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Enrollment
538
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250002702
Burbank Elementary
501 Junipero Ave., Long Beach, CA 90814 · (562) 439-0997 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
26.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
440 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 100 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
45.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.5pp since 2014
Math
35.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.0% | 21.5% | 21.9% | 32.5% |
| Math | 12.4% | 23.3% | 26.1% | 38.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.5% | 35.7% |
| 2023-24 | 47.6% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.4% | 29.7% |
| 2021-22 | 39.3% | 27.3% |
| 2020-21 | N/A | 22.5% |
| 2018-19 | 46.2% | 45.6% |
| 2017-18 | 44.5% | 39.4% |
| 2016-17 | 36.4% | 33.4% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 20.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Burbank Elementary
Burbank Elementary's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burbank Elementary this school | 538 | 81.8% | 40.1% |
| Aspire Richmond Technology Academy Richmond | 586 | 82.9% | N/A |
| Parkside Elementary Pittsburg | 565 | 83.5% | 21.9% |
| Avalon Elementary Perris | 563 | 85.1% | 42.3% |
| Jenny Oropeza Elementary Long Beach | 519 | 80.2% | 36.0% |
| One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary Gardena | 579 | 86.4% | 42.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Burbank Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #2,482 of 5,151 | #604 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #2,678 of 5,172 ▲ 200 | #682 of 1,129 ▲ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #2,404 of 5,172 ▼ 325 | #571 of 1,129 ▼ 101 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.4pp | #1,030 of 5,116 | #337 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #1,998 of 5,915 | #401 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.2:1 | #4,932 of 5,352 | #1,110 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.9% | #3,077 of 5,354 | #514 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.8% | #1,995 of 5,625 | #655 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #1,007 of 3,837 | #383 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
538
-118 (-18%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 759
Student : Teacher
26.2:1
was 25.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 538 | 20.5 | 26.2:1 | 82% (440) |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 20.5 | 27.5:1 | 83% (465) |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 23 | 25.1:1 | 73% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 656 | 26 | 25.2:1 | 82% (540) |
| 2017-18 | 706 | 27 | 26.1:1 | 89% (628) |
| 2015-16 | 776 | 30 | 25.9:1 | 88% (685) |
| 2010-11 | 748 | N/A | N/A | 94% (702) |
| 2000-01 | 995 | 50 | 19.9:1 | 90% (892) |
| 1990-91 | 759 | 32 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burbank Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (706 to 538); teachers down 24% (27 to 20.5).
About Burbank Elementary
Burbank Elementary is a public elementary school in Long Beach, California. A total of 538 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5.
Long Beach Unified is the local district for Burbank Elementary. It runs 82 schools with 62,255 students.
Roughly 72% of students at Burbank Elementary are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 14% Black, 5% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. The school's diversity index is 46%, meaning two students picked at random have a 46% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 26.2:1, with 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.9 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 82% of enrollment. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Burbank Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 68% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Burbank Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.1% is 8.4 points above the 31.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Los Angeles County this way: the median household income is $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Burbank Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
The closest public school, Willard Elementary, is about 0.7 miles from Burbank Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Burbank Elementary places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies Burbank Elementary's location as City: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 118 students since 2020-21, to 538. The school's ratio rose from 25.2:1 to 26.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Long Beach Unified
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- Wilson HighHigh · 3,349 students
- Lakewood HighHigh · 2,305 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 2,272 students
- Cabrillo HighHigh · 1,652 students
Other schools in Long Beach
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 3,890 students
- Millikan HighHigh · 3,408 students
- Wilson HighHigh · 3,349 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 2,272 students
- Cabrillo HighHigh · 1,652 students
- Hughes MiddleMiddle · 1,214 students
Other Burbank Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 4 states are named Burbank Elementary. Burbank Elementary is the 6th largest of the 7.
- Burbank ElementaryHayward, CA · 800 students
- Burbank ElementaryModesto, CA · 572 students
- Burbank ElementarySan Diego, CA · 317 students
- Burbank Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 736 students
- Burbank Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 691 students
Nearby schools
- Willard Elementary0.7 mi · 534
- Mann Elementary0.7 mi · 320
- Franklin Classical Middle0.8 mi · 991
- Lincoln Elementary0.9 mi · 742
- Jefferson Leadership Academies0.9 mi · 1,004
- Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary1.1 mi · 615
Frequently asked questions
About Burbank ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Burbank Elementary?
Burbank Elementary enrolls approximately 538 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Burbank Elementary serve?
Burbank Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Burbank Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Burbank Elementary is approximately 26.2:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Burbank Elementary?
At Burbank Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 72% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Burbank Elementary?
Burbank Elementary is overseen by Long Beach Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.