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Enrollment
1,016
High
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190579000181
Burlington Community High School
421 Terrace Dr, Burlington, IA 52601 · (319) 753-2211 · Des Moines County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,016 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Iowa public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 Iowa public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
501 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 227 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 259 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 239 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 291 | 29% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 48% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Burlington Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
39.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 39.1% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 37.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 67% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Community High School
Burlington Community High School's state test result (48.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Community High School this school | 1,016 | 49.3% | 48.7% |
| Clinton High School Clinton | 981 | 46.3% | 55.6% |
| Dubuque Senior High School Dubuque | 1,490 | 43.6% | 65.0% |
| West High School Davenport | 1,304 | 54.4% | 38.6% |
| George Washington High School Cedar Rapids | 1,182 | 54.7% | 60.2% |
| Central High School Davenport | 1,288 | 49.2% | 51.1% |
Matched among Iowa high 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 Community High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #303 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #310 of 314 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #289 of 314 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,016 | #46 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #129 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #40 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.3% | #57 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #67 of 125 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,016
+25 (+3%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 1,427
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 1,016 | 71.1 | 14.3:1 | 49% (501) |
| 2023-24 | 1,090 | 63.6 | 17.1:1 | 54% (589) |
| 2022-23 | 1,092 | 61.2 | 17.8:1 | 58% (638) |
| 2020-21 | 991 | 79 | 12.5:1 | 52% (514) |
| 2017-18 | 1,109 | 75.9 | 14.6:1 | 56% (619) |
| 2015-16 | 1,018 | 74 | 13.8:1 | 56% (568) |
| 2010-11 | 1,165 | 75 | 15.5:1 | 45% (519) |
| 2000-01 | 1,472 | 88 | 16.7:1 | 32% (469) |
| 1990-91 | 1,427 | 86 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burlington Community High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,109 to 1,016); teachers down 6% (75.9 to 71.1).
About Burlington Community High School
As a large high school, Burlington Community High School serves students in Burlington, Iowa. Its enrollment is 1,016 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. High schools in Iowa average about 468 students, which makes this school 117% bigger than average.
The district, Burlington Comm School District, has 3,140 students enrolled across 8 schools.
The student body at Burlington Community High School is 65% White. The school is also 16% Black, 11% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 86%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 71.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Iowa is 17.3:1. The school reported 49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Burlington Community High School earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 1% of Iowa public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Burlington Community High School ranks in the bottom 10% in Iowa. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.7%, against a prediction of 67.3%.
Looking at the county, Des Moines County, median household income comes to about $62,928, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 15, with about 5,632 students.
Measured in a straight line, Edward Stone Middle School is about 0.6 miles from Burlington Community High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Burlington Community High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Remote: in a town far from an urbanized area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 1,016, from 991 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 12.5:1 to 14.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Burlington Community High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Des Moines County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,487
Census ACS
Median income
$62,928
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,632 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burlington Comm School District
- Edward Stone Middle SchoolMiddle · 452 students
- Aldo Leopold Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- Black Hawk Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Sunnyside Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
- North Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
- James Wilson Grimes SchoolElementary · 212 students
Other schools in Burlington
- Edward Stone Middle SchoolMiddle · 452 students
- Aldo Leopold Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- Black Hawk Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Sunnyside Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
- North Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
- James Wilson Grimes SchoolElementary · 212 students
Nearby schools
- Edward Stone Middle School0.6 mi · 452
- Corse Early Childhood Center0.8 mi · 177
- James Wilson Grimes School1.6 mi · 212
- West Burlington Arnold Jr./Sr. High School1.6 mi · 396
- West Burlington Elem School1.6 mi · 479
- North Hill Elementary School1.6 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Burlington Community High SchoolHow large is Burlington Community High School?
Burlington Community High School enrolls approximately 1,016 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Burlington Community High School serve?
Burlington Community High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Burlington Community High School have?
Burlington Community High School employs 71 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Burlington Community High School?
Student demographics at Burlington Community High School are roughly 65% White, 7% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Burlington Community High School in?
Burlington Community High School is part of Burlington Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.