How does STEAM Academy @ Burke compare to other middle schools in Pico Rivera?

STEAM Academy @ Burke has a SchoolScope composite score of 45.2/100, placing it at the 60th percentile statewide. 17% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,046 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at STEAM Academy @ Burke?

16.9% of students at STEAM Academy @ Burke exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 40.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is STEAM Academy @ Burke improving or declining?

STEAM Academy @ Burke's proficiency rate decreases by 1.9 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at STEAM Academy @ Burke?

16.8% of students at STEAM Academy @ Burke are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

STEAM Academy @ Burke

Middle School

El Rancho Unified Pico RiveraLos Angeles County90660

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

558 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

83%

Teachers

24 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+6.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+15.8 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

23.4%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 64 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic96.6%

White1.1%

Asian0.7%

Black0.4%

Other1.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for STEAM Academy @ Burke
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	16.9%
Met Standard	23.8%
Below Standard	59.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for STEAM Academy @ Burke and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

16.9% of students exceeded standard while 23.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 17.3%. That's 3.5 points above the El Rancho Unified district average of 13.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 18.7% 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 1.9 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased significantly year-over-year. 23.4% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.8%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

16.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

40.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-1.9pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

16.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,046

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	154	18.2%	27.3%	27.9%	26.6%	45.5%
7th	174	17.2%	33.3%	23.0%	26.4%	50.6%
8th	192	12.0%	29.2%	26.0%	32.8%	41.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	156	15.4%	21.8%	27.6%	35.3%	37.2%
7th	176	19.3%	13.1%	27.8%	39.8%	32.4%
8th	194	19.6%	18.0%	22.2%	40.2%	37.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Birney Tech Academy

47.560th pctile

Zoned

Magee Academy of Arts & Scienc…

44.451st pctile

Also serves area

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Middle

STEAM Academy @ Burke

45.260th pctile

This school

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High School

El Rancho High

58.672nd pctile

Zoned

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.