STEAM Academy @ Burke

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STEAM Academy @ Burke is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Pico Rivera, California, with a total enrollment of 538 students. It is part of the El Rancho Unified School District, which is ranked 944 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

STEAM Academy @ Burke consistently outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics assessments across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, 42.75% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 38.77% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 29.57% of students were proficient or better, compared to 26.45% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's performance in Science (CAST) assessments is also above the district but below the state average. STEAM Academy @ Burke's Hispanic students perform significantly better than their peers in the state, ranking in the top 30% of California middle schools, despite the school having a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 81.78% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools, STEAM Academy @ Burke outperforms Rivera Middle School in both ELA and Mathematics assessments. However, the school lags behind some higher-performing nearby schools, such as Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle and Lake Center Middle, which are in the top 25% of California middle schools. The nearby Katherine Edwards Mid School STEAM & Dual Immersion Academy offers a dual immersion program, which may contribute to its stronger performance in Spanish/Reading/Language Arts assessments compared to STEAM Academy @ Burke.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 8101 Orange Ave.
       Pico Rivera, CA  90660-5312


(562) 801-7590

District: El Rancho Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1270th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $3,526 Help


Students who attend STEAM Academy @ Burke usually attend:

High:    El Rancho High

Feeder schools for STEAM Academy @ Burke:

Elementary:    Birney Technical Academy
    Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences

Student/teacher ratio:  22.9 Help
Number of students:  558

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
96.6%
Asian:
1.4%
White:
1.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83% Help


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Compare Details STEAM Academy @ Burke ranks better than 54.3% of middle schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the El Rancho Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.13. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details STEAM Academy @ Burke has the largest middle school student body size in the El Rancho Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96.6%), Asian (1.4%), White (1.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 83% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the El Rancho Unified School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at STEAM Academy @ Burke is 22.9, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the El Rancho Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at STEAM Academy @ Burke is $3,526. 1 middle schools in the El Rancho Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

STEAM Academy @ Burke:

SchoolDigger ranks STEAM Academy @ Burke 1270th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See STEAM Academy @ Burke in the ranking list.)

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El Rancho Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks El Rancho Unified 944th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for STEAM Academy @ Burke

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Rank History for all students at STEAM Academy @ Burke

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 43.82 903rd 1769 49.0%
2005 34.44 1113th 1777 37.4%
2006 47.33 870th 1804 51.8%
2007 42.84 1065th 1999 46.7%
2008 43.55 1074th 2005 46.4%
2009 48.12 1016th 2063 50.8%
2010 36.90 1394th 2179 36.0%
2011 48.73 1129th 2236 49.5%
2012 33.53 1542nd 2259 31.7%
2013 49.13 1172nd 2379 50.7%
2015 58.01 899th 2477 63.7%
2016 61.92 818th 2497 67.2%
2017 62.91 825th 2508 67.1%
2018 56.82 923rd 2480 62.8%
2019 64.53 805th 2715 70.3%
2022 47.94 1233rd 2740 55.0%
2023 53.60 1069th 2802 61.8%
2024 46.13 1270th 2777 54.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at STEAM Academy @ Burke

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.14 669th 1364 51.0%
2019 36.45 815th 1442 43.5%
2022 36.49 914th 1540 40.6%
2023 33.25 1066th 1529 30.3%
2024 34.74 961st 1477 34.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at STEAM Academy @ Burke

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 37.86 831st 1538 46.0%
2024 22.90 1356th 1550 12.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at STEAM Academy @ Burke

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.10 515th 2230 76.9%
2019 76.11 372nd 2369 84.3%
2022 51.88 957th 2458 61.1%
2023 64.42 645th 2549 74.7%
2024 52.87 953rd 2575 63.0%
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Rank History for Female students at STEAM Academy @ Burke

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.06 787th 2262 65.2%
2019 65.67 710th 2380 70.2%
2022 50.82 1054th 2509 58.0%
2023 46.40 1150th 2547 54.8%
2024 42.15 1284th 2546 49.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at STEAM Academy @ Burke

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.19 492nd 1369 64.1%
2019 46.42 614th 1491 58.8%
2022 38.22 816th 1531 46.7%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at STEAM Academy @ Burke

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 48.50 92nd 191 51.8%
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Rank History for Male students at STEAM Academy @ Burke

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.70 927th 2273 59.2%
2019 61.27 775th 2407 67.8%
2022 44.69 1195th 2527 52.7%
2023 58.50 853rd 2558 66.7%
2024 48.40 1120th 2547 56.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at STEAM Academy @ Burke

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.55 360th 2072 82.6%
2019 82.25 263rd 2213 88.1%
2022 63.11 642nd 2359 72.8%
2023 69.37 523rd 2391 78.1%
2024 60.80 711th 2383 70.2%
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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.

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Enrollment information for STEAM Academy @ Burke

