Bertram Elementary School
Public elementary school in Bertram, Texas · Burnet CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Bertram Elementary School serves 437 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Bertram (Burnet County). It is one of 6 schools in Burnet CISD. By enrollment it is the 3135th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.6 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 29.97 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Burnet CISD |
| County | Burnet County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481222000721 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Burnet CISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 437 | 3,209 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61.3% | 58.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Bertram Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 3 elementary schools in Burnet CISD, Bertram Elementary School is the smallest, with 13.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 10.9 miles away and have a median of 653 students, so Bertram Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 75 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 36, against an average of 62 per grade. This year grade 5 has 23% more students than kindergarten (75 against 61). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 36 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 53.5% of enrollment, a lower share than across Burnet CISD (59.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 40.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
61.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 58.4% across Burnet CISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Bertram Elementary School has 29.97 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 437 students would have about 29.5 teachers, so Bertram Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Liberty Hill Elementary School, 9.3 miles away in Liberty Hill ISD. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 53.5% |
| Hispanic | 40.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.9% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
46.7% of students are girls and 53.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 36 |
| Kindergarten | 61 |
| Grade 1 | 65 |
| Grade 2 | 60 |
| Grade 3 | 75 |
| Grade 4 | 65 |
| Grade 5 | 75 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
315 Main, Bertram, TX 78605
Phone: (512)355-2111
Website: burnetcisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bertram Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Hill Elementary School | Liberty Hill ISD | 9.3 mi | 736 | 13.4 | 29.8% |
| Shady Grove Elementary School | Burnet CISD | 9.9 mi | 570 | 15.1 | 61.8% |
| Louine Noble Elementary School | Liberty Hill ISD | 10.3 mi | 740 | 14.3 | 28.4% |
| Rj Richey Elementary School | Burnet CISD | 10.4 mi | 510 | 16.8 | 56.3% |
| Bill Burden Elementary School | Liberty Hill ISD | 11.3 mi | 764 | 14.4 | 21.7% |
| San Gabriel Elementary School | Georgetown ISD | 14.1 mi | 322 | 14.5 | 14% |
| Donald Lewis Hisle | Leander ISD | 14.1 mi | 530 | 12.6 | 15.1% |
| Santa Rita Elementary School | Liberty Hill ISD | 14.1 mi | 745 | 13.8 | 13.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Burnet CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnet High School | High | 9–12 | 946 |
| Burnet Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 711 |
| Quest High School | High | 9–12 | 35 |
| Rj Richey Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 510 |
| Shady Grove Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 570 |