Thomas Jefferson Elementary

Thomas Jefferson Elementary operates as a sizable primary school in Burbank, California, run under Burbank Unified. Current enrollment sits at 758 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 63% larger than the state mean of about 465.

Burbank Unified comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 14,169 students; Thomas Jefferson Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Thomas Jefferson Elementary shows that 59% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 15% multiracial, 13% Asian, 11% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 26.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Thomas Jefferson Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Thomas Jefferson Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.0%, the actual is 60.6%, a residual of -5.4 points.

In the area at large, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Thomas Jefferson Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

John Muir Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Thomas Jefferson Elementary at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 51.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 755 students in 2018 compared to 758 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 16% to 11% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 28.3:1 in 2018 to 26.6:1 today.

On this page, 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.