Burbank Elementary

Located at 501 Junipero Ave., in Long Beach, California, Burbank Elementary is a medium-sized elementary-level community that instructs 538 students (grades K through 5), run under Long Beach Unified.

Within Long Beach Unified, which oversees 82 schools and 62,255 students, Burbank Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Burbank Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 14% Black, 5% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.2:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 82% of students at Burbank Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Burbank Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.8%; this one delivers 39.5%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Burbank Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Willard Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Burbank Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.5%.

Burbank Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 24%: 706 students in 2018 compared to 538 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.