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Which teacher or staff member at Joaquin Miller Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
730
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURBANK UNIFIED·NCES 060645000574
Joaquin Miller Elementary
720 East Providencia Ave., Burbank, CA 91501 · (818) 729-2050 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL730 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
23.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
370 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 128 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (128) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (129).
Student demographics
48%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
59.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -9.0pp since 2014
Math
54.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.3% | 29.8% | 21.7% | 19.2% |
| Math | 26.3% | 28.1% | 27.9% | 17.7% |
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 | 59.0% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 46.7% |
| 2022-23 | 51.6% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.7% | 51.1% |
| 2020-21 | 46.9% | 32.3% |
| 2018-19 | 68.7% | 57.8% |
| 2017-18 | 71.2% | 59.8% |
| 2016-17 | 69.7% | 57.1% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 57.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Joaquin Miller Elementary
Joaquin Miller Elementary's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joaquin Miller Elementary this school | 730 | 50.7% | 53.0% |
| Sonora Elementary Sonora | 643 | 48.2% | 38.3% |
| Boulder Creek Elementary Redding | 839 | 53.4% | 50.9% |
| Fuerte Elementary El Cajon | 686 | 58.6% | 58.6% |
| Cajon Park Elementary Santee | 830 | 48.8% | 46.0% |
| Verdugo Woodlands Elementary Glendale | 676 | 41.1% | 65.8% |
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 Joaquin Miller Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,522 of 5,151 | #345 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #1,342 of 5,172 ▲ 364 | #309 of 1,129 ▲ 81 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,401 of 5,172 ▲ 392 | #317 of 1,129 ▲ 72 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #1,861 of 5,116 | #513 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 730 | #622 of 5,915 | #110 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #3,394 of 5,352 | #808 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.9% | #2,923 of 5,354 | #485 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.7% | #3,872 of 5,625 | #996 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #3,618 of 3,837 | #912 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
730
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 713
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 23.7:1
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 | 730 | 31 | 23.6:1 | 51% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 748 | 32 | 23.4:1 | 48% (361) |
| 2022-23 | 770 | 32 | 24.1:1 | 42% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 736 | 31 | 23.7:1 | 43% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 747 | 29.5 | 25.3:1 | 49% (364) |
| 2015-16 | 746 | 29 | 25.7:1 | 43% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 740 | N/A | N/A | 44% (327) |
| 2000-01 | 988 | 50 | 19.8:1 | 57% (567) |
| 1990-91 | 713 | 26 | 27.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joaquin Miller Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (747 to 730); teachers up 5% (29.5 to 31).
About Joaquin Miller Elementary
Joaquin Miller Elementary is the name of a high-enrollment elementary school in Burbank, California. A federal count lists 730 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 57% larger than that.
Joaquin Miller Elementary falls under Burbank Unified, which has 20 schools enrolling 14,169 students.
Roughly 70% of students at Joaquin Miller Elementary are White. Other reported shares: 13% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Los Angeles County's residents are about 31% White, 39 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Joaquin Miller Elementary is 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 23.6:1. This ratio sits 1.2 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 51%. That is lower than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Joaquin Miller Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 69% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Joaquin Miller Elementary, the prediction is 49.8% and the result is 53.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Joaquin Miller Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
Burbank USD Community Day is located about 0.6 miles from Joaquin Miller Elementary. The five-mile area around Joaquin Miller Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 53.0% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, Joaquin Miller Elementary enrolled 736; in 2024-25, 730.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Burbank Unified
- Burbank HighHigh · 2,457 students
- Burroughs HighHigh · 2,283 students
- John Muir MiddleMiddle · 1,353 students
- Luther Burbank MiddleMiddle · 1,030 students
- Dolores Huerta MiddleMiddle · 931 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 758 students
Other schools in Burbank
- Burbank HighHigh · 2,457 students
- Burroughs HighHigh · 2,283 students
- John Muir MiddleMiddle · 1,353 students
- Luther Burbank MiddleMiddle · 1,030 students
- Dolores Huerta MiddleMiddle · 931 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 758 students
Other Joaquin Miller Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Joaquin Miller Elementary. Joaquin Miller Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Joaquin Miller ElementaryOakland, CA · 406 students
Nearby schools
- Burbank USD Community Day0.6 mi · 26
- Balboa Elementary0.6 mi · 799
- Ralph Emerson Elementary0.8 mi · 548
- Burbank High1.0 mi · 2,457
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary1.1 mi · 815
- John Muir Middle1.2 mi · 1,353
Frequently asked questions
About Joaquin Miller ElementaryHow large is Joaquin Miller Elementary?
Joaquin Miller Elementary enrolls approximately 730 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Joaquin Miller Elementary serve?
Joaquin Miller Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Joaquin Miller Elementary?
Approximately 23.6:1 students per teacher at Joaquin Miller Elementary.
How diverse is Joaquin Miller Elementary?
Joaquin Miller Elementary reports a student body of 70% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Joaquin Miller Elementary public or private?
Joaquin Miller Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Burbank Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.