Summary:
Burlington Area School District serves eight schools and about 2,876 students in southeastern Wisconsin, covering pre-kindergarten through 12th grade with five elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, and two alternative programs. As a whole, the district ranks 242 of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 44th percentile with 2 stars — but that single rating hides large differences between individual schools, which range from 4-star standouts to a 2-star school with weaker results.
Cooper Montessori is the strongest performer, at the 86th percentile with 4 stars and top elementary scores in ELA, science, and social studies. Karcher Middle School is close behind at the 82nd percentile with 4 stars, above the state in all 10 reported tests. Burlington High School posts excellent outcomes — a 97.0% graduation rate and 3.6% chronic absenteeism — but has slipped to the 69th percentile and 3 stars, with ELA and math declines. Waller Elementary sits at the 65th percentile, above the state in all six of its tests.
At the other end, Winkler Elementary (53rd percentile) and Dyer Elementary (48th percentile, 2 stars) show weak 4th grade reading, science, and social studies results, though 3rd grade math is a bright spot across most elementaries. Attendance is a district strength — traditional schools range from 0.0% to 3.6% chronic absenteeism versus the state's 17.3% — with one exception: Burlington Alternative School at 48.8%, with a 74.0% graduation rate. Wisconsin Connect Charter School graduates 87.5%; both alternative schools are small, so their scores swing widely.
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