Burlington Public Schools Are 50th Best In The State

BURLINGTON, MA -- Well-documented fiscal problems notwithstanding, Burlington remains one of the more competitive public school systems in Massachusetts, according to a new set of rankings. Niche released its rankings of the school districts in the state, and Burlington checked in at 50th out of 218 public school districts in Massachusetts.

The school research and data company also said the school system was the 35th best place to teach in the state and the 22nd best school district for athletes. Niche gave Burlington Public Schools an overall letter grade of A, including A's for academics, teachers, clubs and activities and health and safety. The school system also received an A+ for preparing students for college. See Niche's complete evaluation of Burlington Public Schools.

"Great school - excellent teachers, some of the best administrators (really have a a modern forward-looking approach to learning)," one Burlington High School alum wrote in reviews solicited by Niche. "Great classmates -amazing diversity, smart people, well-rounded, life-long friends."

Niche data analysts use data and user opinions to come up with their rankings for school districts. Data range from test scores to teacher salaries to attendance rates to provide one of the more comprehensive school system rankings.

In addition to the rankings, Niche offered a letter grade for each school in the district:

• Burlington High School: A
• Marshall Simonds Middle School: B+
• Fox Hill Elementary: B+
• Francis Wyman Elementary:
• B+ Memorial Elementary: B+

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