Burbank High

As a well-populated four-year high school in Burbank, California, Burbank High works with 2,457 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Burbank Unified. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 193% above typical.

Burbank Unified runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 14,169 students. Burbank High is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Burbank High lists that White students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school records 18% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Burbank High logs 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Roughly 37% of students at Burbank High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Burbank High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 57.3%; actual is 41.8%, a gap of -15.4 points.

In the broader community, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Burbank High is one.

Ralph Emerson Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Burbank High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Burbank High at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 53.1%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Burbank High's enrollment has edged down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 2,554 (now 2,457). White enrollment moved from 57% to 66% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 25.5:1 today.

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