Burbank · Los Angeles County

Schools in Burbank

Of Burbank’s 11 public elementary schools, 9 sit between the 64th and the 81st percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 11 schools

from 57th to 82nd · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Walt Disney Elementary: 82nd percentile, Strong
  • Joaquin Miller Elementary: 81st percentile, Strong
  • R. L. Stevenson Elementary: 79th percentile, Strong
  • Thomas Edison Elementary: 78th percentile, Strong
  • Theodore Roosevelt Elementary: 76th percentile, Strong
  • George Washington Elementary: 75th percentile, Strong
  • William McKinley Elementary: 74th percentile, Solid
  • Ralph Emerson Elementary: 72nd percentile, Solid
  • Thomas Jefferson Elementary: 68th percentile, Solid
  • Bret Harte Elementary: 64th percentile, Solid
  • Providencia Elementary: 57th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
5Solid
6Strong

One dot per school.

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Middle · 3 schools

from 63rd to 84th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • John Muir Middle: 84th percentile, Strong
  • Luther Burbank Middle: 64th percentile, Solid
  • Dolores Huerta Middle: 63rd percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
2Solid
1Strong

High · 3 schools

from 17th to 77th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Burroughs High: 77th percentile, Strong
  • Burbank High: 63rd percentile, Solid
  • Burbank Unified Independent Learning Academy (BUILA): 17th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
1Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.

Schools around Burbank

19 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Burbank score highest?

Walt Disney Elementary is highest, at the 82nd percentile.

That’s higher than 82 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Burbank

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

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Context

The average Burbank elementary school had 9 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Burbank score highest?

John Muir Middle is highest, at the 84th percentile.

That’s higher than 84 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Burbank

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

Context

The average Burbank middle school had 12 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

High schools

Which high schools in Burbank score highest?

Burroughs High is highest, at the 77th percentile.

That’s higher than 77 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in Burbank

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

Context

The average Burbank high school had 22 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100.

2 high schools not ranked statewide

Continuation schools and special education centers enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with its own kind or not ranked.

  • Monterey High (Continuation)Continuation high school: compared only with other continuation schools
  • Magnolia ParkSpecial education center: students are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery, so we don’t rank it

12 private schools have a Burbank address. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

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Which public schools in Burbank rank highest?

Elementary: Walt Disney Elementary, 82nd percentile (Strong). Middle: John Muir Middle, 84th percentile (Strong). High: Burroughs High, 77th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Burbank decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Burbank good?

Burbank’s 11 public elementary schools run from the 57th to the 82nd percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 6 Strong and 5 Solid. Burbank’s 3 public middle schools run from the 63rd to the 84th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong and 2 Solid. Burbank’s 3 public high schools run from the 17th to the 77th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 1 Solid and 1 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Burbank compare with California?

The average Burbank elementary school had 9 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average Burbank middle school had 12 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. The average Burbank high school had 22 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Burbank address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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