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Enrollment
419
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURBANK UNIFIED·NCES 060645000565
Walt Disney Elementary
1220 West Orange Grove Ave., Burbank, CA 91506 · (818) 729-0100 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of California public elementary schools
- B+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.
- FThree-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
24.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
155 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
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
53.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.0pp since 2014
Math
50.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.2% | 23.8% | 26.7% | 20.3% |
| Math | 22.6% | 27.9% | 26.9% | 22.6% |
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 | 53.0% | 50.5% |
| 2023-24 | 57.5% | 52.8% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 66.0% | 57.7% |
| 2020-21 | 51.5% | 34.7% |
| 2018-19 | 63.2% | 56.4% |
| 2017-18 | 63.7% | 50.9% |
| 2016-17 | 66.7% | 53.3% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Walt Disney Elementary
Walt Disney Elementary's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Disney Elementary this school | 419 | 37.0% | 53.3% |
| William McKinley Elementary Burbank | 440 | 37.3% | 43.5% |
| Providencia Elementary Burbank | 409 | 41.3% | 58.6% |
| Sumac Elementary Agoura | 360 | 35.8% | 65.2% |
| El Toro Health Science Academy Morgan Hill | 456 | 35.1% | 41.6% |
| Carnelian Elementary Alta Loma | 441 | 42.2% | 57.9% |
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 Walt Disney Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #1,496 of 5,151 | #341 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #1,557 of 5,172 ▼ 197 | #359 of 1,129 ▼ 53 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,824 of 5,172 ▼ 427 | #407 of 1,129 ▼ 100 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.1pp | #128 of 5,116 | #18 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #3,433 of 5,915 | #718 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #4,194 of 5,352 | #951 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #1,919 of 5,354 | #286 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.0% | #4,464 of 5,625 | #1,084 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #1,096 of 1,139 | #170 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
419
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 419 | 17 | 24.6:1 | 37% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 18 | 22.3:1 | 34% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 18 | 21.5:1 | 35% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 18 | 23.0:1 | 37% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 17 | 24.5:1 | 44% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 15 | 24.5:1 | 44% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 340 | N/A | N/A | 57% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 490 | 25 | 19.6:1 | 71% (346) |
| 1990-91 | 339 | 12 | 28.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walt Disney Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (417 to 419); teachers unchanged (17 to 17).
About Walt Disney Elementary
Walt Disney Elementary is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Burbank, California. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 419 students.
Burbank Unified runs 20 schools with a combined 14,169 students. Walt Disney Elementary is one of them.
More than half of enrollment at Walt Disney Elementary is Hispanic: 58%. Other groups make up 24% White, 12% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 59%.
Classroom staffing at Walt Disney Elementary totals 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 24.6:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Walt Disney Elementary is about 37%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Walt Disney Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 44% of California public elementary schools.
A school with Walt Disney Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 57.9%. Walt Disney Elementary scores 53.3%, 4.5 points below that line.
Looking at the county, Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Walt Disney Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Burroughs High, is the closest to Walt Disney Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Walt Disney Elementary is 3rd of 6 on proficiency.
Walt Disney Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 414 to 419, a small change. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 23.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 24.6:1.
On allk12, people connected to Walt Disney Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Other Walt Disney Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Walt Disney Elementary. Walt Disney Elementary is the 5th largest of the 9.
- Walt Disney ElementarySan Ramon, CA · 523 students
- WALT DISNEY ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MO · 514 students
- Walt Disney Elementary SchoolMishawaka, IN · 512 students
- Walt Disney Elementary SchoolALVIN, TX · 457 students
- Walt Disney Elementary SchoolLevittown, PA · 373 students
Nearby schools
- Burroughs High0.5 mi · 2,283
- Dolores Huerta Middle0.6 mi · 931
- William McKinley Elementary0.8 mi · 440
- Thomas Edison Elementary0.8 mi · 432
- Burbank USD Community Day1.0 mi · 26
- Burbank High1.0 mi · 2,457
Frequently asked questions
About Walt Disney ElementaryHow many students attend Walt Disney Elementary?
Walt Disney Elementary enrolls approximately 419 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Walt Disney Elementary serve?
Walt Disney Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Walt Disney Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Walt Disney Elementary is approximately 24.6:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Walt Disney Elementary?
Walt Disney Elementary reports a student body of 24% White, 58% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Walt Disney Elementary public or private?
Walt Disney Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Burbank Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.