Burbank (Luther) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 20.6% |
| Met Standard | 22.4% |
| Below Standard | 57.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Burbank (Luther) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
20.6% of students exceeded standard while 22.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.2 points below the ABC Unified district average of 30.7%. The 32 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.9% exceeded — 3.3 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 1.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 12.8% | 21.3% | 34.0% |
| 4th | 58 | 22.4% | 24.1% | 46.5% |
| 5th | 62 | 22.6% | 22.6% | 45.2% |
| 6th | 69 | 30.4% | 33.3% | 63.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 10.4% | 29.2% | 39.6% |
| 4th | 58 | 15.5% | 22.4% | 37.9% |
| 5th | 65 | 18.5% | 12.3% | 30.8% |
| 6th | 69 | 30.4% | 14.5% | 44.9% |
Nearby schools
32 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.3