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What advice would you give to incoming students at Providencia Elementary?
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Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURBANK UNIFIED·NCES 060645000577
Providencia Elementary
1919 North Ontario St., Burbank, CA 91505 · (818) 729-3100 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
169 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 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
59%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
57.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.0pp since 2014
Math
51.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +19.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.8% | 26.2% | 19.2% | 23.8% |
| Math | 30.7% | 21.1% | 23.4% | 24.8% |
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 | 57.0% | 51.8% |
| 2023-24 | 64.1% | 61.1% |
| 2022-23 | 63.7% | 53.2% |
| 2021-22 | 63.6% | 52.8% |
| 2020-21 | 44.9% | 33.0% |
| 2018-19 | 73.3% | 55.9% |
| 2017-18 | 69.3% | 52.4% |
| 2016-17 | 62.5% | 45.2% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Providencia Elementary
Providencia Elementary's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providencia Elementary this school | 409 | 41.3% | 58.6% |
| Carnelian Elementary Alta Loma | 441 | 42.2% | 57.9% |
| Walt Disney Elementary Burbank | 419 | 37.0% | 53.3% |
| William McKinley Elementary Burbank | 440 | 37.3% | 43.5% |
| Hollister Elementary Santa Barbara | 393 | 44.5% | 57.3% |
| Bay View Academy Monterey | 477 | 43.4% | N/A |
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 Providencia Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #1,191 of 5,151 | #274 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #1,469 of 5,172 ▼ 499 | #340 of 1,129 ▼ 122 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,540 of 5,172 ▼ 527 | #345 of 1,129 ▼ 116 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.8pp | #773 of 5,116 | #119 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #3,570 of 5,915 | #757 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.4:1 | #4,981 of 5,352 | #1,121 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #1,972 of 5,354 | #297 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #4,276 of 5,625 | #1,053 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #866 of 1,139 | #141 of 181 |
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
409
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 395
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 409 | 15.5 | 26.4:1 | 41% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 15.5 | 26.0:1 | 44% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 17 | 24.2:1 | 44% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 18 | 22.2:1 | 52% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 14 | 28.3:1 | 55% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 15 | 26.0:1 | 53% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 399 | N/A | N/A | 56% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | 26 | 19.5:1 | 55% (279) |
| 1990-91 | 395 | 15 | 26.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Providencia Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (396 to 409); teachers up 11% (14 to 15.5).
About Providencia Elementary
Providencia Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Burbank, California. The school's 409 students are in kindergarten through 5.
Burbank Unified enrolls 14,169 students, and its 20 schools include Providencia Elementary.
By race and ethnicity, Providencia Elementary is 57% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 28% White, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. Providencia Elementary has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Providencia Elementary counts 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 26.4 students for each one. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
A school with Providencia Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 55.3%. Providencia Elementary scores 58.6%, 3.3 points above that line.
Across Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Providencia Elementary is among the 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County.
Bret Harte Elementary is the public school closest to Providencia Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Providencia Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 48.2% on proficiency, and Providencia Elementary is above that at 58.6%.
Providencia Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
The number of students climbed from 399 to 409 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 22.2:1 to 26.4:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Nearby schools
- Bret Harte Elementary0.6 mi · 537
- Luther Burbank Middle0.7 mi · 1,030
- Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA)0.7 mi · 140
- Magnolia Park0.7 mi · 33
- Monterey High (Continuation)0.7 mi · 91
- George Washington Elementary0.9 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Providencia ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Providencia Elementary?
Providencia Elementary enrolls approximately 409 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Providencia Elementary serve?
Providencia Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Providencia Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Providencia Elementary is approximately 26.4:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Providencia Elementary?
Student demographics at Providencia Elementary are roughly 28% White, 57% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Providencia Elementary in?
Providencia Elementary is part of Burbank Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.