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Enrollment
1,047
High
DISTRICT 892 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441008189
Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High
400 Mansell St., San Francisco, CA 94134 · (415) 469-4550 · San Francisco County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,047 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of California public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
709 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 244 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 274 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 277 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 252 | 24% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
56.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.5pp since 2014
Math
26.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.2% | 34.3% | 18.4% | 25.1% |
| Math | 11.9% | 14.5% | 17.0% | 56.6% |
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 | 56.5% | 26.4% |
| 2023-24 | 63.4% | 30.3% |
| 2022-23 | 58.5% | 18.3% |
| 2021-22 | 50.2% | 24.9% |
| 2018-19 | 58.7% | 29.6% |
| 2017-18 | 42.4% | 22.0% |
| 2016-17 | 43.3% | 24.6% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High
Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High this school | 1,047 | 67.7% | 44.1% |
| KIPP King Collegiate High San Lorenzo | 662 | 73.3% | N/A |
| Arroyo High San Lorenzo | 1,499 | 64.6% | 43.3% |
| Ronald E. McNair High Stockton | 1,644 | 76.9% | 24.9% |
| Balboa High San Francisco | 1,238 | 63.7% | 56.2% |
| Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy Stockton | 694 | 57.9% | N/A |
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 Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #429 of 1,052 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #499 of 1,056 ▼ 128 | #7 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #544 of 1,056 ▼ 174 | #5 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #405 of 1,044 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,047 | #752 of 2,093 | #7 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #422 of 1,352 | #8 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #280 of 1,351 | #9 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.7% | #907 of 1,575 | #8 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #757 of 802 | #10 of 10 |
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
1,047
-127 (-11%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 1,219
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 1,047 | 54.7 | 19.1:1 | 68% (709) |
| 2023-24 | 1,031 | 52.5 | 19.6:1 | 61% (634) |
| 2022-23 | 1,060 | 52.5 | 20.2:1 | 61% (650) |
| 2020-21 | 1,174 | 60 | 19.6:1 | 64% (746) |
| 2017-18 | 1,063 | 52.5 | 20.3:1 | 67% (713) |
| 2015-16 | 1,033 | 64 | 16.1:1 | 74% (766) |
| 2010-11 | 744 | N/A | N/A | 71% (526) |
| 2000-01 | 1,674 | 83 | 20.2:1 | 26% (427) |
| 1990-91 | 1,219 | 64 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,063 to 1,047); teachers up 4% (52.5 to 54.7).
About Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High
Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High is a mid-sized high school in San Francisco Unified, located in San Francisco, California. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,047 students. High schools in California average about 838 students, which makes this school 25% above average.
Across its 106 schools, San Francisco Unified enrolls 48,706 students. Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High is one of those schools.
Hispanic students account for 46% of enrollment at Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High, more than any other group. The remaining students are 37% Asian, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. Among people living in San Francisco County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High scores 64%.
Staffing at Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High comes to 54.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.1:1. High schools in California average 18.2:1, 1.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High counts 68% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 54% average for public schools in San Francisco County.
On the allk12 Grade, Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High lands at B+, ahead of 66% of California public high schools.
Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.1%, compared with a predicted 39.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for San Francisco County show that median household income comes to about $140,970, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Francisco County counts 132 public schools with about 56,505 students.
El Dorado Elementary is the nearest public school to Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 44.1% is above the 21.7% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High had a net loss of 127 students, or 11%.
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San Francisco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
830,235
Census ACS
Median income
$140,970
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
132
56,505 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic HighWhat is the total enrollment at Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High?
Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High enrolls approximately 1,047 students in grades 09-12.
Is Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High.
How diverse is Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High?
Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High reports a student body of 1% White, 46% Hispanic, 8% Black, 37% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High?
Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High is overseen by San Francisco Unified in San Francisco County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.