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Burlington High School

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Burlington High School ranks 124 th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

124^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 71% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Burlington High School is a public high school serving 937 students in grades 9-12 in Burlington, Wisconsin. The school is part of the Burlington Area School District, which is ranked 95 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Burlington High School has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 50% of Wisconsin high schools over the past 10 years and currently ranking 124 out of 431 schools. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the ACT and Forward Exam, is generally above the state average, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 59.89% of 10th-grade students at Burlington High School were proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 48.62%. Additionally, the school has maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.4% to 96.0% over the past few years, which is consistently higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Elkhorn Area High, East Troy High, and Badger High, Burlington High School generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of academic achievement and graduation rates. However, the nearby Waterford High School stands out as a particularly high-performing school, ranking significantly higher than Burlington High School and the state average on various measures.

880

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,938

Per pupil spending ?

28.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 McCanna Pkwy
Burlington, WI 53105-3623

(262) 763-0200

District: Burlington Area School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.5%

Hispanic:

16.5%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (53% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg50%

Wisconsin avg46%

124^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

95^th of 426Burlington Area School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	124 of 431	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	99 of 431	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	152 of 415	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	170 of 391	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	147 of 390	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	181 of 400	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	166 of 410	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.0	169 of 410	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.2	165 of 408	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.7	288 of 466	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.4	305 of 462	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.8	160 of 457	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	34.5	375 of 452	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	63.9	181 of 445	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.4	256 of 450	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.4	213 of 438	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.7	202 of 437	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.8	86 of 281	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.3	136 of 292	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.6	148 of 287	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.2	170 of 275	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	134 of 358	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	138 of 353	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	96 of 329	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.6	149 of 343	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	213 of 332	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	148 of 343	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	167 of 355	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	90 of 126	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	62 of 119	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	69 of 97	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	41 of 86	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	44 of 76	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	212 of 335	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	175 of 326	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	175 of 271	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	154 of 250	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	130 of 226	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	158 of 251	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	112 of 255	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	95 of 380	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	71 of 365	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	47.1	193 of 359	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	201 of 347	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.6	75 of 334	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	45.8	188 of 354	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	154 of 373	58.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	99 of 285	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	68 of 300	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	98 of 271	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	146 of 269	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.3	100 of 266	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	125 of 266	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	116 of 261	55.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)75th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+11 vs state

Mathematics53%+11 vs state

Science53%+9 vs state

Social Studies46%~ state avg

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Schools Near Burlington High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burlington High School	Public	9-12	400 McCanna Pkwy	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 763-0200	880	56	15.7	28.5%	682 (77.5%)	10 (1.1%)	145 (16.5%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.4%)	66.7	124^th of 431 public high schools	71.2%		70.2	99^th of 431 public high schools	77.0%	25	59.9	53.3	52.8	46.2	$13,938	$807	$13,131
Waterford High	Public	9-12	611 W Main Street	Waterford	53185	Racine County	Waterford Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 534-3189	889	68	13.0	13.5%	761 (85.6%)	13 (1.5%)	90 (10.1%)	13 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.0%)	80.3	58^th of 431 public high schools	86.5%		82.6	45^th of 431 public high schools	89.6%	13	62.4	57.5	57.5	61.4	$19,213	$225	$18,988
DOC: Robert E Ellsworth Correctional Cen ter	Public	12	21425-A Spring St	Union Grove	53182	Racine County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(262) 878-6000	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Central High	Public	9-12	24617 75th St	Salem	53168	Kenosha County	Westosha Central Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 843-2321	1,309	71	18.5	12.3%	1,086 (83.0%)	21 (1.6%)	141 (10.8%)	15 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.4%)	64.8	137^th of 431 public high schools	68.2%		51.9	207^th of 431 public high schools	52.0%	70	56.2	58.5	48.2	46.8	$13,122	$367	$12,755
Union Grove High	Public	9-12	3433 S Colony Ave	Union Grove	53182	Racine County	Union Grove Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 878-2434	1,032	64	16.2	11.7%	897 (86.9%)	11 (1.1%)	83 (8.0%)	8 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.8%)	51.3	213^th of 431 public high schools	50.6%		38.6	285^th of 431 public high schools	33.9%	72	46.9	48.1	44.9	47.6	$15,942	$356	$15,586
Badger High	Public	9-12	220 E South St	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 348-2000	1,240	80	15.5	26.7%	863 (69.6%)	18 (1.5%)	317 (25.6%)	12 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (2.2%)	63.3	146^th of 431 public high schools	66.1%		59	170^th of 431 public high schools	60.6%	24	59.1	47.8	50.2	48.2	$13,529	$389	$13,140
New Visions Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	220 E South St	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(262) 348-2000	31	0	250.0	48.4%	22 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)								(n/a)				0.0	$13,050	$331	$12,719
Wilmot High	Public	9-12	11112 308th Ave	Wilmot	53192	Kenosha County	Wilmot Union High School School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 862-2351	840	52	16.1		713 (84.9%)	3 (0.4%)	89 (10.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.7%)	55.9	192^nd of 431 public high schools	55.5%		57.3	177^th of 431 public high schools	58.9%	15	55.7	43.4	49.3	45.5	$16,205	$462	$15,743
East Troy High	Public	9-12	3128 Graydon Ave	East Troy	53120	Walworth County	East Troy Community School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 642-6760	448	36	12.3	21.7%	397 (88.6%)	4 (0.9%)	31 (6.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	62.1	152^nd of 431 public high schools	64.7%		55.6	184^th of 431 public high schools	57.3%	32	57.0	49.5	46.2	52.3	$12,917	$598	$12,319
Career and College Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	400 County Road H	Elkhorn	53121	Walworth County	Elkhorn Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(262) 564-2970	246	10	25.8	38.2%	195 (79.3%)	5 (2.0%)	33 (13.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	6.8	411^th of 431 public high schools	4.6%					(n/a)	19.4	19.4	25.0	23.7	$10,612	$140	$10,472

Frequently Asked Questions about Burlington High School

What schools feed into Burlington High School?

Burlington High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cooper Montessori
Elementary : Dyer Elementary
Elementary : Waller Elementary
Elementary : Winkler Elementary
Middle : Karcher Middle School

How many students attend Burlington High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 880 students attended Burlington High School.

What is the racial makeup of Burlington High School?

Students at Burlington High School are 78% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Burlington High School a good school?

Burlington High School ranks 124^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Burlington High School in?

Burlington Area School District

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