Is Bursch Elementary a good school?

Bursch Elementary ranks 3036 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bursch Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 352 students attended Bursch Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bursch Elementary?

Students at Bursch Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 19% African American.

What schools do graduates of Bursch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bursch Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Enterprise Middle High : Compton High

Bursch Elementary

Summary:

Bursch Elementary is a public K-8 school in Compton, California, serving 378 students as part of the Compton Unified School District. While the district is ranked 786 out of 1,568 in California, Bursch Elementary has consistently performed in the bottom half of the state's elementary schools over the past decade, currently ranking 3,036 out of 5,862.

Bursch Elementary faces several key challenges. It has struggled with high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 10.6% to 33.7% in recent years, significantly higher than nearby schools like Laurel Street Elementary (6.1%) and Tibby Elementary (5.3%). Academically, Bursch's test scores lag behind both the Compton Unified and California state averages, with proficiency rates in the 50-60% range for 3rd grade English and 60-70% for 3rd grade math. Performance also varies significantly across student subgroups, with African American students and those from low-income backgrounds performing worse than their peers.

While Bursch Elementary faces significant challenges, there are some bright spots. The nearby KIPP Compton Community Charter School, which serves a similar high-needs population, has lower test scores and a lower overall ranking than Bursch. This suggests that the traditional public school model may be better suited to the needs of the Compton community. By addressing the underlying issues of attendance and equity, and learning from the successes of higher-performing nearby schools, Bursch Elementary has the potential to improve outcomes for its students.

Detail:

Public K-8

2505 West 156th St.
Compton, CA 90220-2640

(310) 898-6130

District: Compton Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3036^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Bursch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Enterprise Middle
High:	Compton High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.4

Number of students: 352

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.0%

African American:

18.8%

Asian:

0.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bursch Elementary ranks worse than 51.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 12^th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Compton Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.39. (See more...)

Compare Details Bursch Elementary ranks better than 68.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.97. (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: Hispanic (81%), African American (18.8%), Asian (0.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Compton Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bursch Elementary is 23.4, which is the 3^rd best among 21 elementary schools in the Compton Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Bursch Elementary employs 15 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bursch Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Bursch Elementary 3036^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Bursch Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Hispanic students:

SchoolDigger ranks Bursch Elementary 882^nd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Bursch Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Compton Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Compton Unified 786^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bursch Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Bursch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	15.26	4329^th	4809	10.0%
2005	36.32	2930^th	4822	39.2%
2006	37.43	2862^nd	4818	40.6%
2007	61.21	1760^th	5113	65.6%
2008	57.77	1954^th	5113	61.8%
2009	49.02	2550^th	5193	50.9%
2010	65.86	1678^th	5314	68.4%
2011	63.20	1836^th	5377	65.9%
2012	51.96	2500^th	5390	53.6%
2013	52.11	2561^st	5530	53.7%
2015	36.67	3221^st	5611	42.6%
2016	26.35	4065^th	5614	27.6%
2017	32.64	3633^rd	5692	36.2%
2018	29.34	3879^th	5662	31.5%
2019	37.02	3385^th	5789	41.5%
2022	51.38	2480^th	5883	57.8%
2023	40.11	3119^th	5874	46.9%
2024	42.39	3036^th	5862	48.2%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Bursch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.74	1833^rd	3246	43.5%
2019	49.29	1291^st	3275	60.6%
2022	62.71	674^th	3311	79.6%
2024	39.59	1847^th	3160	41.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bursch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.08	3315^th	5084	34.8%
2019	57.08	1945^th	5173	62.4%
2022	75.24	948^th	5264	82.0%
2023	55.23	2029^th	5374	62.2%
2024	51.58	2287^th	5511	58.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Bursch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.91	3356^th	5413	38.0%
2019	33.46	3545^th	5492	35.5%
2022	54.69	2182^nd	5635	61.3%
2023	41.20	2953^rd	5617	47.4%
2024	39.67	3077^th	5605	45.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Bursch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.13	4098^th	5431	24.5%
2019	41.21	2962^nd	5510	46.2%
2022	48.00	2554^th	5663	54.9%
2023	39.02	3123^rd	5650	44.7%
2024	47.31	2614^th	5636	53.6%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Bursch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	57.88	236^th	700	66.3%
2019	56.35	267^th	747	64.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Bursch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.82	2365^th	4830	51.0%
2019	56.40	1884^th	4963	62.0%
2022	70.32	1144^th	5084	77.5%
2023	56.83	1830^th	5098	64.1%
2024	55.72	1902^nd	5102	62.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Bursch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	57.35	961^st	2740	64.9%
2023	46.84	1260^th	2802	55.0%
2024	59.97	882^nd	2777	68.2%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bursch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	75.34	397^th	2458	83.8%
2023	64.12	651^st	2549	74.5%
2024	75.65	430^th	2575	83.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Bursch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	51.90	1024^th	2509	59.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Bursch Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	75.84	381^st	2359	83.8%
2023	61.05	708^th	2391	70.4%
2024	70.35	504^th	2383	78.9%

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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

