Luther Burbank High School
3500 Florin Road, Sacramento, CA 95823View on map
- Public
- Sacramento
- 427 seniors
- 1,512 students
Luther Burbank High School is a public high school in Sacramento (Sacramento City Unified) with 427 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 70 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 47% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
79%
55 of 70 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
13%
55 of 427 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
16%
70 of 427 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
10%
4 of 39 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 37 applicants, fall 2025
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
Luther Burbank High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 7 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
10%
4 of 39 admitted
This school10%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.82)
- San Diego4 pts higher
29%
10 of 34 admitted
This school29%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.74)
- Santa Barbara24 pts higher
56%
9 of 16 admitted
This school56%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.87)
- Davis8 pts lower
29%
18 of 62 admitted
This school29%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.74)
- Santa Cruz11 pts higher
82%
23 of 28 admitted
This school82%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.79)
- RiversideAbout the same
89%
17 of 19 admitted
This school89%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.72)
- MercedAbout the same
94%
30 of 32 admitted
This school94%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.67 (all applicants 3.63)
too few applicants to report37 applied
too few applicants to report17 applied
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
Luther Burbank High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 2 campuses, about the same at 2.
- SacramentoAbout the same
94%
115 of 123 admitted
This school94%Overall94%
- ChicoAbout the same
92%
48 of 52 admitted
This school92%Overall94%
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 (314 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
64%
200 of 314 graduates
UC or CSU
25%
80 graduates
Community college
32%
102 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 24 | 8% |
| CSU | 56 | 18% |
| CA private college | 14 | 4% |
| Out of state | 4 | 1% |
| Community college | 102 | 32% |
| Not enrolled | 114 | 36% |
| Enrolled in college | 200 | 64% |
| Total | 314 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
1
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
1% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
0%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
0 of 372 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)
0%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
0 of 393 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Foreign language: 1 class
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 28%County median 49%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 11%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 6%County median 19%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 2%County median 8%
- Low-income students 81%County median 63%
- Graduates completing courses 47%County median 50%