Luther Burbank Middle

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Luther Burbank Middle is a public middle school in Burbank, California, serving 849 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Burbank Unified School District, which is ranked 410 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Luther Burbank Middle consistently ranks in the top 30% of California middle schools, with strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts/Literacy, where proficiency rates are around 50-60%, compared to the state average of 45-47%. The school's diverse student population includes significant representation of Hispanic (around 50%), White (around 25%), and Asian (around 10%) students. While the school's overall performance is impressive, there are some variations in the academic achievement of different student subgroups, with Asian and Hispanic students generally performing better than White and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged students. Additionally, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, from around 6-7% in 2017-2018 to 22.4% in 2021-2022, likely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Compared to nearby schools, Luther Burbank Middle stands out as a high-performing institution. Schools within the Burbank Unified School District, such as Dolores Huerta Middle and John Muir Middle, have similar academic performance, while schools outside the district, such as Bert Corona Charter and some Los Angeles Unified schools, have significantly lower performance. The exception is Walter Reed Middle, a Los Angeles Unified school that exceeds Luther Burbank Middle in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 3700 West Jeffries Ave.
       Burbank, CA  91505-1849


(818) 729-3700

District: Burbank Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
771st of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,359 Help


Students who attend Luther Burbank Middle usually attend:

High:    Burbank High

Feeder schools for Luther Burbank Middle:

Elementary:    Bret Harte Elementary
    George Washington Elementary
    Providencia Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  22.9 Help
Number of students:  967

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
44.1%
White:
37.2%
Two or more races:
9.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  35.3% Help


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Compare Details Luther Burbank Middle ranks better than 72.2% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the Burbank Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.76. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44.1%), White (37.2%), two or more races (9.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 35.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Luther Burbank Middle is 22.9. 1 middle schools in the Burbank Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Luther Burbank Middle is $12,359, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Burbank Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Luther Burbank Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Luther Burbank Middle 771st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Luther Burbank Middle in the ranking list.)

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Burbank Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Burbank Unified 410th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Luther Burbank Middle

