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Schools in Burnside

Burnside’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▼ 2% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
425 students on the public path
In brief

Burnside’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Burnside’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Independence Middle places highest (better than 33%); Independence High lowest (7%). 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 Burnside, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Independence Elementaryin IndependenceC−
6–8Independence Middlein IndependenceC
9–12Independence Highin IndependenceD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Independence 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.

Independence School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 425 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$16,145WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 38.1% · 200 students tested
Math26%
State average 38.7% · 214 students tested

Burnside vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Burnside’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Burnside—Independence
IndependenceC−Independence PK–12 · Arcadia PK–12
Lincoln—Whitehall PK–12 · Independence PK–12
Montana—Arcadia PK–12 · Independence PK–12
ArcadiaCArcadia
HaleC+Whitehall PK–12 · Osseo-Fairchild PK–12
Chimney Rock—Eleva-Strum PK–12 · Independence PK–12

4 of the 6 neighbors share Independence with Burnside, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Burnside

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

Also serving Burnsidein other towns
Independence Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Independence
C−
182 students10:1Rate it →
Independence Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Independence
C
101 students13:1Rate it →
Independence High
High · Grades 9–12 · Independence
D
142 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Burnside’s schools

Are Burnside’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Burnside. Independence School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Burnside. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Burnside in?

Independence School District.

Where do Burnside kids go to high school?

Independence High.

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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.