Total enrollment
3,140
-179 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Burlington Comm School District
Iowa · 3,140 students · 1 city
Burlington Comm School District's footprint covers 8 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 3,140 (an average of 393 per school).
4-year change in Burlington Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Burlington Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #163 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,140 | #34 of 234 | #3,080 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #23 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #46 of 234 | #2,960 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 53.1% | #29 of 234 | #3,718 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #16 of 119 | #2,002 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Burlington Comm School District
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Sunnyside Elementary School at 74.7% proficient to James Wilson Grimes School at 44.5%, a gap of 30.2 points. That is the 10th widest gap among 56 Iowa districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 3,493 to 2,963 students (down 15%) and from 248 to 235 full-time teachers (down 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Community High School | Burlington | High | 09-12 | 1,016 |
| Edward Stone Middle School | Burlington | Middle | 07-08 | 452 |
| Aldo Leopold Intermediate School | Burlington | Middle | 05-06 | 412 |
| Black Hawk Elementary School | Burlington | Elementary | KG-04 | 305 |
| Sunnyside Elementary School | Burlington | Elementary | KG-04 | 298 |
| North Hill Elementary School | Burlington | Elementary | KG-04 | 268 |
| James Wilson Grimes School | Burlington | Elementary | KG-04 | 212 |
| Corse Early Childhood Center | Burlington | Elementary | PK-PK | 177 |
About Burlington Comm School District
Burlington Comm School District operates 8 public schools across Iowa, collectively hosting roughly 3,140 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Burlington Comm School District covers 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Burlington Comm School District has contracted 5% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 3,319 students to 3,140.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Burlington Comm School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.