Luther Burbank Elementary

As a medium-sized primary school in San Jose, California, Luther Burbank Elementary caters to 426 students from grades K through 8, overseen by Luther Burbank.

Operationally, Luther Burbank Elementary answers to Luther Burbank, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Luther Burbank Elementary shows that 90% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 4% Asian, 3% White, 2% Black. By comparison, Santa Clara County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Luther Burbank Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Santa Clara County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Luther Burbank Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.0%, the actual is 32.8%, a residual of -5.1 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Santa Clara County put median household earnings sit near $164,281, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Santa Clara County's 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), Luther Burbank Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Abraham Lincoln High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Luther Burbank Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Luther Burbank Elementary at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 39.8%.

Luther Burbank Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Luther Burbank Elementary's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 517 (now 426). Class-load math has tightened: from 23.5:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.