Walt Disney Elementary

Walt Disney Elementary is an average-sized elementary-level community in Burbank, California, run under Burbank Unified. The school enrolls 419 students in grades K through 5.

Within Burbank Unified, which oversees 20 schools and 14,169 students, Walt Disney Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Walt Disney Elementary lists that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 24% White, 12% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Walt Disney Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.5%, the actual is 55.1%, a residual of -2.4 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Walt Disney Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Burroughs High, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Walt Disney Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Walt Disney Elementary at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 46.7%.

Walt Disney Elementary operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 417 students in 2018 compared to 419 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.