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Enrollment
1,405
High
DISTRICT 699 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 483873004330
Burbank High School
1002 EDWARDS ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78204 · (210) 228-1210 · Bexar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,405 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Texas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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 Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
1,241 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 409 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 349 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 318 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 329 | 23% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
29.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +28.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 44.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 20.0% | 48.0% | 22.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 29.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 11.0% |
| 2021-22 | 12.0% | 10.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 2.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Burbank High School
Burbank High School's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burbank High School this school | 1,405 | 88.3% | 32.0% |
| Edison High School SAN ANTONIO | 1,360 | 88.5% | 38.0% |
| Horizon High School EL PASO | 1,469 | 87.1% | 46.3% |
| Ysleta High School EL PASO | 1,168 | 89.0% | 47.3% |
| Jefferson High School SAN ANTONIO | 1,706 | 87.6% | 37.0% |
| Roma High School ROMA | 1,721 | 86.8% | 51.7% |
Matched among Texas 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 Burbank High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,310 of 1,385 | #72 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,099 of 1,425 ▲ 282 | #50 of 82 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,393 of 1,425 ▼ 12 | #79 of 82 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #714 of 1,184 | #40 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,405 | #476 of 2,107 | #36 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,024 of 1,344 | #52 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.9% | #1,268 of 1,346 | #77 of 79 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.3% | #234 of 1,522 | #18 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.1% | #332 of 672 | #18 of 32 |
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
1,405
+114 (+9%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 1,570
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 1,405 | 84.1 | 16.7:1 | 88% (1,241) |
| 2023-24 | 1,314 | 92.4 | 14.2:1 | 91% (1,191) |
| 2022-23 | 1,319 | 91.1 | 14.5:1 | 90% (1,191) |
| 2020-21 | 1,291 | 87 | 14.8:1 | 90% (1,162) |
| 2017-18 | 1,253 | 78.7 | 15.9:1 | 88% (1,104) |
| 2015-16 | 1,366 | 84 | 16.3:1 | 87% (1,193) |
| 2010-11 | 1,425 | 93 | 15.3:1 | 50% (713) |
| 2000-01 | 1,421 | 86 | 16.5:1 | 71% (1,002) |
| 1990-91 | 1,570 | 87 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burbank High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (1,253 to 1,405); teachers up 7% (78.7 to 84.1).
About Burbank High School
Burbank High School is a large high school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, (ZIP code 78204). Enrollment stands at 1,405 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 77% above the average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
SAN ANTONIO ISD is the local district for Burbank High School. It runs 100 schools with 47,623 students.
Of every 100 students at Burbank High School, about 98 are Hispanic. That is higher than the 60% Hispanic share among all Bexar County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 5%.
On staff are 84.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.7:1. The average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 88% of students at Burbank High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Bexar County average 63%.
Burbank High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 8% of Texas public high schools.
Test results at Burbank High School are 4.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (32.0% actual, 36.0% predicted).
Looking at the county, Bexar County, the median household earns about $72,341 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Bexar County has 638 public schools with about 368,487 students, including Burbank High School.
Burbank High School is about 0.5 miles from Hillcrest Elementary School, its nearest public school. Burbank High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Burbank High School at 3rd of 8.
Burbank High School has an NCES locale of City: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
The school's student count increased 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio increased from 14.8:1 to 16.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Burbank High School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO ISD
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,706 students
- Lanier High SchoolHigh · 1,620 students
- Brackenridge High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- Highlands High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Edison High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Advanced Learning AcademyCombined · 1,087 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Other Burbank High schools
One other US public school is named Burbank High. Burbank High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Burbank HighBurbank, CA · 2,457 students
Nearby schools
- Hillcrest Elementary School0.5 mi · 400
- Harris Middle School0.5 mi · 719
- Knox Early Childhood Campus0.5 mi · 147
- Collins Garden Elementary School0.6 mi · 431
- Briscoe Elementary School0.9 mi · 494
- KIPP University Prep High School1.1 mi · 630
Frequently asked questions
About Burbank High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Burbank High School?
Burbank High School enrolls approximately 1,405 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Burbank High School serve?
Burbank High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Burbank High School have?
Burbank High School employs 84 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Burbank High School?
Student demographics at Burbank High School are roughly 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian.
Is Burbank High School public or private?
Burbank High School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by SAN ANTONIO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.