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Schools in Burlingame Township · Burlingame Public School Unified School District 454, Mission Valley Unified School District 330

Burlingame Township’s public schools score below 53% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Burlingame Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
31%
▼ 1 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
▼ 1 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$16.4K
▲ 10% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Mission Valley Unified School District 330
Students per teacher
11.3
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
293 students on the public path
In brief

Burlingame Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

Burlingame Public School Unified School District 454 spends $15,014 per student and Mission Valley Unified School District 330 $16,403, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Burlingame Township’s grade

B− Test scores

B−: better than 47% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are below the Kansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 47%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (850)Better than 44%
Towns in Osage County (16)Better than 38%
C−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 378 test results could put Burlingame Township anywhere from C− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Burlingame Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (378 in math, 378 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Burlingame Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Burlingame ElementaryBurlingame Public School Unified School District 454B+
6–12Burlingame Junior/Senior HighBurlingame Public School Unified School District 454C−

Burlingame Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Burlingame Public School Unified School District 454). From grade PK, students attend the Mission Valley Unified School District 330, shared with Auburn, Dover, Eskridge, Harveyville, Maple Hill, Mill Creek, Mission Creek, Plumb, Rock Creek, Waterloo and Wilmington. Parts of Burlingame Township (5% and 3% of its land) are served by Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434 and Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Burlingame Township

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

Burlingame Public School Unified School District 454Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 293 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$15,014KS $14,966 · FY2024
C+
Mission Valley Unified School District 330Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 452 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,403KS $14,966 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Burlingame Public School Unified School District 45432%
State average 32.5% · 149 students tested
Math · PK–12, Burlingame Public School Unified School District 45427%
State average 29.4% · 149 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Mission Valley Unified School District 33031%
State average 32.5% · 229 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mission Valley Unified School District 33029%
State average 29.4% · 229 students tested

Burlingame Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Burlingame Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Burlingame TownshipB−Burlingame Public School Unified School District 454 PK–12 · Mission Valley Unified School District 330 PK–12
Plumb—Mission Valley Unified School District 330
Dragoon—Burlingame Public School Unified School District 454 PK–12 · Osage City Unified School District 420 PK–12
AuburnB+Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 PK–12 · Mission Valley Unified School District 330 PK–12
ScrantonC−Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434

2 of the 4 neighbors share Mission Valley Unified School District 330 with Burlingame Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Burlingame Township

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

District schools in Burlingame Townshipby address
Burlingame Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burlingame
B+
142 students12:1Rate it →
Burlingame Junior/Senior High
High · Grades 6–12 · Burlingame
C−
151 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Burlingame Township’s schools

Are Burlingame Township’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Burlingame Township children attend score below 53% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 44%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Burlingame Township in?

Two districts: Burlingame Public School Unified School District 454 runs grades PK–12, and Mission Valley Unified School District 330 runs grades PK–12, shared with Auburn, Dover, Eskridge, Harveyville, Maple Hill, Mill Creek, Mission Creek, Plumb, Rock Creek, Waterloo and Wilmington.

How much does Burlingame Township spend per student?

$15,014 in Burlingame Public School Unified School District 454 and $16,403 in Mission Valley Unified School District 330 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.