Is Walt Disney Elementary a good school?

Walt Disney Elementary ranks 1371 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Walt Disney Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 387 students attended Walt Disney Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Walt Disney Elementary?

Students at Walt Disney Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 24% White, 11% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Walt Disney Elementary attend?

Students who attend Walt Disney Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Dolores Huerta Middle High : Burroughs High

Walt Disney Elementary

Summary:

Walt Disney Elementary is a public elementary school in Burbank, California, serving 387 students in grades K-5 and part of the Burbank Unified School District.

Walt Disney Elementary is a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 25% of California elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates on Smarter Balanced Assessments are significantly higher than the Burbank Unified and California state averages, particularly in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 57.51% in ELA/Literacy and 52.76% in Mathematics, compared to 47.04% and 35.54% statewide, respectively. Walt Disney Elementary also excels in the performance of its Hispanic and Disabled student subgroups, ranking in the top 10% and top 5% of California elementary schools, respectively.

However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.1% in 2018-2019 to 20.3% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's White student subgroup lags behind, ranking in the bottom 40% of California elementary schools. While Walt Disney Elementary generally outperforms other Burbank Unified elementary schools, some nearby schools, such as R.L. Stevenson Elementary and Theodore Roosevelt Elementary, have even stronger academic performance, ranking in the top 15% of California elementary schools.

Detail:

Public K-5

1220 West Orange Grove Ave.
Burbank, CA 91506-2016

(818) 729-0100

District: Burbank Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1371^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $716

Students who attend Walt Disney Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dolores Huerta Middle
High:	Burroughs High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.5

Number of students: 387

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.8%

White:

24.0%

Two or more races:

10.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 35.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Walt Disney Elementary ranks better than 76.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Burbank Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.79. (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 Walt Disney Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Burbank Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (55.8%), White (24%), two or more races (10.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 35.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Walt Disney Elementary is 21.5, which is the 2^nd best among 11 elementary schools in the Burbank Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Walt Disney Elementary is $716, which is the lowest among 11 elementary schools in the Burbank Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Walt Disney Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Walt Disney Elementary 1371^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Walt Disney Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Burbank Unified:

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

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Rank History for Walt Disney Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Walt Disney Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	50.63	2123^rd	4809	55.9%
2005	68.57	1398^th	4822	71.0%
2006	55.49	1936^th	4818	59.8%
2007	45.62	2590^th	5113	49.3%
2008	39.27	2983^rd	5113	41.7%
2009	71.38	1379^th	5193	73.4%
2010	57.70	2127^th	5314	60.0%
2011	51.23	2524^th	5377	53.1%
2012	66.43	1703^rd	5390	68.4%
2013	59.24	2158^th	5530	61.0%
2015	59.61	1962^nd	5611	65.0%
2016	70.66	1502^nd	5614	73.2%
2017	78.17	1200^th	5692	78.9%
2018	71.28	1507^th	5662	73.4%
2019	76.22	1336^th	5789	76.9%
2021	59.46	516^th	1417	63.6%
2022	82.08	1093^rd	5883	81.4%
2023	79.65	1181^st	5874	79.9%
2024	74.79	1371^st	5862	76.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Walt Disney Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	93.51	119^th	3275	96.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Walt Disney Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	79.13	357^th	2634	86.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Walt Disney Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.72	1042^nd	5084	79.5%
2019	71.90	1091^st	5173	78.9%
2021	67.29	277^th	1110	75.0%
2022	79.08	791^st	5264	85.0%
2023	72.35	1103^rd	5374	79.5%
2024	58.44	1894^th	5511	65.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Walt Disney Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.89	1890^th	5413	65.1%
2019	74.97	1298^th	5492	76.4%
2021	54.32	520^th	1267	59.0%
2022	78.39	1182^nd	5635	79.0%
2023	74.91	1290^th	5617	77.0%
2024	76.34	1233^rd	5605	78.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Walt Disney Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	86.41	216^th	2227	90.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Walt Disney Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.94	1188^th	5431	78.1%
2019	74.40	1329^th	5510	75.9%
2021	62.73	423^rd	1272	66.7%
2022	82.23	1001^st	5663	82.3%
2023	80.14	1086^th	5650	80.8%
2024	69.86	1512^th	5636	73.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Walt Disney Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.52	871^st	4830	82.0%
2019	77.28	818^th	4963	83.5%
2022	91.75	293^rd	5084	94.2%
2023	89.23	386^th	5098	92.4%
2024	85.97	511^th	5102	90.0%

