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Bret Harte Elementary

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Bret Harte Elementary ranks 2082 nd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2082^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bret Harte Elementary serves 537 students in grades K–5 in Burbank, within Burbank Unified. Its latest results show a mixed picture: math and science are above state averages, but English language arts (ELA) is below the state and district. The most important concern is the sharp ELA decline, which has left the school below both.

Compared with nearby schools, Bret Harte ranked eighth of 10 in ELA, seventh in math and sixth in science in 2025–2026. Math is its strongest subject relative to the state and district: the score was 48.2%, compared with 38% statewide and 48.0% in the district, though it was about 4 points below the nearby-school average. Science was 40%, about 4 points above the state but 4 below the district. ELA was 48%, about 1 point below the state, 9 below the district and 5 below nearby peers. Results also vary by grade: third-grade ELA was 34%, 10 points below the state and 16 below the district, while fifth-grade ELA was 61%, 12 points above the state.

ELA fell 14 points between 2022–2023 and 2025–2026, while math dropped 4 points and science 3; state results rose in all three subjects over that period. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking declined from the 79th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 64th percentile and 3 stars in 2025–2026, placing Bret Harte seventh among 10 nearby schools with current rankings. Attendance improved: chronic absenteeism fell from 21% in 2021–2022 to 8% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 13% and state’s 18%. In 2024–2025, 25% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 54% at nearby schools on average; the student–teacher ratio was 21.4, below the nearby average of 22.8. SchoolDigger’s subgroup ranking for serving Hispanic students fell 30 points, from the 81st to the 51st percentile, and its ranking for serving students with low socioeconomic status fell 32 points, from the 71st to the 39th percentile.

537

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,601

Per pupil spending ?

25.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 99%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

3200 West Jeffries Ave.
Burbank, CA 91505-1945

(818) 729-1250

District: Burbank Unified

Students who attend Bret Harte Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Luther Burbank Middle
High:	Burroughs High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.3%

White:

35.6%

Two or more races:

13.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Burbank Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg51%

California avg42%

2,082^nd of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Burbank Unified

435^th of 1,530Burbank 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
2026	59.8	2082 of 5817	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.5	1453 of 5857	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	1537 of 5869	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	1319 of 5859	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	1216 of 5883	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	313 of 1417	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	1111 of 5789	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	1526 of 5662	73.0%	★★★★☆
2017	67.8	1665 of 5692	70.7%	★★★★☆
2016	60.1	1988 of 5614	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.0	1891 of 5611	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.9	1529 of 5530	72.4%	★★★★☆
2012	65.7	1753 of 5390	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.3	2180 of 5377	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.6	1808 of 5314	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.5	1505 of 5193	71.0%	★★★★☆
2008	63.4	1710 of 5113	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.3	1625 of 5113	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.8	1180 of 4818	75.5%	★★★★☆
2005	67.8	1428 of 4822	70.4%	★★★★☆
2004	66.3	1432 of 4809	70.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	1958 of 5581	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.0	1332 of 5597	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	1725 of 5612	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.7	1255 of 5609	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	1243 of 5635	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	223 of 1267	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	942 of 5492	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	1396 of 5413	74.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	2477 of 5094	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.4	984 of 5107	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	1283 of 5107	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	1120 of 5087	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	699 of 5084	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	542 of 4963	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	971 of 4830	79.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	3287 of 5423	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.7	1573 of 5460	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	50.8	2342 of 5517	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	1281 of 5363	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	827 of 5264	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	142 of 1110	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	496 of 5173	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	71.8	1092 of 5084	78.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	2107 of 5603	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.0	1512 of 5628	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	1291 of 5643	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	1368 of 5638	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	1156 of 5663	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	374 of 1272	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	1208 of 5510	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	1584 of 5431	70.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	518 of 753	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.5	467 of 718	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	419 of 670	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	392 of 669	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	668 of 2927	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	60.7	770 of 2847	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	91.4	156 of 2420	93.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	1428 of 2536	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.2	1286 of 2598	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	1376 of 2651	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.4	1178 of 2661	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	1044 of 2726	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	1135 of 2834	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	1374 of 2737	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)77th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile~ school

Male (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)51st percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)31st percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics48%+10 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Science40%+4 vs state

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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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
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
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
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
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
Oxnard Street Elementary	Public	K-5	10912 Oxnard St.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 762-3397	298	15	19.8	94.6%	24 (8.1%)	16 (5.4%)	249 (83.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	44.9	2924^th of 5817 public elementary schools	49.7%		38.3	3330^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.1%	406	20.8	20.8	26.2	38.0	49.1	38.6	35.7	48.0	52.8	46.2	≥ 98%		$24,408	$2,513	$21,895
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
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
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
Toluca Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	4840 Cahuenga Blvd.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 761-3339	503	24	20.9	65.4%	98 (19.5%)	35 (7.0%)	278 (55.3%)	33 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.7%)	64.7	1844^th of 5817 public elementary schools	68.3%		72.7	1482^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	74.7%	362	31.5	31.5	57.8	54.8	49.3	54.1	67.1	46.8	41.1	52.5	96%	1%	$28,055	$2,117	$25,938
Fair Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6501 Fair Ave.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 761-5444	516	26	20.2	96.1%	11 (2.1%)	13 (2.5%)	472 (91.5%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	41.5	3142^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	46.0%		33	3730^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.3%	588	21.3	21.3	38.0	40.7	42.7	40.3	42.4	41.8	33.3	39.5	94%	0%	$30,489	$3,412	$27,077

Frequently Asked Questions about Bret Harte Elementary

What schools do graduates of Bret Harte Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bret Harte Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Luther Burbank Middle
High : Burroughs High

Is Bret Harte Elementary a good school?

Bret Harte Elementary ranks 2082^nd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bret Harte Elementary?

Students at Bret Harte Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 36% White, 13% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Bret Harte Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 537 students attended Bret Harte Elementary.

What district is Bret Harte Elementary in?

Burbank Unified

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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