Summary:
The city of Burlingame, Kansas, is home to two schools - Burlingame Junior/Senior High and Burlingame Elementary, both part of the Burlingame Public School District. These schools face significant challenges, with consistently low statewide rankings and academic performance that falls below state averages.
Burlingame Junior/Senior High serves grades 6-12 and has a relatively low statewide ranking, placing between 180-243 out of 327-332 Kansas high schools in the past 3 years. The school's 89.5% four-year graduation rate is slightly below the state average, and its test scores are significantly lower than state averages across various subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates ranging from 22-37% in English Language Arts and 22-27% in Mathematics. In contrast, Burlingame Elementary, which serves grades PK-5, has an even lower statewide ranking, placing between 300-529 out of 653-660 Kansas elementary schools in the past 3 years.
Both schools share a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5%, which may be contributing to their academic challenges. Additionally, the district's overall ranking and rating are low, with the Burlingame Public School District ranked 220 out of 264 districts in Kansas and rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. While the junior/senior high school spends more per student ($12,569) compared to the elementary school ($10,227), the disparities in test scores and performance suggest a need to re-evaluate the distribution of resources to better support student learning at all grade levels.
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