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Burney Elementary

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Burney Elementary ranks 3406 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3406^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of California elementary schools

Summary

Burney Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 349 students in the Fall River Joint Unified district, notable for its significant and rapid academic improvement in recent years.

The school has made impressive gains, jumping from a 1-star to a 2-star rating in just one year and improving its statewide ranking by 33 percentile points since 2022, which is a much steeper climb than nearby Fall River Elementary. It achieves these outcomes efficiently, spending less per student than comparison schools while showing a particular strength in science, where it outperforms both the state average and its local peers. However, the school faces a significant challenge with chronic student absenteeism, a rate nearly double that of Fall River Elementary, and shows uneven performance across grade levels, with third graders struggling much more than sixth graders.

Key takeaways for parents include the school's strong upward trajectory and effective science program, balanced against the need to address attendance and early-grade learning gaps. Compared to the much smaller Montgomery Creek Elementary, which has very high spending but poor results, Burney Elementary demonstrates that focused instruction can yield strong progress even with limited resources, though sustaining this improvement will depend on tackling its attendance issues.

349

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,791

Per pupil spending ?

61.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

37403 Toronto St.
Burney, CA 96013-4381

(530) 335-2279

District: Fall River Joint Unified

Students who attend Burney Elementary usually attend:

High:

Burney Junior-Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.3%

Hispanic:

18.1%

American Indian:

15.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg34%

California avg41%

3,406^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Fall River Joint Unified

756^th of 1,543Fall River Joint 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	37.0	3406 of 5857	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	4660 of 5869	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	3966 of 5859	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.0	5361 of 5883	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	1025 of 1417	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	4321 of 5789	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	4380 of 5662	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.9	4444 of 5692	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.7	4118 of 5614	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.8	3948 of 5611	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.0	3255 of 5530	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.9	4319 of 5390	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.6	2922 of 5377	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.6	2714 of 5314	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.3	2799 of 5193	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.8	3692 of 5113	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.9	2914 of 5113	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.8	2392 of 4818	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	36.1	2945 of 4822	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.2	2858 of 4809	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	2793 of 5597	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.8	4909 of 5612	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	4068 of 5609	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	5569 of 5635	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	920 of 1267	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	4106 of 5492	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	4218 of 5413	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	17.0	4418 of 4830	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	3186 of 5460	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	4592 of 5517	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	3365 of 5363	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.3	5065 of 5264	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	724 of 1110	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	4290 of 5173	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	3902 of 5084	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	3705 of 5628	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	4104 of 5643	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	3617 of 5638	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4390 of 5663	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	869 of 1272	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	4307 of 5510	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	4263 of 5431	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	2175 of 2598	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	2437 of 2651	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	2360 of 2661	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	2611 of 2726	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	2581 of 2834	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	2538 of 2737	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)50th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-26 vs school

Hispanic (2018)9th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science37%+4 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-14 vs state

Mathematics31%-7 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 (2024)
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 7th 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 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
Burney Elementary	Public	K-6	37403 Toronto St.	Burney	96013	Shasta County	Fall River Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 335-2279	349	19	18.6	61.6%	214 (61.3%)	2 (0.6%)	63 (18.1%)	2 (0.6%)	54 (15.5%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.4%)	37	3406^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.8%		22.2	4660^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.6%	1254	36.8	36.8	18.8	42.2	29.7	48.7		34.3	18.8	37.0	27.0	41.0		30.6	92.5	95.5	97.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	$9,791	$1,476	$8,315
Burney Elementary Community Day	Public	K-6	20375 Tamarack Ave.	Burney	96013	Shasta County	Fall River Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 335-5189	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Montgomery Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	30365 Highway 299 East	Montgomery Creek	96065	Shasta County	Mountain Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 337-6214	68	6	11.2	75.0%	34 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (13.2%)								(n/a)		0.0				20.0	45.5	33.3				13.3	27.3	23.5							$24,775	$6,090	$18,685
Fall River Elementary	Public	K-6	24977 Curve St.	Fall River Mills	96028	Shasta County	Fall River Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 336-5551	275	15	18.4	53.8%	142 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.2%)	50.4	2567^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.2%		38.3	3284^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.0%	717	34.2	34.2	52.9	46.2	39.5	60.6		49.3	42.9	38.5	31.6	26.5		34.9	92.3	94.2	96.2	96.2	92.3	96.2	$11,458	$1,568	$9,890
Fall River Elementary Community Day	Public	K-6	24977 Curve St.	Fall River Mills	96028	Shasta County	Fall River Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 336-5551	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Burney Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Burney Elementary?

Students at Burney Elementary are 61% White, 18% Hispanic, 15% American Indian, 3% Two or more races.

Is Burney Elementary a good school?

Burney Elementary ranks 3406^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Burney Elementary attend?

Students who attend Burney Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Burney Junior-Senior High

How many students attend Burney Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 349 students attended Burney Elementary.

What district is Burney Elementary in?

Fall River Joint Unified

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