Walt Disney Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 25.8% |
| Met Standard | 25.7% |
| Below Standard | 48.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "52% proficient" for Walt Disney Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
25.8% of students exceeded standard while 25.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.6 points below the Burbank Unified district average of 28.4%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.3% exceeded — 3.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 18.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 33.3% | 29.2% | 62.5% |
| 4th | 62 | 29.0% | 16.1% | 45.2% |
| 5th | 68 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 30.6% | 31.9% | 62.5% |
| 4th | 64 | 20.3% | 29.7% | 50.0% |
| 5th | 72 | 16.7% | 22.2% | 38.9% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.2