Is Burlington Edison High School a good school?

Burlington Edison High School ranks 288 th of 437 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Burlington Edison High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,091 students attended Burlington Edison High School.

What is the racial makeup of Burlington Edison High School?

Students at Burlington Edison High School are 47% White, 46% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Burlington Edison High School?

Burlington Edison High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Allen Elementary Elementary : Bay View Elementary Elementary : Edison Elementary Elementary : Lucille Umbarger Elementary Elementary : West View Elementary

Burlington Edison High School

Summary:

Burlington Edison High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Burlington, Washington, which is part of the Burlington-Edison School District. The school has a diverse student population, with nearly half identifying as Hispanic and the other half primarily White.

While the school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally below the state average, there are some concerning trends. Only about half of students are proficient in English Language Arts and just over a quarter are proficient in Math, with particularly low performance for Hispanic students. The school's graduation rate has also declined in recent years, dropping from 91.5% in 2019-2020 to 86.4% in 2022-2023, while the dropout rate has increased. Additionally, over 57% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, La Conner High School and Sedro Woolley Senior High School have higher academic performance, graduation rates, and lower dropout rates, despite serving similar student populations. Within the Burlington-Edison School District, the other high schools, Open Doors and Burlington-Edison Alternative School, have even lower academic performance and higher dropout rates than Burlington Edison High School.

Detail:

Public 9-12

301 N Burlington Blvd
Burlington, WA 98233-1199

(360) 757-4074

District: Burlington-Edison School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
288^th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,198

Feeder schools for Burlington Edison High School:

Elementary:	Allen Elementary
	Bay View Elementary
	Edison Elementary
	Lucille Umbarger Elementary
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	West View Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 19.6

Number of students: 1,091

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.6%

Hispanic:

46.4%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 55.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Burlington Edison High School ranks worse than 65.9% of high schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.88. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Burlington Edison High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details Burlington Edison High School has the largest high school student body size in the Burlington-Edison School District. Racial makeup is: White (46.6%), Hispanic (46.4%), two or more races (4.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 55.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Burlington Edison High School is 19.6. 1 high schools in the Burlington-Edison School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Burlington Edison High School employs 55.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Burlington Edison High School is $19,198. 1 high schools in the Burlington-Edison School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Burlington Edison High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Burlington Edison High School 288^th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Burlington Edison High School in the ranking list.)

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Burlington-Edison School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Burlington-Edison School District 194^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Burlington Edison High School

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Rank History for all students at Burlington Edison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	66.76	125^th	390	67.9%
2005	79.10	64^th	394	83.8%
2006	70.04	113^th	395	71.4%
2007	68.66	120^th	399	69.9%
2008	67.56	129^th	396	67.4%
2009	68.25	135^th	402	66.4%
2010	65.32	159^th	423	62.4%
2011	58.95	149^th	440	66.1%
2012	68.54	93^rd	450	79.3%
2013	60.82	178^th	454	60.8%
2015	19.10	299^th	341	12.3%
2016	72.44	71^st	306	76.8%
2017	67.28	108^th	301	64.1%
2018	57.54	149^th	315	52.7%
2019	45.20	240^th	417	42.4%
2021	28.71	331^st	455	27.3%
2022	42.27	251^st	434	42.2%
2023	30.88	306^th	442	30.8%
2024	35.88	288^th	437	34.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Burlington Edison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	35.38	130^th	195	33.3%
2022	13.32	166^th	179	7.3%
2023	37.70	102^nd	166	38.6%
2024	29.43	118^th	161	26.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Burlington Edison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	12.49	65^th	65	0.0%
2023	52.48	15^th	44	65.9%
2024	26.80	49^th	68	27.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Burlington Edison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	28.64	108^th	139	22.3%
2022	22.68	106^th	130	18.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Burlington Edison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	21.53	292^nd	344	15.1%
2021	21.93	335^th	392	14.5%
2022	30.34	267^th	370	27.8%
2023	24.05	298^th	362	17.7%
2024	30.12	264^th	356	25.8%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Burlington Edison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	29.13	30^th	35	14.3%
2022	30.37	24^th	31	22.6%
2023	39.55	20^th	28	28.6%
2024	28.35	23^rd	27	14.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Burlington Edison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	46.59	22^nd	43	48.8%
2022	82.30	3^rd	27	88.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Burlington Edison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	44.87	214^th	358	40.2%
2021	30.35	280^th	390	28.2%
2022	48.39	182^nd	368	50.5%
2023	30.70	254^th	357	28.9%
2024	35.27	235^th	347	32.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Burlington Edison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	42.69	209^th	355	41.1%
2021	26.05	308^th	395	22.0%
2022	33.02	248^th	363	31.7%
2023	26.04	271^st	358	24.3%
2024	29.21	265^th	362	26.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Burlington Edison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	25.22	194^th	241	19.5%
2021	15.11	264^th	278	5.0%
2022	25.64	209^th	261	19.9%
2023	15.64	229^th	249	8.0%
2024	25.60	202^nd	248	18.5%

