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Charles Bursch Elementary

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Charles Bursch Elementary ranks 4225 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4225^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of California elementary schools

Summary

Charles Bursch Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 409 students in the Baldwin Park Unified School District, which serves a community with significant economic needs.

Academic performance at Charles Bursch is below both district and state averages, with only about 35% of students proficient in English and 19% in math. This places it lower than many nearby schools, such as Kenmore Elementary in the same district and Durfee Elementary in the neighboring El Monte City district, which both achieve significantly higher scores. A notable concern is a large drop in math scores between 3rd and 4th grade. The school also has a higher rate of chronic student absences (22.9%) compared to the district and state, and a significant performance gap exists where female students rank much lower than male students statewide.

Despite these challenges, the school receives more funding per student than several peers in the district. It has also shown past strength in supporting English Learner students. For improvement, focusing on upper-grade math, addressing attendance, and learning from higher-performing schools like De Anza Elementary (which has very low absenteeism) could be key strategies.

409

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,197

Per pupil spending ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4245 North Merced Ave.
Baldwin Park, CA 91706-2960

(626) 338-4319

District: Baldwin Park Unified

Students who attend Charles Bursch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Olive Middle
High:	Sierra Vista High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.6%

Asian:

15.2%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg33%

California avg41%

4,225^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Baldwin Park Unified

975^th of 1,543Baldwin Park Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	4225 of 5857	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	4082 of 5869	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	4022 of 5859	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	4313 of 5883	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	983 of 1417	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.1	4787 of 5789	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	3939 of 5662	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.1	3363 of 5692	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.5	3567 of 5614	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.0	3008 of 5611	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.2	2854 of 5530	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.5	3497 of 5390	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	23.5	4430 of 5377	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.0	4153 of 5314	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.8	3995 of 5193	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.0	3970 of 5113	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.3	4108 of 5113	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.6	3623 of 4818	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.8	3775 of 4822	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.4	3535 of 4809	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	993 of 1203	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.1	2441 of 2585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	962 of 2128	54.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	58.3	847 of 3245	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	30.9	464 of 602	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	1429 of 3275	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	1861 of 3246	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	4462 of 5597	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	4333 of 5612	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4772 of 5609	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	4612 of 5635	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	846 of 1267	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.9	4948 of 5492	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	4117 of 5413	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	4000 of 5107	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	3924 of 5107	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	4185 of 5087	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	3801 of 5084	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	4308 of 4963	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	3366 of 4830	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	3624 of 5460	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	3419 of 5517	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	3129 of 5363	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3870 of 5264	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.2	674 of 1110	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	3846 of 5173	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	2971 of 5084	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	3701 of 5628	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	3433 of 5643	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	3123 of 5638	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	3591 of 5663	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	901 of 1272	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	4151 of 5510	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	3483 of 5431	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	1780 of 2847	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	1236 of 2420	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2023)74th percentile+43 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)17th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-13 vs state

Science26%-6 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Charles Bursch Elementary	Public	K-5	4245 North Merced Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 338-4319	409	18	22.7	91.4%	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	342 (83.6%)	62 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26.9	4225^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.9%		28.4	4082^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	30.4%	143	26.4		26.4	38.2	27.0	42.0				35.4	36.4	12.0	12.5				18.8	97.0				97.0		$28,197	$5,925	$22,272
Kenmore Elementary	Public	K-5	3823 Kenmore Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8316	437	18	24.2	86.7%	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	356 (81.5%)	64 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	51.8	2510^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.1%		43.1	2987^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.1%	477	22.1		22.1	50.0	51.7	52.0				51.2	45.0	48.3	29.5				40.4							$27,572	$6,379	$21,193
Walnut Elementary	Public	K-5	4701 North Walnut St.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4368	541	22	24.5	89.1%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	496 (91.7%)	39 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	37.3	3392^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%		44.6	2885^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.8%	507	28.0		28.0	39.2	27.4	41.3				35.9	46.4	31.0	25.3				35.2							$29,908	$6,787	$23,121
Vineland Elementary	Public	K-8	3609 Vineland Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-9719	604	24	25.1	92.2%	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	556 (92.1%)	35 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	17.7	5036^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.0%		19	4939^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.8%	97	17.0		18.5	29.4	21.4	30.1	8.3	28.6		26.6	25.9	21.3	10.9	0.0	21.4		18.4	96.9						$27,897	$7,633	$20,264
Ernest R. Geddes Elementary	Public	K-5	14600 Cavette Pl.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8114	662	28	23.6	90.6%	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	631 (95.3%)	24 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27.5	4170^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.8%		29.9	3935^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.0%	235	19.2		19.2	40.5	24.4	31.9				33.2	36.9	22.1	18.1				26.8							$27,172	$6,422	$20,750
Foster Elementary	Public	K-5	13900 Foster Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8111	430	22	19.6	89.3%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	409 (95.1%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.5	3312^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.5%		30.8	3877^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.9%	565	25.4		25.4	41.3	33.3	38.8				38.4	43.1	34.1	28.4				35.2	95.4	96.6		96.6	96.6		$26,596	$6,243	$20,353
Tracy Elementary	Public	K-5	13350 Tracy St.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-9718	498	20	24.9	91.4%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	438 (88.0%)	53 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	28.7	4077^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.4%		25.2	4346^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.9%	269	9.4		9.4	29.7	47.8	39.6				39.0	33.8	33.8	15.0				25.9							$27,503	$6,280	$21,223
Thompson Elementary	Public	K-8	4544 Maxson Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 443-2613	21	3	7.0	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (85.7%)	3 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$22,214	$9,077	$13,137
Durfee Elementary	Public	K-8	12233 Star St.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 443-3900	1,120	50	22.3	73.1%	10 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	881 (78.7%)	219 (19.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	65.2	1831^st of 5857 public elementary schools	68.7%		56.8	2198^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.5%	367	45.5	37.6	41.0	43.6	48.1	63.6	59.4	57.1	72.3	58.0	47.5	40.0	55.4	42.6	31.3	44.6	42.6	97.7	97.7	98.4	98.4	97.7	98.4	$24,967	$5,500	$19,467
De Anza Elementary	Public	K-5	12820 Bess St.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 338-4019	421	20	21.0	94.3%	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	368 (87.4%)	41 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	33	3729^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.3%		43.7	2948^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.8%	781	20.9		20.9	34.9	45.0	41.5				40.3	33.8	31.7	16.2				27.1	96.6						$27,128	$6,705	$20,423

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles Bursch Elementary

What district is Charles Bursch Elementary in?

Baldwin Park Unified

What schools do graduates of Charles Bursch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Charles Bursch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Olive Middle
High : Sierra Vista High

Is Charles Bursch Elementary a good school?

Charles Bursch Elementary ranks 4225^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Charles Bursch Elementary?

Students at Charles Bursch Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 15% Asian.

How many students attend Charles Bursch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Charles Bursch Elementary.

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