Luther Burbank Elementary

Luther Burbank Elementary is an elementary school of big scale in Merced, California, one of the schools within Merced City Elementary, serveing 716 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 54% bigger than typical.

Within Merced City Elementary, which oversees 19 schools and 11,108 students, Luther Burbank Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Luther Burbank Elementary logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 18% White, 10% Asian, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Merced County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Merced County's rate of about 81%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Luther Burbank Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.2%, the actual is 37.6%, a residual of +0.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, Merced County reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,510 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Merced County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,456 students), Luther Burbank Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Merced High, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Luther Burbank Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 30.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Luther Burbank Elementary has climbed 11%, going from 647 students in 2018 to 716 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.