Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School
- Public
- San Francisco
- 252 seniors
- 1,015 students
UC admit rate
76%
71 of 93 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
28%
71 of 252 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
37%
93 of 252 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
5.0%
3 of 60 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
5.1%
4 of 79 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
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 β (all applicants 3.96)
- Berkeley8 pts lower
5%
4 of 79 admitted
This school5%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (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 campusβs 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 campusβs 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
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 40 | 18% |
| CSU | 61 | 27% |
| CA private college | 3 | 1% |
| Out of state | 1 | <1% |
| Community college | 71 | 31% |
| Not enrolled | 50 | 22% |
| Enrolled in college | 176 | 78% |
| Total | 226 | 100% |
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
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 56%County median 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 26%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 6%
- Low-income students 66%County median 66%
- Graduates completing courses 62%County median 66%
Across California
Other schools in San Francisco Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 13 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
Unlock full report