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Burlington Community High School
421 Terrace Dr
Burlington IA, 52601, Des Moines County
Phone: 319-753-2211
Ranking: (87 out of 205, top 42%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Burlington Community School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 80 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 82 | 87 | 87 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,112 | 1,169 | 1,135 | 1,165 | 1,127 | 1,185 | 1,308 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 266 | 23.9% | 301 | 25.7% | 292 | 25.7% | 296 | 25.4% | 300 | 26.6% | 301 | 25.4% | 351 | 26.8% |
Grade 10: | 295 | 26.5% | 291 | 24.9% | 313 | 27.6% | 302 | 25.9% | 280 | 24.8% | 339 | 28.6% | 308 | 23.5% |
Grade 11: | 265 | 23.8% | 294 | 25.1% | 278 | 24.5% | 267 | 22.9% | 292 | 25.9% | 289 | 24.4% | 300 | 22.9% |
Grade 12: | 286 | 25.7% | 283 | 24.2% | 252 | 22.2% | 300 | 25.8% | 255 | 22.6% | 256 | 21.6% | 349 | 26.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 576 | 51.8% | 602 | 51.5% | 604 | 53.2% | 607 | 52.1% | 595 | 52.8% | 621 | 52.4% | 675 | 51.6% |
Female: | 536 | 48.2% | 567 | 48.5% | 531 | 46.8% | 558 | 47.9% | 532 | 47.2% | 556 | 46.9% | 629 | 48.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 8 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.9% | 13 | 1.1% | 13 | 1.1% | 10 | 0.9% | 16 | 1.4% | 17 | 1.3% |
Hispanic: | 67 | 6.0% | 58 | 5.0% | 56 | 4.9% | 55 | 4.7% | 49 | 4.3% | 52 | 4.4% | 47 | 3.6% |
Black: | 150 | 13.5% | 157 | 13.4% | 129 | 11.4% | 123 | 10.6% | 98 | 8.7% | 148 | 12.5% | 168 | 12.8% |
White: | 833 | 74.9% | 882 | 75.4% | 887 | 78.1% | 925 | 79.4% | 929 | 82.4% | 967 | 81.6% | 1,075 | 82.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 49 | 4.4% | 57 | 4.9% | 46 | 4.1% | 44 | 3.8% | 36 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 499 | 44.9% | 477 | 40.8% | 464 | 40.9% | 448 | 38.5% | 364 | 32.3% | 383 | 32.3% | 424 | 32.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 4.3% | 79 | 6.8% | 73 | 6.4% | 71 | 6.1% | 69 | 6.1% | 62 | 5.2% | 88 | 6.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.82 | 14.53 | 14.38 | 15.35 | 13.74 | 13.60 | 15.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.22% | 85.49% | 82.81% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 76.26% | 82.19% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.64% | 83.92% | 83.97% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.03% | 86.43% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 73.6% | 76.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 26.4% | 23.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.6% | 32.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.4% | 67.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,151.0 | $38,536.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,640.0 | $28,354.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,335.0 | $43,509.0 |
* Burlington Community High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.