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Burbank Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5086^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Burbank Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 317 students in the San Diego Unified district, operating in a high-needs community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English, Math, and Science well below district and state averages, resulting in a low statewide ranking; however, it's important to note that Burbank Elementary performs comparably to or slightly better than several nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Perkins K-8 and Rodriguez Elementary. The school spends more per student than most surrounding schools, yet this higher investment has not led to proportionally stronger academic results, though it has shown a promising and substantial improvement in reducing chronic student absenteeism over the past few years.

Despite overall struggles, the school demonstrates relative strengths in supporting specific student groups, with special education and homeless students performing better compared to the school's average, suggesting some effective targeted programs. A notable contrast exists with Albert Einstein Academies, a higher-performing school less than two miles away, highlighting how different school environments and approaches can lead to varied outcomes even within the same city.

317

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,625

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2146 Julian Ave.
San Diego, CA 92113-1237

(619) 652-4500

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Burbank Elementary usually attend:

High:

San Diego High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.3%

White:

2.2%

African American:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 13th (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2015)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg49%

California avg41%

5,086^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

113^th of 120Elementary Schools in the San Diego Unified

577^th of 1,543San Diego 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	17.1	5086 of 5857	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	5404 of 5869	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	5211 of 5859	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	5532 of 5883	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	5189 of 5789	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	5319 of 5662	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	5491 of 5692	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.6	5167 of 5614	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.8	5430 of 5611	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	25.7	4363 of 5530	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.7	4722 of 5390	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.1	5211 of 5377	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.9	5020 of 5314	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.5	5143 of 5193	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.5	5077 of 5113	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.3	1771 of 2227	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.0	2897 of 3162	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	2935 of 3245	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	3080 of 3311	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	1857 of 3275	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	1930 of 3246	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	4827 of 5597	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	5219 of 5612	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	5059 of 5609	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	5274 of 5635	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	4907 of 5492	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	5015 of 5413	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	4147 of 5107	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	4591 of 5107	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	4423 of 5087	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	4704 of 5084	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	4367 of 4963	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	4479 of 4830	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	293 of 429	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	284 of 364	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	218 of 335	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	175 of 356	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	4464 of 5460	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	4945 of 5517	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	4595 of 5363	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	4847 of 5264	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	4495 of 5173	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	4710 of 5084	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	4927 of 5628	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	5108 of 5643	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	4932 of 5638	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	5251 of 5663	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	4888 of 5510	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	5130 of 5431	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	2065 of 2847	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1854 of 2635	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	2008 of 2420	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)32nd percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

Science10%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Burbank Elementary	Public	K-5	2146 Julian Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 652-4500	317	13	24.3	95.0%	7 (2.2%)	6 (1.9%)	302 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17.1	5086^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.2%		13.8	5404^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.9%	318																	10.0		10.0	23.4	35.9	29.8				29.9	20.0	20.0	6.0				15.5	92.5	94.3			92.5		$25,625	$5,508	$20,117
King-Chavez Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	2716 Marcy Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	King-Chavez Academy of Excellence District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 232-2825	242	15	16.4	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	236 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	16.1	5176^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.6%		20.8	4787^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.4%	389	4.4			4.4	34.8			34.8	13.0			13.0	4.4			4.4	4.2	18.2	10.9	13.6	19.4	37.5	20.0	40.0	22.7	26.0	18.2	29.0	8.3	20.0	6.7	13.6	16.2							$22,518	$2,535	$19,983
Perkins K-8	Public	K-8	1770 Main St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5300	381	19	20.0	95.5%	9 (2.4%)	20 (5.2%)	325 (85.3%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.9%)	17.9	5022^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.3%		15.2	5286^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.9%	264																	11.4	13.9	12.7	24.3	11.9	22.6	25.6	34.2	11.4	21.8	40.5	21.3	16.7	15.4	16.7	8.3	19.8	90.5			92.9		92.9	$24,141	$4,387	$19,754
Sherman Elementary	Public	K-5	301 22nd St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 615-7000	535	22	24.4	85.4%	21 (3.9%)	29 (5.4%)	465 (86.9%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	34.3	3632^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.0%		42.4	3042^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	48.2%	590	6.0	7.2	7.8	7.0	34.9	14.5	33.3	27.7	12.1	14.5	11.1	12.5	3.6	8.4	3.3	5.1	28.1		28.1	32.1	26.8	38.9				32.8	39.3	27.7	34.1				33.7							$24,731	$3,947	$20,784
Rodriguez Elementary	Public	K-5	825 South 31st St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 699-4500	280	11	25.4	95.7%	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.2%)	268 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8.5	5708^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.5%		12.8	5494^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.4%	214																	2.4		2.4	19.6	11.6	14.3				15.3	23.9	11.4	0.0				12.1	92.9	96.4	96.4	92.9	94.6	92.9	$24,777	$5,018	$19,759
Kimbrough Elementary	Public	K-5	321 Hoitt St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4400	316	14	22.5	96.8%	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.5%)	299 (94.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18.2	4992^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.8%		16.5	5171^st of 5869 public elementary schools	11.9%	179																	12.8		12.8	30.0	27.8	30.4				29.3	31.4	9.1	10.6				17.0	93.6		96.8		96.8		$28,713	$5,360	$23,353
King-Chavez Primary Academy	Public, Charter	K-3	415 31st St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	King-Chavez Primary Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 525-7320	344	17	20.4	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	336 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)	8.6			8.6	42.9			42.9	21.4			21.4	1.4			1.4				34.8						34.8	24.6						24.6							$18,862	$2,702	$16,160
King-Chavez Arts and Athletics Academy	Public, Charter	4-5	415 31st St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	King-Chavez Arts and Athletics Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 525-7320	159	8	20.7	94.3%	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	154 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7.8	5746^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.9%		14.5	5351^st of 5869 public elementary schools	8.8%	395		7.1	0.0	3.9		9.5	15.3	12.2		20.2	0.0	10.9		6.0	0.0	3.2	4.2		4.2		17.9	16.7				17.3		10.7	2.8				7.1							$23,117	$2,683	$20,434
Mountain View	Public	K-8	3550 Logan Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6210	195	11	18.2	87.2%	15 (7.7%)	1 (0.5%)	171 (87.7%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	22.2	4654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%		31.2	3836^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.6%	818																	16.7	20.0	18.8	18.8	33.3	50.0	30.0	46.7	65.0	40.8	12.5	26.7	25.0	10.0	25.0	45.0	24.2	88.9				88.9		$25,965	$3,053	$22,912
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary	Public	K-5	3510 Newton Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6200	456	18	25.3	96.7%	5 (1.1%)	14 (3.1%)	430 (94.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	20	4822^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.7%		13.7	5415^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.7%	593																	10.5		10.5	30.3	33.3	31.3				31.6	26.0	21.7	10.5				19.7							$23,782	$3,979	$19,803

Frequently Asked Questions about Burbank Elementary

Is Burbank Elementary a good school?

Burbank Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.2% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Burbank Elementary attend?

Students who attend Burbank Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : San Diego High

What is the racial makeup of Burbank Elementary?

Students at Burbank Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% African American.

What district is Burbank Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

How many students attend Burbank Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Burbank Elementary.

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