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Rank History for White students at Burlington Edison High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	58.82	149^th	382	61.0%
2021	43.95	221^st	413	46.5%
2022	57.12	162^nd	390	58.5%
2023	39.89	238^th	379	37.2%
2024	50.06	177^th	374	52.7%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Burlington Edison High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	732	0	4	42	5	n/a	n/a	0	783
1989	698	1	3	54	9	n/a	n/a	0	765
1990	639	0	3	55	16	n/a	n/a	0	713
1991	665	0	5	58	15	n/a	n/a	0	743
1992	723	1	9	68	11	n/a	n/a	0	812
1993	729	1	10	74	10	n/a	n/a	0	824
1994	771	2	14	80	8	n/a	n/a	0	875
1995	808	4	22	97	9	n/a	n/a	0	940
1996	808	4	22	97	9	n/a	n/a	0	940
1997	876	4	22	103	8	n/a	n/a	0	1013
1998	903	4	22	111	7	n/a	n/a	0	1047
1999	920	5	22	125	10	n/a	n/a	0	1082
2000	935	6	23	134	7	n/a	n/a	0	1105
2001	911	6	23	138	9	n/a	n/a	0	1087
2002	890	2	28	165	11	n/a	n/a	0	1096
2003	890	2	28	165	11	n/a	n/a	0	1096
2004	867	7	29	178	9	n/a	n/a	0	1090
2005	896	8	28	167	8	n/a	n/a	1	1108
2006	898	11	31	195	7	n/a	n/a	3	1145
2007	930	11	29	220	8	n/a	n/a	5	1203
2008	897	10	23	229	13	n/a	n/a	8	1180
2009	887	12	28	264	14	n/a	n/a	7	1212
2010	867	11	22	251	16	n/a	n/a	12	1179
2011	821	10	21	268	12	1	6	0	1139
2012	793	6	19	315	10	1	12	0	1156
2013	749	8	27	344	15	1	11	0	1155
2014	732	8	22	342	12	2	17	0	1135
2015	698	11	23	353	14	3	25	0	1127
2016	673	15	21	365	11	2	27	0	1114
2017	608	9	27	368	9	4	23	0	1048
2018	596	10	20	371	6	4	26	0	1033
2019	572	15	17	404	7	4	36	0	1055
2020	586	11	14	444	8	4	42	0	1109
2021	584	6	18	467	7	6	44	1	1133
2022	534	6	16	485	5	6	50	2	1104
2023	544	6	12	515	5	3	52	2	1139
2024	508	7	19	506	2	1	47	1	1091

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Burlington Edison High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	783	40.0	19.5	0
1989	765	39.0	19.6	n/a
1990	713	38.8	18.3	0
1991	743	38.9	19.1	n/a
1992	812	38.8	20.9	n/a
1993	824	39.4	20.9	n/a
1994	875	39.8	22.0	n/a
1995	940	44.8	21.0	n/a
1996	940	44.8	21.0	n/a
1997	1013	45.9	22.1	n/a
1998	1047	49.4	21.2	n/a
1999	1082	51.0	21.2	n/a
2000	1105	50.1	22.1	n/a
2001	1087	49.3	22.0	n/a
2002	1096	51.3	21.4	20.4
2003	1096	51.3	21.4	20.4
2004	1090	52.0	21.0	18.3
2005	1108	51.9	21.3	21.6
2006	1145	59.8	19.1	24.6
2007	1203	61.5	19.6	24.8
2008	1180	62.7	18.8	31.7
2009	1212	62.7	19.3	30.3
2010	1179	59.2	19.9	39.2
2011	1139	58.8	19.3	35.9
2012	1156	57.4	20.1	40.5
2013	1155	58.6	19.7	42.3
2014	1135	n/a	n/a	42.9
2015	1127	56.0	20.1	43.4
2016	1114	56.0	19.8	43
2017	1048	56.4	18.5	43
2018	1033	56.6	18.2	42.1
2019	1055	55.9	18.8	45.7
2020	1109	56.7	19.5	44.7
2021	1133	56.9	19.9	46.2
2022	1104	57.3	19.2	51.4
2023	1139	59.9	19.0	57.6
2024	1091	55.5	19.6	55.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Burlington Edison High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	783	40.0	19.5	0
1989	765	39.0	19.6	n/a
1990	713	38.8	18.3	0
1991	743	38.9	19.1	n/a
1992	812	38.8	20.9	n/a
1993	824	39.4	20.9	n/a
1994	875	39.8	22.0	n/a
1995	940	44.8	21.0	n/a
1996	940	44.8	21.0	n/a
1997	1013	45.9	22.1	n/a
1998	1047	49.4	21.2	n/a
1999	1082	51.0	21.2	n/a
2000	1105	50.1	22.1	n/a
2001	1087	49.3	22.0	n/a
2002	1096	51.3	21.4	20.4
2003	1096	51.3	21.4	20.4
2004	1090	52.0	21.0	18.3
2005	1108	51.9	21.3	21.6
2006	1145	59.8	19.1	24.6
2007	1203	61.5	19.6	24.8
2008	1180	62.7	18.8	31.7
2009	1212	62.7	19.3	30.3
2010	1179	59.2	19.9	39.2
2011	1139	58.8	19.3	35.9
2012	1156	57.4	20.1	40.5
2013	1155	58.6	19.7	42.3
2014	1135	n/a	n/a	42.9
2015	1127	56.0	20.1	43.4
2016	1114	56.0	19.8	43
2017	1048	56.4	18.5	43
2018	1033	56.6	18.2	42.1
2019	1055	55.9	18.8	45.7
2020	1109	56.7	19.5	44.7
2021	1133	56.9	19.9	46.2
2022	1104	57.3	19.2	51.4
2023	1139	59.9	19.0	57.6
2024	1091	55.5	19.6	55.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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