Burbank Child Development Center

Set in Oakland, California, Burbank Child Development Center is a very small elementary campus, overseen by Oakland Unified. It teaches 36 students across grade K. That puts it 92% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 84 schools in Oakland Unified (33,973 students total), Burbank Child Development Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Burbank Child Development Center reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 28% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian, 3% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 4.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Alameda County's rate of about 49%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Alameda County put the typical household earns roughly $129,367 per year, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Alameda County's 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), Burbank Child Development Center is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Infant and Preschool Program, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.