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Walt Disney Elementary

Public Grades K-5
1229th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 79% of California elementary schools
Summary

Walt Disney Elementary is a 419-student K–5 school in Burbank, California, serving families in Burbank Unified. Its clearest academic strength is mathematics: in 2025–2026, it led the nearby district elementary schools in math proficiency. The main takeaway for families is that math is a standout strength even among schools serving the same area.

Compared with the nine nearby Burbank Unified K–5 schools, Walt Disney ranked first in math and second in ELA, but second-lowest in science. Math proficiency was 62%, versus a nearby-school average of 54%, and it exceeded every school in that group; it was also above the district’s 48% and the state’s 38%. ELA was 62%, 7 percentage points above the nearby average of 55%, and above the district and state. Science was more mixed: Walt Disney’s 38% was slightly above the state’s 36%, but below the district’s 44% and the nearby average of 46%; only William McKinley Elementary scored lower among those nine schools. Grade 5 ELA is a particular concern: Walt Disney’s 55% was below the district’s 61%, though above the state’s 49%, and higher only than McKinley among the 11 nearby schools.

Results have changed unevenly over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, math rose 12 percentage points, while ELA fell 6 points overall despite a latest-year rebound, and science fell 16 points. SchoolDigger ranks Walt Disney 1,229th of 5,804 statewide, in the 79th percentile with four stars; its percentile rose from 67 in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for how well the school serves White students also rose sharply, from 34 in 2023–2024 to 65 in 2025–2026, compared with an overall percentile of 79 that year. Other context: chronic absenteeism was 10% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 13% and the state’s 18%; the 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 24.6, close to the nearby average of 24.4. In 2024–2025, 37% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a nearby-school average of 30%.

419
Students ?
24.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,443
Per pupil spending ?
37.0%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 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: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 21% of California elementary schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school59%
District avg51%
California avg42%
1,229th of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Top 21%▲ up 6 pts since 2016
From top 27% (2016) to top 21% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 11Elementary Schools in the Burbank Unified
256th of 968Burbank 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202677.71229 of 580478.8%★★★★☆
202562.91924 of 585767.2%★★★☆☆
202474.81374 of 586976.6%★★★★☆
202379.71178 of 585979.9%★★★★☆
202282.11093 of 588381.4%★★★★☆
202159.5516 of 141763.6%★★★☆☆
201976.21336 of 578976.9%★★★★☆
201871.31507 of 566273.4%★★★★☆
201778.21200 of 569278.9%★★★★☆
201670.71502 of 561473.2%★★★★☆
201559.61962 of 561165.0%★★★☆☆
201359.22158 of 553061.0%★★★☆☆
201266.41703 of 539068.4%★★★☆☆
201151.22524 of 537753.1%★★★☆☆
201057.72127 of 531460.0%★★★☆☆
200971.41379 of 519373.4%★★★★☆
200839.32983 of 511341.7%★★☆☆☆
200745.62590 of 511349.3%★★☆☆☆
200655.51936 of 481859.8%★★★☆☆
200568.61398 of 482271.0%★★★★☆
200450.62123 of 480955.9%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202286.4216 of 222790.3%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201993.5119 of 327596.4%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202677.41164 of 556979.1%★★★★☆
202556.32138 of 559761.8%★★★☆☆
202476.31236 of 561278.0%★★★★☆
202374.91289 of 560977.0%★★★★☆
202278.41182 of 563579.0%★★★★☆
202154.3520 of 126759.0%★★★☆☆
201975.01298 of 549276.4%★★★★☆
201861.91890 of 541365.1%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202678.9746 of 508585.3%★★★★☆
202568.21286 of 510774.8%★★★★☆
202486.0512 of 510790.0%★★★★☆
202389.2385 of 508792.4%★★★★★
202291.7293 of 508494.2%★★★★★
201977.3818 of 496383.5%★★★★☆
201875.5871 of 483082.0%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202662.51730 of 541268.0%★★★☆☆
202561.91752 of 546067.9%★★★☆☆
202458.41897 of 551765.6%★★★☆☆
202372.31102 of 536379.5%★★★★☆
202279.1791 of 526485.0%★★★★☆
202167.3277 of 111075.0%★★★★☆
201971.91091 of 517378.9%★★★★☆
201872.71042 of 508479.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202675.31268 of 559077.3%★★★★☆
202567.91613 of 562871.3%★★★★☆
202469.91515 of 564373.2%★★★★☆
202380.11084 of 563880.8%★★★★☆
202282.21001 of 566382.3%★★★★☆
202162.7423 of 127266.7%★★★☆☆
201974.41329 of 551075.9%★★★★☆
201876.91188 of 543178.1%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202479.1358 of 263586.4%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202666.2889 of 253264.9%★★★☆☆
202547.31480 of 259843.0%★★☆☆☆
202438.51746 of 265134.1%★★☆☆☆
202352.61353 of 266149.2%★★☆☆☆
202261.11118 of 272659.0%★★★☆☆
201970.5805 of 283471.6%★★★★☆
201876.0600 of 273778.1%★★★★☆
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 (2026)85th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2026)79th percentile~ school
Male (2026)77th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile-11 vs school
White (2026)65th percentile-14 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state
Mathematics62%+23 vs state
Science38%~ state avg

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Frequently Asked Questions about Walt Disney Elementary

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

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

Walt Disney Elementary ranks 1229th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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

Middle : Dolores Huerta Middle
High : Burroughs High

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Latest California data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


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

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