Burbank High School
- High school in San Antonio ISD
- San Antonio, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2018-2019)
C
San Antonio ISD: B
Total students
1,291
Avg. teacher experience
9.3 years
San Antonio ISD: 10.3 years
Statewide: 11.2 years
Four-year graduation rate
94.9 %
San Antonio ISD: 84.4%
Statewide: 90.3%
Burbank High School is a high school in San Antonio, TX, in the San Antonio ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 1,291 students. 75.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 16.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2018-2019 school year.
In the Class of 2020, 94.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.9% during the 2019-2020 school year.
The average SAT score at Burbank High School was 878 for 2019-2020 graduates. The average ACT score was 16.3.
As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,149, which is $492 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.3 years of experience.
Contact information
Principal
- Irene Talamantes
- burbankhs@saisd.net
- (210) 532-4241
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Burbank High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
1,291
African American
8 (0.6%)
San Antonio ISD: 6%
Statewide: 12.7%
American Indian
1 (0.1%)
San Antonio ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (0.1%)
San Antonio ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 4.7%
Hispanic
1,263 (97.8%)
San Antonio ISD: 89.9%
Statewide: 52.9%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.1%)
San Antonio ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
13 (1%)
San Antonio ISD: 2.8%
Statewide: 26.5%
Two or more races
4 (0.3%)
San Antonio ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 2.7%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
75.1 %
San Antonio ISD: 65.7%
Statewide: 49.2%
Economically disadvantaged
90 %
San Antonio ISD: 87.6%
Statewide: 60.3%
Limited English proficiency
17.9 %
San Antonio ISD: 21%
Statewide: 20.7%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
16.5 %
San Antonio ISD: 22.7%
Statewide: 21%
Gifted and Talented
9.1 %
San Antonio ISD: 7.4%
Statewide: 8.3%
Special Education
13.6 %
San Antonio ISD: 13.1%
Statewide: 11.1%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.
Overall (2018-2019)
C
San Antonio ISD: B
Student achievement (2018-2019)
C
San Antonio ISD: C
School progress (2018-2019)
B
San Antonio ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2018-2019)
C
San Antonio ISD: C
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2021 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2016-2017 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
94.9 %
San Antonio ISD: 84.4%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
N/A
San Antonio ISD: 73.3%
Statewide: 87%
American Indian
N/A
San Antonio ISD: Masked
Statewide: 86.3%
Asian
Masked
San Antonio ISD: 92.3%
Statewide: 96.7%
Hispanic
94.9 %
San Antonio ISD: 85.3%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
San Antonio ISD: N/A
Statewide: 89.2%
White
Masked
San Antonio ISD: 75.5%
Statewide: 94%
Two or more races
Masked
San Antonio ISD: 83.3%
Statewide: 91.1%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2019-2020 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
0.9 %
San Antonio ISD: 2.3%
Statewide: 1.6%
American Indian
Masked
San Antonio ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.3%
African American
0 %
San Antonio ISD: 3.7%
Statewide: 2.5%
Asian
Masked
San Antonio ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 0.3%
Hispanic
0.9 %
San Antonio ISD: 2.2%
Statewide: 1.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
San Antonio ISD: Masked
Statewide: 1.5%
White
0 %
San Antonio ISD: 3.6%
Statewide: 0.9%
Two or more races
0 %
San Antonio ISD: 2.6%
Statewide: 1.5%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
28.5 %
San Antonio ISD: 14.5%
Statewide: 6.7%
American Indian
Masked
San Antonio ISD: 14.9%
Statewide: 7.8%
African American
14.3 %
San Antonio ISD: 18.1%
Statewide: 8.9%
Asian
Masked
San Antonio ISD: 7.2%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
28.6 %
San Antonio ISD: 14.2%
Statewide: 7.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
San Antonio ISD: 10%
Statewide: 7.2%
White
28.6 %
San Antonio ISD: 14.2%
Statewide: 5.2%
Two or more races
20 %
San Antonio ISD: 15.2%
Statewide: 6.7%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2019-2020 school year.
All students
12.8 %
San Antonio ISD: 25.6%
Statewide: 22%
African American
Masked
San Antonio ISD: 18.3%
Statewide: 13.3%
American Indian
Masked
San Antonio ISD: 28.6%
Statewide: 17.2%
Asian
Masked
San Antonio ISD: 26.9%
Statewide: 59.1%
Hispanic
12.6 %
San Antonio ISD: 25.8%
Statewide: 18.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
San Antonio ISD: Masked
Statewide: 19.5%
White
33.3 %
San Antonio ISD: 32%
Statewide: 25.4%
Two or more races
Masked
San Antonio ISD: 38.5%
Statewide: 25.8%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2019-2020 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
65.2 %
San Antonio ISD: 33.8%
Statewide: 59%
African American
N/A
San Antonio ISD: 21.7%
Statewide: 40.4%
American Indian
N/A
San Antonio ISD: Masked
Statewide: 57.6%
Asian
Masked
San Antonio ISD: 57.1%
Statewide: 81.2%
Hispanic
65.2 %
San Antonio ISD: 33.8%
Statewide: 47.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
San Antonio ISD: N/A
Statewide: 58.9%
White
Masked
San Antonio ISD: 41%
Statewide: 69%
Two or more races
N/A
San Antonio ISD: 50%
Statewide: 69.1%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2019-2020, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
878
San Antonio ISD: 887
Statewide: 1019
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2019-2020. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
16.3
San Antonio ISD: 16.1
Statewide: 20.2
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2019-2020.
Reading
53 %
San Antonio ISD: 55.4%
Statewide: 59.7%
Math
39.2 %
San Antonio ISD: 48.5%
Statewide: 47.9%
Reading + Math
31.3 %
San Antonio ISD: 37.5%
Statewide: 43.2%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
87.4
African American
4.5 (5.1%)
San Antonio ISD: 8.2%
Statewide: 11.1%
American Indian
0.1 (0.1%)
San Antonio ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
San Antonio ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
56.9 (65.1%)
San Antonio ISD: 67.9%
Statewide: 28.4%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
San Antonio ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
25.9 (29.7%)
San Antonio ISD: 21.4%
Statewide: 56.9%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
San Antonio ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 1.2%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
4 (4.6%)
San Antonio ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 1.2%
Bachelor's
59.3 (67.8%)
San Antonio ISD: 62.5%
Statewide: 73%
Master's
24.1 (27.6%)
San Antonio ISD: 35.6%
Statewide: 25%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
San Antonio ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.
Students per teacher
14.8
San Antonio ISD: 14.5
Statewide: 14.5
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2020-2021 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
9.3 years
San Antonio ISD: 10.3 years
Statewide: 11.2 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$57,149
San Antonio ISD: $56,337
Statewide: $57,641
Beginner
$57,004
San Antonio ISD: $52,465
Statewide: $50,849
1 to 5 years
$54,152
San Antonio ISD: $54,316
Statewide: $53,288
6 to 10 years
$55,698
San Antonio ISD: $55,506
Statewide: $56,282
11 to 20 years
$59,225
San Antonio ISD: $57,511
Statewide: $59,900
21 to 30 years
$61,501
San Antonio ISD: $60,486
Statewide: $64,637
30+ years
$64,144
San Antonio ISD: $67,357
Statewide: $69,974