Luther Burbank

Luther Burbank Elementary is the only listed school in Luther Burbank, serving kindergarten through grade 8 with 426 students, so there are no other local schools to compare it with. In 2025–2026, its all-grades results were 37% in ELA, 36% in math and 14% in science, compared with 49%, 38% and 36% statewide. The school was below the state in every subject, with the smallest gap in math and the largest in science—making science the clearest area of concern.

Results vary considerably by grade, especially in math. Sixth-grade math stands out: 54% of students were proficient, 17 points above the state’s 37%. At the other end, fifth-grade science was 9%, 26 points below the state’s 35%; eighth-grade math was also low, at 21% versus 36% statewide. ELA results ranged from 30% in grade 3 to 47% in grade 7, and even that strongest ELA grade was about 4 points below the state. These differences mean the overall math result does not tell the whole story: grade 6 was notably strong, while grade 8 was well below the state.

All-grades ELA and math improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA rose by 6 points and its state gap narrowed from 18 to 12 points; math rose by 5 points and its gap narrowed from 7 to 2 points. Science also improved by 3 points, but its gap edged wider, from 22.2 to 22.4 points. SchoolDigger rates the school at the 44th percentile and 2 stars in 2025–2026, up 17 percentile points from the prior year but still below the 50th percentile. Context measures include a student–teacher ratio of 19.3 in 2024–2025 and 70% free/reduced lunch eligible that year; chronic absenteeism was 17% in 2025–2026, matching the Luther Burbank district and 2 points below the state. With only one school listed, these figures cannot show how it compares with similar local schools.