Enrollment
206
Middle
DISTRICT 247 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-6J·NCES 080267000161
Burlington Middle School
2600 ROSE AVENUE, BURLINGTON, CO 80807 · (719) 346-5440 · Kit Carson County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL206 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Colorado public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
134 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 47 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 28% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Burlington Middle School→Burlington High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Burlington Public School District No. RE-6J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
29.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
15.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.3% | 15.6% |
| 2023-24 | 26.6% | 12.6% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Burlington Middle School
Burlington Middle School's state test result (20.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Middle School this school | 206 | 65.0% | 20.0% |
| Grand Valley Middle School PARACHUTE | 264 | 63.6% | 14.8% |
| Centauri Middle School LA JARA | 211 | 64.5% | 38.3% |
| Ellicott Middle School ELLICOTT | 230 | 58.3% | 25.4% |
| Brush Middle School BRUSH | 328 | 65.5% | 20.1% |
| Yuma Middle School YUMA | 223 | 62.8% | 30.5% |
Matched among Colorado middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Burlington Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #189 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #187 of 244 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #184 of 246 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 206 | #226 of 278 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #108 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #99 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #73 of 246 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #156 of 169 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
206
-8 (-4%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 278
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 206 | 13 | 15.8:1 | 65% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 216 | 13.8 | 15.7:1 | 69% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 14.5 | 15.1:1 | 69% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | 12 | 17.8:1 | 64% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 214 | 14.3 | 15.0:1 | 64% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 195 | 14 | 13.9:1 | 68% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 232 | 13 | 17.9:1 | 59% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 246 | 18 | 13.7:1 | 48% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 278 | 18 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burlington Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (214 to 206); teachers down 9% (14.3 to 13).
About Burlington Middle School
Burlington Middle School, located in BURLINGTON, Colorado, is a small middle school. Its enrollment is 206 students, spread over grades 5 through 8. That compares with an average of about 462 students for middle schools in Colorado.
The 3 schools in Burlington Public School District No. RE-6J enroll 742 students altogether, Burlington Middle School among them.
More than half of the students at Burlington Middle School are White (54%). Other reported shares: 43% Hispanic. That compares with about 79% White among all Kit Carson County residents. The diversity index for Burlington Middle School is 53%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Burlington Middle School comes to 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.8:1. That is in line with the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado. Burlington Middle School counts 65% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 54% average for public schools in Kit Carson County is 11 points lower.
Burlington Middle School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 16% of Colorado public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 20.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 27.3%.
In Kit Carson County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $70,259, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 9 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,342, Burlington Middle School among them.
Of the public schools around it, Burlington Middle School is closest to Burlington High School, about 0.7 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Burlington Middle School ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 20.0% against a local average of 30.6%.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 206, down from 214 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 15.8:1, from 17.8:1.
People who know Burlington Middle School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Kit Carson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,023
Census ACS
Median income
$70,259
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burlington Public School District No. RE-6J
- Burlington Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Burlington High SchoolHigh · 216 students
Other schools in BURLINGTON
- Burlington Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Burlington High SchoolHigh · 216 students
Other Burlington Middle schools
One other US public school is named Burlington Middle. Burlington Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Burlington Middle SchoolBurlington, WY · 52 students
Nearby schools
- Burlington High School0.7 mi · 216
- Burlington Elementary School1.1 mi · 320
- Bethune Public Schools7.6 mi · 99
- Stratton Elementary School16.8 mi · 101
- Stratton Senior High School17.0 mi · 64
- Stratton Middle School17.0 mi · 54
Frequently asked questions
About Burlington Middle SchoolHow many students attend Burlington Middle School?
Burlington Middle School enrolls approximately 206 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Burlington Middle School serve?
Burlington Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Burlington Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Burlington Middle School is approximately 15.8:1 (13 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Burlington Middle School?
Burlington Middle School reports a student body of 54% White, 43% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Burlington Middle School in?
Burlington Middle School is part of Burlington Public School District No. RE-6J.
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