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Enrollment
426
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUTHER BURBANK·NCES 062313003530
Luther Burbank Elementary
4 Wabash Ave., San Jose, CA 95128 · (408) 295-1814 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
19.4:1
22 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
297 students
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 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 53% larger than its 8th grade class (43).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
31.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.7pp since 2014
Math
30.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.3% | 23.9% | 27.8% | 40.9% |
| Math | 13.8% | 16.7% | 27.5% | 42.0% |
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 | 31.3% | 30.5% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 28.2% |
| 2022-23 | 43.1% | 33.1% |
| 2021-22 | 38.9% | 23.9% |
| 2018-19 | 36.3% | 29.2% |
| 2017-18 | 39.5% | 32.4% |
| 2016-17 | 33.3% | 30.3% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Luther Burbank Elementary
Luther Burbank Elementary's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luther Burbank Elementary this school | 426 | 69.7% | 32.1% |
| Ida Jew Academies San Jose | 435 | 69.2% | 27.4% |
| Loma Verde Elementary Chula Vista | 419 | 72.3% | 36.1% |
| Howard Pence Elementary San Diego | 419 | 71.8% | 18.4% |
| Gardner Elementary San Jose | 385 | 70.1% | 22.8% |
| Grant Elementary San Jose | 383 | 69.7% | 11.6% |
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 Luther Burbank Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #3,265 of 5,151 | #177 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #3,173 of 5,172 ▲ 99 | #173 of 226 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #3,846 of 5,172 ▼ 833 | #182 of 226 ▼ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #1,647 of 5,116 | #123 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #3,337 of 5,915 | #123 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #670 of 5,352 | #45 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #4,484 of 5,354 | #232 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.7% | #2,973 of 5,625 | #53 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #1,694 of 3,837 | #116 of 189 |
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
426
-49 (-10%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 304
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 426 | 22 | 19.4:1 | 70% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 21.5 | 20.1:1 | 84% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 19.9 | 21.2:1 | 83% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 21 | 22.6:1 | 84% (397) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 22 | 23.5:1 | 38% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 24 | 22.0:1 | 91% (479) |
| 2010-11 | 563 | N/A | N/A | 90% (508) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | 24 | 18.9:1 | 78% (354) |
| 1990-91 | 304 | 12 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Luther Burbank Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (517 to 426); teachers unchanged (22 to 22).
About Luther Burbank Elementary
Luther Burbank Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in San Jose, California. Students in kindergarten through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 426 students.
Luther Burbank Elementary reports to Luther Burbank.
Luther Burbank Elementary is 90% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining shares are 4% Asian, 3% White, and 2% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Santa Clara County's population at about 25%. The diversity index for Luther Burbank Elementary is 19%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 22 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. At Luther Burbank Elementary, 70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Santa Clara County averages 37%, lower than here.
Luther Burbank Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 25% of California public elementary schools.
Luther Burbank Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (32.1%) and its predicted rate (38.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Looking at the county, Santa Clara County, the median household earns about $164,281 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Luther Burbank Elementary, Santa Clara County has 412 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Abraham Lincoln High is about 0.3 miles from Luther Burbank Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Luther Burbank Elementary is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 475 students in 2020-21 to 426 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 22.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.4:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Luther Burbank Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Jose
- Evergreen Valley HighHigh · 2,703 students
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- Silver Creek HighHigh · 2,139 students
- Santa Teresa HighHigh · 2,134 students
- Piedmont Hills HighHigh · 1,918 students
- Leigh HighHigh · 1,884 students
Other Luther Burbank Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Luther Burbank Elementary. Luther Burbank Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Luther Burbank ElementaryMerced, CA · 716 students
- Luther Burbank ElementarySanta Rosa, CA · 334 students
- Luther Burbank Elementary SchoolBurbank, IL · 453 students
Nearby schools
- Abraham Lincoln High0.3 mi · 1,590
- Merritt Trace Elementary0.5 mi · 829
- Herbert Hoover Middle0.7 mi · 910
- Sherman Oaks Elementary1.0 mi · 524
- Del Mar High1.3 mi · 1,350
- Monroe Middle1.5 mi · 677
Frequently asked questions
About Luther Burbank ElementaryHow many students attend Luther Burbank Elementary?
Luther Burbank Elementary enrolls approximately 426 students in grades KG-08.
Is Luther Burbank Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Luther Burbank Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Luther Burbank Elementary have?
Luther Burbank Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
How diverse is Luther Burbank Elementary?
Luther Burbank Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 90% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Luther Burbank Elementary public or private?
Luther Burbank Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Luther Burbank.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.