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Burlington High School

Q: Is Burlington High School a good school?

Burlington High School ranks 8 th of 42 Vermont high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Burlington High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 921 students attended Burlington High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Burlington High School?

Students at Burlington High School are 59% White, 22% African American, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Q: What schools feed into Burlington High School?

Burlington High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : C. P. Smith School Elementary : Champlain School Elementary : Edmunds Elementary School Elementary : Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler Elementary : J. J. Flynn School Elementary : Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes Middle : Edmunds Middle School Middle : Lyman C. Hunt Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 42 Vermont High Schools

Better than 81% of Vermont high schools

Summary

Burlington High School is a public high school serving 921 students in grades 9-12 in Burlington, Vermont. The school is part of the Burlington School District, which is ranked 28 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Burlington High School is consistently ranked among the top high schools in Vermont, with a ranking as high as 4th out of 47 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has shown strong performance across various student subgroups, particularly for White students and African American students. Burlington High School consistently outperforms the state average in VTCAP (Vermont Comprehensive Assessment Program) test scores for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with proficiency rates ranging from 52.66% to 55.1% compared to the statewide averages of 44.46% to 47%.

While Burlington High School has maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 75% to 84.2% over the past few years, the school has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 41.6% in 2021-2022. This is an area of concern that the school and district should closely monitor and address. Compared to nearby schools, Burlington High School generally outperforms many of its counterparts, but Champlain Valley Union High School and Essex High School have consistently ranked among the top high schools in Vermont.

921

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,851

Per pupil spending ?

57.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

52 Institute Road
Burlington, VT 05408-2721

(802) 864-8411

District: Burlington School District

Feeder schools for Burlington High School:

Elementary:	C. P. Smith School
	Champlain School
	Edmunds Elementary School
	Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler
	More...
	J. J. Flynn School
	Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes
Middle:	Edmunds Middle School
	Lyman C. Hunt Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.3%

African American:

22.0%

Asian:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 91st percentile in 2024 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Vermont average (54% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Vermont high schools

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Vermont average (75% vs 82%)

!Ranking has slipped from its 91st-percentile peak (2024) to 81st (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

Vermont avg44%

8^th of 42

Vermont public high schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 75Burlington School District among Vermont districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	8 of 42	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	4 of 47	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	78.3	5 of 16	68.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.8	5 of 46	89.1%	★★★★★
2019	55.7	16 of 49	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	18 of 46	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	32.8	40 of 55	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.7	24 of 58	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.5	21 of 60	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	40.5	31 of 52	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.6	23 of 60	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.7	25 of 59	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.4	16 of 60	73.3%	★★★★☆
2010	54.0	25 of 60	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.0	15 of 59	74.6%	★★★★☆
2008	46.6	30 of 60	50.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2024	32.8	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	5 of 7	28.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2019	55.1	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2018	68.3	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	10.2	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2022	17.1	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	13.5	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2019	10.1	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2018	4.4	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2023	30.3	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2021	44.8	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2019	1.3	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2018	7.0	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	10 of 38	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	6 of 37	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	5 of 15	66.7%	★★★★☆
2021	94.3	1 of 42	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	45.7	22 of 38	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	18 of 30	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	8 of 27	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	33.8	24 of 34	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.5	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	8 of 31	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	21.4	30 of 33	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	26 of 29	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	7 of 34	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	7 of 38	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	6 of 25	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	12 of 40	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	59.2	14 of 41	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	11 of 29	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	9 of 23	60.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	90.3	3 of 20	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	3 of 21	85.7%	★★★★★
2018	50.4	10 of 25	60.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	3 of 44	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	1 of 47	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	2 of 49	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	3 of 49	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	76.2	10 of 48	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	7 of 39	82.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)93rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

African American (2025)75th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-50 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-81 vs school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile-81 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics55%

