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Best Public Schools in Burbank, CA

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At a glance

Schools

14,143

Students

Top rankedR. L. Stevenson Elementary1061^st of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Walt Disney Elementary up 693 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA) 19 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Burbank, California, has 19 schools: 11 elementary, three middle, and five high schools, serving students from elementary through high school. In 2025–26, the elementary schools averaged 55% in ELA, 53% in math, and 45% in science; middle schools averaged 57%, 46%, and 50%, respectively. Both levels averaged above state results in all three subjects, while the four high schools with reported scores averaged below the state. Magnolia Park’s test results are suppressed, and the high-school averages combine two traditional and two alternative schools, so they should not be treated as typical of every high school. The main takeaway is that elementary and middle results were generally stronger and more consistent than the sharply divided high-school results.

Among fifth graders, George Washington Elementary led in ELA at 70%, while William McKinley Elementary had the lowest result, 53%; in math, Thomas Edison Elementary led at 62%, and McKinley was lowest at 44%. R. L. Stevenson Elementary led fifth-grade science at 56%, with McKinley lowest at 37%. In eighth grade, John Muir Middle led ELA at 65% and math at 51%; Dolores Huerta Middle had the lowest results in those subjects, at 48% and 40%. Luther Burbank Middle led eighth-grade science at 52%, versus Huerta’s 47%. Among eleventh graders, Burroughs High led all three subjects, with 68% in ELA, 42% in math, and 43% in science; Monterey High had the lowest ELA and science results, while Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA) scored 0% in math.

