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Bursch Elementary

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Bursch Elementary ranks 2518 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2518^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bursch Elementary is a K-8 public school serving about 370 students in the Compton Unified district, located in a high-need community where most students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Bursch is a school on the rise, recently improving to a 3-star state rating and showing particular strength in mathematics, where it outperforms both the district and state averages. The school has demonstrated impressive effectiveness in supporting specific groups of students. However, performance can vary significantly by grade level, with noticeable dips in middle grades, and science scores remain an area for growth. Compared to other schools in Compton Unified, Bursch performs in the middle range—outperforming neighbors like McKinley Elementary and Longfellow Elementary but trailing higher-performing schools such as Laurel Street Elementary and Tibby Elementary.

The school's most remarkable success story is its dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, dropping from over 33% to under 5% in just a few years—a rate that is now better than the district and state averages and most nearby schools. This standout achievement in getting students to school regularly suggests strong, effective programs are in place. While Bursch's academic rankings have shown some volatility year-to-year, the current upward trajectory and its significant attendance gains are very positive signs for families considering this community-focused school.

370

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,255

Per pupil spending ?

85.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2505 West 156th St.
Compton, CA 90220-2640

(310) 898-6130

District: Compton Unified

Students who attend Bursch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Enterprise Middle
High:	Compton High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.0%

African American:

19.7%

Asian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 54th percentile in 2013 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg41%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,518^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

781^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 7 pts since 2022

From top 35% (2022) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Compton Unified

634^th of 1,543Compton 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	2518 of 5857	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	3041 of 5869	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	3113 of 5859	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	2480 of 5883	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	3385 of 5789	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	3879 of 5662	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.6	3633 of 5692	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.3	4065 of 5614	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.7	3221 of 5611	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.1	2561 of 5530	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.0	2500 of 5390	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.2	1836 of 5377	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.9	1678 of 5314	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.0	2550 of 5193	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.8	1954 of 5113	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.2	1760 of 5113	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	37.4	2862 of 4818	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.3	2930 of 4822	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	15.3	4329 of 4809	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	56.4	267 of 747	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	236 of 700	66.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.6	1848 of 3162	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.7	674 of 3311	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	49.3	1291 of 3275	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	1833 of 3246	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	2383 of 5597	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	3083 of 5612	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	2951 of 5609	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.7	2182 of 5635	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.5	3545 of 5492	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	3356 of 5413	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	1386 of 5107	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	1904 of 5107	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	1829 of 5087	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.3	1144 of 5084	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	1884 of 4963	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	2365 of 4830	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	1736 of 5460	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	2291 of 5517	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	2027 of 5363	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.2	948 of 5264	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	1945 of 5173	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.1	3315 of 5084	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	2484 of 5628	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	2618 of 5643	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	3120 of 5638	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	2554 of 5663	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	2962 of 5510	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	4098 of 5431	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	781 of 2761	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	885 of 2783	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	1257 of 2781	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	961 of 2740	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.9	1024 of 2509	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	307 of 2395	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	506 of 2388	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	705 of 2374	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	381 of 2359	83.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	487 of 2542	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	431 of 2579	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	648 of 2531	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	397 of 2458	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	878 of 2534	65.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2019)64th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