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Rank History for all students at Luther Burbank Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 54.38 699th 1769 60.5%
2005 51.31 781st 1777 56.0%
2006 63.46 571st 1804 68.3%
2007 57.82 722nd 1999 63.9%
2008 65.63 579th 2005 71.1%
2009 64.01 662nd 2063 67.9%
2010 61.30 757th 2179 65.3%
2011 66.02 659th 2236 70.5%
2012 62.66 750th 2259 66.8%
2013 66.02 710th 2379 70.2%
2015 66.17 739th 2477 70.2%
2016 59.36 886th 2497 64.5%
2017 60.85 868th 2508 65.4%
2018 60.79 825th 2480 66.7%
2019 71.25 666th 2715 75.5%
2022 64.20 790th 2740 71.2%
2023 69.85 685th 2802 75.6%
2024 65.76 771st 2777 72.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Luther Burbank Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.15 280th 462 39.4%
2019 66.61 196th 554 64.6%
2022 57.11 282nd 665 57.6%
2023 56.83 308th 678 54.6%
2024 56.04 311th 699 55.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Luther Burbank Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.29 531st 1364 61.1%
2019 32.00 1018th 1442 29.4%
2022 32.60 1110th 1540 27.9%
2023 43.89 625th 1529 59.1%
2024 68.35 173rd 1477 88.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Luther Burbank Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 67.22 296th 1538 80.8%
2024 59.97 400th 1550 74.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Luther Burbank Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.83 938th 2230 57.9%
2019 64.19 626th 2369 73.6%
2022 60.12 731st 2458 70.3%
2023 64.51 640th 2549 74.9%
2024 53.93 922nd 2575 64.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Luther Burbank Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.20 838th 2262 63.0%
2019 70.54 613th 2380 74.2%
2022 68.24 643rd 2509 74.4%
2023 70.46 609th 2547 76.1%
2024 64.65 730th 2546 71.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Luther Burbank Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.20 643rd 1369 53.0%
2019 52.28 517th 1491 65.3%
2022 66.86 311th 1531 79.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Luther Burbank Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.58 744th 2273 67.3%
2019 69.60 622nd 2407 74.2%
2022 59.30 823rd 2527 67.4%
2023 67.25 672nd 2558 73.7%
2024 63.62 743rd 2547 70.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Luther Burbank Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.50 365th 700 47.9%
2019 77.14 156th 745 79.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Luther Burbank Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.93 705th 2072 66.0%
2019 71.04 469th 2213 78.8%
2022 58.77 758th 2359 67.9%
2023 71.12 486th 2391 79.7%
2024 60.93 709th 2383 70.2%
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Rank History for White students at Luther Burbank Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.00 658th 1496 56.0%
2019 63.05 584th 1602 63.5%
2022 58.75 612th 1555 60.6%
2023 57.34 630th 1552 59.4%
2024 54.36 677th 1535 55.9%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Luther Burbank Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 442 7 40 289 1 n/a n/a 0 779
1989 429 6 31 347 0 n/a n/a 0 813
1990 409 7 32 375 1 n/a n/a 0 824
1991 430 11 35 346 1 n/a n/a 0 823
1992 474 13 45 345 0 n/a n/a 0 877
1993 466 11 35 366 0 n/a n/a 0 878
1994 477 12 43 391 0 n/a n/a 0 923
1995 468 11 40 430 0 n/a n/a 0 949
1996 468 11 40 430 0 n/a n/a 0 949
1997 466 9 46 479 1 n/a n/a 0 1001
1998 459 12 48 496 1 n/a n/a 0 1016
1999 477 13 58 524 0 n/a n/a 0 1072
2000 467 22 64 516 0 n/a n/a 0 1069
2001 483 20 77 537 0 n/a n/a 38 1155
2002 525 12 63 525 0 n/a n/a 0 1125
2003 525 12 63 525 0 n/a n/a 0 1125
2004 475 14 72 532 3 n/a n/a 5 1101
2005 486 9 75 545 0 n/a n/a 7 1122
2006 400 13 81 551 0 n/a n/a 0 1045
2007 359 17 81 554 0 n/a n/a 20 1031
2008 343 22 73 556 1 n/a n/a 0 995
2009 337 21 93 507 1 0 41 0 1000
2010 374 14 90 520 1 2 9 0 1010
2011 379 18 83 535 1 1 13 0 1030
2012 406 26 87 556 1 2 16 0 1094
2013 404 31 94 571 3 2 24 0 1129
2014 380 26 103 556 1 3 26 0 1095
2015 380 24 103 566 1 1 27 0 1102
2016 354 23 103 546 0 2 29 0 1057
2017 330 24 88 530 0 3 32 0 1007
2018 305 24 84 508 0 3 46 0 970
2019 268 26 78 519 2 2 54 0 949
2020 280 23 72 502 3 1 65 0 946
2021 266 23 67 474 4 1 64 0 899
2022 278 15 70 423 2 0 63 0 851
2023 276 17 77 403 1 0 73 2 849
2024 360 22 66 426 2 0 89 2 967

