Is Joaquin Miller Elementary a good school?

Joaquin Miller Elementary ranks 1927 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Joaquin Miller Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 748 students attended Joaquin Miller Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Joaquin Miller Elementary?

Students at Joaquin Miller Elementary are 70% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Joaquin Miller Elementary attend?

Students who attend Joaquin Miller Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : John Muir Middle High : Burbank High

Joaquin Miller Elementary

Summary:

Joaquin Miller Elementary is a public elementary school in Burbank, California, serving 770 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Burbank Unified School District, which is ranked 410 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

While Joaquin Miller Elementary has some strengths, such as strong performance for English Language Learners, the school faces several challenges. Its test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 45.54% to 57.02% in English Language Arts and 44.19% to 50.77% in Mathematics. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.7% in 2018-2019 to 29.8% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district's average. Joaquin Miller also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 42.47% to 47.46% in recent years.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Walt Disney Elementary and Thomas Jefferson Elementary in the Burbank Unified district, as well as Mark Keppel Elementary and Benjamin Franklin Elementary in the Glendale Unified district, Joaquin Miller generally underperforms in terms of test scores, chronic absenteeism, and free/reduced lunch rates. By addressing these areas of concern and learning from the successes of neighboring schools, Joaquin Miller Elementary can work towards enhancing the educational outcomes for its students.

Detail:

Public K-5

720 East Providencia Ave.
Burbank, CA 91501-2409

(818) 729-2050

District: Burbank Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1927^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,472

Students who attend Joaquin Miller Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Muir Middle
High:	Burbank High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.3

Number of students: 748

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.1%

Hispanic:

13.4%

Asian:

7.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 48.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Joaquin Miller Elementary ranks better than 67.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 10^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Burbank Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.94. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.1%), Hispanic (13.4%), Asian (7.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 48.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Joaquin Miller Elementary is 23.3. 5 elementary schools in the Burbank Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Joaquin Miller Elementary employs 31.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Joaquin Miller Elementary is $11,472, which is the 3^rd highest among 11 elementary schools in the Burbank Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Joaquin Miller Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Joaquin Miller Elementary 1927^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Joaquin Miller Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Burbank Unified:

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

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Rank History for Joaquin Miller Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Joaquin Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	65.67	1453^rd	4809	69.8%
2005	67.80	1426^th	4822	70.4%
2006	68.61	1407^th	4818	70.8%
2007	69.76	1383^rd	5113	73.0%
2008	63.71	1701^st	5113	66.7%
2009	64.05	1724^th	5193	66.8%
2010	67.36	1601^st	5314	69.9%
2011	67.71	1596^th	5377	70.3%
2012	72.78	1388^th	5390	74.2%
2013	79.56	1084^th	5530	80.4%
2015	84.55	909^th	5611	83.8%
2016	84.50	930^th	5614	83.4%
2017	84.04	957^th	5692	83.2%
2018	83.35	971^st	5662	82.9%
2019	79.92	1175^th	5789	79.7%
2021	53.38	601^st	1417	57.6%
2022	69.16	1640^th	5883	72.1%
2023	66.68	1728^th	5874	70.6%
2024	62.94	1927^th	5862	67.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Joaquin Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	19.47	571^st	669	14.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Joaquin Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.94	232^nd	3246	92.9%
2019	84.99	253^rd	3275	92.3%
2021	60.29	125^th	602	79.2%
2022	87.68	188^th	3311	94.3%
2023	72.58	438^th	3250	86.5%
2024	67.15	479^th	3160	84.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Joaquin Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.68	292^nd	5084	94.3%
2019	87.31	386^th	5173	92.5%
2021	69.11	247^th	1110	77.7%
2022	71.81	1091^st	5264	79.3%
2023	73.29	1059^th	5374	80.3%
2024	58.85	1868^th	5511	66.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Joaquin Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	81.50	974^th	5413	82.0%
2019	76.73	1230^th	5492	77.6%
2021	50.66	565^th	1267	55.4%
2022	71.80	1450^th	5635	74.3%
2023	64.38	1747^th	5617	68.9%
2024	67.57	1585^th	5605	71.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Joaquin Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.06	643^rd	2128	69.8%
2019	79.15	347^th	2585	86.6%
2022	33.34	1337^th	2227	40.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Joaquin Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.49	958^th	5431	82.4%
2019	79.65	1090^th	5510	80.2%
2021	54.31	515^th	1272	59.5%
2022	64.60	1742^nd	5663	69.2%
2023	66.45	1671^st	5650	70.4%
2024	56.88	2113^th	5636	62.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Joaquin Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.42	1171^st	4830	75.8%
2019	68.49	1233^rd	4963	75.2%
2022	62.43	1499^th	5084	70.5%
2023	55.04	1936^th	5098	62.0%
2024	60.73	1647^th	5102	67.7%

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Rank History for White students at Joaquin Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.56	1097^th	2737	59.9%
2019	55.99	1340^th	2834	52.7%
2022	41.14	1702^nd	2726	37.6%
2023	38.45	1761^st	2662	33.8%
2024	33.78	1855^th	2647	29.9%

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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 3.7)

67%

33%

Reviews:

by a parent
Thursday, October 5, 2017

excellent curriculum teachers are very welcoming and devoted!! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, July 20, 2017

Best elementary school in my area. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, May 13, 2016

