Sherman E. Burroughs High School
500 East French Avenue, Ridgecrest, CA 93555View on map
- Public
- Ridgecrest
- 345 seniors
- 1,411 students
Sherman E. Burroughs High School is a public high school in Ridgecrest (Sierra Sands Unified) with 345 seniors. In fall 2025, 84% of its 25 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 29% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
84%
21 of 25 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
6%
21 of 345 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
7%
25 of 345 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 17 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
too few applicants to report
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
Sherman E. Burroughs High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Diego5 pts lower
20%
3 of 15 admitted
This school20%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.79)
- Santa Barbara21 pts higher
53%
8 of 15 admitted
This school53%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.67)
- DavisAbout the same
38%
5 of 13 admitted
This school38%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.86)
- Riverside4 pts higher
91%
10 of 11 admitted
This school91%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.78)
too few applicants to report17 applied
too few applicants to report12 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report6 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
Sherman E. Burroughs High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 2 campuses, worse at 1.
- Long Beach14 pts lower
33%
4 of 12 admitted
This school33%Overall47%
- Chico6 pts higher
100%
10 of 10 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
~70% · 3 yrs pooled8 applied
~77% · 2 yrs pooled5 applied
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 (280 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
48%
134 of 280 graduates
UC or CSU
6%
16 graduates
Community college
30%
85 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 5 | 2% |
| CSU | 11 | 4% |
| CA private college | 3 | 1% |
| Out of state | 30 | 11% |
| Community college | 85 | 30% |
| Not enrolled | 146 | 52% |
| Enrolled in college | 134 | 48% |
| Total | 280 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
11
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
14
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
9% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
23%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
73 of 323 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)
10%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
35 of 337 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 1 class
- English: 3 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 2 classes
- Science: 3 classes
- Social science: 2 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 75%County median 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 25%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 38%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 6%
- Low-income students 50%County median 85%
- Graduates completing courses 29%County median 33%