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Best Public Schools in Burleson, TX

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Schools

13,969

Students

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5-star schools

Top rankedNorth Joshua Elementary258^th of 4,627 Texas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Frazier Elementary up 333 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Game Development Design School At Burleson Independent School District (Isd) 11.7 students per teacher

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Summary:

Burleson, Texas, is home to 20 public schools serving students from elementary through high school across three districts: Burleson Independent School District (Isd), Joshua Independent School District (Isd), and Mansfield Independent School District (Isd), offering a diverse range of educational options for families.

The standout academic stars are specialized high schools within Burleson ISD. Burleson Collegiate High School leads the city with a 99th percentile state ranking, 100% graduation rate, and exceptional test scores, all while spending the least per student ($6,800). Similarly, Game Development Design School At Burleson Independent School District (Isd) ranks in the 87th percentile with strong proficiency across subjects. In contrast, Crossroads High School faces significant challenges, ranking in the 8th percentile with a low 86.2% graduation rate and the highest per-student spending ($18,753), showing that money alone doesn't guarantee success. At the elementary level, North Joshua Elementary (94th percentile) and Academy At Nola Dunn (lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 14.82%) are top performers, while Jack Taylor Elementary (43rd percentile) struggles with the highest poverty rate (73.69%). Middle school performance varies widely, with Steam Middle (92nd percentile) far outpacing Hughes Middle (34th percentile) and Nick Kerr Middle (60th percentile), highlighting a significant internal divide within Burleson ISD.

