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Burlington, MA
Public School Ratings




Burlington Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Burlington School District details

Burlington School District
123 Cambridge Street
Burlington, MA 01803

3,486 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Burlington School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.5% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 92.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
55%
43%
54%
45%
56%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Burlington High School
123 Cambridge Street
Burlington, MA, 01803
09-12
Fox Hill School
1 Fox Hill Rd
Burlington, MA, 01803
KG-05
Francis Wyman Elementary School
41 Terrrace Hall Avenue
Burlington, MA, 01803
KG-05
Marshall Simonds Middle School
114 Winn Street
Burlington, MA, 01803
06-08
Memorial School
125 Winn Street
Burlington, MA, 01803
KG-05
Pine Glen Elementary School
1 Pine Glen Way
Burlington, MA, 01803
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 64.8% 57.0%
Black 7.5% 9.8%
Hispanic 9.1% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 18.3% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,578 $54,306,000 57.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,974 $6,882,000 7.2%
Staff $1,453 $5,064,000 5.3%
General Administration $198 $690,000 0.7%
School Administration $1,116 $3,892,000 4.1%
Operation $1,880 $6,554,000 6.9%
Transportation $869 $3,030,000 3.2%
Other $674 $2,348,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,164 $28,460,000 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,493 $12,175,000 12.8%
Total Expenditures $27,235 $94,941,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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