For the 2025 school year, there are 4 public middle schools serving 1,783 students in Burlington-Edison School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Washington.
Public Middle Schools in Burlington-Edison School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Washington public middle school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 34% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 51% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Washington public middle school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (WA)
# Schools
9 Schools
800 Schools
# Students
3,336 Students
302,560 Students
# Teachers
203 Teachers
16,189 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Burlington-Edison School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 306 school districts in Washington (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 86% has increased from 78% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#234 out of 307 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
53%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
49%
Graduation Rate
86%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.68
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
1%
8%
% Hispanic
49%
25%
% Black
1%
5%
% White
45%
50%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
4%
9%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,313 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,796. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,272 is less than the state median of $19,246. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$61 MM
$20,715 MM
Spending
$61 MM
$21,212 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,313
$18,796
Spending / Student
$18,272
$19,246
Best Burlington-Edison School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Edison Elementary School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
5801 Main St
Bow, WA 98232
(360) 757-3375
Bow, WA 98232
(360) 757-3375
Grades: K-8
| 384 students
Rank: #22.
Bay View Elementary School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
15241 Josh Wilson Rd
Burlington, WA 98233
(360) 757-3322
Burlington, WA 98233
(360) 757-3322
Grades: K-8
| 406 students
Rank: #33.
Lucille Umbarger Elementary School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
820 S Skagit St
Burlington, WA 98233
(360) 757-3366
Burlington, WA 98233
(360) 757-3366
Grades: 1-8
| 600 students
Rank: #44.
Allen Elementary School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
17145 Cook Road
Bow, WA 98232
(360) 757-3352
Bow, WA 98232
(360) 757-3352
Grades: K-8
| 393 students
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