Burbank Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.4% |
| Met Standard | 16.1% |
| Below Standard | 71.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Burbank Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.4% of students exceeded standard while 16.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.4 points above the Hayward Unified district average of 10.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 12.1% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 7.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 110 | 12.7% | 15.4% | 28.2% |
| 4th | 110 | 20.9% | 14.6% | 35.5% |
| 5th | 112 | 10.7% | 17.9% | 28.6% |
| 6th | 92 | 15.2% | 26.1% | 41.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 116 | 4.3% | 23.3% | 27.6% |
| 4th | 111 | 10.8% | 14.4% | 25.2% |
| 5th | 113 | 7.1% | 6.2% | 13.3% |
| 6th | 98 | 17.4% | 11.2% | 28.6% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.7