Burleson High School

Burleson High School
Burleson High School
Location
	100 Elk Drive; Burleson, Texas, United States
Information
Type	Public
School district	Burleson Independent School District
Principal	Wayne Leek
Academic Associate Principal	Angelia Sifford
Kappa House; Vice Principal	Tommy Neal
Sigma House; Vice Principal	Julie Knight
Omega House; Vice Principal	Alan Sypert
Teaching staff	118.78 (FTE)
Grades	9th through 12th
Enrollment	1,782 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	15.00
Campus type	Suburban
Colors	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 (2000) – Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, American Idol season 1 winner, and daytime talk show host^[4]^[5]
Jonathan Cook – singer, Forever the Sickest Kids
Jalen Kitna (2021) – college football quarterback^[6]
Liz Lee – protagonist of the quasi-reality MTV show My Life as Liz
Dylan Raiola – College football quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers
Kody Russey (2016)^[7] – NFL player
Stacy Sykora – three-time Olympian volleyball player (2000, 2004, 2008)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Burleson High School Administrative Team". Retrieved November 3, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "BURLESON H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
^ "Burleson High School". U.S. News. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
^ "Kelly Clarkson Biography". People. Time Inc. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
^ "Kelly Clarkson – Artist International" (in Romanian). MTV Romania. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
^ Alderman, Blake (December 16, 2020). "3-star QB Jalen Kitna signs with UF on Early Signing Day". 247Sports. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
^ "Kudy Russey, 2016 Offensive Guard, Louisiana Tech". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

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[BHSAdmin-1] "Burleson High School Administrative Team". Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[NCES-2] "BURLESON H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

[USNews2015-3] "Burleson High School". U.S. News. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[4] "Kelly Clarkson Biography". People. Time Inc. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.

[5] "Kelly Clarkson – Artist International" (in Romanian). MTV Romania. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.

[6] Alderman, Blake (December 16, 2020). "3-star QB Jalen Kitna signs with UF on Early Signing Day". 247Sports. Retrieved February 3, 2025.

[7] "Kudy Russey, 2016 Offensive Guard, Louisiana Tech". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

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v t e Johnson County, Texas schools
Public high schools
Alvarado ISD	Alvarado High
Burleson ISD	Burleson High Centennial High
Cleburne ISD	Cleburne High
Godley ISD	Godley High
Grandview ISD	Grandview High
Joshua ISD	Joshua High
Keene ISD	Wanda R. Smith
Rio Vista ISD	Rio Vista High
Venus ISD	Venus High
Portions of some school districts extend into other counties. Crowley ISD, Granbury ISD, and Mansfield ISD serve some sections of the county but do not operate high schools in it.

Authority control databases
International	ISNI
Geographic	NCES