Burleson High School
- High school in Burleson ISD
- Burleson, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
B
Burleson ISD: B
Total students
1,732
Avg. teacher experience
10.7 years
Burleson ISD: 10.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
95 %
Burleson ISD: 94.5%
Statewide: 90%
Burleson High School is a high school in Burleson, TX, in the Burleson ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,732 students. 51.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.
In the Class of 2021, 95% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.5% during the 2020-2021 school year.
The average SAT score at Burleson High School was 1049 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 19.6.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,463, which is $2,576 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.7 years of experience.
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Website
Address
100 Elk DrBurleson, TX 76028-5395
Office phone number
Principal
- Wayne Leek
- wleek@bisdmail.net
- (817) 245-0000
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Burleson High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
1,732
African American
172 (9.9%)
Burleson ISD: 7.8%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
5 (0.3%)
Burleson ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
33 (1.9%)
Burleson ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
419 (24.2%)
Burleson ISD: 26.9%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
6 (0.3%)
Burleson ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
1,011 (58.4%)
Burleson ISD: 58.6%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
86 (5%)
Burleson ISD: 4.8%
Statewide: 2.9%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
51.9 %
Burleson ISD: 38.5%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
29.3 %
Burleson ISD: 32.4%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
3.3 %
Burleson ISD: 7.2%
Statewide: 21.7%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
3.1 %
Burleson ISD: 6.7%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
7.2 %
Burleson ISD: 6.2%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
8.8 %
Burleson ISD: 11.3%
Statewide: 11.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2021-2022)
B
Burleson ISD: B
Student achievement (2021-2022)
B
Burleson ISD: B
School progress (2021-2022)
B
Burleson ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
B
Burleson ISD: B
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
95 %
Burleson ISD: 94.5%
Statewide: 90%
African American
96.9 %
Burleson ISD: 96.2%
Statewide: 86.3%
American Indian
N/A
Burleson ISD: Masked
Statewide: 87.4%
Asian
83.3 %
Burleson ISD: 90%
Statewide: 96.7%
Hispanic
94.3 %
Burleson ISD: 94.5%
Statewide: 88.1%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Burleson ISD: Masked
Statewide: 88.3%
White
95.3 %
Burleson ISD: 94.4%
Statewide: 93.8%
Two or more races
93.3 %
Burleson ISD: 97%
Statewide: 90.8%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
1.5 %
Burleson ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 2.4%
African American
1.2 %
Burleson ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 3.5%
American Indian
0 %
Burleson ISD: 7.7%
Statewide: 3.1%
Asian
0 %
Burleson ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
1.2 %
Burleson ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 2.8%
Pacific Islander
0 %
Burleson ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.6%
White
1.6 %
Burleson ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 1.3%
Two or more races
2.5 %
Burleson ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 2%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
15.6 %
Burleson ISD: 13.9%
Statewide: 15%
African American
16.9 %
Burleson ISD: 14.5%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
20 %
Burleson ISD: 13.5%
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
7.1 %
Burleson ISD: 6.5%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
16.2 %
Burleson ISD: 16.6%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
9.1 %
Burleson ISD: 17.1%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
15.3 %
Burleson ISD: 12.6%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
18.8 %
Burleson ISD: 18.6%
Statewide: 13.9%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.
All students
21.2 %
Burleson ISD: 17.2%
Statewide: 21.1%
African American
11.8 %
Burleson ISD: 10.1%
Statewide: 13%
American Indian
Masked
Burleson ISD: 14.3%
Statewide: 16.8%
Asian
46.7 %
Burleson ISD: 38.5%
Statewide: 55.4%
Hispanic
18.2 %
Burleson ISD: 13%
Statewide: 18%
Pacific Islander
50 %
Burleson ISD: 50%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
23.2 %
Burleson ISD: 18.8%
Statewide: 24.3%
Two or more races
14.3 %
Burleson ISD: 19.7%
Statewide: 23.5%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
46.9 %
Burleson ISD: 50.8%
Statewide: 48.6%
African American
22.2 %
Burleson ISD: 29.4%
Statewide: 29%
American Indian
N/A
Burleson ISD: Masked
Statewide: 52.8%
Asian
71.4 %
Burleson ISD: 60%
Statewide: 73.6%
Hispanic
53.1 %
Burleson ISD: 50.9%
Statewide: 34.6%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Burleson ISD: Masked
Statewide: 43.9%
White
45.7 %
Burleson ISD: 53%
Statewide: 61.2%
Two or more races
Masked
Burleson ISD: 30.8%
Statewide: 60.8%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
1049
Burleson ISD: 1063
Statewide: 1002
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
19.6
Burleson ISD: 19.3
Statewide: 20.0
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.
Reading
39.9 %
Burleson ISD: 41.3%
Statewide: 56.1%
Math
50.6 %
Burleson ISD: 45.7%
Statewide: 45.7%
Reading + Math
32 %
Burleson ISD: 33.1%
Statewide: 40.4%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
113.4
African American
6.9 (6.1%)
Burleson ISD: 3%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Burleson ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Burleson ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
12 (10.6%)
Burleson ISD: 9.7%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.9%)
Burleson ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
92.6 (81.6%)
Burleson ISD: 85.7%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
0.9 (0.8%)
Burleson ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 1.2%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
4.4 (3.9%)
Burleson ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
77.9 (68.7%)
Burleson ISD: 73.9%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
30.1 (26.5%)
Burleson ISD: 24.2%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
1 (0.9%)
Burleson ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.
Students per teacher
15.3
Burleson ISD: 15.4
Statewide: 14.6
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
10.7 years
Burleson ISD: 10.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$61,463
Burleson ISD: $60,465
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$55,740
Burleson ISD: $57,121
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$60,940
Burleson ISD: $58,141
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$60,337
Burleson ISD: $58,636
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$62,402
Burleson ISD: $62,304
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$64,797
Burleson ISD: $66,036
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$74,546
Burleson ISD: $71,862
Statewide: $71,111