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Luther Burbank Middle

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Luther Burbank Middle ranks 687 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

687^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 75% of California middle schools

Summary

Luther Burbank Middle is a well-regarded public school serving about 1,030 students in grades 6-8 within the Burbank Unified school district, consistently ranking in the top 25% of all California middle schools with strong academic results that exceed state averages.

The school has notable strengths, including impressive science scores and a significant, successful focus on improving student attendance, now boasting one of the lowest chronic absenteeism rates in the area. It shows remarkable recent progress in supporting English Language Learners. However, when compared to some nearby schools, interesting patterns emerge. For instance, John Muir Middle (another Burbank Unified school) achieves higher math and English scores with similar resources, and Walter Reed Middle in Los Angeles Unified posts even stronger academic results across the board with significantly higher student need and lower per-student spending.

Overall, Luther Burbank is a solid, high-performing school with clear successes, particularly in science and attendance. The comparison with peers suggests there may be opportunities to strengthen mathematics instruction and ensure consistent year-to-year support for all student groups. The school's performance is part of a broader trend where Burbank Unified middle schools generally outperform neighboring districts, indicating a supportive district environment.

1,030

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,381

Per pupil spending ?

29.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3700 West Jeffries Ave.
Burbank, CA 91505-1849

(818) 729-3700

District: Burbank Unified

Students who attend Luther Burbank Middle usually attend:

High:

Burbank High

Feeder schools for Luther Burbank Middle:

Elementary:	Bret Harte Elementary
	George Washington Elementary
	Providencia Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.8%

White:

37.9%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2013 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

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 school49%

District avg50%

California avg41%

687^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	69.5	687 of 2761	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	774 of 2783	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	682 of 2781	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	790 of 2740	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	666 of 2715	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.8	825 of 2480	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.9	868 of 2508	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.4	886 of 2497	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.2	739 of 2477	70.2%	★★★★☆
2013	66.0	710 of 2379	70.2%	★★★★☆
2012	62.7	750 of 2259	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.0	659 of 2236	70.5%	★★★★☆
2010	61.3	757 of 2179	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.0	662 of 2063	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.6	579 of 2005	71.1%	★★★★☆
2007	57.8	722 of 1999	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.5	571 of 1804	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.3	781 of 1777	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.4	699 of 1769	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	77.1	156 of 745	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	57.5	365 of 700	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	66.9	311 of 1531	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	52.3	517 of 1491	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	643 of 1369	53.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	68.3	173 of 1478	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	43.9	623 of 1521	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.6	1110 of 1540	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1018 of 1442	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.3	531 of 1364	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	677 of 2533	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	732 of 2551	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	606 of 2531	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	643 of 2509	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	613 of 2380	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.2	838 of 2262	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	600 of 2395	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	711 of 2388	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	483 of 2374	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	758 of 2359	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	469 of 2213	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	705 of 2072	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	1026 of 2542	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	925 of 2579	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	637 of 2531	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	731 of 2458	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	626 of 2369	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	50.8	938 of 2230	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	655 of 2534	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	746 of 2552	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	669 of 2538	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.3	823 of 2527	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	622 of 2407	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	744 of 2273	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	237 of 726	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	312 of 701	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	307 of 677	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	282 of 665	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	196 of 554	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	280 of 462	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	594 of 1566	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	401 of 1552	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	295 of 1531	80.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	738 of 1520	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	678 of 1537	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	627 of 1543	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	612 of 1555	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	584 of 1602	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	658 of 1496	56.0%	★★★☆☆

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)88th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)80th percentile+9 vs school

Asian (2019)79th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)67th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+8 vs state

Science46%+14 vs state

Mathematics42%+4 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)				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
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
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
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
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
James Madison Middle	Public	6-8	13000 Hart St.	North Hollywood	91605	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 255-5200	1,148	61	18.8	95.9%	362 (31.5%)	21 (1.8%)	694 (60.5%)	46 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.0%)	28.7	1874^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.1%		24	2087^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.0%	213	19.5	19.5	32.3	26.4	37.9	32.4	22.9	19.3	27.3	23.3	$39,044	$36,164	$2,880
Richard E. Byrd Middle	Public	6-8	8501 Arleta Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 394-4300	933	46	20.2	89.1%	41 (4.4%)	10 (1.1%)	823 (88.2%)	53 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	35.5	1631^st of 2761 public middle schools	40.9%		36.7	1576^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.4%	55	19.9	19.9	35.7	35.1	44.0	38.6	27.5	26.2	26.4	26.7	$37,729	$35,230	$2,499
Louis Armstrong Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5041 Sunnyslope Ave.	Sherman Oaks	91423	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 528-1600	1,174	54	21.7	62.5%	488 (41.6%)	83 (7.1%)	478 (40.7%)	50 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (6.4%)	65.4	776^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.9%		68.3	717^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.2%	59	40.8	40.8	51.8	56.1	55.8	54.6	40.1	40.7	37.9	39.5	$31,650	$29,836	$1,814
High Technical LA Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5041 Sunnyslope Ave.	Sherman Oaks	91423	Los Angeles County	High Technical LA Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 583-6229	250	11	22.6	77.2%	215 (86.0%)	4 (1.6%)	22 (8.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	36.2	1608^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.8%		32.1	1727^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.9%	119	27.1	27.1	33.3	33.7	52.9	39.0	25.3	23.3	25.7	24.7	$27,393	$26,666	$727
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Luther Burbank Middle

How many students attend Luther Burbank Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,030 students attended Luther Burbank Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Luther Burbank Middle?

Students at Luther Burbank Middle are 43% Hispanic, 38% White, 10% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Luther Burbank Middle in?

Burbank Unified

Is Luther Burbank Middle a good school?

Luther Burbank Middle ranks 687^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Luther Burbank Middle attend?

Students who attend Luther Burbank Middle usually go on to attend Burbank High

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