Summary:
The Burlington Community School District operates 8 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, serving students from pre-K through 12th grade. The district faces significant challenges, with wide performance gaps between its top-performing and lowest-performing schools, high chronic absenteeism rates, and funding disparities.
Among the standout schools in the district, Sunnyside Elementary School stands out with the highest performance on state assessments, with 72.7% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 81.8% proficient or better in Mathematics in 2024-2025. In contrast, James Wilson Grimes School and Corse Early Childhood Center are the lowest-performing schools in the district, highlighting significant inequities within the system.
The district as a whole struggles academically, with most schools performing below the state average on ISASP assessments. Additionally, all schools in the district have high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.6% to 21.6%, which likely impacts student learning. The variation in per-student spending, from $13,000 at Edward Stone Middle School to $16,012 at North Hill Elementary School, may also be a contributing factor to the uneven performance across the district.
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