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Luther Burbank Elementary

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Luther Burbank Elementary ranks 3228 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3228^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of California elementary schools

Summary

Luther Burbank Elementary serves 716 students in grades K–6 in Merced, in the Merced City Elementary district. The school stands out among nearby schools for its current test results, but its scores remain below state levels in every tested subject. The biggest concern is that results have fallen over time, especially in math and science, while the gap with the state has grown.

Compared with nearby schools, the school is near the top in all three subjects: second in ELA and science and third in math. In 2025–26, 45% of students met the ELA standard, compared with 32% across nearby schools, 34% in the district and 49% statewide. In math, 29% met the standard, versus 22% nearby, 21% in the district and 38% statewide; in science, the figures were 27%, 20%, 18% and 36%, respectively. Upper-grade ELA is a particular strength: the school exceeded the state in grades 5 and 6, and ranked first among nearby schools in grade 6 ELA. Fifth-grade math is a clear weakness, at 19% proficiency, 17 points below the state.

Longer-term results are moving in the wrong direction: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, scores fell 2 points in ELA, 10 in math and 12 in science, while the gap with the state widened by 5, 14 and 18 points, respectively. SchoolDigger ranks the school at the 45th percentile statewide, 3,221 of 5,804 schools, with 2 stars; it was at the 76th percentile with 4 stars in 2018–19. SchoolDigger’s ranking of how well the school serves Hispanic students was at the 25th percentile in 2025–26, down from 49 in 2023–24; its ranking for students with low socioeconomic status was at the 27th percentile, down from 45. Context for families: the 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 25.6, among the highest of nearby schools, and 71% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch that year, the third-lowest share among nearby schools.

716

Students ?

25.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,307

Per pupil spending ?

70.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

609 East Alexander Ave.
Merced, CA 95340-2214

(209) 385-6674

District: Merced City Elementary

Students who attend Luther Burbank Elementary usually attend:

High:

Merced High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.1%

White:

18.2%

Asian:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Merced City Elementary

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg26%

California avg42%

3,228^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 13Elementary Schools in the Merced City Elementary

1288^th of 1,530Merced City Elementary 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	3228 of 5817	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.1	2947 of 5857	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	2825 of 5869	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	2181 of 5859	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	2088 of 5883	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	1398 of 5789	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	1871 of 5662	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.5	1642 of 5692	71.2%	★★★★☆
2016	63.1	1853 of 5614	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.0	2790 of 5611	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	40.2	3304 of 5530	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	17.4	4817 of 5390	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.9	5219 of 5377	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.3	4948 of 5314	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.9	4358 of 5193	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.4	4167 of 5113	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.8	3511 of 5113	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	18.6	4098 of 4818	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.7	3993 of 4822	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.2	4394 of 4809	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	944 of 1210	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.8	864 of 1203	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.5	767 of 1190	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	711 of 1154	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	3290 of 5581	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.2	2886 of 5597	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	2774 of 5612	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	2237 of 5609	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	1963 of 5635	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	1473 of 5492	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	1673 of 5413	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	3799 of 5094	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.1	3303 of 5107	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	2616 of 5107	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	2237 of 5087	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	1884 of 5084	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.5	939 of 4963	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	1605 of 4830	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	3981 of 5423	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.2	3735 of 5460	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	3021 of 5517	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	2317 of 5363	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	1938 of 5264	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	1453 of 5173	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	52.0	2231 of 5084	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	2934 of 5603	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.1	2866 of 5628	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	2693 of 5643	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	1955 of 5638	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	2137 of 5663	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	1272 of 5510	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.7	1999 of 5431	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	597 of 753	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	1300 of 2536	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.2	1369 of 2598	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	1465 of 2651	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	1094 of 2661	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	1420 of 2726	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	83.6	315 of 2834	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	805 of 2737	70.6%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)49th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2026)22nd percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)21st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-5 vs state

