Photo: Bnperdue2010 · CC BY-SA 4.0Burlington’s public schools
Central Community Unit School District 301 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Burlington. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2021, when 108% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Burlington’s schools, in brief
School by school
6 of Burlington’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Lily Lake Grade School places highest (better than 96%); Howard B Thomas Grade School lowest (64%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Four elementary schools serve Burlington, graded from B to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Central High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, 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 Burlington, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Burlington
Prairie Knolls Middle Sch
Grades 6–7 · 770 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Elgin
7th grade in Burlington
Prairie Knolls Middle Sch
Grades 6–7 · 770 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Elgin
8th grade in Burlington
Central Middle School
Grades 8 · 418 students · 18:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Burlington
Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,575 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Burilngton
10th grade in Burlington
Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,575 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Burilngton
11th grade in Burlington
Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,575 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Burilngton
12th grade in Burlington
Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,575 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Burilngton
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Central Community Unit School District 301.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Burlington vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Burlington’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Burlington | — | Central Community Unit School District 301 |
Every school in Burlington
6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Burlington’s schools
Are Burlington’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Burlington. Central Community Unit School District 301 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Burlington. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Burlington in?
Central Community Unit School District 301.
Where do Burlington kids go to high school?
Central High School.
Parents talk
What Burlington families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Burlington → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, 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.