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Burlingame High School

1 Mangini Way, Burlingame, CA 94010View on map

  • Public
  • Burlingame
  • 412 seniors
  • 1,627 students

Burlingame High School is a public high school in Burlingame (San Mateo Union High) with 412 seniors. In fall 2025, 75% of its 217 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 81% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

75%

163 of 217 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

40%

163 of 412 seniors

County median 34%

Seniors who applied to UC

53%

217 of 412 seniors

County median 42%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.0%

15 of 167 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

7.9%

13 of 164 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Burlingame High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    15 of 167 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.01)

  • Berkeley6 pts lower

    8%

    13 of 164 admitted

    This school8%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Irvine5 pts lower

    17%

    25 of 147 admitted

    This school17%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.93)

  • San Diego11 pts lower

    14%

    23 of 162 admitted

    This school14%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    30%

    54 of 179 admitted

    This school30%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Davis5 pts lower

    32%

    54 of 169 admitted

    This school32%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    70%

    75 of 107 admitted

    This school70%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.86)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    89%

    79 of 89 admitted

    This school89%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    56 of 56 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.80)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Burlingame High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis ObispoAbout the same

    30%

    57 of 193 admitted

    This school30%Overall30%

  • San Diego5 pts higher

    40%

    68 of 171 admitted

    This school40%Overall34%

  • San Jose4 pts higher

    84%

    65 of 77 admitted

    This school84%Overall80%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    96%

    47 of 49 admitted

    This school96%Overall94%

  • San Francisco4 pts lower

    92%

    46 of 50 admitted

    This school92%Overall96%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (371 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

92%

340 of 371 graduates

UC or CSU

28%

103 graduates

Community college

29%

109 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC4512%
CSU5816%
CA private college185%
Out of state11030%
Community college10929%
Not enrolled318%
Enrolled in college34092%
Total371100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races, Filipino
  • Student need: Students with disabilities, Low-income
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Advanced Placement

18

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

56

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

49% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

67%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

271 of 405 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

49%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

181 of 366 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 8 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 11 classes
  • Science: 14 classes
  • Social science: 17 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 76%County median 62%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 61%County median 37%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 49%County median 29%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 41%County median 19%
  • Low-income students 16%County median 35%
  • Graduates completing courses 81%County median 66%

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