Luther Burbank Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.5% |
| Met Standard | 14.6% |
| Below Standard | 77.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Luther Burbank Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.5% of students exceeded standard while 14.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Santa Rosa Elementary district average of 9.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 8.3% 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.
Students here improve by 18.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 4th | 44 | 4.5% | 18.2% | 22.7% |
| 5th | 54 | 5.6% | 14.8% | 20.4% |
| 6th | 50 | 10.0% | 32.0% | 42.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 45 | 2.2% | 6.7% | 8.9% |
| 4th | 43 | 7.0% | 16.3% | 23.3% |
| 5th | 54 | 14.8% | 11.1% | 25.9% |
| 6th | 52 | 15.4% | 17.3% | 32.7% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.1