Mathematics29%-9 vs state

Science27%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Luther Burbank Elementary	Public	K-6	609 East Alexander Ave.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6674	716	28	25.6	70.9%	130 (18.2%)	20 (2.8%)	430 (60.1%)	75 (10.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.5%)	40.1	3228^th of 5817 public elementary schools	44.5%		44.1	2947^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.7%	281	27.3	27.3	37.2	39.4	50.5	51.0	44.6	36.2	29.3	19.2	33.0	29.3	98%	0%	$22,307	$21,388	$919
Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary	Public	K-6	3200 Parsons Ave.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6620	722	29	24.8	59.6%	138 (19.1%)	33 (4.6%)	433 (60.0%)	65 (9.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (6.4%)	48.2	2705^th of 5817 public elementary schools	53.5%		44.8	2901^st of 5857 public elementary schools	50.5%	196	29.0	29.0	48.3	45.7	51.6	44.0	47.3	43.3	40.9	34.4	27.8	36.6	95%	0%	$23,075	$22,070	$1,005
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-6	300 West 26th St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6667	613	24	25.6	88.6%	58 (9.5%)	42 (6.9%)	437 (71.3%)	42 (6.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	20.3	4784^th of 5817 public elementary schools	17.8%		23	4592^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	21.6%	192	18.9	18.9	18.4	18.8	34.7	41.2	28.1	11.5	11.4	18.7	29.4	17.8	96%	0%	$22,443	$21,488	$955
Allan Peterson Elementary	Public	K-6	848 East Donna Dr.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6700	690	27	25.6	67.0%	139 (20.1%)	28 (4.1%)	386 (55.9%)	83 (12.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.1%)	41.4	3148^th of 5817 public elementary schools	45.9%		48.7	2663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.5%	485	26.2	26.2	41.5	40.0	44.1	47.3	43.1	39.0	36.0	31.0	27.5	33.3	96%	0%	$22,660	$21,686	$974
Ada Givens Elementary	Public	K-6	2900 Green St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6610	579	25	23.2	78.9%	86 (14.9%)	30 (5.2%)	402 (69.4%)	35 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	28.3	4135^th of 5817 public elementary schools	28.9%		24.1	4486^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.4%	351	25.9	25.9	27.9	38.4	39.5	33.8	35.0	29.1	41.2	11.1	11.3	23.7	95%	0%	$25,084	$24,046	$1,038
Charles Wright Elementary	Public	K-6	900 East 20th St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6615	527	24	22.0	80.3%	60 (11.4%)	5 (0.9%)	402 (76.3%)	23 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.3%)	24.9	4404^th of 5817 public elementary schools	24.3%		25.2	4373^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.3%	31	17.5	17.5	41.1	32.9	31.3	32.1	34.2	37.0	23.2	14.1	16.7	22.5	≥ 98%		$26,942	$26,022	$920
Rudolph Rivera Elementary	Public	K-6	945 Buena Vista Dr.	Merced	95348	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6680	917	34	27.0	75.5%	68 (7.4%)	77 (8.4%)	588 (64.1%)	126 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.9%)	23.5	4526^th of 5817 public elementary schools	22.2%		23.6	4538^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.5%	12	18.8	18.8	27.3	36.8	37.6	38.2	34.9	28.3	21.1	11.1	16.4	19.3	98%	0%	$19,187	$18,370	$817
John C. Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	2150 S St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6627	580	23	25.2	84.7%	56 (9.7%)	29 (5.0%)	436 (75.2%)	26 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (5.2%)	16.1	5133^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	11.8%		29.4	4008^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.6%	1125	13.7	13.7	22.8	23.3	29.5	33.3	27.1	26.6	16.1	6.4	18.8	16.4	91%	0%	$22,428	$21,348	$1,080
Merced City School District Community Day	Public	K-6	601 Mercy Ave.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6647	22	3	7.6	86.4%	4 (18.2%)	4 (18.2%)	9 (40.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (18.2%)								(n/a)							16.7					15.4
Don Stowell Elementary	Public	K-6	251 East 11th St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 381-2803	501	23	21.8	96.0%	17 (3.4%)	25 (5.0%)	437 (87.2%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	14.2	5290^th of 5817 public elementary schools	9.1%		14.5	5312^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.3%	22	8.9	8.9	24.6	20.8	28.6	28.0	25.7	24.6	7.3	5.5	17.3	14.6	97%	0%	$25,622	$24,630	$992

Frequently Asked Questions about Luther Burbank Elementary

Is Luther Burbank Elementary a good school?

Luther Burbank Elementary ranks 3228^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Luther Burbank Elementary?

Students at Luther Burbank Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 18% White, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Luther Burbank Elementary in?

Merced City Elementary

How many students attend Luther Burbank Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 716 students attended Luther Burbank Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Luther Burbank Elementary attend?

Students who attend Luther Burbank Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Merced High

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