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Burley Senior High School

Public Grades 9-12
103rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 112 Idaho High Schools
Better than 8% of Idaho high schools
Summary

Burley Senior High School is a public high school in Burley, Idaho, serving 1,024 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Cassia County Joint District, which is ranked 57 out of 96 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Burley Senior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Idaho high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school particularly struggles with the academic achievement of female, male, and Hispanic student groups, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, all of which rank in the bottom 10-20% of Idaho high schools. Burley Senior High School's proficiency rates in ISAT Math, Science, and English Language Arts assessments are typically 10-20 percentage points lower than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Declo Senior High School and Minico Senior High School outperform Burley Senior High School across various metrics, including statewide ranking, academic achievement, and graduation rates. Additionally, Cassia Junior/Senior High School, located just 0.39 miles from Burley Senior High School, has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in Idaho, suggesting a need for improvement within the Cassia County Joint District.

1,031
Students ?
20.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,612
Per pupil spending ?
44.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2100 Park Avenue
       Burley, ID  83318-2105

(208) 878-6606

District: Cassia County Joint District


Feeder schools for Burley Senior High School:

Elementary:    Albion Elementary School
    Declo Elementary School
    Dworshak Elementary School
    Mountain View Elementary
    More...
Middle:    Burley Junior High School
    Declo Junior High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
57.3%
Hispanic:
40.2%
Two or more races:
1.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Idaho average (29% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school29%
District avg40%
Idaho avg47%
103rd of 112
Idaho public high schools ?
Bottom 8%▼ down 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Idaho High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 3High Schools in the Cassia County Joint District
57th of 96Cassia County Joint District among Idaho districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202515.2103 of 1128.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202422.9121 of 15923.9%★☆☆☆☆
202322.391 of 10614.2%★☆☆☆☆
202216.196 of 11012.7%★☆☆☆☆
202121.476 of 8813.6%★☆☆☆☆
201819.349 of 525.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201720.691 of 1019.9%★☆☆☆☆
20169.873 of 763.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201522.564 of 7413.5%★☆☆☆☆
201332.8134 of 16016.3%★☆☆☆☆
201243.5109 of 16232.7%★★☆☆☆
201136.4129 of 16521.8%★☆☆☆☆
201029.3141 of 16916.6%★☆☆☆☆
200920.6119 of 1287.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200831.0128 of 15115.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202419.763 of 664.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.439 of 402.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.748 of 480.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202129.034 of 4015.0%★☆☆☆☆
20189.830 of 313.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202412.754 of 551.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.435 of 387.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
201814.222 of 220.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
20247.664 of 663.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.735 of 4012.5%★☆☆☆☆
202211.243 of 4810.4%★☆☆☆☆
202113.838 of 405.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.127 of 3112.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202435.754 of 7830.8%★★☆☆☆
202227.738 of 5024.0%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
White (2024)31st percentile+7 vs school
Female (2024)5th percentile-19 vs school
Male (2024)3rd percentile-21 vs school
Hispanic (2024)2nd percentile-22 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2018)<1st percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts42%-11 vs state
Math23%-20 vs state
Science22%-21 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,031 students attended Burley Senior High School.

Burley Senior High School ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Idaho high schools.

Students at Burley Senior High School are 57% White, 40% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.


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