Luther Burbank Elementary

Luther Burbank Elementary is a small elementary campus in Santa Rosa, California, run under Santa Rosa Elementary. The school caters to 334 students in grades K through 6. That puts it 28% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 12 schools in Santa Rosa Elementary (4,800 students total), Luther Burbank Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Luther Burbank Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 8% White, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

On the resource side, Luther Burbank Elementary lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Sonoma County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Luther Burbank Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.2%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Sonoma County put median household income runs about $104,674, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Luther Burbank Elementary is one of 184 public schools in Sonoma County (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students).

Kid Street Charter is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Luther Burbank Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Luther Burbank Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.8%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 336 students in 2018 compared to 334 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 89% to 79% over that span.

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