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Burbank Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5405^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

Burbank Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 572 students in the Modesto City Elementary district, consistently ranking among the lowest-performing elementary schools in California.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with only about 22% of students proficient in English and 12% in math, which is below most nearby schools like Fairview Elementary and Shackelford Elementary. A major factor is chronic absenteeism, with nearly a quarter of students missing too much school—a rate higher than the district and state averages. While Burbank serves a high-needs population, other local schools with similar demographics, such as Robertson Road Elementary, achieve better results, suggesting factors beyond student background are at play.

Notably, Burbank has a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than some higher-performing peers in the same district. The school shows relative strength in supporting English Language Learners. Comparisons to nearby charter schools like Paradise Charter indicate that different educational approaches can yield stronger outcomes even for similar student populations, highlighting areas where targeted improvements in attendance and early-grade instruction could make a difference for Burbank.

572

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,908

Per pupil spending ?

91.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1135 Paradise Rd.
Modesto, CA 95351-2999

(209) 574-1962

District: Modesto City Elementary

Students who attend Burbank Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mark Twain Junior High
High:	Modesto High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.2%

Asian:

7.0%

White:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg27%

California avg41%

5,405^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Modesto City Elementary

1210^th of 1,543Modesto City Elementary 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	13.2	5405 of 5857	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	5215 of 5869	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	5503 of 5859	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	5623 of 5883	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1358 of 1417	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	5585 of 5789	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	5392 of 5662	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	5054 of 5692	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	5240 of 5614	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.7	4662 of 5611	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.4	5026 of 5530	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.7	4914 of 5390	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.8	4912 of 5377	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	4523 of 5314	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.9	4288 of 5193	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.8	4886 of 5113	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.4	4614 of 5113	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.0	4215 of 4818	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.9	4543 of 4822	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.6	4304 of 4809	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	19.1	2395 of 2585	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	1980 of 2128	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.2	1948 of 3162	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	1895 of 3245	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	2421 of 3311	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	420 of 602	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	2891 of 3275	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	2866 of 3246	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	5246 of 5597	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	5064 of 5612	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	5325 of 5609	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	5347 of 5635	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1194 of 1267	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	5187 of 5492	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	5204 of 5413	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	4529 of 5107	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	4173 of 5107	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	4542 of 5087	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	4812 of 5084	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	4852 of 4963	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	4587 of 4830	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	4837 of 5460	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	4614 of 5517	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	4912 of 5363	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	4967 of 5264	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	1024 of 1110	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	4903 of 5173	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	4740 of 5084	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	5133 of 5628	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	4886 of 5643	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	5237 of 5638	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	5427 of 5663	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1224 of 1272	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	5346 of 5510	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	5081 of 5431	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)7th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

Science12%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Burbank 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)	% 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burbank Elementary	Public	K-6	1135 Paradise Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1962	572	23	25.1	91.1%	26 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	476 (83.2%)	40 (7.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	13.2	5405^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.7%		16	5215^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.1%	190	12.2		12.2	7.3	27.0	25.3	25.0			21.8	11.4	8.8	9.6	19.5			12.4	92.7	96.9	93.8	94.8	93.8	$20,908	$3,509	$17,399
Harriette Kirschen Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 Kirschen Dr.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 576-4611	503	22	22.5	92.6%	23 (4.6%)	8 (1.6%)	428 (85.1%)	29 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	15.9	5195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%		14.8	5324^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.3%	129	10.5		10.5	10.3	16.4	23.4	35.3			21.4	13.9	19.7	23.1	18.6			18.7	97.2					$20,672	$3,141	$17,531
Robertson Road Elementary	Public	K-6	1821 Robertson Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8402	306	19	16.3	91.5%	13 (4.2%)	12 (3.9%)	253 (82.7%)	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	28.3	4115^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.7%		27.7	4140^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.5%	25	19.4		19.4	29.3	21.4	32.4	38.2			29.8	40.0	25.6	25.0	29.4			30.1						$30,774	$4,485	$26,289
James Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	515 Sutter Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8162	611	27	22.2	91.7%	23 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	547 (89.5%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	11.8	5523^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.7%		12.6	5514^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.0%	9	5.6		5.6	9.1	20.9	21.6	34.1			21.9	13.9	11.8	7.8	11.7			11.2						$21,749	$3,474	$18,275
Aspire University Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	819 Sunset Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Aspire University Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 544-8722	423	19	22.7	84.6%	16 (3.8%)	5 (1.2%)	358 (84.6%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.1%)	33.7	3668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.4%		25.7	4302^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	26.7%	634	27.4		27.4	25.7	33.9	42.9				33.9	30.0	32.2	34.9				32.3						$18,379	$3,047	$15,332
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	120 South Emerald Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8112	777	34	22.7	94.0%	24 (3.1%)	25 (3.2%)	642 (82.6%)	36 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.0%)	22.5	4626^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.0%		18	5025^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.4%	399	10.6		10.6	32.5	33.9	28.6	31.0			31.7	33.9	24.4	13.1	13.7			21.8	98.4		98.4		98.4	$19,282	$3,185	$16,097
Bret Harte Elementary	Public	K-6	909 Glenn Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1952	867	38	22.7	86.5%	16 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	819 (94.5%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.5%)	17	5102^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.9%		20.4	4821^st of 5869 public elementary schools	17.9%	281	9.7		9.7	18.4	21.9	29.2	27.7			24.2	33.3	15.0	15.5	16.5			20.5	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	$20,145	$2,899	$17,246
Fairview Elementary	Public	K-6	1937 West Whitmore Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8102	786	32	24.7	92.4%	22 (2.8%)	5 (0.6%)	701 (89.2%)	20 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.7%)	29.5	4001^st of 5857 public elementary schools	31.7%		14.9	5313^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.5%	1312	6.1		6.1	36.5	25.9	41.8	40.0			35.9	45.0	32.1	11.1	20.0			27.5	95.9			96.9		$18,972	$3,264	$15,708
Paradise Elementary	Public	K-8	3361 California Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Paradise Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 524-0184	59	5	13.1	71.2%	18 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			61.5							63.4							70.7						$17,177	$687	$16,490
Paradise Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3361 California Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Paradise Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 524-0184	118	5	26.2	62.7%	12 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (68.6%)	18 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	70	1600^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.7%		73.9	1418^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.8%	182	33.3	26.7	30.3	84.6		66.7	43.8	69.2	40.0	59.5	100.0		61.1	25.0	38.5	66.7	56.0						$17,177	$687	$16,490

Frequently Asked Questions about Burbank Elementary

What schools do graduates of Burbank Elementary attend?

Students who attend Burbank Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mark Twain Junior High
High : Modesto High

Is Burbank Elementary a good school?

Burbank Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.7% of California elementary schools.

What district is Burbank Elementary in?

Modesto City Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Burbank Elementary?

Students at Burbank Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% White, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Burbank Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 572 students attended Burbank Elementary.

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