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Burbank High

Public Grades 9-12
713th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,135 California High Schools
Better than 67% of California high schools
Summary

Burbank High is a grades 9–12 school in Burbank, California, serving 2,457 students in Burbank Unified. Its graduation rate is a bright spot: 94% in 2025–2026, compared with 88% statewide, though slightly below the district’s 96%. The most important takeaway is that ELA is a relative strength, while math and science are substantially below district results.

In 2025–2026, Burbank’s all-grades ELA proficiency was 57%, 7 percentage points above California’s 49% and less than 1 point below the district’s 57%. Math was 37%, about 1 point below the state and 11 below the district; science was 36%, essentially level with the state and 8 points below the district. Compared with nearby schools, Burbank trailed Burroughs High by 11 points in ELA, 5 in math and 6 in science, but led Herbert Hoover High in all three. Science Academy STEM Magnet reported exceptionally high results—99% in ELA, 99% in math and 100% in science.

Results have rebounded from their 2023–2024 lows, but have not returned to 2022–2023 levels: since those lows, ELA rose 3 points, math 8 and science 12, while the longer-term declines were 13, 5 and 6 points, respectively. SchoolDigger places Burbank at the 67th percentile statewide, with 3 stars (rank 713 of 2,137); Burroughs is at the 78th percentile and Science Academy at the 100th. Burbank’s 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 25.4, the highest among nearby schools with reported ratios. In that same school year, 37% of students were reported as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. SchoolDigger’s effectiveness ranking for Multi-racial Students was at the 30th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with the school’s overall 67th percentile. Its ranking for Special Education Students rose from the 44th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 65th in 2025–2026.

2,457
Students ?
25.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,011
Per pupil spending ?
37.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 902 North Third St.
       Burbank, CA  91502-1018

(818) 729-5100

District: Burbank Unified


Feeder schools for Burbank High:

Elementary:    George Washington Elementary
    Joaquin Miller Elementary
    Providencia Elementary
    Ralph Emerson Elementary
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Middle:    John Muir Middle
    Luther Burbank Middle
Racial breakdown:

White:
66.0%
Hispanic:
18.2%
Asian:
7.8%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026
Strengths
✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)
✓Above the California median (67th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school43%
District avg51%
California avg42%
713th of 2,135
California public high schools ?
Top 33%▼ down 14 pts since 2016
From top 20% (2016) to top 33% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 4High Schools in the Burbank Unified
435th of 1,530Burbank 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202664.9713 of 213566.6%★★★☆☆
202561.2793 of 216263.3%★★★☆☆
202458.6804 of 215962.8%★★★☆☆
202383.6349 of 217083.9%★★★★☆
202279.6382 of 212382.0%★★★★☆
202188.5151 of 129088.3%★★★★☆
201967.7591 of 213372.3%★★★★☆
201880.8394 of 201780.5%★★★★☆
201780.4407 of 202179.9%★★★★☆
201678.3401 of 203980.3%★★★★☆
201584.9274 of 199486.3%★★★★☆
201371.4285 of 242688.3%★★★★☆
201276.2199 of 235491.5%★★★★★
201175.0210 of 236791.1%★★★★★
201075.8190 of 228191.7%★★★★★
200976.4166 of 223892.6%★★★★★
200868.1302 of 211785.7%★★★★☆
200773.8203 of 206390.2%★★★★★
200672.6233 of 196888.2%★★★★☆
200582.471 of 190196.3%★★★★★
200476.0106 of 165393.6%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202652.6199 of 49259.6%★★★☆☆
201974.0110 of 59281.4%★★★★☆
201894.332 of 58294.5%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202660.1268 of 57553.4%★★★☆☆
202538.8396 of 58532.3%★★☆☆☆
202457.0293 of 57348.9%★★☆☆☆
202373.5170 of 59171.2%★★★★☆
202270.0196 of 58166.3%★★★☆☆
201943.3376 of 58235.4%★★☆☆☆
201882.584 of 58185.5%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202266.1228 of 116180.4%★★★★☆
201961.8275 of 111775.4%★★★★☆
201845.1451 of 105257.1%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202450.2345 of 108568.2%★★★☆☆
202359.2221 of 106479.2%★★★★☆
202276.575 of 104492.8%★★★★★
201965.3144 of 94184.7%★★★★☆
201873.7130 of 93886.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202660.5693 of 186462.8%★★★☆☆
202561.4678 of 190664.4%★★★☆☆
202456.0758 of 191560.4%★★★☆☆
202380.7343 of 191582.1%★★★★☆
202279.6329 of 185882.3%★★★★☆
202187.5127 of 105488.0%★★★★☆
201964.5559 of 183369.5%★★★☆☆
201876.4411 of 176076.6%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202655.5792 of 188057.9%★★★☆☆
202551.6896 of 190052.8%★★★☆☆
202453.5816 of 190257.1%★★★☆☆
202385.6215 of 191788.8%★★★★☆
202272.1391 of 186179.0%★★★★☆
201975.1347 of 181480.9%★★★★☆
201879.8319 of 174281.7%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202662.7674 of 199766.2%★★★☆☆
202557.0814 of 201359.6%★★★☆☆
202452.9881 of 202656.5%★★★☆☆
202382.5298 of 203085.3%★★★★☆
202277.7316 of 194383.7%★★★★☆
202185.7121 of 112689.3%★★★★☆
201964.8562 of 193771.0%★★★★☆
201881.8292 of 186284.3%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202663.5661 of 193065.8%★★★☆☆
202557.0788 of 194259.4%★★★☆☆
202456.3765 of 194860.7%★★★☆☆
202382.8327 of 196383.3%★★★★☆
202275.6401 of 191679.1%★★★★☆
202186.6160 of 112285.7%★★★★☆
201965.2570 of 188069.7%★★★☆☆
201880.7352 of 183480.8%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202632.6414 of 58829.6%★☆☆☆☆
202551.6286 of 57750.4%★★★☆☆
202430.7412 of 57428.2%★☆☆☆☆
202346.9299 of 54144.7%★★☆☆☆
201954.1207 of 42250.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202653.7427 of 123565.4%★★★☆☆
202538.0697 of 125244.3%★★☆☆☆
202441.5593 of 121651.2%★★★☆☆
202387.991 of 119792.4%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202639.3729 of 113035.5%★★☆☆☆
202536.0773 of 115533.1%★★☆☆☆
202430.3851 of 117327.5%★☆☆☆☆
202361.2463 of 119361.2%★★★☆☆
202259.3468 of 120461.1%★★★☆☆
201940.3757 of 122238.1%★★☆☆☆
201856.8570 of 117351.4%★★★☆☆
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)
Disabled (2022)80th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2024)68th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile~ school
Male (2026)66th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)65th percentile~ school
Female (2026)63rd percentile-4 vs school
African American (2026)60th percentile-7 vs school
Hispanic (2026)58th percentile-9 vs school
Asian (2026)53rd percentile-13 vs school
White (2026)35th percentile-31 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)30th percentile-37 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy57%+7 vs state
Mathematics37%~ state avg
Science36%~ state avg

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Students at Burbank High are 66% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,457 students attended Burbank High.

Burbank High ranks 713th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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