Male (2025)56th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2022)59th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Science21%-12 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
Bursch Elementary	Public	K-8	2505 West 156th St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6130	370	15	25.4	85.1%	0 (0.0%)	73 (19.7%)	296 (80.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.7	2518^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.0%		42.4	3041^st of 5869 public elementary schools	48.2%	523	14.3	46.2	21.0	48.8	42.5	35.4	58.1	41.2	61.5	45.8	62.8	57.5	28.6	41.9	29.4	53.9	46.1	90.0	96.0	96.0		96.0	92.0	$19,255	$14,230	$5,025
Ralph Bunche Elementary	Public	K-8	16223 South Haskins Ln.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6120	217	9	24.2	82.0%	1 (0.5%)	84 (38.7%)	128 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	60.4	2045^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.1%		34.6	3557^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.4%	1512	20.7	22.2	21.3	61.3	40.0	55.2	47.6	37.5	50.0	50.4	74.2	65.0	34.5	28.6	0.0	50.0	45.2							$21,573	$15,814	$5,759
Laurel Street Elementary	Public	K-8	1321 West Laurel St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6440	377	15	25.1	87.5%	1 (0.3%)	53 (14.1%)	316 (83.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	78.6	1212^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.3%		64	1875^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.1%	663	32.1	29.6	31.3	79.0	72.7	71.7	39.5	62.5	66.7	65.4	76.3	54.6	75.5	55.8	56.3	44.4	62.0							$19,894	$15,126	$4,768
Tibby Elementary	Public	K-8	1400 West Poplar St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6370	554	22	24.7	90.1%	2 (0.4%)	146 (26.4%)	392 (70.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	76.4	1320^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.5%		74.4	1391^st of 5869 public elementary schools	76.3%	71	19.3	15.2	17.8	71.6	49.2	62.7	79.6	89.3	57.6	68.7	79.7	63.9	39.0	75.5	57.1	51.5	62.4	87.9	90.9	87.9	92.4	90.9	90.9	$18,721	$14,258	$4,463
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-8	14431 Stanford Ave.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6320	331	14	22.8	90.3%	2 (0.6%)	94 (28.4%)	230 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	32	3798^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.2%		32.6	3725^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.5%	73	9.6	15.4	10.8	41.0	35.4	40.4	33.3	69.0	61.5	43.5	42.5	33.3	19.2	27.3	51.7	53.9	34.4							$21,032	$16,078	$4,954
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-8	1101 South Dwight St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6460	450	18	25.0	88.7%	1 (0.2%)	100 (22.2%)	341 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34.3	3630^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.0%		28.3	4087^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.4%	457	19.7	13.0	17.0	34.6	40.7	39.4	43.9	50.0	43.5	41.3	29.1	41.8	28.8	9.8	33.3	21.7	28.1	90.9					94.6	$19,038	$14,442	$4,596
Avalon Gardens Elementary	Public	K-6	13940 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 532-8540	171	10	17.1	93.6%	1 (0.6%)	72 (42.1%)	92 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	17.4	5064^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%		30	3924^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.1%	1140	5.9		5.9	31.6	28.6	23.5	14.3			24.4	21.1	25.0	31.3	0.0			18.4							$61,988	$58,662	$3,326
Ambler Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	319 East Sherman Dr.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 532-4090	445	23	19.7	80.9%	2 (0.4%)	322 (72.4%)	107 (24.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	39.2	3273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.1%		36.7	3388^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.3%	115	23.3		23.3	48.4	39.4	44.2				43.9	48.4	22.5	23.3				30.3							$45,710	$43,410	$2,300
KIPP Compton Community	Public, Charter	K-8	1650 West 134th St.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	KIPP Compton Community District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 607-8811	783	32	24.7	76.1%	1 (0.1%)	503 (64.2%)	245 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.6%)	14.6	5304^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.4%		19.5	4907^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.4%	397	13.3		13.3	25.9	22.9	17.8	21.9			22.3	28.3	19.1	11.2	6.2			16.8	95.0			98.3	97.5	98.3	$48,879	$47,532	$1,347
Washington Elementary	Public	K-8	1421 North Wilmington Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6390	268	11	25.0	87.7%	0 (0.0%)	46 (17.2%)	217 (81.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	49.4	2629^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.1%		47.4	2708^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.9%	79	20.0		20.0	46.4	36.4	45.7	50.0			44.2	71.4	39.4	31.4	37.5			44.2	82.9			94.3		91.4	$21,080	$16,406	$4,674

Frequently Asked Questions about Bursch Elementary

How many students attend Bursch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Bursch Elementary.

What district is Bursch Elementary in?

Compton Unified

Is Bursch Elementary a good school?

Bursch Elementary ranks 2518^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Bursch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bursch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Enterprise Middle
High : Compton High

What is the racial makeup of Bursch Elementary?

Students at Bursch Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 20% African American.

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