Burlington High School

Burlington High School is a high school in Burlington, VT with 987 students enrolled in grades 9-12. It is part of the Burlington School District. That headcount is above the 386-student average for schools in the district.

EDFacts assessment data puts 60% of students at or above grade level in combined math and reading, a little above the national midpoint where roughly half of tested students clear the bar. That is 5 points above the 55% average for the Burlington School District. Against the 57% Vermont statewide average, the school sits 3 points higher.

Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has risen by about 25 points. As a high school, it reports a 82% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.

The student-teacher ratio is 12.3 to 1, below the U.S. average of roughly 16 to 1, which generally allows more adult attention per student. 48% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It receives Title I federal funding, which flags a higher share of low-income students rather than measuring school quality.