Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Phillip & Sala Burton Academy High School
Public · San Francisco · San Francisco County · 1,015 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
41
Above average
top 25% in California
Higher than 83% of California high schools
+18.8 pp above peer median (22)
· Ranked #2 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 37
2025 · 41
+0%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+2.0 pp
vs. San Francisco County baseline (-2%)
~984
5-yr projected enrollment (31 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Phillip & Sala Burton Academy High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 8): 41 vs. a peer median of 22.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has risen 12 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Phillip & Sala Burton Academy High School is admitting at roughly +6 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.961) alone would predict (27% actual vs. 22% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 0% (264→265 from 2018 to 2026), tracking the peer-group median of +1%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.0%/yr), enrollment projects to ~984 by 2029 — about 31 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson High School | Public | 14 | +9% |
| Mission Senior High School | Public | 57 | +6% |
| Mission High School | Public | — | +6% |
| Mission High | Public | — | -6% |
| El Camino High | Public | 22 | -13% |
| Balboa High School | Public | 38 | +3% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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