Recent changes vary by school: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, Walt Disney Elementary improved by 9 points in ELA, 11 in math, and 7 in science, while Bret Harte Elementary fell by 9, 7, and 5 points, respectively. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking also moved in different directions: Providencia Elementary fell 15 points from 2023–24 to 2025–26, while McKinley rose 11 points. Income figures are listed as free/reduced lunch eligible for school year 2024–25: elementary rates ranged from 14% at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary to 51% at Joaquin Miller Elementary; these figures are context, not an explanation for scores. School characteristics don’t sort results neatly either: Harte had the lowest listed elementary student-teacher ratio, 21.4, while John Muir had the highest middle-school ratio, 25.1, yet led eighth-grade ELA and math.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burbank High	Public	9-12	902 North Third St.	Burbank	91502	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-5100	2,457	96	25.4	37.4%	1,622 (66.0%)	38 (1.5%)	446 (18.2%)	191 (7.8%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	146 (5.9%)	64.9	713^th of 2135 public high schools	66.6%		61.2	793^rd of 2162 public high schools	63.3%	80			35.7	39.1	35.9							56.7	56.7							37.4	37.4			$8,011	$259	$7,752
Burroughs High	Public	9-12	1920 Clark Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-6900	2,283	93	24.5	26.6%	775 (33.9%)	51 (2.2%)	1,067 (46.7%)	188 (8.2%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	190 (8.3%)	76.5	480^th of 2135 public high schools	77.5%		85.3	305^th of 2162 public high schools	85.9%	175			42.6		42.3							67.7	67.7							42.5	42.5			$8,089	$209	$7,880
Walt Disney Elementary	Public	K-5	1220 West Orange Grove Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-0100	419	17	24.6	37.0%	101 (24.1%)	8 (1.9%)	242 (57.8%)	15 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.4%)	77.7	1231^st of 5817 public elementary schools	78.8%		62.9	1924^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.2%	693	37.9				37.9	67.6	63.6	54.6					62.1	66.7	63.6	54.6					61.8	≥ 98%		$9,720	$223	$9,497
Thomas Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	2110 West Chestnut St.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-0150	432	19	22.2	23.1%	171 (39.6%)	5 (1.2%)	143 (33.1%)	42 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (16.4%)	76.3	1305^th of 5817 public elementary schools	77.6%		72.6	1490^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.6%	185	53.4				53.4	59.0	50.0	65.3					58.0	60.7	50.0	61.6					57.2	≥ 98%		$9,158	$220	$8,938
Ralph Emerson Elementary	Public	K-5	720 East Cypress Ave.	Burbank	91501	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-1200	548	21	26.7	36.3%	343 (62.6%)	7 (1.3%)	85 (15.5%)	49 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (11.7%)	66.6	1747^th of 5817 public elementary schools	70.0%		60.3	2049^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.0%	302	41.8				41.8	40.9	55.9	60.2					53.6	43.7	57.5	49.0					51.1	≥ 98%		$8,787	$438	$8,349
Bret Harte Elementary	Public	K-5	3200 West Jeffries Ave.	Burbank	91505	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-1250	537	25	21.4	25.3%	191 (35.6%)	7 (1.3%)	211 (39.3%)	54 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (13.4%)	59.8	2082^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	64.2%		73.5	1453^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	75.2%	629	40.5				40.5	34.3	46.1	60.7					47.8	52.1	48.3	44.9					48.2	≥ 99%		$8,601	$10	$8,591
Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	1900 North Sixth St.	Burbank	91504	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-1600	758	29	26.5	22.7%	450 (59.4%)	5 (0.7%)	87 (11.5%)	99 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	115 (15.2%)	70.1	1581^st of 5817 public elementary schools	72.8%		78.7	1206^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.4%	375	44.2				44.2	53.9	53.6	56.7					54.8	58.8	55.9	45.7					53.3	98%	0%	$7,683	$14	$7,669
Dolores Huerta Middle	Public	6-8	420 South Mariposa St.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-3900	931	38	24.3	30.6%	343 (36.8%)	28 (3.0%)	368 (39.5%)	75 (8.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	111 (11.9%)	63.4	847^th of 2740 public middle schools	69.1%		60.2	903^rd of 2761 public middle schools	67.3%	56		47.0			47.0				53.9	54.6	47.8		52.2				42.2	40.6	39.9		41.0			$8,776	$460	$8,316
Luther Burbank Middle	Public	6-8	3700 West Jeffries Ave.	Burbank	91505	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-3700	1,030	43	23.8	29.9%	390 (37.9%)	21 (2.0%)	441 (42.8%)	69 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (10.1%)	70.3	684^th of 2740 public middle schools	75.0%		69.5	687^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.1%	3		52.5			52.5				52.8	59.7	55.5		56.0				47.2	44.6	40.6		44.0			$8,864	$573	$8,291
William McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	349 West Valencia Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-2000	440	19	23.7	37.3%	107 (24.3%)	3 (0.7%)	245 (55.7%)	23 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (13.9%)	62.5	1958^th of 5817 public elementary schools	66.3%		60.3	2054^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.9%	96	37.1				37.1	43.8	59.5	52.9					52.4	50.8	50.0	44.3					48.3	97%	0%	$9,311	$185	$9,126
Joaquin Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	720 East Providencia Ave.	Burbank	91501	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-2050	730	31	23.5	50.7%	513 (70.3%)	11 (1.5%)	92 (12.6%)	58 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (7.1%)	71.1	1524^th of 5817 public elementary schools	73.8%		73.4	1455^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.2%	69	39.7				39.7	53.7	56.1	65.6					58.7	59.0	51.3	48.1					52.7	97%	1%	$8,994	$288	$8,706
John Muir Middle	Public	6-8	1111 North Kenneth Rd.	Burbank	91504	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-3800	1,353	54	25.1	37.5%	946 (69.9%)	18 (1.3%)	174 (12.9%)	102 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	108 (8.0%)	79.9	473^rd of 2740 public middle schools	82.7%		78.6	506^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.7%	33		49.2			49.2				57.0	66.5	65.2		63.0				50.6	55.5	51.2		52.5			$7,916	$878	$7,038
Providencia Elementary	Public	K-5	1919 North Ontario St.	Burbank	91505	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-3100	409	16	26.3	41.3%	114 (27.9%)	7 (1.7%)	234 (57.2%)	21 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.8%)	63	1926^th of 5817 public elementary schools	66.9%		71.6	1526^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.9%	400	45.2				45.2	42.7	48.5	58.7					49.8	44.9	57.4	45.9					49.5	≥ 98%		$10,691	$641	$10,050
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	850 North Cordova St.	Burbank	91505	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-3150	591	22	26.8	13.9%	292 (49.4%)	9 (1.5%)	147 (24.9%)	35 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (18.1%)	78	1213^th of 5817 public elementary schools	79.1%		82.1	1073^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	81.7%	140	54.6				54.6	48.5	54.4	67.0					56.7	67.0	61.1	54.6					60.9	≥ 99%		$9,138	$313	$8,825
R. L. Stevenson Elementary	Public	K-5	3333 Oak St.	Burbank	91505	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-5700	521	23	22.6	22.3%	238 (45.7%)	13 (2.5%)	132 (25.3%)	50 (9.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	84 (16.1%)	81.5	1061^st of 5817 public elementary schools	81.8%		85.1	920^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.3%	141	56.5				56.5	73.5	59.5	58.1					63.6	72.1	58.2	50.0					60.3	98%	0%	$8,953	$09	$8,944
George Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	2322 North Lincoln St.	Burbank	91504	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-5750	440	21	21.2	50.5%	187 (42.5%)	11 (2.5%)	190 (43.2%)	22 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.4%)	55.3	2304^th of 5817 public elementary schools	60.4%		51.4	2533^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.8%	229	48.4				48.4	35.8	46.0	70.5					50.0	30.4	32.0	61.3					40.3	≥ 98%		$11,669	$471	$11,198
Magnolia Park	Public	6-12	1915 Monterey Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-7650	33	3	10.7	45.5%	10 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (48.5%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (18.2%)								(n/a)																								$24,880	$00	$24,880
Monterey High	Public	9-12	1915 Monterey Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-5900	91	8	11.2	52.7%	32 (35.2%)	5 (5.5%)	45 (49.5%)	4 (4.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	10.3	1937^th of 2135 public high schools	9.3%		10.2	2011^th of 2162 public high schools	7.0%	74			9.3		10.9							9.1	9.1							2.3	2.3			$25,836	$08	$25,828
Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA)	Public, Virtual	9-12	1915 Monterey Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(818) 729-5900	140	7	19.0	30.7%	117 (83.6%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (10.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	16.7	1712^th of 2135 public high schools	19.8%		31	1471^st of 2162 public high schools	32.0%	241			14.3		14.3							28.6	28.6							0.0	0.0			$10,571	$1,653	$8,918

Cities Near Burbank

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Glendale	0.82 mi	24	298^th
La Crescenta	3.67 mi	10	36^th
Sun Valley	4.04 mi	19	511^th
North Hollywood	4.21 mi	29	424^th
Tujunga	4.35 mi	5	503^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.