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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABC UNIFIED·NCES 060162000005
Burbank (Luther) Elementary
17711 Roseton Ave., Artesia, CA 90701 · (562) 229-7835 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
25.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
281 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (68).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
48.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.3pp since 2014
Math
38.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.9% | 25.9% | 22.9% | 28.4% |
| Math | 19.6% | 18.8% | 30.4% | 31.3% |
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 | 48.7% | 38.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.1% | 43.5% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 40.5% |
| 2021-22 | 48.2% | 40.4% |
| 2020-21 | 76.9% | 81.8% |
| 2018-19 | 49.8% | 46.2% |
| 2017-18 | 61.5% | 50.7% |
| 2016-17 | 63.0% | 50.9% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 47.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 (Luther) Elementary
Burbank (Luther) Elementary's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burbank (Luther) Elementary this school | 421 | 66.7% | 45.6% |
| Kennedy (John F.) Elementary Artesia | 398 | 67.1% | 55.5% |
| Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy Stockton | 448 | 61.8% | N/A |
| Lorin A. Eden Elementary Hayward | 386 | 68.4% | 32.5% |
| Corvallis Elementary San Leandro | 349 | 70.5% | 31.1% |
| Aspire River Oaks Charter Stockton | 452 | 70.6% | N/A |
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 (Luther) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #2,023 of 5,151 | #471 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #2,418 of 5,172 ▼ 486 | #607 of 1,129 ▼ 162 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #2,139 of 5,172 ▼ 529 | #494 of 1,129 ▼ 142 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #1,526 of 5,116 | #256 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #3,402 of 5,915 | #705 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.5:1 | #4,673 of 5,352 | #1,058 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #1,255 of 5,354 | #192 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #3,135 of 5,625 | #881 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #1,726 of 3,837 | #565 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
421
-27 (-6%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 421 | 16.5 | 25.5:1 | 67% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 16.5 | 25.3:1 | 75% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 15.5 | 26.2:1 | 66% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 19 | 23.6:1 | 70% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 20 | 25.4:1 | 62% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 19 | 27.3:1 | 60% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | N/A | N/A | 63% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 23 | 21.5:1 | 54% (269) |
| 1990-91 | 517 | 19 | 27.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burbank (Luther) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (509 to 421); teachers down 17% (20 to 16.5).
About Burbank (Luther) Elementary
Among the schools in Artesia, California, is Burbank (Luther) Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It has an enrollment of 421 students in kindergarten through 6.
ABC Unified enrolls 17,570 students in 30 schools, including Burbank (Luther) Elementary.
At Burbank (Luther) Elementary, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 49%. Other groups include 30% Asian, 8% multiracial, 8% Black, and 4% White. Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Burbank (Luther) Elementary, giving a ratio of 25.5:1. The school's 25.5:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. By family income, 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Los Angeles County average a similar 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Burbank (Luther) Elementary lands at B, ahead of 59% of California public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Burbank (Luther) Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.6%; the prediction is 40.4%.
In the surrounding county, Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Burbank (Luther) Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
Gahr (Richard) High, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Burbank (Luther) Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Burbank (Luther) Elementary ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Burbank (Luther) Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% decline, from 448 to 421. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 23.6:1 to 25.5:1.
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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 ABC Unified
- Cerritos HighHigh · 1,996 students
- Gahr (Richard) HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Artesia HighHigh · 1,384 students
- Whitney (Gretchen) HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Leal (Frank C.) ElementaryElementary · 774 students
- Nixon (Patricia) ElementaryElementary · 681 students
Other schools in Artesia
- Niemes (John H.) ElementaryElementary · 631 students
- Ross (Faye) MiddleMiddle · 528 students
- Elliott (William F) ElementaryElementary · 425 students
- Kennedy (John F.) ElementaryElementary · 398 students
Nearby schools
- Gahr (Richard) High0.4 mi · 1,631
- Ross (Faye) Middle0.6 mi · 528
- Niemes (John H.) Elementary0.6 mi · 631
- Juarez (Benito) Elementary0.7 mi · 295
- Bragg Elementary1.0 mi · 602
- Kennedy (John F.) Elementary1.0 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About Burbank (Luther) ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Burbank (Luther) Elementary?
Burbank (Luther) Elementary enrolls approximately 421 students in grades KG-06.
Is Burbank (Luther) Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Burbank (Luther) Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Burbank (Luther) Elementary have?
Burbank (Luther) Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Burbank (Luther) Elementary?
Student demographics at Burbank (Luther) Elementary are roughly 4% White, 49% Hispanic, 8% Black, 30% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Burbank (Luther) Elementary in?
Burbank (Luther) Elementary is part of ABC Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.