Burbank Elementary

Burbank Elementary is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in Modesto, California, overseen by Modesto City Elementary, teacheing 572 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Burbank Elementary sits 23% above that benchmark.

Across the 26 schools in Modesto City Elementary (14,444 students total), Burbank Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Burbank Elementary records that nearly all students (83%) are Hispanic. The remainder consists of 7% Asian, 5% White, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 50%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Burbank Elementary lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Stanislaus County (around 71%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Burbank Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.2%, the actual is 19.2%, a residual of -6.0 points.

In the surrounding community, Stanislaus County reports that the typical household earns roughly $81,468 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Burbank Elementary is one of 190 public schools in Stanislaus County (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students).

The closest other public school is Harriette Kirschen Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Burbank Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 21.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Burbank Elementary has declined 17%, going from 686 students in 2018 to 572 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 78% to 83%. Class-load math has loosened: from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 25.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.