Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMPTON UNIFIED·NCES 060962000972
Bursch Elementary
2505 West 156th St., Compton, CA 90220 · (310) 898-6130 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
315 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 408% larger than its 8th grade class (13).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
45.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.8pp since 2014
Math
46.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.1pp 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 46 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 15 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 | 21.4% | 24.5% | 26.0% | 28.1% |
| Math | 19.2% | 26.9% | 30.1% | 23.8% |
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 | 45.8% | 46.1% |
| 2023-24 | 42.6% | 37.7% |
| 2022-23 | 39.3% | 28.1% |
| 2021-22 | 46.8% | 33.2% |
| 2018-19 | 44.3% | 31.5% |
| 2017-18 | 36.4% | 28.1% |
| 2016-17 | 34.2% | 30.3% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 30% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in California's top 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 Bursch Elementary
Bursch Elementary's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bursch Elementary this school | 370 | 85.1% | 44.4% |
| New Heights Charter Los Angeles | 394 | 87.6% | N/A |
| One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary Gardena | 363 | 87.1% | 32.1% |
| Martin Luther King Elementary Compton | 336 | 91.1% | 38.6% |
| Longfellow Elementary Compton | 450 | 88.7% | 31.7% |
| F. D. Roosevelt Elementary Lawndale | 396 | 90.7% | 29.7% |
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 Bursch Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #2,118 of 5,151 | #499 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #1,846 of 5,172 ▲ 521 | #445 of 1,129 ▲ 124 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #2,379 of 5,172 ▲ 80 | #566 of 1,129 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #1,360 of 5,116 | #414 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #4,045 of 5,915 | #870 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.5:1 | #4,659 of 5,352 | #1,055 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.1% | #3,845 of 5,354 | #710 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #1,645 of 5,625 | #592 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.2% | #669 of 3,837 | #277 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
370
-66 (-15%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
was 24.2:1
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 | 370 | 14.5 | 25.5:1 | 85% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 15 | 23.4:1 | 90% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 15.8 | 24.0:1 | 60% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 18 | 24.2:1 | 87% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 515 | 22 | 23.4:1 | 81% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 22 | 21.8:1 | 83% (397) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | N/A | N/A | 72% (318) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 26 | 21.1:1 | 99% (545) |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 20 | 26.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bursch Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (515 to 370); teachers down 34% (22 to 14.5).
About Bursch Elementary
Families in Compton, California, are served by Bursch Elementary, a small elementary school. In all, 370 students attend the school in kindergarten through 8. That is 20% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Compton Unified serves 16,304 students across 36 schools.
At Bursch Elementary, 80% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 20% Black. That is higher than the 48% Hispanic share among all Los Angeles County residents. A diversity index of 32% means there is a 32% chance two randomly chosen students at Bursch Elementary are from different groups.
There are 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 25.5:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 85% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Bursch Elementary is among the top 10% of schools in California. Predicted: 29.7%. Actual: 44.4%.
In Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Los Angeles County, 2,244 public schools serve about 1,265,907 students.
The closest school to Bursch Elementary is Enterprise Middle, located about 0.3 miles away. Bursch Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Bursch Elementary ranks 3rd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 44.4% against a local average of 42.3%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 370, compared with 436 in 2020-21. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (25.5:1) than in 2020-21 (24.2:1).
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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
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Nearby schools
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- Ralph Bunche Elementary0.6 mi · 217
- Laurel Street Elementary0.6 mi · 377
- Compton Community Day High0.7 mi · 6
- Compton Community Day Middle0.7 mi · 2
- Tibby Elementary0.7 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About Bursch ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bursch Elementary?
Bursch Elementary enrolls approximately 370 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Bursch Elementary serve?
Bursch Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Bursch Elementary?
Approximately 25.5:1 students per teacher at Bursch Elementary.
How diverse is Bursch Elementary?
Bursch Elementary reports a student body of 80% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian.
Is Bursch Elementary public or private?
Bursch Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Compton Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.