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Walt Disney Elementary

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Walt Disney Elementary ranks 1924 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1924^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of California elementary schools

Summary

Walt Disney Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 419 students in the Burbank Unified School District, historically a strong performer that has recently seen a dip in its statewide ranking.

The school presents a mixed picture: it excels in mathematics compared to the district average and has one of the lowest chronic absenteeism rates in the area, but it shows a significant weakness in science. Performance varies greatly by grade, with third graders doing very well but scores dropping in fourth and fifth grades. Interestingly, the school's overall ranking decline coincides with exceptionally high performance for certain student groups, including English Learners and students receiving special education services, suggesting effective targeted support.

When compared to nearby schools, Disney ranks in the lower half among Burbank elementary schools like Theodore Roosevelt Elementary and R. L. Stevenson Elementary. A notable comparison is with Benjamin Franklin Elementary in the neighboring Glendale Unified district, which serves a similar population but achieves significantly higher proficiency rates. This indicates that while Disney has strengths in attendance and math, there are opportunities for growth, particularly in science and upper-grade consistency.

419

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,443

Per pupil spending ?

37%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1220 West Orange Grove Ave.
Burbank, CA 91506-2016

(818) 729-0100

District: Burbank Unified

Students who attend Walt Disney Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dolores Huerta Middle
High:	Burroughs High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.8%

White:

24.1%

Two or more races:

12.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg50%

California avg41%

1,924^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Burbank Unified

434^th of 1,543Burbank 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	62.9	1924 of 5857	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.8	1374 of 5869	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	1178 of 5859	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	1093 of 5883	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	59.5	516 of 1417	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.2	1336 of 5789	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	1507 of 5662	73.4%	★★★★☆
2017	78.2	1200 of 5692	78.9%	★★★★☆
2016	70.7	1502 of 5614	73.2%	★★★★☆
2015	59.6	1962 of 5611	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.2	2158 of 5530	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.4	1703 of 5390	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.2	2524 of 5377	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.7	2127 of 5314	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.4	1379 of 5193	73.4%	★★★★☆
2008	39.3	2983 of 5113	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.6	2590 of 5113	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.5	1936 of 4818	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.6	1398 of 4822	71.0%	★★★★☆
2004	50.6	2123 of 4809	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	86.4	216 of 2227	90.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	93.5	119 of 3275	96.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	2138 of 5597	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.3	1236 of 5612	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	1289 of 5609	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	1182 of 5635	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	54.3	520 of 1267	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	1298 of 5492	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	1890 of 5413	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	1286 of 5107	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	512 of 5107	90.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	385 of 5087	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	293 of 5084	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	77.3	818 of 4963	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	871 of 4830	82.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	1752 of 5460	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	1897 of 5517	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.3	1102 of 5363	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	791 of 5264	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	277 of 1110	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	1091 of 5173	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	1042 of 5084	79.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	1613 of 5628	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	1515 of 5643	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	1084 of 5638	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	1001 of 5663	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	423 of 1272	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.4	1329 of 5510	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	1188 of 5431	78.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	79.1	358 of 2635	86.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	1480 of 2598	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	1746 of 2651	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	1353 of 2661	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.1	1118 of 2726	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	805 of 2834	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	600 of 2737	78.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2019)96th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2024)86th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Mathematics50%+13 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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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)	% Varicella (2022)	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/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 6th 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	62.9	1924^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.2%		74.8	1374^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.6%	550	31.0	31.0	62.5	45.2	50.0		53.0	62.5	50.0	38.9		50.5			$18,443	$18,220	$223
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%)	60.3	2054^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.9%		48.4	2640^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.0%	586	39.2	39.2	55.1	52.2	57.5		55.0	42.7	47.9	32.4		40.9			$17,663	$17,478	$185
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%)	72.6	1490^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.6%		77.9	1247^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.8%	243	54.0	54.0	47.1	53.4	70.1		57.3	48.6	52.1	54.6		51.8			$17,322	$17,102	$220
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%)	60.3	2049^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.0%		68.5	1658^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.7%	391	39.2	39.2	37.5	48.9	54.6		46.5	48.7	54.7	47.4		50.2	98.2		$16,362	$15,924	$438
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%)	85.1	920^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.3%		85.8	918^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.4%	2	65.1	65.1	50.0	68.9	80.2		66.1	58.6	65.6	70.9		65.0			$17,123	$17,114	$09
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%)	82.1	1073^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	81.7%		86.3	891^st of 5869 public elementary schools	84.8%	182	43.6	43.6	54.4	69.5	70.2		64.8	63.0	67.4	59.6		63.4			$17,189	$16,876	$313
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%)	73.4	1455^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.2%		62.9	1930^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.1%	475	42.8	42.8	67.2	54.7	55.6		59.1	65.8	53.6	45.0		54.4	97.2	97.2	$16,926	$16,638	$288
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%)	73.5	1453^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	75.2%		71.2	1537^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.8%	84	45.4	45.4	53.3	51.1	64.6		56.5	60.2	54.6	51.6		55.4			$16,418	$16,408	$10
Benjamin Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	1610 Lake St.	Glendale	91201	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 243-1809	608	25	24.2	29.3%	364 (59.9%)	6 (1.0%)	164 (27.0%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.0%)	94.2	384^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.4%		91.1	631^st of 5869 public elementary schools	89.2%	247	70.9	70.9	70.2	74.3	81.4	85.7	77.5	77.4	70.3	68.6	69.8	71.7	95.7	95.7	$15,018	$14,034	$984
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%)	78.7	1206^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.4%		81.9	1078^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.6%	128	50.0	50.0	60.5	59.2	69.1		62.9	58.1	53.2	55.6		55.6	98.3		$14,578	$14,564	$14

Frequently Asked Questions about Walt Disney Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Walt Disney Elementary?

Students at Walt Disney Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 24% White, 12% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Walt Disney Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended Walt Disney Elementary.

Is Walt Disney Elementary a good school?

Walt Disney Elementary ranks 1924^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Walt Disney Elementary attend?

Students who attend Walt Disney Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dolores Huerta Middle
High : Burroughs High

What district is Walt Disney Elementary in?

Burbank Unified

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