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Burlingame High

Public Grades 9-12

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 97% of California high schools

Summary

Burlingame High is a large, high-performing public high school serving about 1,585 students in grades 9-12 within the San Mateo Union High school district, consistently ranking among the top 5% of all California high schools.

The school stands out for its exceptional academic results, with student proficiency in English, math, and science significantly exceeding both district and state averages, and it boasts a high graduation rate of 95.7% alongside remarkably low chronic absenteeism at 8.9%. It forms an elite performance cluster with nearby Aragon High and Mills High, though Burlingame distinguishes itself with the strongest math scores among comparable schools in the district. In contrast, other comprehensive high schools like San Mateo High, Hillsdale High, and Capuchino High have lower rankings and higher rates of chronic absenteeism.

Notably, Burlingame High achieves these top-tier outcomes while spending less per student than its district peers, and it demonstrates particularly strong effectiveness in supporting students with disabilities and those from low-income families. While the school's most recent statewide ranking shows a slight dip from the previous year, its long-term record is one of sustained excellence, effective support systems, and efficient operation within its community.

1,583

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,574

Per pupil spending ?

13.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Mangini Way
Burlingame, CA 94010-2708

(650) 558-2899

District: San Mateo Union High

Feeder schools for Burlingame High:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary
	Hoover Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
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	North Hillsborough
	Roosevelt Elementary
	Washington Elementary
Middle:	Burlingame Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.7%

Asian:

26.8%

Hispanic:

19.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 92nd percentile in 2013 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg58%

California avg41%

73^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7High Schools in the San Mateo Union High

240^th of 1,543San Mateo Union High 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	96.3	73 of 2162	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	43 of 2159	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	57 of 2170	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	60 of 2123	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	170 of 2133	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	100 of 2017	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	95.3	68 of 2021	96.6%	★★★★★
2016	95.1	69 of 2039	96.6%	★★★★★
2015	95.3	66 of 1994	96.7%	★★★★★
2013	76.2	194 of 2426	92.0%	★★★★★
2012	74.6	227 of 2354	90.4%	★★★★★
2011	76.1	189 of 2367	92.0%	★★★★★
2010	70.0	289 of 2281	87.3%	★★★★☆
2009	73.9	203 of 2238	90.9%	★★★★★
2008	74.3	203 of 2117	90.4%	★★★★★
2007	76.9	163 of 2063	92.1%	★★★★★
2006	71.3	262 of 1968	86.7%	★★★★☆
2005	72.4	217 of 1901	88.6%	★★★★☆
2004	71.1	170 of 1653	89.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	104 of 585	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	27 of 573	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	67 of 591	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	51 of 581	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	79.6	102 of 582	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	68 of 581	88.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	77.2	153 of 1161	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	95.9	39 of 1117	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	79.3	139 of 1052	86.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	55 of 1906	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	60 of 1915	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	55 of 1915	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	44 of 1858	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	113 of 1833	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	93 of 1760	94.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	420 of 1900	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	95.6	65 of 1902	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	129 of 1917	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	91 of 1861	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	80.3	264 of 1814	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	251 of 1742	85.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	118 of 2013	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	66 of 2026	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	93 of 2030	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	81.2	254 of 1943	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	164 of 1937	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	202 of 1862	89.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	94 of 1942	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	39 of 1948	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	53 of 1963	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	95 of 1916	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	179 of 1880	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	116 of 1834	93.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	86.9	20 of 190	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	34 of 168	79.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	27 of 577	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	17 of 574	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	18 of 541	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	10 of 515	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	68 of 422	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.0	39 of 366	89.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	100 of 1252	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	37 of 1216	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	39 of 1197	96.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	67 of 1155	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	74 of 1173	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	45 of 1193	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	79 of 1204	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	179 of 1222	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	157 of 1173	86.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2023)89th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)87th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)82nd percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy83%+34 vs state

