Summary:
ZIP code 91502 has one school, Burbank High, serving grades 9–12, with 2,457 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grades English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) result was 57%, compared with 49% statewide, while math and science were close to state results. The clearest finding for parents is that ELA is the school’s standout relative strength.
Burbank High is the only listed school, so there is no local school-to-school comparison or separate top and bottom school. Against the state, its ELA result was 7 percentage points higher; math was 1 point lower, and science was essentially level. It was below Burbank Unified in all three subjects, particularly math, where the gap was 11 points; the gaps were 8 points in science and less than 1 point in ELA. Other outcomes are mixed: the 94% graduation rate was 6 points above the state rate but 1 point below the district rate. The 2% dropout rate was 6 points below the state rate and slightly above the district’s. Chronic absenteeism was 20%, 2 points above the state and 7 points above the district.
Test results improved most in science: the school gained 11 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, compared with a 3-point state gain. ELA rose by 1 point, while math was essentially unchanged as the state gained 1 point. Grade results also vary: 11th-grade ELA was 1 point below the state, while 11th-grade math was 5 points above; 12th-grade science was 6 points above the state. SchoolDigger’s ranking improved from 804th (63rd percentile) in 2023–2024 to 713th (67th percentile) in 2025–2026, and its current rating is 3 stars. For context, the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 25.4, and 37% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible that school year.
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