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BURKBURNETT H S
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Texas 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 Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About BURKBURNETT H S
BURKBURNETT H S is a four-year high school of mid-sized scale in BURKBURNETT, Texas, part of BURKBURNETT ISD, teacheing 901 students in grades 9 through 12.
BURKBURNETT ISD runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,213 students. BURKBURNETT H S is one of those campuses.
On demographics, BURKBURNETT H S logs that White students make up the majority at 66%. The remainder is composed of 19% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Black.
Looking at the economic backdrop, BURKBURNETT H S logs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Wichita County's rate of about 62%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BURKBURNETT H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.8%.
Around the school, Wichita County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,524 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wichita County runs 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,047 students), of which BURKBURNETT H S is one.
Nearest neighbor: OVERTON RAY EL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BURKBURNETT H S ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.5%.
BURKBURNETT H S operates from a small-town location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BURKBURNETT H S has changed only slightly, going from 889 students in 2018 to 901 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Wichita County at a glance
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