Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 91506

Summary:

The 91506 zip code area in Burbank, California is home to three elementary schools: Thomas Edison Elementary, William McKinley Elementary, and Walt Disney Elementary. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 6th grade and provide a range of educational opportunities within the Burbank Unified School District.

Among the three schools, Thomas Edison Elementary stands out as the top performer, consistently outpacing the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments across all grade levels. In contrast, William McKinley Elementary struggles the most, with significantly lower proficiency rates, particularly in Mathematics. Walt Disney Elementary falls somewhere in the middle, performing well but not to the same degree as Thomas Edison.

The data also reveals that the schools' performance is closely linked to the socioeconomic status of their student populations, as indicated by the free/reduced lunch rates. Thomas Edison Elementary has the lowest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients, while William McKinley Elementary has the highest. Additionally, all three schools face challenges with relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.9% to 21.9%, suggesting that attendance and engagement are areas that may require further attention and intervention.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Walt Disney Elementary	Public	K-5	1220 West Orange Grove Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-0100	402	18	22.3	34.1%	106 (26.4%)	11 (2.7%)	226 (56.2%)	19 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	74.8	1371^st of 5862 public elementary schools	76.6%		79.7	1181^st of 5874 public elementary schools	79.9%	190	48.7	48.7	48.2	59.4	63.0	57.5	54.2	60.9	44.7	52.8	$190,084	$20,798	$169,286
Thomas Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	2110 West Chestnut St.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-0150	461	20	23.6	23.4%	192 (41.6%)	6 (1.3%)	141 (30.6%)	51 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (15.4%)	77.9	1244^th of 5862 public elementary schools	78.8%		74.3	1411^th of 5874 public elementary schools	76.0%	167	57.5	57.5	51.4	60.0	75.3	62.3	47.1	57.5	52.1	52.5	$165,809	$17,904	$147,905
William McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	349 West Valencia Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-2000	440	19	23.1	33.6%	115 (26.1%)	5 (1.1%)	233 (53.0%)	23 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (14.3%)	48.4	2636^th of 5862 public elementary schools	55.0%		52.4	2418^th of 5874 public elementary schools	58.8%	218	38.7	38.7	34.9	39.7	57.5	44.3	45.5	26.0	30.7	33.6	$172,818	$18,895	$153,923

Cities Near Zip Code 91506

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Burbank	0.19 mi	22	216^th
Glendale	1.76 mi	24	269^th
North Hollywood	2.47 mi	29	455^th
Sun Valley	3.48 mi	20	621^st
Los Angeles	3.7 mi	747	526^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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