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Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High

Q: Is Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High a good school?

Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High ranks 681 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

681^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 69% of California high schools

Summary

Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High is a public high school serving about 1,050 students in grades 9-12 within the San Francisco Unified district, known for its strong graduation rates and effective support for a high-need student population.

The school stands out for its success in helping students graduate, with a rate of 91.4% that is much higher than the district average and surpasses nearby schools like O'Connell (John) High and Downtown High. Academically, Burton performs notably better than other local schools with similar student demographics, especially in English and science. It is particularly effective in supporting English learners, students with special needs, and those from low-income families, achieving these strong outcomes with moderate per-student spending compared to higher-spending schools such as KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory.

Areas for attention include mathematics proficiency, which is below district and state averages, and chronic student absenteeism, though Burton's rate is lower than at Jordan (June) School for Equity or Marshall (Thurgood) High. Overall, Burton High demonstrates a consistent ability to deliver positive results for its community, positioning it as a stronger performer within its district.

1,047

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,090

Per pupil spending ?

67.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Mansell St.
San Francisco, CA 94134-1829

(415) 469-4550

District: San Francisco Unified

Feeder schools for Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High:

Elementary:	Alamo Elementary
	Alvarado Elementary
	Argonne Elementary
	Bryant Elementary
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	Carver (George Washington) Elementary
	Chavez (Cesar) Elementary
	Chin (John Yehall) Elementary
	Clarendon Alternative Elementary
	Cleveland Elementary
	Cobb (William L.) Elementary
	Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy
	El Dorado Elementary
	Feinstein (Dianne) Elementary
	Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary
	Garfield Elementary
	Glen Park Elementary
	Grattan Elementary
	Guadalupe Elementary
	Harte (Bret) Elementary
	Hillcrest Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
	Key (Francis Scott) Elementary
	King (Thomas Starr) Elementary
	Lafayette Elementary
	Lakeshore Alternative Elementary
	Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary
	Longfellow Elementary
	Malcolm X Academy
	McCoppin (Frank) Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
	Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary
	Miraloma Elementary
	Monroe Elementary
	Moscone (George R.) Elementary
	Muir (John) Elementary
	New Traditions Elementary
	Ortega (Jose) Elementary
	Parker (Jean) Elementary
	Parks (Rosa) Elementary
	Peabody (George) Elementary
	Redding Elementary
	Sanchez Elementary
	Serra (Junipero) Elementary
	Sheridan Elementary
	Sherman Elementary
	Sloat (Commodore) Elementary
	Spring Valley Elementary
	Stevenson (Robert Louis) Elementary
	Sunnyside Elementary
	Sunset Elementary
	Sutro Elementary
	Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary
	Tenderloin Community
	Ulloa Elementary
	Visitacion Valley Elementary
	Webster (Daniel) Elementary
	West Portal Elementary
	Yick Wo Elementary
Middle:	Aptos Middle
	Brown Junior (Willie L) Middle
	Denman (James) Middle
	Everett Middle
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	Francisco Middle
	Giannini (A.P.) Middle
	Hoover (Herbert) Middle
	King Junior (Martin Luther) Academic Middle
	Lick (James) Middle
	Marina Middle
	Presidio Middle
	Roosevelt Middle
	Visitacion Valley Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.7%

Asian:

37.3%

African American:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2013 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg48%

California avg41%

681^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 17High Schools in the San Francisco Unified

679^th of 1,543San Francisco Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	681 of 2162	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.7	463 of 2159	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	719 of 2170	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	681 of 2123	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	737 of 2133	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	1066 of 2017	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.8	1094 of 2021	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.6	904 of 2039	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.5	834 of 1994	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.8	901 of 2426	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.8	830 of 2354	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.8	895 of 2367	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.2	887 of 2281	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.9	887 of 2238	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.8	743 of 2117	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.3	650 of 2063	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.4	613 of 1968	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.6	638 of 1901	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	40.5	690 of 1653	58.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.4	213 of 517	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	276 of 521	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	317 of 522	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	396 of 592	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	367 of 582	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	326 of 585	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.1	238 of 573	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.1	449 of 591	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.9	356 of 581	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	303 of 582	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.7	496 of 581	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.7	496 of 1161	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.1	810 of 1117	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	771 of 1052	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.7	186 of 1085	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	91 of 1064	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	74.6	83 of 1044	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	52 of 941	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	76.8	117 of 938	87.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	739 of 1906	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	474 of 1915	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.5	789 of 1915	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	820 of 1858	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	943 of 1833	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	1109 of 1760	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	1204 of 1900	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	891 of 1902	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	943 of 1917	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.0	1356 of 1861	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	967 of 1814	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1180 of 1742	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	85 of 410	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	68 of 290	76.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	438 of 2013	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	282 of 2026	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	636 of 2030	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	447 of 1943	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	379 of 1937	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	54.8	842 of 1862	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	573 of 1942	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	402 of 1948	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	602 of 1963	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.5	539 of 1916	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	350 of 1880	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	47.6	960 of 1834	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.2	349 of 574	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	371 of 515	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	18.9	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	504 of 1252	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	85.2	112 of 1216	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.7	145 of 1197	87.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)83rd percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)79th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2024)59th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)39th percentile-39 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-32 vs school

