Burroughs High School

1920 West Clark Avenue

School District

Burbank Unified
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:23
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on May 20, 2022

Safety is out the window here. They will let your student get bullied and harassed here.
Submitted by other on February 01, 2019

Overall, my experience at Burroughs was not great. I had many teachers that were not good at teaching and made me feel inadequate as a result. They stress the importance of college without showing you other options in a society where having a degree rarely works out in your favor. Many teachers I had were unwilling to give me extra help when I needed it. I graduated 3 years ago and I still have nightmares about going to school there. The positive of my experience was a few select teachers that changed my life for the better. If you’re going to be attending Burroughs all I can do is advise you to take Mr Carman’s video production class. It’s the only class that’s stuck with me. That class made me forget the terrible classes I had and made me excited to be alive. Other teachers should learn from him.
Submitted by parent on May 10, 2016

All three of my children went to Burroughs. There are some excellent teachers here (and a few bad ones). If your child is into the performing arts (singing, dancing, instruments, tech crew, drama, art), this school is the best school in the U.S. for preparing for a performing arts career. One of my daughters was an art and writing kid, and she won several awards for her art and it was on public display multiple times. Another daughter of mine was part of the show choir program for 4 years -- it is the top-rated show choir program in the U.S. (and probably the world); incredible experiences that surpass most college programs.I'm on the fence about the new principal. She isn't as friendly as the last principal -- more about administrating than making relationships. I wish that would change.The school also desperately needs more bathrooms for the students. Poor school design, especially since many bathrooms are locked and designated as teacher only. I see this as a serious human rights violation.Burbank is a wonderful community. Many, many loving parents and families here. We specifically moved to Burbank for the family environment and the good schools. We have not been disappointed. The parents tend to be quite vocal when a teacher or program isn't good. But they also come out in droves to fundraise and volunteer. An extremely generous group overall.
Submitted by parent on May 14, 2015

I have been a Burroughs parent for 5 years and feel this school has challenging academics, safety, and a huge variety of quality extra curricular programs for my kids to choose from.
Submitted by parent on March 31, 2014

Speaking from a parent who actually use to pay for private school---you really can't beat the education here. It superseded what children were getting in private and offers so much more! My eldest graduated in 2012 and is now at NYU & my youngest is a freshman.
Submitted by parent on November 15, 2013

I sent my daughter here because I thought that being in the Burbank School District would be good for her academically, and while the academics are good, the staff doesn't really deal with bulling very well. Last year my daughter had the worst year of her life at this school whiich finally culminated in a fight. The staff says to report bulling, then she gets labled a rat. You can't win. I believe the school administration is blind to what is really going on in the daily lives of the kids that are there. If your a good student everything is handed to you, if you get into trouble, then there are after you, lerking and watching your every move, making the child feel like they are being singled out. I finally had to transfer her out to the Glendale Unified School District. Hopefully she will prosper there.
Submitted by parent on October 16, 2013

I really wanted my son to do well in this school and up until freshman year, he was an excellent student. However, during this time, he started to show the first signs of what I now know is bipolar disorder. I really wish his guidance counselor and school psychologist would have advocated more for him. He has always been a sensitve/emotional kid, but his behavior at the time was very much out of character. When I inititally asked about testing, I was told I would not want him labeled as having emotional problems. This scared me off from getting him the assesment he needed at the time. My son got worse, he missed a lot of school due to hospitilization, and I was still informed that his permit would be revoked due to attendance and failing grades. I didn't have much energy to fight anything else at the time as I was a mess. I wanted to leave this review so that other parents who might be dealing with the same issue, know to get their child tested by the school psychologist) even there is push back. This is a very good school (which is why I wanted my son here) but not very helpful (with the exception of the school nurse - she was great) with kids struggling with mental illness.