11,044
Lula Belle Goodman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 W Sycamore	Fresno	77545	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-5986	857	59	14.5	83.4%	13 (1.5%)	253 (29.5%)	573 (66.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.5%)	33.6	3179^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.3%		26.9	3615^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.3%	436	50.0	31.3	16.7	56.1	23.1	0.0	47.7	34.7	50.0	25.6	49.6	36.8	$9,393
Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19101 Chimney Rock Rd	Fresno	77545	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-6390	648	44	14.7	70.8%	6 (0.9%)	410 (63.3%)	198 (30.6%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	20.7	4007^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.4%		27.3	3594^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.7%	413							33.7	38.0	46.1	28.1	30.3	29.4	$9,762
Sienna Crossing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10011 Steep Bank Trace	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-3680	1,035	61	16.8	18.9%	299 (28.9%)	195 (18.8%)	182 (17.6%)	280 (27.1%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.9%)	93.1	244^th of 4627 public elementary schools	94.7%		94.1	218^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.3%	26							80.6	79.4	77.4	66.2	79.9	71.1	$8,350
Savannah Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5151 Savannah Pkwy	Rosharon	77583	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 245-3214	785	51	15.3	45.7%	64 (8.2%)	453 (57.7%)	183 (23.3%)	45 (5.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.5%)	55.6	1824^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.6%		53.4	1939^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.3%	115							57.0	47.9	69.6	56.1	33.6	50.5	$8,301
Heritage Rose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	636 Glendale Lakes Dr	Rosharon	77583	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 327-5400	1,245	80	15.5	72.0%	35 (2.8%)	536 (43.1%)	564 (45.3%)	53 (4.3%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.0%)	36.7	2967^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.9%		24.6	3753^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	19.3%	786	41.2			78.6			47.4	46.2	43.8	41.5	48.8	27.9	$9,155
Don Jeter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2455 County Rd 58	Rosharon	77583	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 245-3055	800	52	15.3	71.6%	39 (4.9%)	297 (37.1%)	379 (47.4%)	56 (7.0%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (2.9%)	61	1570^th of 4627 public elementary schools	66.1%		53.6	1928^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.5%	358	38.1	23.5	0.0	33.3	0.0	20.0	59.0	52.7	58.8	51.6	56.1	47.1	$9,529
Donald Leonetti Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1757 Waters Lake Blvd	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 327-3190	891	56	15.7	20.3%	219 (24.6%)	232 (26.0%)	138 (15.5%)	207 (23.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	90 (10.1%)	89.4	399^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.4%		93	271^st of 4651 public elementary schools	94.2%	128							69.1	81.2	75.7	68.7	76.4	59.5	$8,935
Scanlan Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9000 Camp Sienna Trail	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-3950	714	45	15.8	19.7%	286 (40.1%)	155 (21.7%)	134 (18.8%)	87 (12.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (6.3%)	94.7	180^th of 4627 public elementary schools	96.1%		88.4	432^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	90.7%	252							72.3	77.9	81.8	83.9	73.7	83.5	$9,856
Blue Ridge Briargate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6241 McHard Rd	Houston	77053	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 634-4520	567	45	12.4	80.8%	8 (1.4%)	381 (67.2%)	150 (26.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.5%)	14.3	4331^st of 4627 public elementary schools	6.4%		12.2	4404^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.3%	73							23.9	28.7	43.2	14.1	22.1	36.4	$12,764

Frequently Asked Questions about Walter Moses Burton Elementary

How many students attend Walter Moses Burton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 668 students attended Walter Moses Burton Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Walter Moses Burton Elementary?

Students at Walter Moses Burton Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 41% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% White.

Is Walter Moses Burton Elementary a good school?

Walter Moses Burton Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.9% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Walter Moses Burton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Walter Moses Burton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lake Olympia Middle
High : Hightower High School

What district is Walter Moses Burton Elementary in?

Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

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