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Burbank Elementary

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Burbank Elementary ranks 2838 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2838^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of California elementary schools

Summary

Burbank Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 538 students in the Long Beach Unified School District, showing a strong record of improvement and performing better than many schools with similar student populations.

While its overall state rating is in the middle range, Burbank excels in supporting specific groups of students, achieving exceptional results for African American students and English Language Learners that rank among the best when compared to nearby schools like Willard Elementary and Bryant Elementary. The school spends less per student than several of these peers but gets stronger academic outcomes, and student performance improves in the upper grades, with 5th graders scoring close to or above state averages. A significant challenge is chronic student absenteeism, which at 31% is higher than the state average, though it has improved since the pandemic and is lower than at some comparable schools such as Jenny Oropeza Elementary.

The school's trajectory is positive, having moved from a low to a steady middle rating over the past decade. Its success is notable compared to schools with similar demographics but lower performance, like Whittier Elementary, though it contrasts with the exceptional results of a school like Fremont Elementary, which has a very different student population. The main areas for growth are continuing to reduce absenteeism and improving science scores, which are currently below the state average.

538

Students ?

26.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,222

Per pupil spending ?

81.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 Junipero Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90814-1031

(562) 439-0997

District: Long Beach Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.7%

African American:

14.3%

White:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg42%

California avg41%

2,838^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 53Elementary Schools in the Long Beach Unified

606^th of 1,543Long Beach 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	45.9	2838 of 5857	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	2701 of 5869	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	3338 of 5859	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	3274 of 5883	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	929 of 1417	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	2634 of 5789	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	2818 of 5662	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.1	3304 of 5692	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.2	4244 of 5614	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.6	4169 of 5611	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.1	4267 of 5530	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.1	3734 of 5390	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.3	3065 of 5377	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.5	2921 of 4822	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.6	3097 of 4809	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	34 of 569	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	26 of 593	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	75.2	118 of 661	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	124 of 663	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	99 of 747	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	192 of 700	72.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.9	1173 of 2227	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.4	691 of 2585	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	665 of 2128	68.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	81.7	219 of 3162	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	81.2	255 of 3245	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	50.1	1196 of 3311	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	151 of 602	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	43.2	1594 of 3275	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	863 of 3246	73.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	2380 of 5597	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	2630 of 5612	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	3250 of 5609	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	3016 of 5635	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.9	1029 of 1267	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	2525 of 5492	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	2123 of 5413	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	2067 of 5107	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	1860 of 5107	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	2231 of 5087	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	2448 of 5084	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	1556 of 4963	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	1613 of 4830	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	38.5	203 of 335	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.8	50 of 356	86.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	2035 of 5460	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	1656 of 5517	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	45.9	2641 of 5363	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	2784 of 5264	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	649 of 1110	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.9	1353 of 5173	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	1438 of 5084	71.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	3130 of 5628	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	2610 of 5643	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	3216 of 5638	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	3341 of 5663	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	676 of 1272	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	2575 of 5510	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	3331 of 5431	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.0	855 of 2635	67.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)94th percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2024)68th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-7 vs school

