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Providencia Elementary

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Providencia Elementary ranks 1526 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1526^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of California elementary schools

Summary

Providencia Elementary is a public elementary school in Burbank, California, serving 403 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Burbank Unified School District, which is ranked 433 out of 1,565 school districts in the state.

Providencia Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ELA/Literacy (57.01%) and Mathematics (51.83%) were higher than the Burbank Unified School District (58.02% and 46.56%) and the state of California (48.81% and 37.3%). The school's performance in Science, as measured by the CAST assessment, is also above the district and state averages, with 48.15% proficiency in 5th grade. Providencia Elementary's academic achievement across different student subgroups, such as female, male, Hispanic, and white students, as well as special education and low socioeconomic status students, is generally higher than the state averages for those subgroups.

However, the school has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 10.1% in 2020-2021 to 24.9% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages. Providencia Elementary's spending per student has fluctuated over the years, ranging from $15,947 in 2021-2022 to $182,564 in 2022-2023, and is generally higher than the nearby Thomas Jefferson Elementary, Theodore Roosevelt Elementary, and Bret Harte Elementary schools in the Burbank Unified School District.

409

Students ?

26.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,967

Per pupil spending ?

41.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1919 North Ontario St.
Burbank, CA 91505-1231

(818) 729-3100

District: Burbank Unified

Students who attend Providencia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Luther Burbank Middle
High:	Burbank High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.2%

White:

27.9%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 82nd percentile in 2024 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 82nd-percentile peak (2024) to 74th (2025)

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg50%

California avg41%

1,526^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	71.6	1526 of 5857	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	1036 of 5869	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	1221 of 5859	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	1221 of 5883	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	52.1	619 of 1417	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.0	1217 of 5789	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	1256 of 5662	77.8%	★★★★☆
2017	69.3	1595 of 5692	72.0%	★★★★☆
2016	65.5	1729 of 5614	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.6	2097 of 5611	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	78.2	1150 of 5530	79.2%	★★★★☆
2012	76.3	1211 of 5390	77.5%	★★★★☆
2011	81.2	933 of 5377	82.6%	★★★★☆
2010	67.2	1615 of 5314	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.6	2041 of 5193	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	38.0	3071 of 5113	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.0	2778 of 5113	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.8	1971 of 4818	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.3	2427 of 4822	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.7	1933 of 4809	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	1362 of 5597	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	892 of 5612	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	945 of 5609	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	980 of 5635	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	58.4	468 of 1267	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.5	952 of 5492	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	1725 of 5413	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	1361 of 5107	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	937 of 5107	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	1079 of 5087	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	896 of 5084	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	637 of 4963	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	596 of 4830	87.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	1008 of 5460	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	1221 of 5517	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	821 of 5363	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	750 of 5264	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	245 of 1110	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	371 of 5173	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	77.1	813 of 5084	84.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	1614 of 5628	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	1107 of 5643	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	1613 of 5638	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	1541 of 5663	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	45.2	633 of 1272	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	1403 of 5510	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	911 of 5431	83.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	727 of 2847	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	562 of 2635	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	50.0	921 of 2420	61.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	843 of 2598	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.8	557 of 2651	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.2	1144 of 2661	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.6	429 of 2726	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	801 of 2834	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	1314 of 2737	52.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)71st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Mathematics52%+15 vs state

Science48%+15 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)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
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
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
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
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
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%)	38.3	3330^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.1%		40.8	3136^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.6%	194	16.7		16.7	14.9	52.0	49.2				39.7	23.9	47.1	30.0				33.8	92.9	96.4			96.4		$37,397	$34,884	$2,513
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
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%)	82.1	1073^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	81.7%		86.3	891^st of 5869 public elementary schools	84.8%	182	43.6		43.6	54.4	69.5	70.2				64.8	63.0	67.4	59.6				63.4							$17,189	$16,876	$313
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%)	33	3730^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.3%		32.4	3744^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.2%	14	24.5		24.5	34.8	35.1	34.0				34.6	39.1	27.0	28.7				31.9							$48,660	$45,248	$3,412
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
New Horizons Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6501 Fair Ave.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	New Horizons Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 754-1362	141	6	23.5	90.8%	34 (24.1%)	12 (8.5%)	78 (55.3%)	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	57.9	2176^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.8%		31.4	3815^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.0%	1639	45.0	12.5	27.3	40.0	53.3	65.0	27.8	52.9	56.5	50.0	56.3	40.0	40.0	36.8	29.4	37.5	39.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Providencia Elementary

Is Providencia Elementary a good school?

Providencia Elementary ranks 1526^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Providencia Elementary in?

Burbank Unified

What is the racial makeup of Providencia Elementary?

Students at Providencia Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 28% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Providencia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Providencia Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Providencia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Providencia Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Luther Burbank Middle
High : Burbank High

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