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Burroughs High School

1920 Clark Avenue, Burbank, CA 91506View on map

  • Public
  • Burbank
  • 533 seniors
  • 2,314 students

Burroughs High School is a public high school in Burbank (Burbank Unified) with 533 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 160 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 57% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

76%

121 of 160 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

23%

121 of 533 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

30%

160 of 533 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.6%

10 of 132 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

8.1%

7 of 87 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

Burroughs High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    10 of 132 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Berkeley5 pts lower

    8%

    7 of 87 admitted

    This school8%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Irvine12 pts lower

    11%

    10 of 94 admitted

    This school11%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.91)

  • San Diego8 pts lower

    17%

    19 of 114 admitted

    This school17%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Santa Barbara10 pts lower

    22%

    25 of 113 admitted

    This school22%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Davis11 pts higher

    48%

    29 of 60 admitted

    This school48%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Santa Cruz15 pts higher

    86%

    62 of 72 admitted

    This school86%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.89)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    91%

    48 of 53 admitted

    This school91%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    34 of 34 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.98)

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

Burroughs High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • San Diego4 pts lower

    31%

    38 of 123 admitted

    This school31%Overall34%

  • Long Beach10 pts higher

    57%

    69 of 121 admitted

    This school57%Overall47%

  • Pomona6 pts higher

    79%

    42 of 53 admitted

    This school79%Overall74%

  • Fullerton9 pts higher

    96%

    50 of 52 admitted

    This school96%Overall87%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    94%

    123 of 131 admitted

    This school94%Overall93%

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

Any college

74%

364 of 493 graduates

UC or CSU

25%

124 graduates

Community college

38%

189 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC459%
CSU7916%
CA private college92%
Out of state429%
Community college18938%
Not enrolled12926%
Enrolled in college36474%
Total493100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

16

AP courses offered

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

49

AP class sections

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

37% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

43%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

238 of 551 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)

24%

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

128 of 537 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 10 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 8 classes
  • Science: 6 classes
  • Social science: 22 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 68%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 42%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 34%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 17%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 26%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 57%County median 64%

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