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Enrollment
1,047
High
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGTON-EDISON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530078000155
Burlington Edison High School
301 N BURLINGTON BLVD, BURLINGTON, WA 98233 · (360) 757-4074 · Skagit County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,047 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Washington public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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 Washington public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
551 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 51%
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 | 257 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 260 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 300 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 230 | 22% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 68% · 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
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
50.2%
WA avg 58.4% . +35.6pp since 2014
Math
24.5%
WA avg 51.2% . +18.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 36 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.2% | 24.5% |
| 2023-24 | 52.2% | 26.9% |
| 2022-23 | 44.6% | 14.4% |
| 2021-22 | 55.3% | 28.2% |
| 2018-19 | 66.4% | 29.1% |
| 2017-18 | 63.1% | 37.3% |
| 2016-17 | 12.2% | 38.3% |
| 2015-16 | 7.6% | 35.2% |
| 2014-15 | 14.6% | 6.1% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 Burlington Edison High School
Burlington Edison High School's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Edison High School this school | 1,047 | 52.6% | 40.9% |
| East Valley High School Yakima | 1,064 | 55.9% | 48.2% |
| Eastmont Senior High East Wenatchee | 1,534 | 54.9% | N/A |
| Southridge High School KENNEWICK | 1,612 | 52.6% | N/A |
| West Valley High School Yakima | 1,494 | 48.2% | 43.6% |
| Moses Lake High School MOSES LAKE | 1,856 | 57.6% | 35.9% |
Matched among Washington 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 Edison High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Skagit County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #149 of 271 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #201 of 321 ▼ 36 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #221 of 327 ▼ 1 | #4 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.4pp | #72 of 259 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,047 | #148 of 570 | #3 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #70 of 311 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #143 of 316 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.6% | #168 of 386 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #122 of 136 | N/A |
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
1,047
-86 (-8%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 743
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 1,047 | 57.2 | 18.3:1 | 53% (551) |
| 2023-24 | 1,091 | 55.5 | 19.6:1 | 56% (608) |
| 2022-23 | 1,139 | 59.9 | 19.0:1 | 58% (656) |
| 2020-21 | 1,133 | 56 | 20.2:1 | 46% (523) |
| 2017-18 | 1,033 | 56.7 | 18.2:1 | 42% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 1,114 | 56 | 19.9:1 | 43% (479) |
| 2010-11 | 1,139 | 58 | 19.6:1 | 36% (409) |
| 2000-01 | 1,087 | 49 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 743 | 38 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burlington Edison High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,033 to 1,047); teachers up 1% (56.7 to 57.2).
About Burlington Edison High School
Burlington Edison High School, located in BURLINGTON, Washington, is a large high school. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,047 students. That compares with an average of about 573 students for high schools in Washington.
Burlington Edison High School is a school in Burlington-Edison School District. The district has 9 schools and 3,276 students.
The biggest share of students at Burlington Edison High School, 49%, is Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 43% White and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Skagit County's population at about 19%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Burlington Edison High School scores 57%.
Classroom staffing at Burlington Edison High School totals 57.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.3:1. The average for high schools in Washington, 21.6:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Burlington Edison High School is about 53%.
Among Washington public high schools, Burlington Edison High School outscored 42%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Burlington Edison High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.9%, compared with a predicted 44.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Skagit County, where the median household earns about $89,263 a year, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Burlington Edison High School shares Skagit County with 53 other public schools.
Burlington-Edison Alternative School is less than a tenth of a mile from Burlington Edison High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 26.1% proficiency; Burlington Edison High School posts 40.9%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 1,133 to 1,047, an 8% decline. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.3:1) than in 2020-21 (20.2:1).
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Skagit County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,328
Census ACS
Median income
$89,263
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
18,298 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burlington-Edison School District
- Lucille Umbarger ElementaryElementary · 619 students
- Bay View ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- Edison ElementaryElementary · 390 students
- Allen ElementaryElementary · 386 students
- West View ElementaryElementary · 353 students
- BECCElementary · 47 students
Other schools in BURLINGTON
- Lucille Umbarger ElementaryElementary · 619 students
- Bay View ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- West View ElementaryElementary · 353 students
- BECCElementary · 47 students
- Burlington-Edison Alternative SchoolHigh · 4 students
Nearby schools
- Burlington-Edison Alternative School0.0 mi · 4
- West View Elementary0.2 mi · 353
- BECC0.7 mi · 47
- Lucille Umbarger Elementary1.1 mi · 619
- Allen Elementary2.7 mi · 386
- Northwest Career & Technical Academy/A WA Skills Center3.0 mi · 43
Frequently asked questions
About Burlington Edison High SchoolHow many students attend Burlington Edison High School?
Burlington Edison High School enrolls approximately 1,047 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Burlington Edison High School serve?
Burlington Edison High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Burlington Edison High School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Burlington Edison High School.
How diverse is Burlington Edison High School?
Burlington Edison High School reports a student body of 43% White, 49% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Burlington Edison High School?
Burlington Edison High School is overseen by Burlington-Edison School District in Skagit County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.