A key takeaway is that specialized, choice-based programs like Burleson Collegiate and Game Development Design School consistently outperform traditional schools, suggesting focused pathways boost student engagement. Additionally, 8th-grade math is a critical weakness across the city, with the district average (32.78%) well below the state average (47.24%), though STEAM Middle excels here (73.04%). Overall, Burleson offers a mix of high-achieving magnet schools and traditional campuses, with socioeconomic factors strongly correlating with performance, making school choice a crucial consideration for parents.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Burleson High School	Public	9-12	100 Elk Dr	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-0000	1,791	118	15.2	35.3%	990 (55.3%)	179 (10.0%)	488 (27.2%)	43 (2.4%)	10 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	77 (4.3%)	47.4	1023^rd of 2009 public high schools	49.1%		54.4	793^rd of 1974 public high schools	59.8%	230					36.7	67.2	51.8	56.9	73.2														$9,134
Frazier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1125 Summervrest Blvd	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 245-3000	552	38	14.3	44.0%	292 (52.9%)	63 (11.4%)	145 (26.3%)	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.7%)	68.2	1219^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.7%		60.5	1552^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	66.6%	333										45.2	50.0	67.4				59.5	56.9	67.4					$8,944
Mound Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 S W Thomas St	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 245-3100	397	32	12.5	52.1%	265 (66.8%)	19 (4.8%)	89 (22.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	70.6	1113^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.9%		66.8	1271^st of 4651 public elementary schools	72.7%	158										46.4	55.9	71.2				49.3	60.3	75.7					$9,301
Norwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	619 Evelyn Ln	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 245-3400	425	34	12.4	56.2%	236 (55.5%)	28 (6.6%)	119 (28.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.9%)	36.1	3015^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.8%		37.2	2969^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.2%	46										42.0	33.3	50.0				38.0	36.0	58.3					$9,859
Hughes Middle	Public	6-8	316 S W Thomas St	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 245-0600	965	62	15.6	47.2%	460 (47.7%)	131 (13.6%)	285 (29.5%)	19 (2.0%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	60 (6.2%)	35.6	1545^th of 2335 public middle schools	33.8%		38.1	1457^th of 2344 public middle schools	37.8%	88					82.8	93.8							40.0	38.1	52.2				37.6	32.0	19.9	23.4	$8,245
Jack Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 N E Alsbury Blvd	Burleson	76028	Tarrant County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 245-3200	536	38	14.2	73.7%	100 (18.7%)	26 (4.9%)	397 (74.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	41.2	2645^th of 4627 public elementary schools	42.8%		38.8	2864^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.4%	219	33.3	33.3	33.3	33.3						53.5	40.8	47.3				52.6	46.1	36.3					$9,199
Crossroads High School	Public	9-12	505 Pleasant Manor	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-0500	84	9	9.5	47.6%	43 (51.2%)	11 (13.1%)	25 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	6.5	1850^th of 2009 public high schools	7.9%		5.2	1857^th of 1974 public high schools	5.9%	7					0.0	33.3	8.3	14.3	41.2														$34,629
William Stribling Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1881 E Renfro	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-3500	507	33	15.1	34.5%	342 (67.5%)	14 (2.8%)	118 (23.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.9%)	51.9	2014^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.5%		71	1089^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.6%	925										40.7	59.3	60.4				39.5	45.4	51.7					$8,947
Nick Kerr Middle	Public	6-8	1320 E Hidden Creek Pkwy	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 245-0750	1,218	67	18.1	42.1%	626 (51.4%)	138 (11.3%)	385 (31.6%)	12 (1.0%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	48 (3.9%)	53.5	929^th of 2335 public middle schools	60.2%		54.6	925^th of 2344 public middle schools	60.5%	4					87.1	100.0							48.5	50.9	54.0				47.7	43.3	26.7	38.3	$7,525
Academy At Nola Dunn	Public	PK, KG-5	201 S Dobson St	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-3300	668	42	15.8	14.8%	484 (72.5%)	22 (3.3%)	125 (18.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	80.7	740^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.0%		80.4	740^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.1%											73.8	60.2	79.1				59.8	49.1	74.3					$7,473
Richard Bransom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	820 S Hurst	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-3600	566	41	13.9	36.2%	342 (60.4%)	38 (6.7%)	152 (26.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.3%)	72.8	1022^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	77.9%		75.4	920^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.2%	102										60.4	56.2	75.3				55.5	49.0	69.1					$8,228
Judy Hajek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	555 NE McAlister	Burleson	76028	Tarrant County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-3700	628	40	15.8	37.3%	297 (47.3%)	98 (15.6%)	186 (29.6%)	17 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	24 (3.8%)	66.3	1293^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	72.1%		65.1	1340^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.2%	47										50.0	53.3	74.2				55.8	42.1	76.3					$8,751
Irene Clinkscale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Blayke St	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-3900	609	40	15.2	41.1%	323 (53.0%)	79 (13.0%)	154 (25.3%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.2%)	68.3	1216^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.7%		69.2	1166^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.9%	50										64.6	61.3	58.7				60.4	57.0	46.8					$8,270
Burleson Centennial High School	Public	9-12	201 S Hurst Rd	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-0250	2,061	127	16.2	33.2%	1,113 (54.0%)	224 (10.9%)	630 (30.6%)	16 (0.8%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	68 (3.3%)	56.9	763^rd of 2009 public high schools	62.0%		56.8	753^rd of 1974 public high schools	61.9%	10					31.3	75.4	60.1	66.7	75.1														$7,917
Steam Middle	Public	6-8	900 S W Hillside Dr	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-1500	595	37	16.3	26.6%	371 (62.4%)	33 (5.5%)	145 (24.4%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.7%)	86.8	197^th of 2335 public middle schools	91.6%		88.9	170^th of 2344 public middle schools	92.7%	27					94.6	100.0							68.8	71.7	73.5				68.8	60.3	73.0	45.4	$7,394
Burleson Collegiate High School	Public	9-12	517 SW Johnson Ste 100	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-1600	151	10	14.7	34.4%	78 (51.7%)	13 (8.6%)	48 (31.8%)	6 (4.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	92	30^th of 2009 public high schools	98.5%		92.4	34^th of 1974 public high schools	98.3%	4					77.3	98.3	97.0	96.2	96.2														$11,673
Game Development Design School At Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	Public	6-12	510 SW Wilshire Blvd	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-1700	323	27	11.7	29.7%	235 (72.8%)	13 (4.0%)	58 (18.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	77.7	266^th of 2009 public high schools	86.8%		82.2	179^th of 1974 public high schools	90.9%	87					64.3	89.3	83.3	91.3	87.0				57.6	55.1	57.5				45.3	62.5	39.3	41.4	$8,530
North Joshua Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 S Ranchway	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Joshua Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 202-2500	733	41	17.8	26.2%	486 (66.3%)	24 (3.3%)	170 (23.2%)	18 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.4%)	92.9	258^th of 4627 public elementary schools	94.4%		93.5	244^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.8%	14										79.5	75.6	75.8				76.8	77.1	70.3					$8,325
Tom And Nita Nichols Middle	Public	6-8	2845 Fm 731	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Joshua Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 202-2500	654	33	19.6	37.3%	426 (65.1%)	10 (1.5%)	184 (28.1%)	7 (1.1%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.9%)	67.8	558^th of 2335 public middle schools	76.1%		74.3	443^rd of 2344 public middle schools	81.1%	115					84.9								62.0	67.8	63.5				61.6	55.7	32.2	21.6	$9,630
Tarver-Rendon Ag Leadership	Public	PK, KG-4	6065 Retta Mansfield Rd	Burleson	76028	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 299-7880	506	37	13.6	51.8%	291 (57.5%)	21 (4.2%)	169 (33.4%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.6%)	44	2442^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	47.2%		51.1	2074^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.4%	368										38.1	52.0					35.2	53.9						$8,661

Cities Near Burleson

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Crowley	3.23 mi	10	796^th
Fort Worth	3.79 mi	290	677^th
Everman	5.35 mi	8	823^rd
Joshua	6.43 mi	9	241^st
Alvarado	7.52 mi	6	632^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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