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Burroughs High

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Burroughs High ranks 305 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

305^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 86% of California high schools

Summary

Burroughs High is a large, comprehensive public high school serving grades 9-12 for 2,283 students in the Burbank Unified school district, consistently ranking as a top-tier 4-star school that has recently improved its statewide standing.

The school excels at ensuring students graduate, with a 98.7% graduation rate and a very low dropout rate of 0.4%, outperforming both the district and state averages and neighboring Burbank High. It shows particular strength in English Language Arts, where 77% of students are proficient, a rate significantly higher than the district and many area schools. Notably, the school is highly effective in supporting African American students, ranking in the 97th percentile statewide for this subgroup. Student attendance is also strong, with a low chronic absenteeism rate.

While mathematics proficiency is an area for potential growth compared to elite magnets like the Science Academy STEM Magnet, Burroughs High maintains a well-rounded, high-quality program. It benefits from substantial per-student investment from the district, which correlates with its strong outcomes. The school's performance stands in stark contrast to district continuation schools, highlighting its effectiveness with its mainstream student population within the competitive landscape of San Fernando Valley high schools.

2,283

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$51,569

Per pupil spending ?

26.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1920 Clark Ave.
Burbank, CA 91506-1918

(818) 729-6900

District: Burbank Unified

Feeder schools for Burroughs High:

Elementary:	Bret Harte Elementary
	R. L. Stevenson Elementary
	Theodore Roosevelt Elementary
	Thomas Edison Elementary
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	Walt Disney Elementary
	William McKinley Elementary
Middle:	Dolores Huerta Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.7%

White:

33.9%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg50%

California avg41%

305^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Burbank Unified

434^th of 1,543Burbank 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	305 of 2162	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	325 of 2159	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	558 of 2170	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	369 of 2123	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	205 of 1290	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	312 of 2133	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	354 of 2017	82.4%	★★★★☆
2017	82.3	365 of 2021	81.9%	★★★★☆
2016	87.1	249 of 2039	87.8%	★★★★☆
2015	71.4	519 of 1994	74.0%	★★★★☆
2013	67.0	370 of 2426	84.7%	★★★★☆
2012	68.4	338 of 2354	85.6%	★★★★☆
2011	68.6	323 of 2367	86.4%	★★★★☆
2010	74.5	210 of 2281	90.8%	★★★★★
2009	75.9	176 of 2238	92.1%	★★★★★
2008	70.9	260 of 2117	87.7%	★★★★☆
2007	71.0	245 of 2063	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	71.4	258 of 1968	86.9%	★★★★☆
2005	69.7	258 of 1901	86.4%	★★★★☆
2004	67.4	230 of 1653	86.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	14 of 523	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	80.2	82 of 592	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	90 of 582	84.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	208 of 585	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.6	135 of 573	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	204 of 591	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	291 of 581	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	179 of 582	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	280 of 581	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.3	589 of 1161	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.6	84 of 555	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	212 of 1117	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	42.3	497 of 1052	52.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.5	831 of 1085	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.6	353 of 1064	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.0	125 of 938	86.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	333 of 1906	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	301 of 1915	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	461 of 1915	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	422 of 1858	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	183 of 1054	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	287 of 1833	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	341 of 1760	80.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	392 of 1900	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	302 of 1902	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	590 of 1917	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.2	310 of 1861	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	400 of 1814	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	372 of 1742	78.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	451 of 2013	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	258 of 2026	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	599 of 2030	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	264 of 1943	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	190 of 1126	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	393 of 1937	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	324 of 1862	82.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	260 of 1942	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	314 of 1948	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	584 of 1963	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	290 of 1916	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	191 of 1122	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	362 of 1880	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	339 of 1834	81.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	125 of 577	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	170 of 574	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	228 of 541	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	168 of 515	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	244 of 422	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	335 of 1252	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	217 of 1216	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	193 of 1197	83.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	163 of 1155	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	183 of 1173	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	487 of 1193	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.0	222 of 1204	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	205 of 1222	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	217 of 1173	81.5%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)97th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)78th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)49th percentile-33 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)23rd percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+29 vs state