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Luther Burbank Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 779 32.8 23.7 n/a
1989 813 34.3 23.7 n/a
1990 824 34.9 23.6 n/a
1991 823 35.2 23.3 n/a
1992 877 35.8 24.4 28.1
1993 878 38.1 23.0 27.6
1994 923 38.7 23.9 37.1
1995 949 40.1 23.7 38.5
1996 949 40.1 23.7 38.5
1997 1001 41.8 23.9 42.5
1998 1016 41.0 24.8 42
1999 1072 42.6 25.2 41
2000 1069 46.2 23.1 38.3
2001 1155 50.4 22.9 54.9
2002 1125 48.6 23.1 37.9
2003 1125 48.6 23.1 37.9
2004 1101 47.8 23.0 34.4
2005 1122 49.8 22.5 35.6
2006 1045 47.6 22.0 39.6
2007 1031 43.8 23.5 36
2008 995 53.2 18.7 33.8
2009 1000 46.0 19.1 38.1
2010 1010 45.0 22.4 41
2011 1030 n/a n/a 41.1
2012 1094 46.2 23.6 n/a
2013 1129 45.0 25.0 44.2
2014 1095 43.8 25.0 43.1
2015 1102 45.0 24.4 39
2016 1057 45.0 23.4 35.5
2017 1007 43.4 23.2 36.8
2018 970 42.1 23.0 41.9
2019 949 43.2 21.9 41.7
2020 946 n/a n/a 38.6
2021 899 39.1 22.9 37.2
2022 851 41.1 20.7 32.4
2023 849 37.3 22.7 31.2
2024 967 42.1 22.9 35.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Luther Burbank Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 779 32.8 23.7 n/a
1989 813 34.3 23.7 n/a
1990 824 34.9 23.6 n/a
1991 823 35.2 23.3 n/a
1992 877 35.8 24.4 28.1
1993 878 38.1 23.0 27.6
1994 923 38.7 23.9 37.1
1995 949 40.1 23.7 38.5
1996 949 40.1 23.7 38.5
1997 1001 41.8 23.9 42.5
1998 1016 41.0 24.8 42
1999 1072 42.6 25.2 41
2000 1069 46.2 23.1 38.3
2001 1155 50.4 22.9 54.9
2002 1125 48.6 23.1 37.9
2003 1125 48.6 23.1 37.9
2004 1101 47.8 23.0 34.4
2005 1122 49.8 22.5 35.6
2006 1045 47.6 22.0 39.6
2007 1031 43.8 23.5 36
2008 995 53.2 18.7 33.8
2009 1000 46.0 19.1 38.1
2010 1010 45.0 22.4 41
2011 1030 n/a n/a 41.1
2012 1094 46.2 23.6 n/a
2013 1129 45.0 25.0 44.2
2014 1095 43.8 25.0 43.1
2015 1102 45.0 24.4 39
2016 1057 45.0 23.4 35.5
2017 1007 43.4 23.2 36.8
2018 970 42.1 23.0 41.9
2019 949 43.2 21.9 41.7
2020 946 n/a n/a 38.6
2021 899 39.1 22.9 37.2
2022 851 41.1 20.7 32.4
2023 849 37.3 22.7 31.2
2024 967 42.1 22.9 35.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Luther Burbank Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $12,359

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Luther Burbank Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 666th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 685th of 2802 Middle schools
 0.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Luther Burbank Middle)56.458
 1.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Burbank Unified)58.654.3
 4.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Luther Burbank Middle)3737.3
 0.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Burbank Unified)47.939.4
 8.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Luther Burbank Middle)62.759.2
 3.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Burbank Unified)65.452.8
 12.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Luther Burbank Middle)4737.3
 9.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Burbank Unified)51.741.2
 10.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Luther Burbank Middle)59.158
 1.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Burbank Unified)60.656
 4.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Luther Burbank Middle)48.532.7
 15.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Burbank Unified)47.637.7
 9.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Luther Burbank Middle)48.938.4
 10.5%
   8th Grade Science (Burbank Unified)48.437.4
 10.9%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students949849
 10.5%
African American2617
 34.6%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian7877
 1.3%
Hispanic519403
 22.4%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White268276
 3%
Two or More Races5473
 35.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients41.7%31.2%
 10.5%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 967 students attended Luther Burbank Middle.

Students who attend Luther Burbank Middle usually go on to attend Burbank High

Students at Luther Burbank Middle are 44% Hispanic, 37% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 2% African American.

Luther Burbank Middle ranks 771st of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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