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Thomas Jefferson Elementary

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Thomas Jefferson Elementary ranks 1206 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of California elementary schools

Summary

Thomas Jefferson Elementary is a large, highly-rated public elementary school serving 758 students in grades K-5 within the Burbank Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top 21% of all California elementary schools.

The school stands out for its strong academic performance, leading the district in English, Math, and Science proficiency, and for its exceptional support for students who need it most, with special education and economically disadvantaged students ranking particularly high compared to their peers across the state. It also maintains an excellent attendance record, with a chronic absenteeism rate roughly half the state average. Interestingly, the school achieves these top-tier results despite having larger class sizes and lower per-student spending than many neighboring schools like Thomas Edison Elementary and William McKinley Elementary, suggesting highly effective use of its resources.

When compared to nearby schools, Thomas Jefferson is the top performer in Burbank Unified, with its closest competitor being Providencia Elementary. It also significantly outperforms schools in other districts, such as Balboa Elementary in Glendale Unified and Glenwood Elementary in Los Angeles Unified. This consistent excellence over more than a decade makes Thomas Jefferson a benchmark for academic success and effective student support in the region.

758

Students ?

26.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,578

Per pupil spending ?

22.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 North Sixth St.
Burbank, CA 91504-2932

(818) 729-1600

District: Burbank Unified

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Muir Middle
High:	Burbank High

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.4%

Two or more races:

15.2%

Asian:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg50%

California avg41%

1,206^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	78.7	1206 of 5857	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	1078 of 5869	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	1073 of 5859	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	909 of 5883	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	237 of 1417	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	1229 of 5789	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	1083 of 5662	80.9%	★★★★☆
2017	85.7	881 of 5692	84.5%	★★★★☆
2016	88.1	729 of 5614	87.0%	★★★★☆
2015	84.6	905 of 5611	83.9%	★★★★☆
2013	82.0	947 of 5530	82.9%	★★★★☆
2012	80.7	986 of 5390	81.7%	★★★★☆
2011	79.5	1028 of 5377	80.9%	★★★★☆
2010	76.8	1143 of 5314	78.5%	★★★★☆
2009	80.0	1003 of 5193	80.7%	★★★★☆
2008	82.2	870 of 5113	83.0%	★★★★☆
2007	84.5	771 of 5113	84.9%	★★★★☆
2006	87.4	623 of 4818	87.1%	★★★★☆
2005	82.3	842 of 4822	82.5%	★★★★☆
2004	83.9	753 of 4809	84.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	663 of 1203	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	668 of 1205	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.4	315 of 1190	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	544 of 1154	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	603 of 1149	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.7	503 of 1071	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	95.4	98 of 2227	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	56.0	811 of 2585	68.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	62.1	650 of 3162	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	49.8	1202 of 3245	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	1122 of 3311	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.5	311 of 3275	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	60.3	836 of 3246	74.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	1127 of 5597	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	1106 of 5612	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	1081 of 5609	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	798 of 5635	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	272 of 1267	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	1329 of 5492	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	1072 of 5413	80.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	1590 of 5107	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	1557 of 5107	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.4	942 of 5087	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	607 of 5084	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	1226 of 4963	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	1027 of 4830	78.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	1058 of 5460	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	1250 of 5517	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	976 of 5363	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	683 of 5264	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	90.2	65 of 1110	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	75.3	908 of 5173	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	410 of 5084	91.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	1273 of 5628	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	1043 of 5643	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	1063 of 5638	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	951 of 5663	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	85.7	184 of 1272	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	1060 of 5510	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	1104 of 5431	79.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	353 of 718	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	242 of 670	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	284 of 669	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.4	152 of 610	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	28.2	354 of 445	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	422 of 2847	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	95.3	95 of 2420	96.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	1508 of 2598	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	1533 of 2651	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	1528 of 2661	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	1338 of 2726	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	1388 of 2834	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	1360 of 2737	50.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)96th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)51st percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)45th percentile-35 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Mathematics56%+18 vs state

Science50%+17 vs state

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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 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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							$22,093	$21,622	$471
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
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%)	71.6	1526^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.9%		83.1	1036^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.3%	490	48.2	48.2	50.0	63.3	58.8	57.0	44.6	60.3	51.9	51.8	95.9	95.9	96.9	96.9	95.9	96.9	$19,967	$19,326	$641
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
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
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
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
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						$16,989	$16,094	$895

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Jefferson Elementary

What district is Thomas Jefferson Elementary in?

Burbank Unified

What schools do graduates of Thomas Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Muir Middle
High : Burbank High

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary are 59% White, 15% Two or more races, 13% Asian, 11% Hispanic.

Is Thomas Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Thomas Jefferson Elementary ranks 1206^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 758 students attended Thomas Jefferson Elementary.

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