Summary:
The Burlington district serves about 3,510 students across six public schools: four elementary schools (Francis Wyman Elementary, Fox Hill, Memorial, and Pine Glen Elementary), one middle school (Marshall Simonds Middle), and one high school (Burlington High). The district ranks 80th of 351 Massachusetts districts — the 77th percentile — and every one of its schools holds a 4-star rating, with all six landing between the 72nd and 80th percentiles in 2025-2026. Every school also scores above the relevant state baseline in every reported core MCAS subject.
Elementary math is the district's clearest strength. All four elementaries sit far above the state's 41.11%: Memorial at 65.32%, Fox Hill at 62.74%, Francis Wyman Elementary at 60.77%, and Pine Glen Elementary at 59.24%. Memorial leads in math and science (63.33%), though its ELA (46.55%) is the lowest among the elementaries. Pine Glen Elementary, the smallest school with the lowest student-teacher ratio (9.5), has the highest elementary ELA (54.09%) and the biggest rank jump, from the 58th to the 75th percentile. Fox Hill is the most balanced high performer and ranks highest among elementaries (181st of 899, 80th percentile). Marshall Simonds Middle is steady at the 78th percentile, with civics at 60.84% versus the state's 39.77%. Burlington High shows strong Biology (62.91% vs. 37.68% statewide), a 95.0% graduation rate, and a 4.6% dropout rate, but its 10th-grade ELA and science each fell by more than 11 points.
Spending and class size don't track simply with results: Fox Hill has the lowest reported per-student spending but the top elementary rank, while Memorial has the highest spending alongside its math and science gains but the weakest ELA. Free/reduced lunch data isn't reported, so socioeconomic context can't be assessed from this data.
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