Science55%+10 vs state

English Language Arts53%

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Schools Near Burlington High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)	VTCAP Mathematics (2025)	VTCAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	VTCAP English Language Arts 9th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 9th Grade	VTCAP Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burlington High School	Public	9-12	52 Institute Road	Burlington	05408	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 864-8411	921	76	12.1	57.2%	546 (59.3%)	203 (22.0%)	37 (4.0%)	68 (7.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.1%)	80.1	8^th of 42 public high schools	81.0%		81.6	4^th of 47 public high schools	91.5%	4	52.7	55.1	54.7	$11,851	$960	$10,891
Burlington Technical Center	Public	9-12	52 Institute Road	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 864-8426	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Winooski High School	Public	9-12	60 Normand Street	Winooski	05404	Chittenden County	Winooski Incorporated School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 655-3530	182	28	6.4	80.2%	68 (37.4%)	55 (30.2%)	6 (3.3%)	35 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.9%)	15.1	38^th of 42 public high schools	9.5%		9.3	45^th of 47 public high schools	4.3%	7	22.2	20.5	34.0	$15,247	$00	$15,247
Colchester High School	Public	9-12	131 Laker Lane	Colchester	05446	Chittenden County	Colchester School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 264-5700	715	60	11.8	28.5%	573 (80.1%)	36 (5.0%)	34 (4.8%)	31 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.2%)	73.5	9^th of 42 public high schools	78.6%		73.7	11^th of 47 public high schools	76.6%	2	50.9	55.8	47.9	$13,060	$00	$13,060
South Burlington High School	Public	9-12	550 Dorset Street	South Burlington	05403	Chittenden County	South Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 652-7000	793	72	10.9	29.1%	567 (71.5%)	54 (6.8%)	42 (5.3%)	66 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.1%)	80.3	7^th of 42 public high schools	83.3%		81	7^th of 47 public high schools	85.1%		52.3	57.4	54.1	$12,457	$226	$12,231
The Center for Technology - Essex	Public	9-12	2 Educational Drive Suite 200	Essex Junction	05452	Chittenden County	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union School D	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 879-5558	0	40	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Essex High School	Public	9-12	2 Educational Drive	Essex Junction	05452	Chittenden County	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union School D	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 879-7121	1,224	104	11.7	27.1%	983 (80.3%)	41 (3.3%)	46 (3.8%)	67 (5.5%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	80 (6.5%)	88.2	3^rd of 42 public high schools	92.9%		93.6	2^nd of 47 public high schools	95.7%	1	58.4	56.8	60.9
Milton Senior High School	Public	9-12	17 Rebecca Lander Drive	Milton	05468	Chittenden County	Milton School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 893-5400	394	42	9.3	42.4%	353 (89.6%)	12 (3.0%)	10 (2.5%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	81.2	6^th of 42 public high schools	85.7%		80.5	8^th of 47 public high schools	83.0%	2	55.4	62.0	50.0	$11,706	$532	$11,174
Champlain Valley Union High School	Public	9-12	396 CVU Road	Hinesburg	05461	Chittenden County	Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 482-7100	1,251	86	14.5	20.7%	1,105 (88.3%)	36 (2.9%)	49 (3.9%)	28 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.5%)	82.6	5^th of 42 public high schools	88.1%		93.4	3^rd of 47 public high schools	93.6%	2	61.6	52.7	52.4	$11,764	$241	$11,523
Mt. Mansfield Union High School	Public	9-12	211 Browns Trace Road	Jericho	05465	Chittenden County	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 899-4690	688	53	12.9	19.0%	624 (90.7%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.8%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)								(n/a)			56.3

Frequently Asked Questions about Burlington High School

What schools feed into Burlington High School?

Burlington High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : C. P. Smith School
Elementary : Champlain School
Elementary : Edmunds Elementary School
Elementary : Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler
Elementary : J. J. Flynn School
Elementary : Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes
Middle : Edmunds Middle School
Middle : Lyman C. Hunt Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Burlington High School?

Students at Burlington High School are 59% White, 22% African American, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Burlington High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 921 students attended Burlington High School.

What district is Burlington High School in?

Burlington School District

Is Burlington High School a good school?

Burlington High School ranks 8^th of 42 Vermont high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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