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 96 2 14 545 1 n/a n/a 0 658
1989 56 2 19 629 2 n/a n/a 0 708
1990 56 3 20 600 4 n/a n/a 0 683
1991 44 2 23 666 4 n/a n/a 0 739
1992 69 4 30 715 1 n/a n/a 0 819
1993 70 5 20 689 1 n/a n/a 0 785
1994 65 7 16 683 2 n/a n/a 0 773
1995 51 4 17 713 1 n/a n/a 0 786
1996 51 4 17 713 1 n/a n/a 0 786
1997 41 6 14 730 0 n/a n/a 0 791
1998 44 5 7 746 0 n/a n/a 0 802
1999 43 7 5 832 2 n/a n/a 1 890
2000 43 5 7 864 2 n/a n/a 0 921
2001 38 8 6 862 5 n/a n/a 1 920
2002 27 4 11 830 6 n/a n/a 0 878
2003 27 4 11 830 6 n/a n/a 0 878
2004 22 6 11 762 1 n/a n/a 6 808
2005 23 9 14 725 0 n/a n/a 7 778
2006 17 11 9 742 1 n/a n/a 3 783
2007 19 11 13 726 1 n/a n/a 2 772
2008 17 7 5 700 n/a n/a n/a 0 729
2009 13 7 7 638 0 0 3 0 668
2010 10 5 3 662 1 0 0 0 681
2011 12 5 4 611 2 0 0 0 634
2012 11 4 1 583 2 0 0 0 601
2013 9 3 1 560 1 0 0 0 574
2014 7 3 2 526 0 0 0 0 538
2015 3 4 2 550 0 1 0 0 560
2016 5 5 1 560 0 1 3 0 575
2017 10 5 2 596 0 1 1 0 615
2018 8 5 1 608 0 0 2 0 624
2019 10 4 6 588 0 0 2 0 610
2020 8 4 6 583 0 0 1 0 602
2021 6 2 8 572 0 0 2 0 590
2022 8 3 6 494 0 0 1 0 512
2023 6 2 11 517 0 1 1 0 538
2024 6 2 8 539 0 1 2 0 558

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

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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 STEAM Academy @ Burke

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 658 26.0 25.3 n/a
1989 708 27.6 25.6 n/a
1990 683 29.0 23.5 n/a
1991 739 31.0 23.8 n/a
1992 819 31.5 26.0 49
1993 785 34.0 23.1 57.3
1994 773 34.0 22.7 71.7
1995 786 33.0 23.8 70.4
1996 786 33.0 23.8 70.4
1997 791 35.0 22.6 73.6
1998 802 36.0 22.3 66.6
1999 890 39.0 22.8 76.2
2000 921 41.0 22.5 76.9
2001 920 41.0 22.4 72.3
2002 878 41.0 21.4 58
2003 878 41.0 21.4 58
2004 808 39.0 20.7 62.6
2005 778 36.0 21.6 63
2006 783 36.0 21.8 67.1
2007 772 34.0 22.7 59.6
2008 729 38.7 18.8 62.3
2009 668 29.5 19.9 61.1
2010 681 29.0 23.4 73.1
2011 634 n/a n/a 75.1
2012 601 25.7 23.3 n/a
2013 574 25.1 22.8 73.3
2014 538 24.1 22.2 84
2015 560 22.0 25.4 81.8
2016 575 23.0 25.0 72.5
2017 615 22.0 27.9 69.8
2018 624 22.0 28.3 70.2
2019 610 23.0 26.5 67.5
2020 602 n/a n/a 65.6
2021 590 24.0 24.5 66.4
2022 512 23.8 21.4 72.3
2023 538 24.1 22.2 81.8
2024 558 24.3 22.9 83

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 STEAM Academy @ Burke

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 658 26.0 25.3 n/a
1989 708 27.6 25.6 n/a
1990 683 29.0 23.5 n/a
1991 739 31.0 23.8 n/a
1992 819 31.5 26.0 49
1993 785 34.0 23.1 57.3
1994 773 34.0 22.7 71.7
1995 786 33.0 23.8 70.4
1996 786 33.0 23.8 70.4
1997 791 35.0 22.6 73.6
1998 802 36.0 22.3 66.6
1999 890 39.0 22.8 76.2
2000 921 41.0 22.5 76.9
2001 920 41.0 22.4 72.3
2002 878 41.0 21.4 58
2003 878 41.0 21.4 58
2004 808 39.0 20.7 62.6
2005 778 36.0 21.6 63
2006 783 36.0 21.8 67.1
2007 772 34.0 22.7 59.6
2008 729 38.7 18.8 62.3
2009 668 29.5 19.9 61.1
2010 681 29.0 23.4 73.1
2011 634 n/a n/a 75.1
2012 601 25.7 23.3 n/a
2013 574 25.1 22.8 73.3
2014 538 24.1 22.2 84
2015 560 22.0 25.4 81.8
2016 575 23.0 25.0 72.5
2017 615 22.0 27.9 69.8
2018 624 22.0 28.3 70.2
2019 610 23.0 26.5 67.5
2020 602 n/a n/a 65.6
2021 590 24.0 24.5 66.4
2022 512 23.8 21.4 72.3
2023 538 24.1 22.2 81.8
2024 558 24.3 22.9 83

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 STEAM Academy @ Burke

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $3,526

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

Impact of COVID-19 on STEAM Academy @ Burke

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 805th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1069th of 2802 Middle schools
 8.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (STEAM Academy @ Burke)5839.4
 18.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (El Rancho Unified)40.328.4
 11.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (STEAM Academy @ Burke)4421.2
 22.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (El Rancho Unified)26.117
 9.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (STEAM Academy @ Burke)65.854.3
 11.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (El Rancho Unified)41.837.8
 4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (STEAM Academy @ Burke)44.232.6
 11.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (El Rancho Unified)26.524.1
 2.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (STEAM Academy @ Burke)53.248.8
 4.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (El Rancho Unified)40.736.3
 4.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (STEAM Academy @ Burke)37.134.8
 2.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (El Rancho Unified)25.623.6
 2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (STEAM Academy @ Burke)30.731.9
 1.2%
   8th Grade Science (El Rancho Unified)20.420
 0.4%
   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 Students610538
 11.8%
African American42
 50%
American Indian00
Asian611
 83.3%
Hispanic588517
 12.1%
Pacific Islander01
White106
 40%
Two or More Races21
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients67.5%81.8%
 14.2%


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Students who attend STEAM Academy @ Burke usually go on to attend El Rancho High

Students at STEAM Academy @ Burke are 97% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% White.

In the 2023-24 school year, 558 students attended STEAM Academy @ Burke.

STEAM Academy @ Burke ranks 1270th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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