Homeless (2023)39th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science29%-3 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Burbank Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Junipero Ave.	Long Beach	90814	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 439-0997	538	21	26.2	81.8%	29 (5.4%)	77 (14.3%)	386 (71.7%)	18 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.5%)	45.9	2838^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.5%		47.5	2701^st of 5869 public elementary schools	54.0%	137	29.4	29.4	41.6	43.7	51.2	45.5	38.0	34.9	34.5	35.7	97.2		97.2		98.2		$20,222	$4,037	$16,185
Willard Elementary	Public	K-5	1055 Freeman Ave.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 438-9934	534	19	28.1	75.5%	12 (2.2%)	69 (12.9%)	386 (72.3%)	47 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (2.8%)	26.6	4260^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.3%		35.6	3472^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	40.8%	788	13.5	13.5	24.4	36.8	38.9	33.5	31.0	32.6	19.1	27.5	91.7	97.3	97.3		94.5	95.4	$18,426	$3,900	$14,526
Mann Elementary	Public	K-5	257 Coronado Ave.	Long Beach	90803	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 439-6897	320	15	21.3	68.1%	43 (13.4%)	53 (16.6%)	177 (55.3%)	20 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.1%)	44.7	2908^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.4%		43	2995^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.0%	87	21.4	21.4	33.9	48.2	52.4	44.1	33.9	42.6	38.1	38.2	96.4						$24,370	$4,577	$19,793
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1175 East 11th St.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 599-5005	742	31	23.8	88.9%	17 (2.3%)	61 (8.2%)	595 (80.2%)	53 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	58.1	2162^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	63.1%		47.4	2707^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.9%	545	28.3	28.3	51.3	44.0	51.8	49.1	61.5	50.4	36.6	48.6	96.5			97.2		97.9	$19,534	$3,819	$15,715
Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary	Public	K-5	1620 Temple Ave.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 494-5101	615	26	24.1	87.2%	6 (1.0%)	63 (10.2%)	437 (71.1%)	77 (12.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	26 (4.2%)	33.2	3706^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.7%		32.2	3769^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.8%	63	14.0	14.0	37.3	34.5	42.9	37.7	27.3	39.7	26.7	31.7	96.4		97.9		97.9		$19,202	$3,456	$15,746
Stevenson Elementary	Public	K-5	515 Lime Ave.	Long Beach	90802	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 437-0407	438	16	28.2	88.1%	22 (5.0%)	72 (16.4%)	311 (71.0%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	37	3408^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.8%		35	3515^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.1%	107	12.9	12.9	41.3	46.9	34.3	41.1	39.4	34.9	27.1	33.8	93.7	95.8		95.8	94.7	96.8	$20,352	$3,721	$16,631
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	4000 East Fourth St.	Long Beach	90814	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 439-6873	451	16	28.9	39.2%	153 (33.9%)	24 (5.3%)	181 (40.1%)	30 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	60 (13.3%)	89	711^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.9%		95.3	321^st of 5869 public elementary schools	94.5%	390	67.5	67.5	68.6	67.5	81.9	72.6	68.2	56.6	66.3	63.8	74.2	79.6	83.9	80.7	81.7	81.7	$17,032	$3,019	$14,013
Whittier Elementary	Public	K-5	1761 Walnut Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 599-6263	526	24	22.3	87.3%	4 (0.8%)	57 (10.8%)	366 (69.6%)	79 (15.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.0%)	24.3	4474^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%		18.7	4969^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.3%	495	17.8	17.8	32.1	30.0	33.6	32.2	28.6	24.3	20.6	24.1							$20,829	$4,365	$16,464
Bryant Elementary	Public	K-5	4101 East Fountain St.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 498-3802	364	15	24.2	70.6%	19 (5.2%)	49 (13.5%)	237 (65.1%)	34 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	51.6	2520^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.0%		47.6	2696^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.1%	176	31.3	31.3	42.0	48.3	56.3	48.0	38.6	40.7	41.7	40.1	94.0	96.0		94.0	94.0	94.0	$26,364	$5,850	$20,514
Jenny Oropeza Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Locust Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 436-4420	519	21	24.7	80.2%	12 (2.3%)	63 (12.1%)	393 (75.7%)	26 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.7%)	36.3	3456^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.0%		40.5	3150^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.3%	306	22.9	22.9	32.9	38.5	49.3	39.6	29.9	36.3	28.6	31.9	90.7	98.2	98.2		97.2	97.2	$23,976	$5,001	$18,975

Frequently Asked Questions about Burbank Elementary

How many students attend Burbank Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 538 students attended Burbank Elementary.

What district is Burbank Elementary in?

Long Beach Unified

Is Burbank Elementary a good school?

Burbank Elementary ranks 2838^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Burbank Elementary?

Students at Burbank Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 14% African American, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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