I moved to Burbank because of tales about burbank schools. So now my son is attending Joaquin Miller Elementary school. He is In Kindergarten. from the beginning I was very exited about school and about my son's teacher. But when I noticed she is getting more attention those kids whose mothers are volunteering, or giving gifts It really made me crazy.So next year I am transferring my son to the private school.Hope my comment will help some parents before choosing the right school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Joaquin Miller Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	279	21	43	247	3	n/a	n/a	0	593
1989	324	28	59	237	0	n/a	n/a	0	648
1990	399	27	53	264	1	n/a	n/a	0	744
1991	395	22	44	252	0	n/a	n/a	0	713
1992	433	30	52	262	1	n/a	n/a	0	778
1993	447	36	58	263	3	n/a	n/a	0	807
1994	427	37	65	241	2	n/a	n/a	0	772
1995	542	40	56	263	1	n/a	n/a	0	902
1996	542	40	56	263	1	n/a	n/a	0	902
1997	569	33	61	253	0	n/a	n/a	0	916
1998	582	31	59	259	0	n/a	n/a	0	931
1999	602	20	68	248	1	n/a	n/a	8	947
2000	600	20	94	241	2	n/a	n/a	0	957
2001	614	29	108	237	0	n/a	n/a	0	988
2002	539	22	113	201	0	n/a	n/a	0	875
2003	539	22	113	201	0	n/a	n/a	0	875
2004	536	32	120	199	0	n/a	n/a	0	887
2005	359	23	91	200	0	n/a	n/a	159	832
2006	452	22	83	178	0	n/a	n/a	26	761
2007	377	19	69	143	1	n/a	n/a	91	700
2008	338	15	67	127	3	n/a	n/a	0	550
2009	466	17	57	120	3	0	81	0	744
2010	488	24	63	130	3	0	54	0	762
2011	491	24	62	121	1	1	40	0	740
2012	459	28	56	126	0	4	41	0	714
2013	466	29	66	123	0	3	37	0	724
2014	464	28	60	102	1	3	29	0	687
2015	493	20	67	128	2	4	24	0	738
2016	505	14	66	126	1	3	31	0	746
2017	518	14	58	140	0	2	44	0	776
2018	504	13	49	132	0	1	48	0	747
2019	528	12	41	128	1	1	43	0	754
2020	529	14	50	116	1	2	49	0	761
2021	493	22	53	110	1	2	55	0	736
2022	499	15	50	126	2	3	53	0	748
2023	517	12	59	119	2	2	59	0	770
2024	524	9	57	100	2	2	54	0	748

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 Joaquin Miller Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	593	24.0	24.7	n/a
1989	648	25.2	25.7	n/a
1990	744	28.6	26.0	n/a
1991	713	26.5	26.9	n/a
1992	778	26.9	28.9	44
1993	807	31.5	25.6	54
1994	772	31.5	24.5	54.5
1995	902	33.5	26.9	71.7
1996	902	33.5	26.9	71.7
1997	916	35.5	25.8	63.1
1998	931	45.0	20.7	65.4
1999	947	49.0	19.3	61.6
2000	957	49.0	19.5	52.8
2001	988	50.5	19.6	57.4
2002	875	45.9	19.1	52.9
2003	875	45.9	19.1	52.9
2004	887	43.5	20.4	38.3
2005	832	41.8	19.9	53.5
2006	761	40.7	18.7	41.4
2007	700	37.8	18.5	42
2008	550	36.9	14.9	33.5
2009	744	34.0	20.7	38
2010	762	32.0	23.8	43.6
2011	740	n/a	n/a	44.2
2012	714	24.0	29.7	n/a
2013	724	23.0	31.4	52.8
2014	687	23.7	28.9	46.3
2015	738	26.0	28.3	43
2016	746	30.0	24.8	43
2017	776	30.5	25.4	44.2
2018	747	29.5	25.3	48.7
2019	754	29.5	25.5	47.1
2020	761	n/a	n/a	45.1
2021	736	31.0	23.7	42.5
2022	748	31.0	24.1	47.5
2023	770	31.9	24.0	42.5
2024	748	31.9	23.3	48.3

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 Joaquin Miller Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	593	24.0	24.7	n/a
1989	648	25.2	25.7	n/a
1990	744	28.6	26.0	n/a
1991	713	26.5	26.9	n/a
1992	778	26.9	28.9	44
1993	807	31.5	25.6	54
1994	772	31.5	24.5	54.5
1995	902	33.5	26.9	71.7
1996	902	33.5	26.9	71.7
1997	916	35.5	25.8	63.1
1998	931	45.0	20.7	65.4
1999	947	49.0	19.3	61.6
2000	957	49.0	19.5	52.8
2001	988	50.5	19.6	57.4
2002	875	45.9	19.1	52.9
2003	875	45.9	19.1	52.9
2004	887	43.5	20.4	38.3
2005	832	41.8	19.9	53.5
2006	761	40.7	18.7	41.4
2007	700	37.8	18.5	42
2008	550	36.9	14.9	33.5
2009	744	34.0	20.7	38
2010	762	32.0	23.8	43.6
2011	740	n/a	n/a	44.2
2012	714	24.0	29.7	n/a
2013	724	23.0	31.4	52.8
2014	687	23.7	28.9	46.3
2015	738	26.0	28.3	43
2016	746	30.0	24.8	43
2017	776	30.5	25.4	44.2
2018	747	29.5	25.3	48.7
2019	754	29.5	25.5	47.1
2020	761	n/a	n/a	45.1
2021	736	31.0	23.7	42.5
2022	748	31.0	24.1	47.5
2023	770	31.9	24.0	42.5
2024	748	31.9	23.3	48.3

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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