Burlingame High School (California)

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

Burlingame High School
Address
1 Mangini Way

Burlingame
,
California
94010

United States
Coordinates37°34′57″N 122°20′48″W
Information
TypePublic Secondary school
Established1923
School districtSan Mateo Union High School District
PrincipalPaul Belzer
Faculty73.1 (FTE) (2018-19)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,492 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.4:1 (2018-19)[1]
Hours in school day7
Color(s)    Scarlet and White
Athletics conferencePeninsula Athletic League
MascotPanther
RivalSan Mateo High School Bearcats
Websitewww.smuhsd.org/burlingamehigh

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.[2] Within 10 years the enrollment of the school increased to 494 boys and 474 girls, totalling 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 Big Game. As of 2019, Burlingame leads the series record 56–32, with four ties. Burlingame currently holds "The Paw" as part of a ten-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 Newsweek's Top 2,000 Public High Schools,[5] 471st nationally by US News and 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:

Science Mathematics and computer science Language Social science Visual arts
AP Biology AP Calculus AB AP English Language and Composition AP European History AP Music Theory (N/A)
AP Chemistry AP Calculus BC AP English Literature and Composition AP Macroeconomics (N/A) AP Studio Art Drawing
AP Environmental Science AP Computer Science A AP Italian Language and Culture AP Microeconomics
AP Physics 1 AP Statistics AP Spanish Language AP United States Government and Politics
AP United States History

Statistics

Demographics

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
SAT Scores for 2014–2015 [8]
Critical Reading averageMath averageWriting average
Burlingame High 557586560
District 544570544
Statewide 489500484
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

Robotics

The Iron Panthers (FRC Team 5026 and FTC 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 Robotics Competition World 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 previously had an FTC team known as the Iron Kittens (Team 10336).

Marching Band

The Burlingame High School Marching Band plays rock, pop, and funk songs at all home football games and most home basketball games. In addition, the band marches during at least four events throughout the school year: the annual Burlingame Pet Parade in September; the annual Play-A-Thon fundraiser in October; the Holiday Lights Parade in December; and the Hillsborough Memorial Day Parade. The band also marches to rival San Mateo High School's stadium ahead of the Little Big Game when San Mateo hosts the game in odd-numbered years. The band presents its field show twice a year, often with a "dance break" in the middle of the show, and competes against the San Mateo High School Marching Band during the Little Big Game.

Theatre

Burlingame High School has a drama program, which puts on two productions each year: a musical in the fall and a play in the spring. The performance schedule switched to the current order in the 2013–14 school year..

Musicals

Plays

Notable alumni and faculty
Scott Feldman

Scenes from the film Dangerous Minds were filmed on the campus of Burlingame High School in the spring of 1994.[17]

See also

References
  1. "Burlingame High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. "Exhibits". Burlingame Historical Society. Retrieved January 12, 2007.
  3. San Bruno Herald, San Mateo Times
  4. "Riordan opens new field, ends 16-game WCAL losing streak". Prep2Prep. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  5. "America's Best High Schools 2013". Newsweek.
  6. "Best High Schools-2013". US News and 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.
  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. "Iron Panthers - Team 5026 (2018) - The Blue Alliance".
  12. "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. 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.
  17. Michelle Pfeiffer Acts With Class / `Dangerous Minds' uses teacher plot well - SFGate
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