Burke High School
12200 Burke Blvd
Omaha NE, 68154, Douglas County
Phone: 402-557-3200
Ranking: 
(221 out of 239, bottom 8%)*
(221 out of 239, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Omaha Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 115 | 111 | 126 | 130 | 123 | 120 | 117 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,159 | 2,240 | 2,131 | 2,245 | 2,233 | 2,092 | 2,036 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 518 | 24.0% | 584 | 26.1% | 526 | 24.7% | 647 | 28.8% | 723 | 32.4% | 650 | 31.1% | 673 | 33.1% |
| Grade 10: | 569 | 26.4% | 497 | 22.2% | 568 | 26.7% | 604 | 26.9% | 545 | 24.4% | 543 | 26.0% | 521 | 25.6% |
| Grade 11: | 503 | 23.3% | 514 | 22.9% | 550 | 25.8% | 507 | 22.6% | 506 | 22.7% | 493 | 23.6% | 416 | 20.4% |
| Grade 12: | 569 | 26.4% | 645 | 28.8% | 487 | 22.9% | 487 | 21.7% | 459 | 20.6% | 406 | 19.4% | 426 | 20.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,112 | 51.5% | 1,171 | 52.3% | 1,099 | 51.6% | 1,138 | 50.7% | 1,133 | 50.7% | 1,054 | 50.4% | 1,016 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 1,047 | 48.5% | 1,069 | 47.7% | 1,032 | 48.4% | 1,107 | 49.3% | 1,092 | 48.9% | 1,030 | 49.2% | 1,016 | 49.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 15 | 0.7% | 18 | 0.8% | 19 | 0.9% | 20 | 0.9% | 13 | 0.6% | 15 | 0.7% | 12 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 82 | 3.8% | 69 | 3.1% | 73 | 3.4% | 71 | 3.2% | 77 | 3.4% | 61 | 2.9% | 49 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic: | 326 | 15.1% | 322 | 14.4% | 315 | 14.8% | 349 | 15.5% | 311 | 13.9% | 277 | 13.2% | 230 | 11.3% |
| Black: | 449 | 20.8% | 444 | 19.8% | 387 | 18.2% | 432 | 19.2% | 520 | 23.3% | 466 | 22.3% | 431 | 21.2% |
| White: | 1,150 | 53.3% | 1,226 | 54.7% | 1,183 | 55.5% | 1,213 | 54.0% | 1,312 | 58.8% | 1,273 | 60.9% | 1,314 | 64.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 133 | 6.2% | 158 | 7.1% | 153 | 7.2% | 159 | 7.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 824 | 38.2% | 861 | 38.4% | 773 | 36.3% | 802 | 35.7% | 742 | 33.2% | 599 | 28.6% | 540 | 26.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 202 | 9.4% | 169 | 7.5% | 189 | 8.9% | 196 | 8.7% | 227 | 10.2% | 177 | 8.5% | 151 | 7.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.81 | 20.26 | 16.88 | 17.33 | 18.19 | 17.50 | 17.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NeSA | ||||||
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 82.03 | 63.18 | 94.61 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 82.22 | 69.56 | 95.59 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 84.66 | 71.67 | 100.24 |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 88.49 | 80.82 | 100.61 |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 89.43 | 76.59 | 101.96 |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 90.64 | 80.39 | 101.98 |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 99.84 | 86.33 | 105.71 |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 90.97 | 81.50 | 98.81 |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 99.16 | 87.89 | 102.88 |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 43.50 | 39.03 | 44.32 |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 43.22 | 39.03 | 44.65 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 60.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 40.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 40.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 60.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $38,942.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,134.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,148.0 |
* Burke High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.