Luther Burbank High

Set in Sacramento, California, Luther Burbank High is a high-enrollment high school, part of Sacramento City Unified. It works with 1,535 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 83% larger than the state mean of about 838.

Sacramento City Unified comprises 73 schools with combined enrollment of 37,657 students; Luther Burbank High is among them.

In terms of who attends, Luther Burbank High reports that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 27% Asian, 17% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Luther Burbank High records 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Sacramento County's rate of about 63%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Luther Burbank High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.3%, the actual is 24.8%, a residual of -10.6 points.

Around the school, Sacramento County reports that the typical household earns roughly $92,175 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Luther Burbank High is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

Nearest neighbor: Cesar Chavez Intermediate, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Luther Burbank High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Luther Burbank High at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 18.2%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Luther Burbank High has shrank 12%, going from 1,735 students in 2018 to 1,535 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 40% to 45%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.