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Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School

400 Mansell Street, San Francisco, CA 94134View on map

  • Public
  • San Francisco
  • 252 seniors
  • 1,015 students

Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School is a public high school in San Francisco (San Francisco Unified) with 252 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 93 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 77%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 62% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

76%

71 of 93 applicants, fall 2025

County median 77%

Seniors admitted to a UC

28%

71 of 252 seniors

County median 45%

Seniors who applied to UC

37%

93 of 252 seniors

County median 60%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

5.0%

3 of 60 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

5.1%

4 of 79 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

Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.

  • Los Angeles5 pts lower

    5%

    3 of 60 admitted

    This school5%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.96)

  • Berkeley8 pts lower

    5%

    4 of 79 admitted

    This school5%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.93)

  • Irvine9 pts lower

    14%

    8 of 58 admitted

    This school14%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 4.00)

  • San Diego27 pts higher

    52%

    29 of 56 admitted

    This school52%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.05)

  • Santa Barbara7 pts higher

    39%

    18 of 46 admitted

    This school39%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Davis12 pts higher

    49%

    42 of 85 admitted

    This school49%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    69%

    31 of 45 admitted

    This school69%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.88)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    86%

    24 of 28 admitted

    This school86%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.92)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    39 of 40 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.97)

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

Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo29 pts higher

    59%

    24 of 41 admitted

    This school59%Overall30%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    83%

    72 of 87 admitted

    This school83%Overall80%

  • Sacramento4 pts higher

    98%

    47 of 48 admitted

    This school98%Overall94%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    95%

    101 of 106 admitted

    This school95%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 (226 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

78%

176 of 226 graduates

UC or CSU

45%

101 graduates

Community college

31%

71 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC4018%
CSU6127%
CA private college31%
Out of state1<1%
Community college7131%
Not enrolled5022%
Enrolled in college17678%
Total226100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

11

AP courses offered

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

19

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

48%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

116 of 242 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)

16%

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

35 of 221 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 4 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 6 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 49%County median 45%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 17%County median 17%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 16%County median 16%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 66%County median 66%
  • Graduates completing courses 62%County median 66%

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