Summary:
Burlington Public School District No. Re-6j is a small school district in Colorado that serves the town of Burlington and the surrounding area. The district has only one high school, Burlington High School, which has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages across a range of metrics.
Burlington High School has ranked in the bottom half of Colorado high schools, with a 2024-2025 ranking of 296th out of 328 schools. The school's four-year graduation rate of 84.2% is slightly below the state average of 85-90%, and its dropout rate of 1.9% is slightly higher than the state average of 1-2%. Additionally, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7%, significantly higher than the state average of 15-20%.
Academically, Burlington High School struggles, with proficiency rates on state assessments well below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 8.9% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in CMAS/Science, compared to the state average of 25%. The school's student-teacher ratio of 16.8 is also slightly higher than the typical range of 15-18 students per teacher. These challenges are likely exacerbated by the school's high percentage of students (68.64%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income student population.
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