High Schools in Burlington

Burlington has one high school, Burlington High, serving grades 9–12 with 246 students, so it is the only local school represented. The most important concern is that its 2025–2026 ELA and math proficiency rates were well below state results: 22% versus 46% in ELA and 26% versus 41% in math.

Science is the school’s standout subject, while ELA is its weakest. In 2025–2026, science proficiency was 47%, 9 points above the state rate of 38%; ELA was 22%, 24 points below the state’s 46%; and math was 26%, 15 points below the state’s 41%. Same-grade comparisons show the same pattern: in grade 11 science, Burlington was 17 points above the state, while in grade 10 it was 19 points below in ELA and 10 points below in math. Other indicators are more favorable: graduation was 92% versus 90% statewide, and chronic absenteeism was 14% versus 18%. The dropout rate was slightly higher than the state’s, at 2% compared with 1%.

ELA and math results declined as state results rose. ELA fell from 35% in 2024–2025 to 22% in 2025–2026, while the state rose from 44% to 46%; math fell from 38% to 26%, while the state rose from 39% to 41%. SchoolDigger ranked Burlington High 206th of 340 schools, at the 39th percentile with 2 stars, in 2025–2026; its percentile was 36 in 2023–2024 and 52 in 2024–2025, showing fluctuation rather than steady progress. The school has a student–teacher ratio of 9.6 and a free/reduced-lunch rate of 39%; these are useful context, not explanations of results. Because the list contains only one school, there is no local school-to-school comparison.