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Enrollment information for Bursch Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	2	228	3	208	0	n/a	n/a	0	441
1989	4	243	4	232	0	n/a	n/a	0	483
1990	5	235	3	237	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
1991	2	244	7	266	2	n/a	n/a	0	521
1992	0	236	8	260	0	n/a	n/a	0	504
1993	5	228	5	255	0	n/a	n/a	0	493
1994	0	224	5	266	0	n/a	n/a	0	495
1995	7	167	7	311	0	n/a	n/a	0	492
1996	7	167	7	311	0	n/a	n/a	0	492
1997	3	189	4	298	0	n/a	n/a	0	494
1998	4	197	1	308	0	n/a	n/a	0	510
1999	1	210	0	264	0	n/a	n/a	0	475
2000	3	229	0	357	0	n/a	n/a	0	589
2001	0	198	0	347	1	n/a	n/a	2	548
2002	2	197	3	344	2	n/a	n/a	7	555
2003	2	197	3	344	2	n/a	n/a	7	555
2004	2	153	2	340	0	n/a	n/a	10	507
2005	1	136	0	322	0	n/a	n/a	7	466
2006	2	125	0	300	0	n/a	n/a	1	428
2007	1	109	1	291	0	n/a	n/a	2	404
2008	3	116	n/a	313	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	432
2009	1	133	0	320	1	0	3	0	458
2010	1	111	0	303	1	2	21	0	439
2011	2	92	0	309	1	0	39	0	443
2012	0	133	0	368	2	0	30	0	533
2013	0	161	2	393	2	0	1	0	559
2014	0	146	2	326	2	0	1	0	477
2015	0	158	1	308	1	2	3	0	473
2016	0	132	1	341	2	0	4	0	480
2017	2	135	1	354	3	1	14	0	510
2018	4	139	2	350	1	3	16	0	515
2019	4	106	2	320	1	3	18	0	454
2020	5	94	1	348	1	1	20	0	470
2021	0	98	1	323	1	1	12	0	436
2022	1	81	1	312	0	0	4	0	399
2023	0	82	1	293	0	0	2	0	378
2024	0	66	1	285	0	0	0	0	352

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 Bursch Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	441	23.0	19.1	n/a
1989	483	21.0	23.0	n/a
1990	480	21.0	22.8	n/a
1991	521	20.0	26.0	n/a
1992	504	20.3	24.8	84.3
1993	493	22.0	22.4	94.9
1994	495	20.0	24.8	92.5
1995	492	17.0	28.9	94.9
1996	492	17.0	28.9	94.9
1997	494	20.0	24.7	86
1998	510	22.0	23.2	94.9
1999	475	25.0	19.0	94.9
2000	589	25.0	23.6	97.1
2001	548	26.0	21.1	99.8
2002	555	28.0	19.8	99.5
2003	555	28.0	19.8	99.5
2004	507	28.0	18.1	98.8
2005	466	25.0	18.6	98.5
2006	428	24.0	17.8	97.2
2007	404	20.0	20.2	99.8
2008	432	23.0	18.8	91
2009	458	22.0	19.9	81
2010	439	23.0	19.0	85.6
2011	443	n/a	n/a	71.8
2012	533	23.0	23.1	99.4
2013	559	23.0	24.3	60.6
2014	477	22.0	21.6	91.2
2015	473	23.0	20.5	70
2016	480	22.0	21.8	82.7
2017	510	20.0	25.5	77.3
2018	515	22.0	23.4	80.8
2019	454	20.0	22.7	80.6
2020	470	n/a	n/a	92.6
2021	436	18.0	24.2	87.4
2022	399	17.0	23.4	85.2
2023	378	15.7	23.9	60.3
2024	352	15.0	23.4	90.3

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 Bursch Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	441	23.0	19.1	n/a
1989	483	21.0	23.0	n/a
1990	480	21.0	22.8	n/a
1991	521	20.0	26.0	n/a
1992	504	20.3	24.8	84.3
1993	493	22.0	22.4	94.9
1994	495	20.0	24.8	92.5
1995	492	17.0	28.9	94.9
1996	492	17.0	28.9	94.9
1997	494	20.0	24.7	86
1998	510	22.0	23.2	94.9
1999	475	25.0	19.0	94.9
2000	589	25.0	23.6	97.1
2001	548	26.0	21.1	99.8
2002	555	28.0	19.8	99.5
2003	555	28.0	19.8	99.5
2004	507	28.0	18.1	98.8
2005	466	25.0	18.6	98.5
2006	428	24.0	17.8	97.2
2007	404	20.0	20.2	99.8
2008	432	23.0	18.8	91
2009	458	22.0	19.9	81
2010	439	23.0	19.0	85.6
2011	443	n/a	n/a	71.8
2012	533	23.0	23.1	99.4
2013	559	23.0	24.3	60.6
2014	477	22.0	21.6	91.2
2015	473	23.0	20.5	70
2016	480	22.0	21.8	82.7
2017	510	20.0	25.5	77.3
2018	515	22.0	23.4	80.8
2019	454	20.0	22.7	80.6
2020	470	n/a	n/a	92.6
2021	436	18.0	24.2	87.4
2022	399	17.0	23.4	85.2
2023	378	15.7	23.9	60.3
2024	352	15.0	23.4	90.3

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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