Highlands High School was accorded a State accountability rating of C (70-79) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 70 in student achievement, 76 in school progress and 58 in closing performance gaps. It scored 71 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Burbank High School also earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 70 in closing performance gaps and 77 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

Highlands High School's one out of seven distinction is in Social Studies. Burbank High School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Highlands High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 89.35% of student population, followed by African Americans (7.06%), Whites or Caucasians (2.24%), Two or More Races (0.75%), Asians (0.34%) and Native Americans (0.20%).

At Burbank High School, Hispanics make up 97.51% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.28%), African Americans (0.93%) and Asians (0.14%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, Highlands High School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 88.67% compared to 88.33% at Burbank High School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Highlands High School has 283 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 19.20% of student population. Burbank High School has significantly more ELLs at 349 or about 24.84% of student population.

In addition, Highlands High School has 17.44% bilingual students, 6.31% are in the gifted and talented program, while 18.25% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Burbank High School with 23.77% bilingual students, 8.26% gifted and talented students and 18.43% students in the special education program.

Highlands High School's 99 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 9.1 years. Burbank High School's 84 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 9.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Highlands High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 24 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 38 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Burbank High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 24 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 16 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 27 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including eight beginning teachers.

Highlands High School has 13 special education teachers assisted by 13 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Burbank High School has 12 special education teachers and 11 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.