Burlington High School

Burlington High School serves 40 students in grades 9–12 in Burlington, Oklahoma. Its 2025–2026 test results were above the state proficiency rate in three of four subjects. The clearest overall finding is that Burlington is strong across most subjects, though its Mathematics result trails its own district by 18 percentage points.

Compared with the state and the Burlington district, the school’s strongest results were in U.S. History, where 61% were proficient versus 41% for both the state and district. ELA was 52%, compared with 26% statewide and 39% districtwide; Science was 41%, versus 30% for both. Mathematics was 26%—just 1 point above the state, but 18 points below the district’s 44%. Among nearby schools, Burlington ranked second in ELA (behind Alva High School at 54%), second in Mathematics (28% at Alva), tied with Alva for the highest Science score at 41%, and first in U.S. History (61%, compared with 60% at Cherokee High School and 57% at Alva).

Results improved from 2024–2025 in ELA, up 11 points to 52%, and Science, up 3 points to 41%; Mathematics rose 3 points to 26%, while U.S. History slipped 1 point to 61%. SchoolDigger ranked Burlington #25 of 462 schools in 2025–2026, at the 95th percentile with 5 stars, up from #50 and the 89th percentile the previous year. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves students with low socioeconomic status rose to the 98th percentile, from the 78th percentile in 2023–2024. The student–teacher ratio was 6.9 in 2024–2025, and 60% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with 46% at Alva and 50% at Cherokee. Burlington’s 2024–2025 graduation rate was 92%, versus 78% statewide; its 2025–2026 chronic absenteeism rate was 0%, versus 16% statewide. With only 40 students, individual results can noticeably affect percentages.