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Burton Street Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4994^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

Burton Street Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 274 students in Panorama City within the Los Angeles Unified district, where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English, math, and science consistently below both state and district averages, placing it in the bottom 15% of California elementary schools. A particularly concerning finding is a large performance gap between male and female students, with boys ranking significantly lower statewide. While the school spends over $32,000 per student—considerably more than nearby schools like Michelle Obama Elementary or Hazeltine Avenue Elementary—these resources have not yet translated into stronger academic results compared to its neighbors.

However, the situation at nearby schools shows that improvement is possible. For example, Panorama City Elementary serves a similarly high-needs population but achieves much higher proficiency rates with lower per-student spending. Furthermore, Burton Street has made notable progress in reducing chronic absenteeism since the pandemic, a positive sign that targeted efforts can work. Parents may want to explore how the school plans to learn from higher-performing peers in the area to address its academic gaps.

274

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,366

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8111 Calhoun Ave.
Panorama City, CA 91402-5305

(818) 908-1287

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Burton Street Elementary usually attend:

High:	Panorama High
	Robert Fulton College Preparatory

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.0%

Asian:

9.5%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2013 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,994^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

461^st of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles 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	18.2	4994 of 5857	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	4389 of 5869	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	4517 of 5859	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	5159 of 5883	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	4625 of 5789	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	5107 of 5662	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.5	5072 of 5692	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.8	4723 of 5614	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.4	4484 of 5611	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.2	3176 of 5530	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.4	3705 of 5390	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.8	2781 of 5377	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.3	3406 of 5314	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.6	3931 of 5193	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.3	4090 of 5113	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.7	4463 of 5113	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.3	4265 of 4818	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.6	4481 of 4822	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.7	4578 of 4809	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	1379 of 2227	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.6	1778 of 3162	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	3021 of 3245	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	2769 of 3311	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	2486 of 3275	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	3149 of 3246	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	4169 of 5597	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	4434 of 5612	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	4040 of 5609	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4991 of 5635	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	4736 of 5492	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	4779 of 5413	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	4511 of 5107	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	3959 of 5107	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	3838 of 5087	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	4731 of 5084	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	3931 of 4963	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	4462 of 4830	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	4231 of 5460	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	3697 of 5517	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	3922 of 5363	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	4442 of 5264	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	3937 of 5173	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	4446 of 5084	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	5165 of 5628	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	4016 of 5643	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	4521 of 5638	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4804 of 5663	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	3941 of 5510	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	5006 of 5431	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.7	2080 of 2635	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1526 of 2420	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)44th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2024)21st percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Science16%-16 vs state

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Schools Near Burton Street Elementary

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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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Burton Street Elementary	Public	K-5	8111 Calhoun Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 908-1287	274	14	19.5	98.2%	9 (3.3%)	4 (1.5%)	233 (85.0%)	26 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18.2	4994^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.7%		24.8	4389^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.2%	605	16.2	16.2	23.3	24.0	27.0	24.8	26.7	21.2	18.9	21.9	96.8				96.8		$32,366	$6,252	$26,114
Chase Street Elementary	Public	K-5	14041 Chase St.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 830-4440	436	24	18.1	91.5%	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	367 (84.2%)	38 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	39	3285^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.9%		35.2	3498^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.4%	213	24.6	24.6	41.2	31.5	46.9	39.5	45.6	26.0	32.3	34.5	98.2						$26,401	$4,802	$21,599
Ranchito Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7940 Ranchito Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 988-1710	421	20	21.0	90.7%	21 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	358 (85.0%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	43.3	2990^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.9%		44.7	2882^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	50.9%	108	23.8	23.8	39.0	38.1	42.4	39.7	46.9	36.5	36.5	40.6	86.5	92.8	97.3	89.2	92.8	94.6	$24,206	$4,590	$19,616
Michelle Obama Elementary	Public	K-5	8150 North Cedros Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 778-5425	570	27	21.1	98.1%	11 (1.9%)	12 (2.1%)	501 (87.9%)	31 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.3%)	33.8	3661^st of 5857 public elementary schools	37.5%		16.7	5152^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	12.2%	1491	19.1	19.1	40.2	40.5	42.2	41.1	44.6	28.6	13.6	27.4	86.9	93.5	97.2	92.5	95.3	98.1	$21,977	$4,698	$17,279
Valor Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	8755 Woodman Ave.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Valor Academy Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 217-2733	387	16	24.1	88.9%	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.8%)	350 (90.4%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	38.4	3319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.3%		37.9	3312^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.6%	7			36.4	39.0		37.8	36.4	37.2		36.8	96.4			96.4			$24,509	$1,670	$22,839
Panorama City Elementary	Public	K-5	8600 Kester Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 895-4230	443	21	21.0	99.1%	8 (1.8%)	10 (2.3%)	412 (93.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	63.2	1915^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.3%		54.1	2336^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.2%	421	23.8	23.8	48.6	51.2	48.4	49.5	57.1	59.8	50.8	56.3							$24,165	$5,629	$18,536
Canterbury Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	13670 Montague St.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 892-1104	578	28	20.6	85.5%	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	516 (89.3%)	37 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	57	2212^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.2%		61.4	2011^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.7%	201	38.7	38.7	39.8	47.6	50.5	46.2	48.8	43.5	45.2	45.8	96.8				96.8		$23,282	$4,723	$18,559
Noble Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8329 Noble Ave.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 892-1151	656	33	20.1	94.2%	23 (3.5%)	9 (1.4%)	583 (88.9%)	19 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	19.4	4880^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.7%		24	4460^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.0%	420	13.5	13.5	20.0	28.4	30.4	26.4	20.2	28.2	20.5	22.9	87.4	92.8		90.4	91.0	94.0	$24,613	$4,552	$20,061
Alta California Elementary	Public	K-5	14859 Rayen St.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 830-4400	588	28	21.0	96.4%	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	539 (91.7%)	23 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	55.8	2254^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.5%		47.7	2685^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.3%	431	21.2	21.2	47.9	43.8	60.6	50.0	53.2	39.0	45.5	46.4							$24,198	$4,939	$19,259
Hazeltine Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7150 Hazeltine Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 781-1040	621	32	19.4	94.2%	35 (5.6%)	9 (1.4%)	543 (87.4%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	35.1	3563^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.2%		32.4	3741^st of 5869 public elementary schools	36.3%	178	21.5	21.5	36.5	38.4	31.7	35.5	46.7	34.5	26.2	34.6	91.3	98.0	98.0	94.6	97.3	96.6	$21,647	$4,924	$16,723

Frequently Asked Questions about Burton Street Elementary

What schools do graduates of Burton Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Burton Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Panorama High
High : Robert Fulton College Preparatory

What is the racial makeup of Burton Street Elementary?

Students at Burton Street Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 3% White, 1% African American.

Is Burton Street Elementary a good school?

Burton Street Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.7% of California elementary schools.

What district is Burton Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Burton Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 274 students attended Burton Street Elementary.

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