Science45%+13 vs state

Mathematics44%+7 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	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
Burroughs High	Public	9-12	1920 Clark Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-6900	2,283	93	24.5	26.6%	775 (33.9%)	51 (2.2%)	1,067 (46.7%)	188 (8.2%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	190 (8.3%)	85.3	305^th of 2162 public high schools	85.9%		85.1	325^th of 2159 public high schools	84.9%	20		45.6	28.6	45.2				77.4	77.4				44.0	44.0	$51,569	$2,998	$48,571
Monterey High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1915 Monterey Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-5900	91	8	11.2	52.7%	32 (35.2%)	5 (5.5%)	45 (49.5%)	4 (4.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	10.2	2011^th of 2162 public high schools	7.0%		19.9	1706^th of 2159 public high schools	21.0%	305		4.3		5.7				14.3	14.3				0.0	0.0
Magnolia Park	Public	6-12	1915 Monterey Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-7650	33	3	10.7	45.5%	10 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (48.5%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (18.2%)								(n/a)
Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA)	Public, Virtual	9-12	1915 Monterey Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(818) 729-5900	140	7	19.0	30.7%	117 (83.6%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (10.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	31	1471^st of 2162 public high schools	32.0%		33.9	1398^th of 2159 public high schools	35.2%	73		11.8	22.2	15.4				36.1	36.1				12.1	12.1
Burbank High	Public	9-12	902 North Third St.	Burbank	91502	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-5100	2,457	96	25.4	37.4%	1,622 (66.0%)	38 (1.5%)	446 (18.2%)	191 (7.8%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	146 (5.9%)	61.2	793^rd of 2162 public high schools	63.3%		58.6	804^th of 2159 public high schools	62.8%	11		27.0	2.7	25.2				56.2	56.2				37.3	37.3	$49,304	$2,851	$46,453
East Valley Senior High	Public	9-12	5525 Vineland Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 753-4400	558	33	16.7	96.2%	50 (9.0%)	19 (3.4%)	464 (83.2%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	31.6	1453^rd of 2162 public high schools	32.8%		41.7	1200^th of 2159 public high schools	44.4%	253		16.3		15.8				44.3	44.3				9.3	9.3	$29,284	$6,509	$22,775
Science Academy STEM Magnet	Public	6-12	5525 Vineland Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 753-4470	536	23	23.0	36.2%	194 (36.2%)	7 (1.3%)	41 (7.6%)	248 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.6%)	99.2	8^th of 2162 public high schools	99.6%		99.6	2^nd of 2159 public high schools	99.9%	6	96.9	93.1		95.5	100.0	99.0	95.9	96.6	97.9	100.0	100.0	94.9	94.8	97.6	$15,955	$1,626	$14,329
Herbert Hoover High	Public	9-12	651 Glenwood Rd.	Glendale	91202	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 242-6801	1,590	71	22.3	54.2%	1,119 (70.4%)	12 (0.8%)	309 (19.4%)	127 (8.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.2%)	59.5	833^rd of 2162 public high schools	61.5%		53.8	911^th of 2159 public high schools	57.8%	78		35.0		34.3				50.1	50.1				28.7	28.7	$16,633	$1,111	$15,522
Amelia Earhart Continuation	Public	9-12	5355 Colfax Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 769-4877	69	3	22.6	97.1%	2 (2.9%)	2 (2.9%)	60 (87.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	10.1	2016^th of 2162 public high schools	6.8%		10.2	2058^th of 2159 public high schools	4.7%	42		0.0		0.0				18.2	18.2				0.0	0.0	$31,481	$6,676	$24,805
North Hollywood Senior High	Public	9-12	5231 Colfax Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 753-6200	2,444	119	20.5	72.0%	502 (20.5%)	60 (2.5%)	1,480 (60.6%)	283 (11.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	115 (4.7%)	81.8	385^th of 2162 public high schools	82.2%		81.9	378^th of 2159 public high schools	82.5%	7		43.7	18.2	43.2				71.6	71.6				42.2	42.2	$17,630	$3,043	$14,587

Frequently Asked Questions about Burroughs High

What district is Burroughs High in?

Burbank Unified

What is the racial makeup of Burroughs High?

Students at Burroughs High are 47% Hispanic, 34% White, 8% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Burroughs High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,283 students attended Burroughs High.

What schools feed into Burroughs High?

Burroughs High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bret Harte Elementary
Elementary : R. L. Stevenson Elementary
Elementary : Theodore Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary : Thomas Edison Elementary
Elementary : Walt Disney Elementary
Elementary : William McKinley Elementary
Middle : Dolores Huerta Middle

Is Burroughs High a good school?

Burroughs High ranks 305^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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