Burlingame High School (California) Explained

Burlingame High School
Established:1923
Principal:Jen Fong
Faculty:72.09 (FTE) (2022-23)
Hours In Day:7
Ratio:21.07 (2022-23)
Enrollment:1,519 (2022-23)[1]
Colors: Scarlet and White
Athletics:none
Nickname:Panthers
Streetaddress:1 Mangini Way
Zipcode:94010
Country:United States
Pushpin Map:San Francisco Bay Area#California#USA

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

History

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

Burlingame High School has been recognized nationally for its academic excellence. For 2013, it was ranked 280th in Newsweeks Top 2,000 Public High Schools,[5] 471st nationally by U.S. News & World Report,[6] and 490th by The Washington Posts 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

Demographics

2017–2018[1]

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

Standardized testing

SAT Scores for 2014–2015 [8]
! Critical Reading average Math average Writing average
Burlingame High557 586 560
District544 570 544
Statewide489 500 484

Extracurricular activities

Robotics

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] [13] [14] In the 2019 game, they were the winners of the Newton Division and the World Champions; this was the first competition that they won.[15] 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

Popular culture

Scenes from the film Dangerous Minds were filmed on the campus of Burlingame High School in the spring of 1994.[22]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Burlingame High. National Center for Education Statistics. July 20, 2024.
  2. Web site: Burlingame High School. May 12, 2021. Burlingame Historical Society.
  3. San Bruno Herald, San Mateo Times
  4. Web site: Burlingame starts hot, rolls to 12th straight Little Big Game win. Kassel, Ethan. November 7, 2021. November 7, 2021. Prep2Prep.
  5. America's Best High Schools 2013 . Newsweek.
  6. Best High Schools-2013 . U.S. News & World Report . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160320051826/http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools . March 20, 2016 . mdy .
  7. News: America's Most Challenging High Schools-National Rankings 2013 . The Washington Post.
  8. Web site: SAT Report - 2014-15 District Level Scores . California Department of Education . September 27, 2016 .
  9. Web site: 2009 Base API School Report – Burlingame High . California Department of Education Assessment, Accountability and Awards Division . January 28, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161226060002/http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/AcntRpt2010/2009BaseSch.aspx?allcds=41690474130472 . December 26, 2016 . dead .
  10. Web site: 2013 Growth API School Report – Burlingame High . California Department of Education Analysis, Measurement, & Accountability Reporting Division . September 10, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161226055330/http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/Acnt2013/2013GrowthSch.aspx?allcds=41690474130472 . December 26, 2016 . dead .
  11. Web site: Iron Panthers - Team 5026 (2018) - The Blue Alliance .
  12. Web site: Iron Panthers - Team 5026 (2019) - The Blue Alliance .
  13. Web site: Iron Panthers - Team 5026 (2019) - The Blue Alliance .
  14. Web site: Iron Panthers - Team 5026 (2017) - The Blue Alliance .
  15. Web site: Iron Panthers - Team 5026 (2019) - The Blue Alliance .
  16. Web site: Dowd. Katie. 2018-09-02. Celebrities you might not have known lived in the Bay Area. 2020-10-11. SFGate.
  17. Web site: On The Record: Marc Benioff. January 13, 2007. . October 8, 2006.
  18. Web site: Saxon . Jonathan . Val Garay: Linda Ronstadt, Kim Carnes, James Taylor . TapeOp.com . Tape Op . 17 November 2021.
  19. Web site: Burlingame native wins 'Survivor': Adam Klein earns $1 million for defeating 19 others on popular reality TV show . December 16, 2016 . San Mateo Daily Journal . Walsh . Adam.
  20. Web site: Zona and Ed Roberts: Twentieth Century Pioneers . June 13, 2021 . Winter 2000 . Disability Studies Quarterly . Brown . Steven.
  21. Web site: Baseball takes 2010 Burlingame graduate D.J. Sharabi to Tokyo. Nathan . Mollat . San Mateo Daily Journal. July 30, 2021.
  22. http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Michelle-Pfeiffer-Acts-With-Class-Dangerous-2994252.php Michelle Pfeiffer Acts With Class / `Dangerous Minds' uses teacher plot well - SFGate

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