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Dolores Huerta Middle

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Dolores Huerta Middle ranks 903 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

903^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 67% of California middle schools

Summary

Dolores Huerta Middle is a public middle school serving about 930 students in grades 6-8 within the Burbank Unified School District, achieving a 3-star rating that places it in the upper-middle tier of California schools.

Academically, the school performs near the state average in English and Math but has a notable strength in Science, where its scores exceed both the state and district averages. However, when compared to other local schools, an interesting pattern emerges: some nearby schools in the Los Angeles Unified district, such as Walter Reed Middle and Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet, achieve higher scores in core subjects. Even within its own district, John Muir Middle outperforms Dolores Huerta in English and Math, suggesting there may be opportunities to learn from successful programs at neighboring schools.

The school has made significant progress in improving student attendance since the pandemic and reports strong outcomes for students in special education. A point of discussion is the school's very high reported per-student spending, which is much greater than at comparison schools, though this figure may include special one-time expenses. Parents may want to explore how these resources are supporting classroom learning, especially as student performance in subjects like Math tends to decline in the higher grades.

931

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,318

Per pupil spending ?

30.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

420 South Mariposa St.
Burbank, CA 91506-2812

(818) 729-3900

District: Burbank Unified

Students who attend Dolores Huerta Middle usually attend:

High:

Burroughs High

Feeder schools for Dolores Huerta Middle:

Elementary:	R. L. Stevenson Elementary
	Theodore Roosevelt Elementary
	Walt Disney Elementary
	William McKinley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.5%

White:

36.8%

Two or more races:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2013 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg50%

California avg41%

903^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle 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	60.2	903 of 2761	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	1015 of 2783	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	906 of 2781	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	899 of 2740	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	800 of 2715	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	706 of 2480	71.5%	★★★★☆
2017	63.2	817 of 2508	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.6	684 of 2497	72.6%	★★★★☆
2015	63.6	790 of 2477	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.9	968 of 2379	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.3	907 of 2259	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.4	749 of 2236	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.5	562 of 2179	74.2%	★★★★☆
2009	66.6	588 of 2063	71.5%	★★★★☆
2008	71.8	453 of 2005	77.4%	★★★★☆
2007	73.0	428 of 1999	78.6%	★★★★☆
2006	76.7	343 of 1804	81.0%	★★★★☆
2005	75.5	357 of 1777	79.9%	★★★★☆
2004	73.4	373 of 1769	78.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	81.9	79 of 637	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	62.1	211 of 643	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.3	57 of 600	90.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	371 of 739	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	480 of 743	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	395 of 715	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.8	374 of 733	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.6	350 of 745	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	436 of 700	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	59.2	418 of 1531	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	62.8	365 of 1491	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	55.6	411 of 1369	70.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.1	618 of 1478	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	857 of 1521	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	619 of 1540	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	425 of 1442	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	287 of 1364	79.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	785 of 2533	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	917 of 2551	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	790 of 2531	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	792 of 2509	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	805 of 2380	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	693 of 2262	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	973 of 2395	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	1054 of 2388	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	1003 of 2374	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	1103 of 2359	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	997 of 2213	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	717 of 2072	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	1542 of 2542	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1729 of 2579	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	1275 of 2531	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	1304 of 2458	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	1019 of 2369	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	720 of 2230	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	938 of 2534	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	1004 of 2552	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	895 of 2538	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	855 of 2527	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	692 of 2407	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	640 of 2273	71.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	395 of 726	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	404 of 701	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	371 of 677	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	350 of 665	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.8	193 of 554	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	185 of 462	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	268 of 1566	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	207 of 1552	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	44.5	667 of 1531	56.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	813 of 1520	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	929 of 1537	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	686 of 1543	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	692 of 1555	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	510 of 1602	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	560 of 1496	62.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2022)88th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Science45%+12 vs state

