Best Public Schools in Burlington, CT

Summary:

The city of Burlington, Connecticut is home to three high-performing schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Har-Bur Middle School, Lewis S. Mills High School, and Lake Garda Elementary School. These schools, part of the Regional School District 10, consistently outperform state and district averages, with Har-Bur Middle School and Lewis S. Mills High School ranking in the top 25% of their respective school types in Connecticut.

Har-Bur Middle School and Lewis S. Mills High School stand out as the top-performing schools in the district, with 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger. Both schools outperform the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency, and maintain relatively low student-teacher ratios of 10.3 and 11, respectively. Additionally, these schools serve a more affluent student population, with free/reduced lunch rates below 14%.

While Lake Garda Elementary School's performance is more mixed, the overall data suggests that the Burlington school district is investing significant resources into its educational system, with all three schools spending more per student than the state average. This commitment to equity and excellence is reflected in the district's consistently high-performing schools, which provide a strong foundation for the community's students to thrive academically.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NGSS Science (2023)			SAT English Language Arts (2023)	SAT Math (2023)	SBAC English Language Arts (2023)						SBAC Mathematics (2023)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	NGSS Science 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Har-Bur Middle School	Public	5-8	26 Lyon Rd.	Burlington	06013	Hartford County	Regional School District 10	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 673-6163	653	63	10.3	13.5%	435 (66.6%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (25.4%)	78	56^th of 252 public middle schools	77.8%		74	67^th of 250 public middle schools	73.2%	11	62.7	73.0						67.1	66.3	65.1	66.9			57.6	53.4	52.4	53.8	$16,165
Lake Garda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	61 Monce Rd.	Burlington	06013	Hartford County	Regional School District 10	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 673-2511	440	31	14.1	13.0%	298 (67.7%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (7.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (23.4%)	67.8	176^th of 492 public elementary schools	64.2%		72.5	147^th of 490 public elementary schools	70.0%	29						54.0	63.3					57.5	70.9					$15,862
Lewis S. Mills High School	Public	9-12	26 Lyon Rd.	Burlington	06013	Hartford County	Regional School District 10	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 673-0423	648	59	11.0	11.9%	423 (65.3%)	4 (0.6%)	44 (6.8%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	169 (26.1%)	83.2	25^th of 143 public high schools	82.5%		77.6	34^th of 139 public high schools	75.5%	9			62.3	71.0	54.5													$17,925

Cities Near Burlington

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Unionville	3.11 mi	2	29^th
Avon	3.86 mi	7	103^rd
Bristol	3.95 mi	13	130^th
Farmington	4.33 mi	5	25^th
Canton	4.6 mi	4	45^th

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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.