Summary:
ZIP code 01803 in Burlington, Massachusetts contains just one high school — Burlington High — which serves grades 9 through 12 with about 1,019 students, and because it is the only high school in the area, families should compare it against the Burlington district and the state of Massachusetts rather than against other local high schools.
Burlington High is a strong performer. It ranked 94th of 353 Massachusetts high schools in 2025–2026, placing it at the 73rd percentile with 4 stars, up from 124th of 348 with 3 stars in 2023–2024 — a 30-position jump. The Burlington district ranks slightly higher at 80th of 351, the 77th percentile with 4 stars. On MCAS Next Generation tests, the school scored above the state average in every reported subject and year. Its standout result is Biology End of Course at 62.91% proficient in 2025–2026, compared with 37.68% statewide. Tenth-grade math is its steadiest strength, holding at roughly 55% in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 while staying more than 10 points above the state. ELA and Science did fall year over year, from 61.64% to 50.64% and 59.31% to 47.96%, yet both remain above state averages.
Outcome measures also favor the school: a 95.0% graduation rate versus the district's 93.5%, and a 4.6% dropout rate versus 4.9%. Resource context looks favorable, with a student-teacher ratio of 11.3 and per-student spending of $21,351 in 2020–2021, a historical figure. One notable gap is that the free/reduced-lunch percentage is not reported, so socioeconomic context cannot be assessed from this record. Overall, Burlington High profiles as a strong, above-state, 4-star high school whose main caution is the recent ELA and Science decline.
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