Mathematics36%~ 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dolores Huerta Middle	Public	6-8	420 South Mariposa St.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-3900	931	38	24.3	30.6%	343 (36.8%)	28 (3.0%)	368 (39.5%)	75 (8.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	111 (11.9%)	60.2	903^rd of 2761 public middle schools	67.3%		55	1015^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.5%	112	44.7	44.7	51.8	54.1	45.9	50.2	37.1	37.8	33.2	35.9	$16,318	$15,858	$460
John Muir Middle	Public	6-8	1111 North Kenneth Rd.	Burbank	91504	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-3800	1,353	54	25.1	37.5%	946 (69.9%)	18 (1.3%)	174 (12.9%)	102 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	108 (8.0%)	78.6	506^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.7%		70.9	669^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.0%	163	45.9	45.9	56.3	63.0	65.5	61.7	47.8	51.9	49.3	49.7	$14,180	$13,302	$878
Luther Burbank Middle	Public	6-8	3700 West Jeffries Ave.	Burbank	91505	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-3700	1,030	43	23.8	29.9%	390 (37.9%)	21 (2.0%)	441 (42.8%)	69 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (10.1%)	69.5	687^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.1%		65.8	774^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.2%	87	46.2	46.2	58.7	54.7	56.0	56.3	41.5	44.2	39.2	41.7	$16,381	$15,808	$573
Eleanor J. Toll Middle	Public	6-8	700 Glenwood Rd.	Glendale	91202	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 244-8414	1,412	61	23.2	53.8%	1,093 (77.4%)	11 (0.8%)	184 (13.0%)	100 (7.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	19 (1.3%)	62.2	849^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.3%		63.6	806^th of 2783 public middle schools	71.0%	43	34.8	34.8	50.1	51.4	50.3	50.7	50.3	39.7	38.8	42.0	$15,261	$14,366	$895
Walter Reed Middle	Public	6-8	4525 Irvine Ave.	North Hollywood	91602	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 487-7600	1,580	65	24.4	57.5%	548 (34.7%)	68 (4.3%)	652 (41.3%)	196 (12.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	113 (7.2%)	85.4	363^rd of 2761 public middle schools	86.9%		82.3	435^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.4%	72	50.9	50.9	65.6	67.0	67.2	66.5	55.7	54.7	54.9	55.1	$25,047	$23,436	$1,611
Theodore Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	222 East Acacia Ave.	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 242-6845	842	40	21.1	61.6%	421 (50.0%)	13 (1.5%)	335 (39.8%)	65 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	51.9	1135^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.9%		51.3	1127^th of 2783 public middle schools	59.5%	8	28.5	28.5	48.3	52.5	48.5	50.2	28.1	36.3	29.3	32.2	$19,728	$18,482	$1,246
Woodrow Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	1221 Monterey Rd.	Glendale	91206	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 244-8145	1,182	52	22.5	56.6%	930 (78.7%)	7 (0.6%)	150 (12.7%)	73 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.6%)	61.4	869^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.5%		57	963^rd of 2783 public middle schools	65.4%	94	34.3	34.3	42.3	50.9	51.8	49.3	40.0	40.4	46.6	42.7	$16,808	$15,872	$936
Joseph Le Conte Middle	Public	6-8	1316 North Bronson Ave.	Hollywood	90028	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 308-1700	627	39	16.0	94.7%	25 (4.0%)	30 (4.8%)	541 (86.3%)	26 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	21.8	2158^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.8%		20.6	2237^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.6%	79	21.6	21.6	27.6	27.1	30.5	28.5	14.8	15.6	17.1	16.1	$40,633	$37,388	$3,245
Roy Romer Middle	Public	6-8	6501 Laurel Canyon Blvd.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 505-2200	707	38	18.8	94.1%	37 (5.2%)	11 (1.6%)	637 (90.1%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	27.8	1904^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.0%		25.3	2020^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.4%	116	11.8	11.8	35.1	35.4	36.2	35.6	24.6	21.0	22.0	22.4	$41,212	$37,918	$3,294
Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet	Public	6-8	4201 Fountain Ave.	Los Angeles	90029	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 644-6700	1,547	81	19.2	74.5%	273 (17.6%)	41 (2.7%)	934 (60.4%)	223 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (4.9%)	69.9	681^st of 2761 public middle schools	75.3%		75	591^st of 2783 public middle schools	78.8%	90	41.7	41.7	54.7	51.0	56.7	54.2	43.2	48.4	45.7	45.9	$31,679	$29,684	$1,995

Frequently Asked Questions about Dolores Huerta Middle

What is the racial makeup of Dolores Huerta Middle?

Students at Dolores Huerta Middle are 40% Hispanic, 37% White, 12% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 3% African American.

Is Dolores Huerta Middle a good school?

Dolores Huerta Middle ranks 903^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Dolores Huerta Middle in?

Burbank Unified

How many students attend Dolores Huerta Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 931 students attended Dolores Huerta Middle.

What high school do graduates of Dolores Huerta Middle attend?

Students who attend Dolores Huerta Middle usually go on to attend Burroughs High

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