Burcham Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 41.0% |
| Met Standard | 21.2% |
| Below Standard | 37.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "62% proficient" for Burcham Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
41.0% of students exceeded standard while 21.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 20.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 16.2 points above the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. Compared to the 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 9.3 points higher (vs 31.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 1.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 37.9% | 19.0% | 56.9% |
| 4th | 63 | 44.4% | 17.5% | 61.9% |
| 5th | 64 | 42.2% | 26.6% | 68.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 59 | 50.9% | 18.6% | 69.5% |
| 4th | 63 | 41.3% | 20.6% | 61.9% |
| 5th | 64 | 29.7% | 25.0% | 54.7% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.0