Burleson High School

32.5295°N 97.3474°W / 32.5295; -97.3474

Burleson High School
Address
100 Elk Drive Burleson, Texas, United States
Information
Type	Public
School district	Burleson Independent School District
Principal	Wayne Leek[1]
Academic Associate Principal	Angelia Sifford[1]
Kappa House Vice Principal	Tommy Neal[1]
Sigma House Vice Principal	Julie Knight[1]
Omega House Vice Principal	Alan Sypert[1]
Teaching staff	118.78 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9th through 12th
Enrollment	1,782 (2023–2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	15.00[2]
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Red, White, Black
Athletics	Over 19 sports
Athletics conference	5-AAAAA
Mascot	Elk
Website	http://bhs.burlesonisd.net/

Burleson High School is a four-year public high school consisting of grades 9–12 located in Burleson, in the U.S. state of Texas, and is part of the Burleson Independent School District.^[3]

History

In 1901, Burleson's first school, the Red Oak Academy, was constructed. In 1909, the building was destroyed by fire. The State of Texas granted a charter for an independent school district, and the citizens of Burleson voted to construct a new school. By 1910 the new school was opened, on what is now the old Nola Dunn Campus. The school was later torn down and a new high school was constructed in the 1960s. In 1997, a new, larger campus was built for the high school. It was built at 100 John Jones Road, but the street name later changed to Elk Drive.

Notable alumni

• Kyle Burns – drummer, Forever the Sickest Kids
• Kelly Clarkson – Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, American Idol season 1 winner, and daytime talk show host
• Jonathan Cook – singer, Forever the Sickest Kids
• Jalen Kitna – college football quarterback^[4]
• Dylan Raiola - College football quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers
• Liz Lee – protagonist of the quasi-reality MTV show My Life as Liz
• Kody Russey – NFL player
• Stacy Sykora – three-time Olympian volleyball player (2000, 2004, 2008)