Total enrollment
12,759
+212 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
20 schools in BURLESON ISD
Texas · 12,759 students · 2 cities
BURLESON ISD reports 20 public K-12 schools and approximately 12,759 students enrolled, per NCES, an average school size of 638.
4-year change in BURLESON ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
18
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How BURLESON ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #160 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 12,759 | #104 of 760 | #686 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 18 | #102 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #538 of 758 | #5,646 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 39.7% | #635 of 750 | #5,535 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #148 of 557 | #1,494 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 BURLESON ISD
State test results across the district's 17 scored schools run from Burleson Collegiate High School at 89.8% proficient to Jack Taylor Elementary School at 34.3%, a gap of 55.5 points. That is the 47th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 17 district schools that reported both years went from 12,216 to 12,436 students (up 2%) and from 771 to 809 full-time teachers (up 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURLESON CENTENNIAL H S | Burleson | High | 09-12 | 2,061 |
| BURLESON H S | Burleson | High | 09-12 | 1,791 |
| NICK KERR MIDDLE | Burleson | Middle | 06-08 | 1,218 |
| HUGHES MIDDLE | Burleson | Middle | 06-08 | 965 |
| ANN BROCK EL AT OAK GROVE | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 683 |
| ACADEMY AT NOLA DUNN | Burleson | Elementary | PK-05 | 668 |
| JUDY HAJEK EL | Burleson | Elementary | PK-05 | 628 |
| IRENE CLINKSCALE EL | Burleson | Elementary | PK-05 | 609 |
| STEAM MIDDLE | Burleson | Middle | 06-08 | 595 |
| RICHARD BRANSOM EL | Burleson | Elementary | PK-05 | 566 |
| FRAZIER EL | Burleson | Elementary | PK-05 | 552 |
| JACK TAYLOR EL | Burleson | Elementary | PK-05 | 536 |
| WILLIAM STRIBLING EL | Burleson | Elementary | PK-05 | 507 |
| NORWOOD EL | Burleson | Elementary | PK-05 | 425 |
| MOUND EL | Burleson | Elementary | PK-05 | 397 |
| GAME DEVELOPMENT DESIGN SCHOOL AT BURLESON ISD | Burleson | High | 06-12 | 323 |
| BURLESON COLLEGIATE H S | Burleson | High | 09-12 | 151 |
| CROSSROADS H S | Burleson | High | 09-12 | 84 |
| JOHNSON COUNTY JJAEP | Burleson | Elementary | M-M | · |
| TARRANT COUNTY J J A E P | Fort Worth | Elementary | M-M | · |
About BURLESON ISD
BURLESON ISD is a low-population Texas school district running 20 schools with combined enrollment near 12,759.
On the level-by-level breakdown, BURLESON ISD is made up of 12 elementary, 3 middle, and 5 high schools.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 12,547 students in SY 2020-21 versus 12,759 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for BURLESON ISD discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.