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Ralph Emerson Elementary

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Ralph Emerson Elementary ranks 2049 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2049^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ralph Emerson Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 548 students in the Burbank Unified School District, which is a highly-rated district in the state.

The school presents a mixed academic picture, with a clear and consistent strength in mathematics where it outperforms the district average and many nearby schools like William McKinley Elementary and George Washington Elementary. However, its performance in English Language Arts is below the district average and has declined recently, contributing to an overall drop in its statewide ranking. The school has made excellent progress in improving student attendance, now boasting a lower chronic absenteeism rate than both the district and state averages. It's important to note that Ralph Emerson operates with the highest student-teacher ratio among comparable Burbank elementary schools, which makes its math success particularly notable.

When looking at other schools, Ralph Emerson spends more per student than most but has varying results; for example, Benjamin Franklin Elementary in the neighboring Glendale Unified district achieves higher proficiency with lower spending. The school's effectiveness differs among student groups, showing historical strength in supporting English Learners but recent declines for other subgroups. Parents may want to inquire about the school's strategies for its math program and attendance improvements, as well as its plans to address the recent dips in English Language Arts performance.

548

Students ?

26.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$199,900

Per pupil spending ?

36.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

720 East Cypress Ave.
Burbank, CA 91501-1812

(818) 729-1200

District: Burbank Unified

Students who attend Ralph Emerson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Muir Middle
High:	Burbank High

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.6%

Hispanic:

15.5%

Two or more races:

11.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Burbank Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg50%

California avg41%

2,049^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	60.3	2049 of 5857	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	1658 of 5869	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	1672 of 5859	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	1229 of 5883	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	329 of 1417	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	1254 of 5789	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	1290 of 5662	77.2%	★★★★☆
2017	72.4	1453 of 5692	74.5%	★★★★☆
2016	73.6	1368 of 5614	75.6%	★★★★☆
2015	74.6	1330 of 5611	76.3%	★★★★☆
2013	81.0	1004 of 5530	81.8%	★★★★☆
2012	75.1	1267 of 5390	76.5%	★★★★☆
2011	76.1	1197 of 5377	77.7%	★★★★☆
2010	76.7	1148 of 5314	78.4%	★★★★☆
2009	77.4	1114 of 5193	78.5%	★★★★☆
2008	69.4	1433 of 5113	72.0%	★★★★☆
2007	66.9	1519 of 5113	70.3%	★★★★☆
2006	75.7	1106 of 4818	77.0%	★★★★☆
2005	76.2	1084 of 4822	77.5%	★★★★☆
2004	79.2	931 of 4809	80.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.2	830 of 1154	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	69.1	426 of 2227	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	496 of 2585	80.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	70.4	409 of 3162	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	48.5	1271 of 3245	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.3	355 of 3311	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	54.5	1024 of 3275	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	793 of 3246	75.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	2067 of 5597	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	2031 of 5612	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	1437 of 5609	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	1158 of 5635	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	1156 of 5492	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	1286 of 5413	76.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	3154 of 5107	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.5	1708 of 5107	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	2163 of 5087	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	2145 of 5084	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	1337 of 4963	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	1743 of 4830	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	2018 of 5460	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	1222 of 5517	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	909 of 5363	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	430 of 5264	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	78.2	793 of 5173	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	1032 of 5084	79.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	1966 of 5628	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.4	1264 of 5643	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	1877 of 5638	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.7	1257 of 5663	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	1311 of 5510	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	1256 of 5431	76.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.5	326 of 670	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	993 of 2847	65.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	1969 of 2598	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	1794 of 2651	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	1668 of 2661	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	1336 of 2726	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	1391 of 2834	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	1398 of 2737	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)87th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2022)81st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)51st percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2022)28th percentile-51 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics50%+13 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Science39%+7 vs state

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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 (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 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
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		$199,900	$12,579	$187,321
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	$146,596	$9,364	$137,232
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		$145,267	$9,071	$136,196
Balboa Elementary	Public	K-6	1844 Bel Aire Dr.	Glendale	91201	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 241-1801	799	32	24.9	60.2%	725 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.1%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	60	2071^st of 5857 public elementary schools	64.6%		64.6	1846^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.5%	225	37.1	37.1	55.6	34.9	52.2		47.7	56.3	45.5	44.8		48.8	92.9		$15,861	$1,185	$14,676
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
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			$243,994	$15,630	$228,364
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%)	51.4	2533^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.8%		67.5	1702^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	71.0%	831	42.2	42.2	27.0	53.5	55.6		44.1	14.7	49.2	53.1		37.4
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			$231,819	$14,665	$217,154
Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	1540 Fifth St.	Glendale	91201	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 243-4279	815	33	24.6	62.7%	726 (89.1%)	10 (1.2%)	50 (6.1%)	19 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	62.1	1960^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.5%		57.8	2162^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.2%	202	36.3	36.3	49.1	46.3	47.2	56.5	49.7	56.1	51.6	37.2	47.3	48.2			$15,615	$919	$14,696
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	$15,141	$782	$14,359

Frequently Asked Questions about Ralph Emerson Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ralph Emerson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ralph Emerson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Muir Middle
High : Burbank High

Is Ralph Emerson Elementary a good school?

Ralph Emerson Elementary ranks 2049^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ralph Emerson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 548 students attended Ralph Emerson Elementary.

What district is Ralph Emerson Elementary in?

Burbank Unified

What is the racial makeup of Ralph Emerson Elementary?

Students at Ralph Emerson Elementary are 63% White, 16% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 1% African American.

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