Best Public Schools in Zip Code 80807

Zip code 80807 serves Burlington, Colorado, and contains three public schools in the Burlington Public School District No. Re-6j: Burlington Elementary School (PK–4), Burlington Middle School (5–8), and Burlington High School (9–12), all serving predominantly low-income families.

Burlington Elementary is the area's standout school. It holds the district's only 2-star rating and has climbed from the 21st to the 38th percentile in state rankings over the past three years, with 32.4% proficiency in English Language Arts and 33.3% in math. Its 3rd grade math score reached 50% — above the state average of 41.5% — though 4th grade math dropped to just 17.9%. Burlington High School has also improved, jumping from the 10th to the 22nd percentile, and its graduation rate (84.8%) nearly matches the state average. However, more than half of its students (52.4%) are chronically absent, and SAT reading/writing proficiency fell from 42% to 32%. Burlington Middle School is the weakest link, ranking in the 20th percentile with no improvement over three years. Its math proficiency is just 13.2% compared to 37.3% statewide, and ELA proficiency dropped from 29.3% to 21.8%.

Several patterns stand out. Chronic absenteeism rises sharply with age — from 17.2% at the elementary school to 23.9% at the middle school and 52.4% at the high school, far above the state rate of 28.4%. Math scores are also wildly inconsistent across grades: 8th grade math at the middle school hit 31.6% while 5th and 6th grade math languished at 6.1% and 7.5%, suggesting small cohorts or inconsistent instruction. Most concerning, the elementary school's gains are not carrying into middle school, indicating the academic slide begins at the transition between elementary and middle school. While Burlington High School shows mixed progress, the middle school remains the district's greatest area of concern.