Edmund Burke School

Washington · DC · Private independent · K-12 combined

Private

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  • Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Edmund Burke School's own list (Class of 2024), enrolled: Loyola Marymount University (3), Tulane (3), Drexel (2), George Washington University (2), Lafayette College (2).
  • Students who test here average 1289 on the SAT. That's far above the national average of about 1030 — as published in the school's own profile.

Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

Where graduates go — as published by the school

Edmund Burke School publishes where its graduates enrolled (Class of 2024): 49 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at Loyola Marymount University (3), Tulane University (3), Drexel University (2). See the full list ↓

At a glance

Academic signals
  • SAT avg 1289 (25-75: 1170–1413)
  • ACT avg 28.4 (25-75: 25.9–31.1)
  • APCollege-level courses with a national exam each May. A score of 3+ "passes" and can earn college credit; the pass rate tells you whether a school's AP program has substance behind the course list. exam pass rate 91% (avg score 3.8)

Composed from the school's own published profile (2026), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

Their published matriculation list

Where the Class of 2024 enrolled

Edmund Burke School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 49 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

The ten largest counts, enrolled · Class of 2024

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— Stanford University — New York University ✓ University of Southern California — University of California, Los Angeles — University of California, Berkeley — University of Michigan — Cornell University ✓ Boston University — Northeastern University — University of Texas at Austin ✓ Georgetown University — Duke University

The school down the road: Washington International School

CollegeEdmund Burke SchoolWashington International School
University of Chicago215
University of Toronto010
Tulane University35
George Washington University25

Each school's own printed counts (matriculation, Class of 2024 vs matriculation, 2022–2025); spans may differ.

All 49 colleges, as the document prints them

College  ·  Students

McGill University Faculty of Engineering —
and 19 more

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by Edmund Burke School — 1968 Magazine | Winter 2024-25 (1968: Edmund Burke School Magazine, published by the school's Office of Communications & ↗. Found at: PDF page 24 of 68 (printed folio '22'), full-page spread headed 'College Matriculation' with kicker 'CLASS OF 2024'; linked from https://www.burkeschool.org/new.

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How Edmund Burke School compares for families

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  • ▸ LocallyDC trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−12 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 304 in 2018 to 333 in 2022 — over 4 years.
+9.5%
Why only 2 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

For a more current snapshot, see Edmund Burke School's own published school profile (as of 2026-27): www.canva.com/design/DAG0-lZyEbc/YT_hyKZqhepwfDN7… ↗

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At a glance

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Edmund Burke School is a private high school in Washington, DC, enrolling 333 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Enrollment is up 10% from 2018 to 2022.

Edmund Burke School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2024: 49 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Loyola Marymount University (3), Tulane University (3), Drexel University (2), George Washington University (2), Lafayette College (2). Source: 1968 Magazine | Winter 2024-25 (1968: Edmund Burke School Magazine, published by the school's Office of Communications &.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

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Where do Edmund Burke School graduates go to college? Edmund Burke School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2024: 49 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Loyola Marymount University (3), Tulane University (3), Drexel University (2), George Washington University (2), Lafayette College (2). Source: 1968 Magazine | Winter 2024-25 (1968: Edmund Burke School Magazine, published by the school's Office of Communications &.

How many students attend Edmund Burke School? Edmund Burke School is a private high school in Washington, DC, enrolling 333 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

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