📍 100 Elk Dr, Burleson, Johnson County, 76028
Burleson H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Burleson, Johnson County. The school has 1,761 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Wayne Leek. It is part of the Burleson Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 117.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Burleson H S enrolls 1,761 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 117.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,020 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 444 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 180 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 75 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 28 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
681 of the school's 1,761 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 566 qualify for free lunch and 115 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Burleson H S is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 58.
Burleson H S is one of 20 schools in BURLESON ISD, based in BURLESON, Texas. The district serves 12,759 students district-wide and employs 817 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,761 students, Burleson H S is larger than the district average of about 638 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large