Burlingame High School (California)

Burlingame High School
Address
Map
1 Mangini Way

Burlingame
,
California
94010

United States
Coordinates37°34′57″N 122°20′48″W / 37.5826°N 122.3466°W / 37.5826; -122.3466
Information
TypePublic Secondary school
Established1923
School districtSan Mateo Union High School District
PrincipalJen Fong
Teaching staff77.21 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,540 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.95[1]
Hours in school day7
Color(s)    Scarlet and White
Athleticsnone
Athletics conferenceCIF Central Coast Section
Peninsula Athletic League
NicknamePanthers
RivalSan Mateo High School
Websitewww.smuhsd.org/burlingamehigh

Burlingame High School is a public high school in Burlingame, California. It is part of the San Mateo Union High School District (SMUHSD).

History

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In order to meet the growing student population, the school was opened in December 1923 under the name "San Mateo High School, Burlingame Branch." Designed by architect W. H. Weeks, the school took in students from Burlingame, Hillsborough, Millbrae, and San Bruno.[2] Initial enrollment consisted of 350 students and 30 teachers. As a branch of San Mateo High School, extracurricular organizations were shared between the schools. There was a single band, football team, and other athletic teams with student members from both schools. Within 10 years the enrollment of the school increased to 494 boys and 474 girls, totaling 968 pupils, a figure close to the school's original design capacity. In 1927 the school name was officially changed to Burlingame High School.

In the summer of 1980, the SMUHSD board decided it must close one of the district's seven schools, due to declining enrollment. Following public hearings, the board narrowed the choice to either Crestmoor High School or Burlingame High School. After study and discussion, the board decided to close Crestmoor in the fall of 1980 and keep Burlingame open.[3]

San Mateo and Burlingame have been rivals since the division of the Burlingame branch, and the rivalry culminates annually in a football matchup dubbed the "Little Big Game" and patterned after the collegiate Big Game. As of November 2021, Burlingame leads the series record 58–32–4. Burlingame currently holds "The Paw" as part of a twelve-game win streak, the longest in the rivalry's history.[4]

Academics

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Burlingame High School has been recognized nationally for its academic excellence. For 2013, it was ranked 280th in Newsweek's Top 2,000 Public High Schools,[5] 471st nationally by U.S. News & World Report,[6] and 490th by The Washington Post's ranking of "America's Most Challenging High Schools."[7]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the San Mateo Union High School District uses Canvas as its online platform for classrooms.

Burlingame High School has a wide array of Advanced Placement course offerings.

Statistics

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Demographics

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2017–2018[1]

  • 1,475 students: 776 male (52.6%), 699 female (47.4%)
White Hispanic Asian Two or more races Pacific Islander African American American Indian
712 278 315 152 7 6 5
48.3% 18.8% 21.4% 10.3% 0.5% 0.4% 0.3%

Approximately 11.9% of the students at Burlingame are served by the free or reduced-price lunch program.[1]

Standardized testing

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SAT Scores for 2014–2015 [8]
Critical Reading average Math average Writing average
Burlingame High 557 586 560
District 544 570 544
Statewide 489 500 484
2013 Academic Performance Index
2009 base API [9] 2013 growth API [10] Growth in the API from 2009 to 2013
836 870 34

Extracurricular activities

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Robotics

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The Iron Panthers (FIRST Robotics Competition Team 5026 and FIRST Tech Challenge Team 7316) was founded in 2013 to compete against other Bay Area high schools. In September 2017, the Iron Panthers received recognition by competing in the finals of an off-season Robotics competition, Chezy Champs.[11] In March 2018, the Iron Panthers' FTC team traveled to Spokane to compete in the West Super-Regional. In 2019, they were alliance captains at the Central Valley Regional, where they competed in the finals.[12] In the past three years, the Iron Panthers traveled to Houston to compete in the FIRST Championship and were alliance captains in the 2018 game FIRST Power Up.[11][12][13] In the 2019 game Destination: Deep Space, they were the winners of the Newton Division and the World Champions; this was the first competition that they won.[12] Their motto is "Student-Built, Student-Run."

Burlingame Robotics also has an FTC team known as the Iron Kittens (Team 20392, formerly 10336).

Notable alumni and faculty

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Scott Feldman
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Scenes from the film Dangerous Minds were filmed on the campus of Burlingame High School in the spring of 1994.[20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Burlingame High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Burlingame High School". Burlingame Historical Society. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  3. ^ San Bruno Herald, San Mateo Times
  4. ^ Kassel, Ethan (November 7, 2021). "Burlingame starts hot, rolls to 12th straight Little Big Game win". Prep2Prep. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "America's Best High Schools 2013". Newsweek.
  6. ^ "Best High Schools-2013". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016.
  7. ^ "America's Most Challenging High Schools-National Rankings 2013". The Washington Post.
  8. ^ "SAT Report - 2014-15 District Level Scores". California Department of Education. Retrieved September 27, 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "2009 Base API School Report – Burlingame High". California Department of Education Assessment, Accountability and Awards Division. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  10. ^ "2013 Growth API School Report – Burlingame High". California Department of Education Analysis, Measurement, & Accountability Reporting Division. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  11. ^ a b "Iron Panthers - Team 5026 (2018) - The Blue Alliance".
  12. ^ a b c "Iron Panthers - Team 5026 (2019) - The Blue Alliance".
  13. ^ "Iron Panthers - Team 5026 (2017) - The Blue Alliance".
  14. ^ Dowd, Katie (September 2, 2018). "Celebrities you might not have known lived in the Bay Area". SFGate. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  15. ^ "On The Record: Marc Benioff". San Francisco Chronicle. October 8, 2006. Retrieved January 13, 2007.
  16. ^ Saxon, Jonathan. "Val Garay: Linda Ronstadt, Kim Carnes, James Taylor". TapeOp.com. Tape Op. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  17. ^ Walsh, Adam (December 16, 2016). "Burlingame native wins 'Survivor': Adam Klein earns $1 million for defeating 19 others on popular reality TV show". San Mateo Daily Journal.
  18. ^ Brown, Steven (Winter 2000). "Zona and Ed Roberts: Twentieth Century Pioneers". Disability Studies Quarterly. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  19. ^ Mollat, Nathan. "Baseball takes 2010 Burlingame graduate D.J. Sharabi to Tokyo". San Mateo Daily Journal. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  20. ^ Michelle Pfeiffer Acts With Class / `Dangerous Minds' uses teacher plot well - SFGate
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