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Elementary Schools in Burlington Community School District

At a glance

DistrictBurlington Community School District298^th of 313 Iowa districtsFull district overview →

Schools

1,083

Students

Top rankedSunnyside Elementary School347^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Summary:

The Burlington Community School District in Iowa is home to 5 elementary schools serving students from pre-K through 4th grade. Among these schools, Sunnyside Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing, ranking 225 out of 557 Iowa elementary schools and earning 3 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars. Sunnyside outperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency.

North Hill Elementary School has also shown consistent improvement, moving up in the statewide ranking and earning 1 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars. Like Sunnyside, North Hill outperforms the district and state averages in core academic subjects. In contrast, James Wilson Grimes School has the lowest proficiency rates in the district, significantly below the district and state averages.

The district as a whole faces challenges, such as a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% across all schools, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, there are disparities in funding and resources, with North Hill Elementary School spending the most per student and Black Hawk Elementary School spending the least. The district should work to address these inequities and learn from the successful practices of its top-performing schools to improve educational outcomes for all students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)		ISASP Mathematics (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 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Black Hawk Elementary School	Public	K-4	2804 S 14th St	Burlington	52601	Des Moines County	Burlington Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 753-5300	305	27	11.3	53.8%	183 (60.0%)	59 (19.3%)	24 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (11.8%)	16.6	500^th of 576 public elementary schools	13.2%		33.6	422^nd of 557 public elementary schools	24.2%	78	49.1	63.9	53.6	63.9	$13,181	$1,602	$11,579
James Wilson Grimes School	Public	K-4	800 South St.	Burlington	52601	Des Moines County	Burlington Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 753-0420	212	19	11.4	60.4%	120 (56.6%)	44 (20.8%)	19 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (13.7%)	7.5	539^th of 576 public elementary schools	6.4%		4.9	537^th of 557 public elementary schools	3.6%	2	40.0	58.3	60.0	37.5	$15,144	$1,780	$13,365
North Hill Elementary School	Public	K-4	825 N. 9th St.	Burlington	52601	Des Moines County	Burlington Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 753-6363	268	22	12.3	60.8%	131 (48.9%)	66 (24.6%)	25 (9.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	43 (16.0%)	31.5	453^rd of 576 public elementary schools	21.4%		33.8	421^st of 557 public elementary schools	24.4%	32	62.3	70.5	67.9	61.4	$16,012	$2,124	$13,888
Sunnyside Elementary School	Public	K-4	2040 Sunnyside Ave.	Burlington	52601	Des Moines County	Burlington Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 753-5244	298	28	10.6	56.0%	186 (62.4%)	45 (15.1%)	21 (7.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.4%)	47.6	347^th of 576 public elementary schools	39.8%		62.5	225^th of 557 public elementary schools	59.6%	122	59.3	72.7	74.6	81.8	$14,081	$1,580	$12,500

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Burlington Ind School District	3.85 mi	2	167^th
Danville Community School District	12.14 mi	2	117^th
Fort Madison Community School District	15.16 mi	2
Mediapolis Community School District	16.58 mi	3	25^th
New London Community School District	18.26 mi	2	275^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 Iowa Department of Education.

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