Summary:
The 66413 zip code in Kansas is home to two schools: Burlingame Junior/Senior High, serving grades 6-12, and Burlingame Elementary, serving grades PK-5. Both schools are part of the Burlingame Public School district and face significant challenges, ranking in the bottom half of their respective state rankings and receiving low ratings from SchoolDigger.
Burlingame Junior/Senior High has a relatively low statewide ranking, placing between 180-243 out of 327-332 Kansas high schools in the past 3 years, and is rated 1-2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The school has a 89.5% four-year graduation rate, slightly below the state average, and test scores that are generally below the state averages, with only 30-33% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 22-25% proficient or better in Mathematics. Burlingame Elementary also has a low statewide ranking, placing between 300-529 out of 653-660 Kansas elementary schools in the past 3 years, and is rated 1-3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. Test scores at the elementary school are mixed, with some grade levels performing above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics, while others are significantly below.
Both schools serve a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 44.97% of students at Burlingame Junior/Senior High and 50% of students at Burlingame Elementary qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, both schools have a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5%, which may be contributing to their low academic performance. The relatively low spending per student, especially at the elementary level, and the student-teacher ratios, while not extremely high, may also be factors in the schools' challenges.
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