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Enrollment
2,283
High
DISTRICT 838 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURBANK UNIFIED·NCES 060645000564
Burroughs High
1920 Clark Ave., Burbank, CA 91506 · (818) 729-6900 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,283 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.5:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
608 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 552 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 608 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 590 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 533 | 23% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
77.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +20.4pp since 2014
Math
44.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +20.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 38.5% | 38.9% | 14.0% | 8.5% |
| Math | 17.1% | 26.9% | 24.2% | 31.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.4% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.1% | 38.6% |
| 2022-23 | 65.3% | 31.5% |
| 2021-22 | 68.3% | 35.8% |
| 2020-21 | 73.5% | 49.4% |
| 2018-19 | 67.0% | 43.7% |
| 2017-18 | 68.4% | 43.3% |
| 2016-17 | 75.1% | 41.1% |
| 2015-16 | 78.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 24.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Burroughs High
Burroughs High's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burroughs High this school | 2,283 | 26.6% | 58.0% |
| Woodside High Woodside | 1,660 | 28.7% | 50.0% |
| Menlo-Atherton High Atherton | 2,158 | 33.0% | 61.6% |
| Glendora High Glendora | 2,069 | 21.2% | 60.5% |
| San Marcos High San Marcos | 3,067 | 32.0% | 40.6% |
| Livermore High Livermore | 1,827 | 23.5% | 47.0% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Burroughs High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #202 of 1,052 | #42 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #227 of 1,056 ▲ 48 | #49 of 229 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #132 of 1,056 ▲ 68 | #33 of 229 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.7pp | #180 of 1,044 | #65 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,283 | #169 of 2,093 | #34 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.5:1 | #1,163 of 1,352 | #316 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #255 of 1,351 | #32 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.6% | #1,428 of 1,575 | #366 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #402 of 802 | #149 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,283
-185 (-7%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 1,651
Student : Teacher
24.5:1
was 24.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,283 | 93.1 | 24.5:1 | 27% (608) |
| 2023-24 | 2,358 | 98.4 | 24.0:1 | 26% (613) |
| 2022-23 | 2,305 | 101 | 22.8:1 | 26% (588) |
| 2020-21 | 2,468 | 100 | 24.7:1 | 30% (735) |
| 2017-18 | 2,582 | 109.6 | 23.6:1 | 33% (853) |
| 2015-16 | 2,615 | 107 | 24.4:1 | 27% (703) |
| 2010-11 | 2,772 | N/A | N/A | 28% (775) |
| 2000-01 | 2,189 | 87 | 25.2:1 | 21% (455) |
| 1990-91 | 1,651 | 68 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burroughs High.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (2,582 to 2,283); teachers down 15% (109.6 to 93.1).
About Burroughs High
Burroughs High is a large high school with an address in Burbank, California. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 2,283 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 838-student average for high schools in California, enrollment here is 172% higher.
Burroughs High is one of 20 schools in Burbank Unified, which enrolls 14,169 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Burroughs High is Hispanic (47%). The remaining students are 34% White, 8% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 2% Black. For comparison, Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Burroughs High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
Federal staffing data show 93.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Burroughs High and a ratio of 24.5:1. The average ratio among high schools in California is 18.2:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 27% of enrollment. That is lower than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 63.9% at Burroughs High; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.0%.
Burroughs High is located in Los Angeles County, where median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,265,907.
The closest other public school is Walt Disney Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Burroughs High is ahead of the 54.2% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Burroughs High saw enrollment fall 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Burroughs High community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burbank Unified
- Burbank HighHigh · 2,457 students
- John Muir MiddleMiddle · 1,353 students
- Luther Burbank MiddleMiddle · 1,030 students
- Dolores Huerta MiddleMiddle · 931 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 758 students
- Joaquin Miller ElementaryElementary · 730 students
Other schools in Burbank
- Burbank HighHigh · 2,457 students
- John Muir MiddleMiddle · 1,353 students
- Luther Burbank MiddleMiddle · 1,030 students
- Dolores Huerta MiddleMiddle · 931 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 758 students
- Joaquin Miller ElementaryElementary · 730 students
Other Burroughs High schools
One other US public school is named Burroughs High. Burroughs High is the largest of the 2.
- Burroughs HighRidgecrest, CA · 1,536 students
Nearby schools
- Walt Disney Elementary0.5 mi · 419
- Thomas Edison Elementary0.7 mi · 432
- Dolores Huerta Middle0.7 mi · 931
- R. L. Stevenson Elementary1.0 mi · 521
- William McKinley Elementary1.0 mi · 440
- Theodore Roosevelt Elementary1.0 mi · 591
Frequently asked questions
About Burroughs HighWhat is the total enrollment at Burroughs High?
Burroughs High enrolls approximately 2,283 students in grades 09-12.
Is Burroughs High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Burroughs High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Burroughs High have?
Burroughs High employs 93 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Burroughs High?
At Burroughs High, the student body is approximately 34% White, 47% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Burroughs High public or private?
Burroughs High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Burbank Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.