Summary:
The three middle schools listed in the Township of Union School District serve grades 5–8 at Burnet Middle School and Kawameeh Middle School, and grades 5–6 at Jefferson Elementary. In 2025–26, results show a pronounced difference between the two schools with grades 6–8: Kawameeh generally leads, while Burnet is below the state in every shared-grade ELA and math result. The clearest overall standout in the grades that can be compared is Kawameeh.
Kawameeh led Burnet in all three shared ELA grades, by 13 percentage points in grade 6, 11 in grade 7, and 20 in grade 8; it also led in math and grade-8 science. Kawameeh’s ELA results were 56%–64%, above the state’s 51%–56%, and it exceeded the state in grade-7 and grade-8 math and grade-8 science. Burnet’s results were lower in most matched subjects, though its reported Algebra I proficiency was an exceptional 100%, compared with 96% at Kawameeh and 40% statewide for End of Course. Jefferson’s grade-5 ELA was close to the state (51% vs. 52%), while its math (35% vs. 46%) and science (21% vs. 27%) were lower; it is the only school here with grade-5 results, so comparisons with the other schools are limited to that grade.
Recent trends are mixed, but shared-grade math improved: the average for Burnet and Kawameeh rose from 25% in 2024–25 to 32% in 2025–26, while the state average moved from 33% to 34%. Their ELA average dipped from 56% to 54%, but the state average fell more, from 57% to 53%. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rose from 55 to 68 for Kawameeh between 2023–24 and 2025–26, compared with Burnet’s rise from 38 to 41. The schools have similar 2024–25 student-teacher ratios—12.8 at Burnet and 12.7 at Kawameeh—yet different results; their free/reduced lunch eligible shares that year were 58% and 43%, respectively. These figures describe school context, not causes of test-score differences.
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