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Best High Schools in Burlington, IA

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1,016

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Top rankedBurlington Community High School311^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Summary:

The city of Burlington, Iowa has only one high school, Burlington Community High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school is part of the Burlington Community School District, which is ranked 298 out of 313 school districts in Iowa and has a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Burlington Community High School has an enrollment of 1,090 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17.1. The school's performance is consistently low, ranking 311th out of 340 Iowa high schools in the 2024-2025 school year and 310th out of 338 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. Its academic proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly below the state averages. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% and a high percentage of students (54.04%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

While the data paints a concerning picture of Burlington Community High School's performance, it also highlights potential areas for improvement. Addressing the underlying issues, such as chronic absenteeism and low academic proficiency, and exploring ways to better support the school's high-poverty student population could be crucial in helping the school provide a more equitable and high-quality education for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)			ISASP Mathematics (2025)			ISASP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burlington Community High School	Public	9-12	421 Terrace Dr	Burlington	52601	Des Moines County	Burlington Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 753-2211	1,016	71	14.2	49.3%	664 (65.4%)	161 (15.8%)	67 (6.6%)	9 (0.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (10.6%)	10.7	311^th of 340 public high schools	8.5%		11.7	310^th of 338 public high schools	8.3%	1	66.5	64.0	55.1	35.9	43.1	37.7	45.4	$15,640	$640	$15,000

Cities Near Burlington

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Burlington	2.29 mi	2	229^th
Danville	10.89 mi	2	165^th
Mediapolis	14.55 mi	3	50^th
Fort Madison	16.17 mi	2
New London	16.83 mi	2	363^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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