Pacific Islander (2018)15th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+8 vs state

Science42%+9 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High	Public	9-12	400 Mansell St.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4550	1,047	55	19.1	67.7%	15 (1.4%)	82 (7.8%)	478 (45.7%)	391 (37.3%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.4%)	55 (5.3%)	65.4	681^st of 2162 public high schools	68.5%		76.7	463^rd of 2159 public high schools	78.6%	218		41.8		41.8	56.5	56.5	26.4	26.4	$24,090	$1,612	$22,478
Jordan (June) School for Equity	Public	9-12	325 La Grande Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 452-4922	176	13	13.1	70.5%	4 (2.3%)	16 (9.1%)	128 (72.7%)	15 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	9 (5.1%)	14.7	1815^th of 2162 public high schools	16.0%		11.8	1959^th of 2159 public high schools	9.3%	144		7.9		7.5	22.2	22.2	3.1	3.1	$33,669	$1,175	$32,494
Marshall (Thurgood) High	Public	8-12	45 Conkling St.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5612	475	33	14.3	78.9%	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	366 (77.1%)	41 (8.6%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.4%)	11.7	1930^th of 2162 public high schools	10.7%		13.3	1879^th of 2159 public high schools	13.0%	51		4.7		4.2	9.3	9.3	5.8	5.8	$27,339	$1,484	$25,855
KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory	Public, Charter	9-12	1195 Hudson Ave.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 643-6951	196	21	9.3	89.3%	3 (1.5%)	54 (27.6%)	119 (60.7%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	5 (2.6%)	56.6	897^th of 2162 public high schools	58.5%		37.1	1312^th of 2159 public high schools	39.2%	415	37.0			37.0	53.1	53.1	20.8	20.8	$44,660	$4,306	$40,354
Balboa High	Public	9-12	1000 Cayuga Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4090	1,238	62	20.0	63.7%	44 (3.6%)	70 (5.7%)	428 (34.6%)	611 (49.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.4%)	67 (5.4%)	80.4	400^th of 2162 public high schools	81.5%		84.3	338^th of 2159 public high schools	84.3%	62		42.1		40.5	65.7	65.7	45.8	45.8	$23,679	$2,580	$21,099
S.F. County Opportunity (Hilltop)	Public	6-12	1325 Florida St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5606	67	8	8.0	76.1%	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	65 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$62,148	$6,827	$55,321
City Arts & Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	350 Seneca Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	City Arts & Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 841-2200	397	23	17.2	52.9%	8 (2.0%)	24 (6.0%)	330 (83.1%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	32.7	1432^nd of 2162 public high schools	33.8%		37.8	1298^th of 2159 public high schools	39.9%	134			15.9	15.9	36.1	36.1	8.1	8.1	$17,313	$1,735	$15,578
O'Connell (John) High	Public	9-12	2355 Folsom St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5370	460	29	15.8	70.4%	16 (3.5%)	33 (7.2%)	360 (78.3%)	23 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.2%)	31.5	1454^th of 2162 public high schools	32.7%		15.4	1807^th of 2159 public high schools	16.3%	353		21.1		21.1	41.3	41.3	6.1	6.1	$27,701	$1,709	$25,992
Downtown High	Public	9-12	693 Vermont St.	San Francisco	94107	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5860	174	4	40.2	71.3%	7 (4.0%)	32 (18.4%)	94 (54.0%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.0%)	18 (10.3%)	10.1	2017^th of 2162 public high schools	6.7%		10.1	2064^th of 2159 public high schools	4.4%	47			3.3	3.1	6.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	$35,634	$2,137	$33,497
S.F. International High	Public	8-12	655 DeHaro St.	San Francisco	94107	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5781	382	27	14.2	73.0%	24 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	321 (84.0%)	33 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9.7	2032^nd of 2162 public high schools	6.0%		15.3	1810^th of 2159 public high schools	16.2%	222		1.5		1.5	7.0	6.9	4.4	4.2	$26,715	$1,894	$24,821

Frequently Asked Questions about Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High

Is Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High a good school?

Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High ranks 681^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High in?

San Francisco Unified

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What is the racial makeup of Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High?

Students at Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High are 46% Hispanic, 37% Asian, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% White.

How many students attend Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,047 students attended Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High.

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