Burris Laboratory School (Muncie, Indiana)

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Burris Laboratory School has about 450 students in grades K-12. In addition to being among the state's top schools, Burris is used as a practical work experience for Ball State teaching majors.

Part of this building is also used by the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities.

This Collegiate Gothic style building was constructed in 1928-29 and named for Benjamin Burris, a former president of Ball Teachers College. The architectural firm of Snyder and Babbitt designed the building, which cost approximately $390,000. The laboratory school provided a convenient training ground for students studying to become teachers, and it served as a social and recreational center for the community. Burris originally was a public school serving students from kindergarten through senior high, and it remains so today.

The building has undergone a number of additions and renovations throughout the years, most recently in the early 1990s, when the facilities were upgraded to accommodate the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities.