Burns Jr & Sr High School
305 East County Rd 213
Burns WY, 82053, Laramie County
Phone: 307-245-4100
| Ranking: | High School:  (45 out of 61, bottom 26%)Elementary/Middle School:  (156 out of 230, bottom 32%)* |
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Laramie County School District 2
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: | 25 | NA | NA | 48 | NA | NA | 25 | 25 | 24 | |||||
| Total Students: | 263 | 251 | 257 | 280 | 268 | 237 | 243 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 47 | 17.9% | 36 | 14.3% | 40 | 15.6% | 49 | 17.5% | 55 | 20.5% | 46 | 19.4% | 43 | 17.7% |
| Grade 8: | 41 | 15.6% | 41 | 16.3% | 46 | 17.9% | 59 | 21.1% | 47 | 17.5% | 42 | 17.7% | 45 | 18.5% |
| Grade 9: | 42 | 16.0% | 44 | 17.5% | 54 | 21.0% | 48 | 17.1% | 45 | 16.8% | 45 | 19.0% | 46 | 18.9% |
| Grade 10: | 45 | 17.1% | 50 | 19.9% | 43 | 16.7% | 41 | 14.6% | 43 | 16.0% | 46 | 19.4% | 45 | 18.5% |
| Grade 11: | 44 | 16.7% | 45 | 17.9% | 39 | 15.2% | 42 | 15.0% | 43 | 16.0% | 39 | 16.5% | 26 | 10.7% |
| Grade 12: | 44 | 16.7% | 35 | 13.9% | 35 | 13.6% | 41 | 14.6% | 35 | 13.1% | 19 | 8.0% | 38 | 15.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 128 | 48.7% | 125 | 49.8% | 135 | 52.5% | 147 | 52.5% | 145 | 54.1% | 126 | 53.2% | 129 | 53.1% |
| Female: | 135 | 51.3% | 126 | 50.2% | 122 | 47.5% | 133 | 47.5% | 123 | 45.9% | 103 | 43.5% | 110 | 45.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 23 | 8.7% | 25 | 10.0% | 13 | 5.1% | 16 | 5.7% | 10 | 3.7% | 7 | 3.0% | 9 | 3.7% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.4% |
| White: | 224 | 85.2% | 213 | 84.9% | 234 | 91.1% | 254 | 90.7% | 252 | 94.0% | 226 | 95.4% | 231 | 95.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 4.9% | 11 | 4.4% | 8 | 3.1% | 7 | 2.5% | 4 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 20.9% | 55 | 21.9% | 41 | 16.0% | 51 | 18.2% | 44 | 16.4% | 26 | 11.0% | 26 | 10.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 11.8% | 32 | 12.7% | 36 | 14.0% | 26 | 9.3% | 29 | 10.8% | 36 | 15.2% | 28 | 11.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.41 | NA | NA | 5.35 | NA | NA | 10.93 | 9.70 | 10.20 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PAWS | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 54% | 44% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 41% | 49% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 64% | 72% | 58% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58.9% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 66% | 64.5% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53.57% | 62.39% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.05% | 70.27% | 63.11% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.89% | 57.81% | 66.67% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.56% | 52.38% | 66.19% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 52% | 50% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 49% | 52% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67% | 75% | 63% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 71.2% | 73.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 70.2% | 65.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.76% | 69.64% | 65.19% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.29% | 72.6% | 65.24% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.89% | 65.63% | 88.89% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.78% | 77.78% | 76.53% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 55.3% | 40.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 9% | 28.57% | 45.26% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.24% | 51.35% | 45.34% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.24% | 38.71% | 55.56% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.22% | 47.62% | 51.03% |
| 2004 | Writing | 11th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 50% | 59% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 64% | 60% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | 60% | 59% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 63.4% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 78.7% | 73% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.47% | 82.14% | 77.03% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 82.55% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78.13% | 88.89% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 68% | 61% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 73% | 71.4% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 58.9% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.56% | 71.43% | 72.52% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.62% | 59.74% | 71.21% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87.67% | 72.79% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 84.06% | 76.04% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 63% | 63% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 64.9% | 70.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 38.4% | 64.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.11% | 52.38% | 57.07% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.54% | 38.96% | 56.23% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.76% | 82.19% | 63.97% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.73% | 75.36% | 75.01% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 43% | 49% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 56.2% | 65.7% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 17.8% | 47.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.33% | 38.1% | 64.8% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.85% | 57.14% | 73.56% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.47% | 75.34% | 75% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 37% | 40% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 46% | 38% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 57% | 54% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 61.3% | 61.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66.7% | 67.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.98% | 48.57% | 62.05% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.44% | 65.15% | 64.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.65% | 58.54% | 76.52% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.82% | 78.87% | 72.62% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 33% | 41% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 44% | 39% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 60% | 62% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 72.5% | 71.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.1% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.41% | 57.14% | 64.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.12% | 60% | 67.73% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.44% | 70.73% | 79.13% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80.28% | 77.46% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 32.1% | 46.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 31.88% | 42.91% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.38% | 49.23% | 43.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.86% | 43.9% | 57.39% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.91% | 66.2% | 51.19% |
| 2004 | Writing | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 52% | 57% |
| 2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 46% | 53% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 65% | 65% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 78.8% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 51.3% | 58.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.59% | 47.14% | 65.39% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 79.69% | 84.34% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.95% | 80.49% | 91% |
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* Burns Jr & Sr High School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.