Burbank Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.3% |
| Met Standard | 22.4% |
| Below Standard | 59.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Burbank Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.3% of students exceeded standard while 22.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.6 points below the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.6% exceeded — 3.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 3.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 31.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 23.4% | 18.2% | 41.6% |
| 4th | 87 | 20.7% | 23.0% | 43.7% |
| 5th | 82 | 28.1% | 23.2% | 51.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 11.4% | 26.6% | 38.0% |
| 4th | 86 | 7.0% | 27.9% | 34.9% |
| 5th | 84 | 19.1% | 15.5% | 34.5% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.3