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Burlington Community School District (BCSD) is a public school district headquartered in Burlington, Iowa. Entirely in Des Moines County, it serves Burlington and Middletown, as well as residences in the western portion of West Burlington.[2][3]
History
School District No. 2 of the Township of Burlington was established on March 29, 1849, when 63% of voters at Congregational Church agreed to create it. The first school built with taxpayer money, with construction in the period 1851–1852, was North Hill School.[4]
Schools
As of July, 2020, the district operates seven schools:[1]
- Burlington Community High School
- Aldo Leopold Intermediate School
- Edward Stone Middle School
- Black Hawk Elementary School
- Grimes Elementary School
- North Hill Elementary School
- Sunnyside Elementary School
Former schools
At one time the district had 15 elementary schools and three middle schools, but the board of education decided to enact a "Newer and Fewer" school consolidation program, in which new school buildings opened with each replacing multiple older schools.[5]
Middle schools:[6]
- James Madison Middle School - Jane Evans, the superintendent as of 2012, stated that the lack of total air conditioning and lower ceilings made it outdated.[5]
- Horace Mann Middle School
- Oak Street Middle School
Elementary schools:[6]
- Central Avenue Elementary School
- Corse Elementary School
- Perkins Elementary School
- Prospect Hill Elementary School
- Salter Elementary School
- Washington Elementary School
Enrollment
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Burlington Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "Burlington Archived 2018-04-27 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on September 16, 2018.
- ^ "Zoning Map." West Burlington. Retrieved on September 16, 2018.
- ^ "History". Burlington Community School District. August 19, 1999. Archived from the original on August 19, 1999. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ a b Parrott, Jason (May 31, 2012). "Four Southeast Iowa School Buildings Closing". Tri States Public Radio. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ a b "SCHOOLS.HTML". Burlington Community School District. December 3, 1998. Archived from the original on December 3, 1998. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ "Public School Certified Enrollment Summary by District". Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
External links
- Burlington Community School District
- Burlington Community School District at the Wayback Machine (archive index)