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Birney Technical Academy

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Birney Technical Academy ranks 2852 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2852^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of California elementary schools

Summary

Birney Technical Academy is a public elementary school serving 344 students in grades K-5 within the El Rancho Unified School District in Pico Rivera, and it stands out as a school on a strong upward trajectory, now ranking in the top half of all California elementary schools.

The school has made remarkable progress, particularly in improving student attendance, which has dramatically increased over the past three years and is now better than both the district and state averages. Academically, Birney outperforms its own district, especially in science where it matches the state average, and it shows particular strength in educating students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Compared to other schools in El Rancho Unified, such as Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences and Rivera Elementary, Birney has higher per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio, suggesting a strong commitment to classroom resources.

While the school excels in many areas, it faces significant challenges in supporting its special education students and shows a notable performance gap between female and male students. When compared to schools in higher-performing neighboring districts like Downey Unified (home to Unsworth (Edith) Elementary) or Little Lake City Elementary district, Birney's overall scores appear middling, but this comparison lacks context as those districts serve less disadvantaged populations. Within its own community context, Birney Technical Academy represents a positive and improving choice for families.

344

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,233

Per pupil spending ?

80.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8501 Orange Ave.
Pico Rivera, CA 90660-5543

(562) 801-7600

District: El Rancho Unified

Students who attend Birney Technical Academy usually attend:

Middle:	STEAM Academy @ Burke
High:	El Rancho High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.8%

White:

0.9%

Two or more races:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2013 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg33%

California avg41%

2,852^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the El Rancho Unified

922^nd of 1,543El Rancho 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	45.5	2852 of 5857	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	2688 of 5869	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	3296 of 5859	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	3143 of 5883	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	4437 of 5789	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	4173 of 5662	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.1	3509 of 5692	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.0	4431 of 5614	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.2	4499 of 5611	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.5	3042 of 5530	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.1	3657 of 5390	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.6	3651 of 5377	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.8	4237 of 5314	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.2	3428 of 5193	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.7	3469 of 5113	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.9	2910 of 5113	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.4	2801 of 4818	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.4	3034 of 4822	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	22.9	3713 of 4809	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.7	1819 of 2227	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	2370 of 2585	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1588 of 2128	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	39.9	1831 of 3245	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	2363 of 3275	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	2496 of 3246	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	1947 of 5597	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	2195 of 5612	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	2726 of 5609	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	2920 of 5635	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	4258 of 5492	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	4250 of 5413	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	1616 of 5107	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	1495 of 5107	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	50.9	2177 of 5087	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	1828 of 5084	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	3396 of 4963	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	3107 of 4830	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	1796 of 5460	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	2104 of 5517	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	2528 of 5363	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	1751 of 5264	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.5	3986 of 5173	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	3941 of 5084	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	3800 of 5628	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	3090 of 5643	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	3504 of 5638	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	3130 of 5663	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	4230 of 5510	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	3783 of 5431	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	2547 of 2847	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	1936 of 2635	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-4 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science33%~ 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)					% 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 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 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 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
Birney Technical Academy	Public	K-5	8501 Orange Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7600	344	15	22.9	80.8%	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	340 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45.5	2852^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.3%		47.7	2688^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.2%	164	32.7	32.7	38.5	42.9	51.9		44.4	30.8	42.0	32.7		35.1	96.6						$18,233	$17,410	$823
Unsworth (Edith) Elementary	Public	K-5	9001 Lindsey Ave.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3576	633	29	21.8	75.0%	37 (5.8%)	16 (2.5%)	544 (85.9%)	27 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	74.3	1409^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.9%		74.1	1408^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.0%	1	34.6	34.6	63.6	63.2	55.5		60.7	72.0	57.9	45.5		58.0	94.4	96.3	98.2	94.4	95.4	94.4	$27,358	$26,582	$776
Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences	Public	K-5	8200 Serapis Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7620	376	14	26.8	82.2%	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	366 (97.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	55.5	2272^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.2%		45.5	2831^st of 5869 public elementary schools	51.8%	559	34.9	34.9	43.4	59.3	38.7		46.7	48.1	50.0	37.5		45.3							$16,928	$16,010	$918
Jersey Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Jersey Ave.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 948-3772	260	13	20.0	75.4%	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	243 (93.5%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	74.6	1395^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.2%		56.1	2233^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.0%	838	43.8	43.8	62.8	64.9	64.6		64.1	62.8	56.8	35.4		50.8	95.4				95.4		$19,326	$17,822	$1,504
Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary	Public	K-6	11233 East Charlesworth Rd.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 692-0841	307	14	21.9	86.6%	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	294 (95.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	46.5	2793^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.3%		66.9	1735^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.4%	1058	24.4	24.4	14.3	37.2	53.7	60.0	43.4	28.6	37.2	29.3	52.5	37.5	88.9				92.6		$31,836	$28,670	$3,166
Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-5	11500 East Joslin St.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-8655	457	21	21.7	72.2%	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	418 (91.5%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	59	2120^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.8%		60.8	2037^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.3%	83	23.7	23.7	52.9	50.6	57.7		54.0	57.1	50.6	35.1		46.4	86.6	91.5	90.2	90.2	91.5	90.2	$16,072	$14,600	$1,472
Gallatin Elementary	Public	K-5	9513 Brookshire Ave.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3583	788	31	25.4	66.9%	78 (9.9%)	16 (2.0%)	662 (84.0%)	20 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	58.9	2125^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.7%		53.6	2369^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.6%	244	32.4	32.4	54.6	47.3	55.3		52.7	52.3	44.6	35.5		43.9	94.0	94.7	97.7	94.0	95.5	94.0	$19,894	$19,414	$480
Rivera Elementary	Public	K-5	7250 Citronell St.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7650	473	18	26.2	85.0%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	466 (98.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.9	3417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.7%		33.3	3657^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.7%	240	25.6	25.6	35.1	34.9	47.1		39.3	36.5	38.6	21.2		31.8							$17,099	$16,286	$813
Ada S. Nelson Elementary	Public	K-6	8140 South Vicki Dr.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 692-0615	358	14	25.5	84.1%	4 (1.1%)	7 (2.0%)	328 (91.6%)	13 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	60	2069^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.7%		62.6	1952^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.7%	117	26.9	26.9	45.2	54.9	59.6	52.5	53.5	56.8	47.1	37.7	37.5	44.7							$24,551	$22,430	$2,121
Rio San Gabriel Elementary	Public	K-5	9338 Gotham St.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3567	747	29	25.7	72.7%	60 (8.0%)	13 (1.7%)	637 (85.3%)	22 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	61.1	2011^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.7%		57.7	2163^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.1%	152	29.9	29.9	59.0	53.9	53.2		55.3	57.6	41.4	37.8		45.4	91.2	94.7	97.4	95.6	92.9	96.5	$22,862	$22,358	$504

Frequently Asked Questions about Birney Technical Academy

What district is Birney Technical Academy in?

El Rancho Unified

What is the racial makeup of Birney Technical Academy?

Students at Birney Technical Academy are 99% Hispanic.

Is Birney Technical Academy a good school?

Birney Technical Academy ranks 2852^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Birney Technical Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Birney Technical Academy.

What schools do graduates of Birney Technical Academy attend?

Students who attend Birney Technical Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : STEAM Academy @ Burke
High : El Rancho High

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