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Enrollment
1,791
High
DISTRICT 882 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLESON ISD·NCES 481218000715
Burleson High School
100 ELK DR, BURLESON, TX 76028 · (817) 245-0000 · Johnson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,791 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Texas public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
118 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
633 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 482 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 469 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 458 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 382 | 21% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 63% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 47.0% | 20.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 33.0% | 39.0% | 19.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 53.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 15.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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%.
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 Burleson High School
Burleson High School's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burleson High School this school | 1,791 | 35.3% | 60.8% |
| Kingwood Park High School KINGWOOD | 1,884 | 33.2% | 65.1% |
| Burleson Centennial High School BURLESON | 2,061 | 33.2% | 58.2% |
| A & M Cons High School COLLEGE STATION | 2,166 | 33.2% | 66.5% |
| Lake Belton High School TEMPLE | 2,300 | 30.7% | 63.3% |
| Hallsville High School HALLSVILLE | 1,451 | 35.1% | 72.2% |
Matched among Texas 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 Burleson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #468 of 1,385 | #6 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #739 of 1,425 ▼ 332 | #9 of 13 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #854 of 1,425 ▲ 46 | #10 of 13 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #988 of 1,184 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,791 | #382 of 2,107 | #3 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #761 of 1,344 | #9 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #340 of 1,346 | #2 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #1,283 of 1,522 | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.7% | #361 of 672 | #9 of 11 |
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
1,791
+142 (+9%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 1,088
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 1,791 | 117.8 | 15.2:1 | 35% (633) |
| 2023-24 | 1,782 | 118.8 | 15.0:1 | 39% (687) |
| 2022-23 | 1,761 | 117.1 | 15.0:1 | 39% (681) |
| 2020-21 | 1,649 | 106 | 15.6:1 | 28% (468) |
| 2017-18 | 1,618 | 104.9 | 15.4:1 | 33% (533) |
| 2015-16 | 1,627 | 101 | 16.1:1 | 35% (575) |
| 2010-11 | 1,940 | 125 | 15.5:1 | 29% (570) |
| 2000-01 | 1,770 | 120 | 14.8:1 | 9% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 1,088 | 70 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burleson High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (1,618 to 1,791); teachers up 12% (104.9 to 117.8).
About Burleson High School
Burleson High School is a high-enrollment high school in BURLESON, Texas. The school serves 1,791 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Enrollment is 125% higher than the average for high schools in Texas, which is about 796.
The 18 schools in BURLESON ISD enroll 12,759 students altogether, Burleson High School among them.
At Burleson High School, White students make up 55% of the student body. The next largest groups are 27% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's White share is 17 points below the 72% share among Johnson County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 15.2:1 comes from the school's 117.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The lunch program counts 35% of students at Burleson High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Johnson County, the average eligibility rate is 51%.
Measured against Texas public high schools, Burleson High School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Burleson High School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 58.6%. Burleson High School scores 60.8%, 2.2 points above that line.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Johnson County show that the median household income is $84,859, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Burleson High School, Johnson County has 76 other public schools.
Steam Middle School is the public school closest to Burleson High School, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Burleson High School is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment has grown by 142 students since 2020-21, to 1,791.
Community posts for Burleson High School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,597
Census ACS
Median income
$84,859
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
39,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BURLESON ISD
- Burleson Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,061 students
- Nick Kerr Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,218 students
- Hughes Middle SchoolMiddle · 965 students
- Ann Brock El at Oak GroveElementary · 683 students
- Academy at Nola DunnElementary · 668 students
- Judy Hajek Elementary SchoolElementary · 628 students
Other schools in BURLESON
- Burleson Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,061 students
- Nick Kerr Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,218 students
- Hughes Middle SchoolMiddle · 965 students
- North Joshua Elementary SchoolElementary · 733 students
- Academy at Nola DunnElementary · 668 students
- Tom and Nita Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 654 students
Nearby schools
- Steam Middle School0.4 mi · 595
- Irene Clinkscale Elementary School0.5 mi · 609
- Game Development Design School at Burleson ISD1.0 mi · 323
- Burleson Collegiate High School1.0 mi · 151
- Hughes Middle School1.2 mi · 965
- Crossroads High School1.3 mi · 84
Frequently asked questions
About Burleson High SchoolHow many students attend Burleson High School?
Burleson High School enrolls approximately 1,791 students in grades 09-12.
Is Burleson High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Burleson High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Burleson High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Burleson High School is approximately 15.2:1 (118 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Burleson High School?
Burleson High School reports a student body of 55% White, 27% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Burleson High School?
Burleson High School is overseen by BURLESON ISD in Johnson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.