Best Public Schools in Burlington, IA

Summary:

The city of Burlington, Iowa is home to 7 schools that are part of the Burlington Community School District, which includes 4 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The district is ranked 283 out of 309 districts in Iowa and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Among the schools, Sunnyside Elementary School stands out with the highest statewide ranking (225 out of 557 Iowa elementary schools) and the best proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the other elementary schools. Black Hawk Elementary School also has strong performance metrics, particularly in 4th grade Mathematics (73.3% proficient) and 4th grade English Language Arts (82.2% proficient).

However, the overall test scores for the schools in Burlington are generally lower than the state averages, especially in Mathematics. For instance, at the high school level, only 33.7% of 10th graders are proficient in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 66%. Additionally, the schools have high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 58.42% at Burlington Community High School to 75.09% at James Wilson Grimes School, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISASP English Language Arts (2024)									ISASP Mathematics (2024)									ISASP Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Black Hawk Elementary School	Public	K-4	2804 S 14th St	Burlington	52601	Des Moines County	Burlington Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 753-5300	290	26	11.1	61.7%	165 (56.9%)	70 (24.1%)	22 (7.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.0%)	33.6	422^nd of 557 public elementary schools	24.2%		18.6	491^st of 565 public elementary schools	13.1%	69	42.4	82.2								57.6	73.3											$13,181	$1,602	$11,579
Burlington Community High School	Public	9-12	421 Terrace Dr	Burlington	52601	Des Moines County	Burlington Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 753-2211	1,090	64	17.1	54.0%	719 (66.0%)	162 (14.9%)	78 (7.2%)	13 (1.2%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	110 (10.1%)	11.7	310^th of 338 public high schools	8.3%		10.4	311^th of 336 public high schools	7.4%	1							65.7	57.3	64.8							35.7	33.7	42.4			39.9	$15,640	$640	$15,000
Edward Stone Middle School	Public	7-8	3000 Mason Rd.	Burlington	52601	Des Moines County	Burlington Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 752-4393	471	30	15.7	60.1%	300 (63.7%)	87 (18.5%)	39 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.1%)	8.2	317^th of 337 public middle schools	5.9%		5.8	318^th of 334 public middle schools	4.8%	1					63.0	64.7								48.9	48.1					46.9		$13,000	$568	$12,432
James Wilson Grimes School	Public	K-4	800 South St.	Burlington	52601	Des Moines County	Burlington Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 753-0420	247	22	11.2	75.7%	134 (54.3%)	59 (23.9%)	15 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (15.4%)	4.9	537^th of 557 public elementary schools	3.6%		4	548^th of 565 public elementary schools	3.0%	11	39.6	32.1								58.5	30.2											$15,144	$1,780	$13,365
North Hill Elementary School	Public	K-4	825 N. 9th St.	Burlington	52601	Des Moines County	Burlington Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 753-6363	237	19	12.5	62.9%	124 (52.3%)	47 (19.8%)	24 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	39 (16.5%)	33.8	421^st of 557 public elementary schools	24.4%		12.4	514^th of 565 public elementary schools	9.0%	93	65.2	55.3								73.9	55.3											$16,012	$2,124	$13,888
Aldo Leopold Intermediate School	Public	5-6	3075 Sunnyside	Burlington	52601	Des Moines County	Burlington Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 752-8390	424	37	11.5	62.7%	265 (62.5%)	72 (17.0%)	34 (8.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.0%)								(n/a)			47.6	55.2								41.3	48.3						34.6			$15,689	$693	$14,996
Sunnyside Elementary School	Public	K-4	2040 Sunnyside Ave.	Burlington	52601	Des Moines County	Burlington Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 753-5244	298	26	11.4	67.4%	189 (63.4%)	41 (13.8%)	18 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (16.4%)	62.5	225^th of 557 public elementary schools	59.6%		46.9	355^th of 565 public elementary schools	37.2%	130	80.0	68.3								92.2	70.0											$14,081	$1,580	$12,500
Corse Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	700 South Starr Avenue	Burlington	52601	Des Moines County	Burlington Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 753-2707	176	8	22.2	35.8%	90 (51.1%)	38 (21.6%)	17 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (17.6%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Burlington

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Burlington	2.29 mi	2	200^th
Danville	10.89 mi	2	251^st
Mediapolis	14.55 mi	3	59^th
Fort Madison	15.98 mi	4	356^th
New London	16.83 mi	2	323^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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