The top reported proficiency rate is 59% in English language arts. The lowest is 50% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Burton Elementary School
Burton Elementary sits on the southern edge of Rexburg, serving preschool through fourth grade as part of Madison School District. It is a regular public school, neither a charter nor a magnet, and its enrollment is mid-sized for an elementary covering that grade band. The student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic minority and very small representation from other racial and ethnic groups. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on English learners and special education enrollment was not reported, so those population shares remain unclear.
State testing covers only third and fourth grade here, the two tested grades the school serves. On the Idaho ISAT, ELA results are the stronger story. Both third and fourth graders land above the midpoint, with nearly three in five students proficient in each grade, and the two grades are remarkably consistent with each other. Math tells a more mixed story. Third-grade math proficiency sits above half, a solid result. Fourth-grade math drops below half, a decline worth noticing. A parent weighing this school may want to look into what happens between third and fourth grade in math instruction, whether the dip reflects a harder assessment, a cohort effect, or something about how the curriculum builds. Multi-year trend data was present but internally inconsistent, so we set it aside rather than draw a conclusion from it.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. No discipline, attendance, staffing, or course-access data was provided, and Title I status was not reported. No comparison data positioning Burton against neighboring schools was available. These gaps leave questions about the school's climate, resource levels, and relative standing that the available data cannot answer.
Rexburg is a university town shaped overwhelmingly by Brigham Young University-Idaho. The campus is woven into the city rather than set apart, and the university is the dominant employer. Madison Memorial Hospital sits just east of downtown and anchors health-care employment. The surrounding Snake River plain supports grain and dairy farming, and the city bills itself as "America's Family Community." A large share of residents are members of the LDS Church, and that cultural imprint runs through civic life. Publicly reported sources note the median age is young, reflecting the student population. The city has grown substantially over the past several decades, and the conversion of Ricks College into BYU-Idaho was a major institutional shift that reshaped the local economy and housing demand.
For families considering the area, housing costs run below the Idaho state benchmark but above the national one. Renting is considerably more affordable than carrying a mortgage at current rates, which may matter to families tied to the university's academic calendar or agricultural work cycles. The region sits within reach of Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, with the St. Anthony Sand Dunes and Craters of the Moon nearby, giving the area outdoor recreation access that is unusual for a town of this size.
At the district level, Madison School District recently sought renewal of a recurring operational levy. Publicly reported coverage indicates the levy funds safety upgrades, technology, bus purchases, curriculum materials, and staff salaries and benefits, and the district has levied at this level for several years. For families, this is the mechanism that supplements programming and staffing beyond what state funding covers, and its renewal affects the tax burden alongside school resources.
Burton Elementary presents a school with steady ELA outcomes, a math dip in the upper elementary grade, and a community anchored by a large religiously affiliated university. The missing data on special populations, school climate, and staffing limits what can be said about the full student experience. What is visible is a growing town with affordable renting relative to buying, a district that relies on local levy support, and early-grade academic results that are middling in math and somewhat stronger in literacy.
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