Mathematics66%+29 vs state

Science61%+29 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 (2025)
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 (2025)	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 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
Burlingame High	Public	9-12	1 Mangini Way	Burlingame	94010	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2899	1,583	81	19.6	13.3%	645 (40.7%)	8 (0.5%)	315 (19.9%)	425 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.6%)	179 (11.3%)	96.3	73^rd of 2162 public high schools	96.6%		98	43^rd of 2159 public high schools	98.0%	30	61.3	61.3	82.6	82.6	65.8	65.8	$37,574	$36,614	$960
San Mateo High	Public	9-12	506 North Delaware St.	San Mateo	94401	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2399	1,557	80	19.5	38.1%	247 (15.9%)	15 (1.0%)	739 (47.5%)	405 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (1.9%)	117 (7.5%)	83.9	334^th of 2162 public high schools	84.6%		87	279^th of 2159 public high schools	87.1%	55	43.4	43.4	63.3	63.3	44.3	44.3	$38,757	$37,884	$873
The Bridge Academy	Public	10-12	798 East Poplar Ave	San Mateo	94401	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2271	54	5	10.7	83.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$66,240	$65,390	$850
Peninsula High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	860 Hinckley Rd.	Burlingame	94010	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2402	123	9	13.2	49.6%	7 (5.7%)	1 (0.8%)	93 (75.6%)	7 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.1%)	5 (4.1%)	17.3	1736^th of 2162 public high schools	19.7%		10.6	2035^th of 2159 public high schools	5.7%	299	9.1	9.1	11.4	11.4	5.9	5.9	$74,166	$71,092	$3,074
Aragon High	Public	9-12	900 Alameda de Las Pulgas	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2999	1,658	74	22.3	16.8%	433 (26.1%)	10 (0.6%)	450 (27.1%)	554 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (2.0%)	177 (10.7%)	96.1	77^th of 2162 public high schools	96.4%		95.7	95^th of 2159 public high schools	95.6%	18	64.7	64.7	81.7	81.7	59.4	59.4	$33,409	$32,588	$821
Mills High	Public	9-12	400 Murchison Dr.	Millbrae	94030	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2599	1,115	54	20.4	20.3%	119 (10.7%)	3 (0.3%)	226 (20.3%)	655 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.0%)	100 (9.0%)	95.3	90^th of 2162 public high schools	95.8%		93.3	150^th of 2159 public high schools	93.1%	60	49.0	49.0	81.9	81.9	63.3	63.3	$39,075	$38,144	$931
Capuchino High	Public	9-12	1501 Magnolia Ave.	San Bruno	94066	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2799	1,061	57	18.6	34.2%	174 (16.4%)	8 (0.8%)	584 (55.0%)	183 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.1%)	67 (6.3%)	69.6	609^th of 2162 public high schools	71.8%		69.2	574^th of 2159 public high schools	73.4%	35	35.7	35.7	61.0	61.0	25.9	25.9	$42,058	$41,062	$996
Hillsdale High	Public	9-12	3115 Del Monte St.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2699	1,585	82	19.3	25.2%	489 (30.9%)	16 (1.0%)	597 (37.7%)	313 (19.7%)	2 (0.1%)	16 (1.0%)	148 (9.3%)	85	314^th of 2162 public high schools	85.5%		82.7	364^th of 2159 public high schools	83.1%	50	39.4	39.4	72.0	72.0	41.9	41.9	$37,679	$36,820	$859
Hillcrest at Youth Services Center	Public	5-12	10 Loop Rd.	San Mateo	94065	San Mateo County	San Mateo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-5323	16	4	4.1	81.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (81.3%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Gateway Center	Public	6-12	35 Tower Rd.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 598-2150	11	3	3.6	63.6%	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Burlingame High

How many students attend Burlingame High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,583 students attended Burlingame High.

What district is Burlingame High in?

San Mateo Union High

Is Burlingame High a good school?

Yes! Burlingame High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 73^rd of 2162 California high schools.

What schools feed into Burlingame High?

Burlingame High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Franklin Elementary
Elementary : Hoover Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : McKinley Elementary
Elementary : North Hillsborough
Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary : Washington Elementary
Middle : Burlingame Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Burlingame High?

Students at Burlingame High are 41% White, 27% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races.

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