Total enrollment
3,276
-123 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Burlington-Edison School District
Washington · 3,276 students · 5 cities
Across the district, Burlington-Edison School District runs 9 public K-12 schools teaching roughly 3,276 Washington students (about 364 per school).
4-year change in Burlington-Edison School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Burlington-Edison School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Washington | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #96 of 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,276 | #83 of 183 | #2,965 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #69 of 183 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #19 of 183 | #6,393 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 59.4% | #63 of 183 | #2,916 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #52 of 146 | #2,138 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-Edison School District
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Edison Elementary at 55.3% proficient to Lucille Umbarger Elementary at 19.6%, a gap of 35.7 points. That is the 25th widest gap among 92 Washington districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 3,604 to 3,264 students (down 9%) and from 206 to 203 full-time teachers (down 1%), 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 Edison High School | Burlington | High | 09-12 | 1,047 |
| Lucille Umbarger Elementary | Burlington | Elementary | KG-08 | 619 |
| Bay View Elementary | Burlington | Elementary | KG-08 | 418 |
| Edison Elementary | Edison | Elementary | KG-08 | 390 |
| Allen Elementary | Bow | Elementary | KG-08 | 386 |
| West View Elementary | Burlington | Elementary | KG-06 | 353 |
| BECC | Burlington | Elementary | PK-PK | 47 |
| Open Doors | Mt. Vernon | High | 10-12 | 12 |
| Burlington-Edison Alternative School | Burlington | High | 09-12 | 4 |
About Burlington-Edison School District
Across 9 schools, Burlington-Edison School District enrolls about 3,276 students in Washington. By footprint it is a thinly populated district.
Looking at the level breakdown, Burlington-Edison School District is made up of 6 elementary and 3 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 364 in this district, meaningfully below the Washington typical of 446.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 3,276 students, contracted 4% from the 3,399 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Burlington-Edison School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.