Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School is an American secondary school in San Francisco, California. The founding of the school is a result of a consent decree ruling in 1984 between the City of San Francisco and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. First established in the Silver Terrace neighborhood, the current campus is located in Visitacion Valley at 400 Mansell Avenue, on the former site of Woodrow Wilson High School. The school is named after former U.S. Representatives Phillip Burton and his wife Sala Burton.From January 2007 to May 2009, Leadership High School co-habitated with Burton High School; as did Metropolitan Arts and Tech Charter School from May 2009 to May 2011.HistoryPhillip & Sala Burton Academic High School was established in 1984 under the court’s guidance as a consent decree between the NAACP and the City and County of San Francisco.DemographicsAccording to US News and World Report, 98% of Burton's student body is "of color," with 73% of the student body coming from an economically disadvantaged household, determined by student eligibility for California's Reduced-price meal program.
