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World Class Results
 

 "I am pleased to find
Burroughs ranked and
applauded as one of the
very best of its kind
in the nation. The dreams
of those visionaries in
the 1920s have been
wonderfully fulfilled."

Edward T. Foote II, JBS '55
President, University of Miami

National Distinctions

 Admission Yield: 93.6% of students accepted to Burroughs choose to attend
(Five year average)
SAT Scores:  660 Verbal 680 Math
Five year median,
1996 ­ 2000

(Median of Midwest independent schools:
577 Verbal 580 Math )
National Merit/
Achievement
Semifinalists:
 24 per year
Ten year average,
25% of graduates
Presidential Scholars: Five
Of Missouri's 20 Presidential Scholars in the period from 1991 through 2000, five came from Burroughs.

Athletic Honors

 State Championships: 20 from 1991 through 2000
 State Semifinalists: 10 from 1991 through 2000
 District Championships: 32 from 1991 through 2000