Burcham Elementary

Burcham Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Long Beach, California, overseen by Long Beach Unified. Current enrollment sits at 412 students spanning grades K through 5.

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

On the student-mix side, Burcham Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% White, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian, 7% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Burcham Elementary has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Burcham Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Burcham Elementary is one.

Marshall Academy of the Arts is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Burcham Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 54.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Burcham Elementary's enrollment has decreased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 430 (now 412). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 41% to 46%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 28.7:1 in 2018 to 26.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.