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Schools in Middletown

Middletown’s public schools

Burlington Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Middletown. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/6schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
65%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.4K
▲ 13% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,551 students on the public path
In brief

Middletown’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Middletown’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Sunnyside Elementary School places highest (better than 22%); Edward Stone Middle School lowest (5%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Middletown, graded from D to C−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Burlington Community High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Middletown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−
7–8Edward Stone Middle Schoolin BurlingtonD
9–12Burlington Community High Schoolin BurlingtonC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Burlington Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Burlington Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 3,140 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$15,430IA $13,713 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 69.7% · 2182 students tested
Math42%
State average 63.8% · 2186 students tested

Middletown vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Middletown’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Middletown—Burlington

Every school in Middletown

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Middletownin other towns
Black Hawk Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Burlington
C−
305 students11:1Rate it →
Sunnyside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Burlington
C−
298 students11:1Rate it →
North Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Burlington
D
268 students12:1Rate it →
James Wilson Grimes School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Burlington
D
212 students11:1Rate it →
Edward Stone Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Burlington
D
452 students15:1Rate it →
Burlington Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Burlington
C−
1,016 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Middletown’s schools

Are Middletown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Middletown. Burlington Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Middletown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Middletown in?

Burlington Community School District.

Where do Middletown kids go to high school?

Burlington Community High School.

Parents talk

What Middletown families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.