Burlington
1 high school and 4 elementary schools in our rankings · serves Burlington
Ranks #53 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 17%.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Burlington is a suburban town located about 12 miles northwest of Boston, in Middlesex County. The town is home to a large commercial and technology corridor along the Route 128/I-95 area, and its residential neighborhoods reflect a relatively affluent character, with single-family assessed home values and per capita income both above the state median. Burlington was incorporated in 1799 and is named for the English town of Burlington. The town is also known for Burlington Mall, one of the earliest enclosed shopping centers in the region, and its proximity to major commercial development makes it a prominent suburban community north of Boston.
How it compares
- Strongest area: Math MCAS, in the top 13% of districts. 56% of students in grades 3–10 met or exceeded expectations in 2026, vs 41% statewide in the same grades.
- Area to watch: Graduation rate ranks in the bottom 39% of districts.
- Top school: Pine Glen Elementary, #105 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 20.1% in 2022 to 14.3% in 2025.
A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank
Schools in Burlington
We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.
MCAS results
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Burlington High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
50% female · 49.9% male · 0.1% nonbinary
Spending & teachers
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 327 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
10 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 2.9% missed 20% or more of school days
About Burlington
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Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.
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