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Rank History for White students at Walt Disney Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.99	600^th	2737	78.1%
2019	70.52	805^th	2834	71.6%
2022	61.14	1118^th	2726	59.0%
2023	52.61	1353^rd	2662	49.2%
2024	38.50	1743^rd	2647	34.2%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Walt Disney Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	155	14	15	159	1	n/a	n/a	0	344
1989	155	18	22	179	1	n/a	n/a	0	375
1990	145	13	13	168	1	n/a	n/a	0	340
1991	106	12	39	182	0	n/a	n/a	0	339
1992	122	13	17	190	0	n/a	n/a	0	342
1993	123	12	19	206	0	n/a	n/a	0	360
1994	107	14	15	232	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
1995	105	18	19	242	0	n/a	n/a	0	384
1996	105	18	19	242	0	n/a	n/a	0	384
1997	107	13	14	251	0	n/a	n/a	0	385
1998	111	35	19	253	1	n/a	n/a	0	419
1999	102	14	25	288	1	n/a	n/a	12	442
2000	125	7	26	296	0	n/a	n/a	6	460
2001	121	17	32	318	2	n/a	n/a	0	490
2002	119	12	33	262	0	n/a	n/a	0	426
2003	119	12	33	262	0	n/a	n/a	0	426
2004	114	13	32	262	4	n/a	n/a	3	428
2005	112	16	27	221	4	n/a	n/a	0	380
2006	119	16	33	224	0	n/a	n/a	0	392
2007	87	10	33	200	0	n/a	n/a	49	379
2008	78	8	32	189	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	307
2009	73	6	38	188	0	1	46	0	352
2010	76	6	34	206	0	0	18	0	340
2011	71	10	38	203	1	0	17	0	340
2012	66	15	38	199	1	2	13	0	334
2013	71	16	24	232	0	1	11	0	355
2014	88	16	32	236	0	1	19	0	392
2015	92	16	28	244	0	1	12	0	393
2016	84	12	25	231	0	0	16	0	368
2017	96	16	26	234	0	0	25	0	397
2018	99	14	27	247	0	0	30	0	417
2019	112	17	32	245	3	0	32	0	441
2020	100	13	37	251	3	0	32	0	436
2021	91	14	32	232	2	0	43	0	414
2022	84	16	21	216	2	0	41	0	380
2023	93	15	20	216	2	0	41	0	387

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 Walt Disney Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	344	13.5	25.4	n/a
1989	375	14.1	26.5	n/a
1990	340	13.3	25.5	n/a
1991	339	12.0	28.2	n/a
1992	342	12.2	28.0	48.5
1993	360	14.3	25.2	56.9
1994	368	15.8	23.3	67.7
1995	384	15.9	24.2	59.6
1996	384	15.9	24.2	59.6
1997	385	16.9	22.8	63.1
1998	419	20.5	20.4	64.4
1999	442	23.0	19.2	69.3
2000	460	24.0	19.2	58.8
2001	490	25.7	19.1	70.6
2002	426	23.5	18.1	66.4
2003	426	23.5	18.1	66.4
2004	428	21.5	19.9	56.2
2005	380	19.5	19.5	56.1
2006	392	20.5	19.1	47.4
2007	379	20.8	18.2	48.8
2008	307	20.2	15.2	41.4
2009	352	17.1	18.3	47.4
2010	340	14.6	23.1	52.4
2011	340	n/a	n/a	57.1
2012	334	10.6	31.3	n/a
2013	355	14.0	25.3	54.6
2014	392	14.0	28.0	49.7
2015	393	15.0	26.2	49.4
2016	368	15.0	24.5	44
2017	397	15.0	26.4	42.6
2018	417	17.0	24.5	44.4
2019	441	19.0	23.2	38.5
2020	436	n/a	n/a	37.4
2021	414	18.0	23.0	36.7
2022	380	18.0	21.1	32.9
2023	387	18.0	21.5	35.1

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 Walt Disney Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	344	13.5	25.4	n/a
1989	375	14.1	26.5	n/a
1990	340	13.3	25.5	n/a
1991	339	12.0	28.2	n/a
1992	342	12.2	28.0	48.5
1993	360	14.3	25.2	56.9
1994	368	15.8	23.3	67.7
1995	384	15.9	24.2	59.6
1996	384	15.9	24.2	59.6
1997	385	16.9	22.8	63.1
1998	419	20.5	20.4	64.4
1999	442	23.0	19.2	69.3
2000	460	24.0	19.2	58.8
2001	490	25.7	19.1	70.6
2002	426	23.5	18.1	66.4
2003	426	23.5	18.1	66.4
2004	428	21.5	19.9	56.2
2005	380	19.5	19.5	56.1
2006	392	20.5	19.1	47.4
2007	379	20.8	18.2	48.8
2008	307	20.2	15.2	41.4
2009	352	17.1	18.3	47.4
2010	340	14.6	23.1	52.4
2011	340	n/a	n/a	57.1
2012	334	10.6	31.3	n/a
2013	355	14.0	25.3	54.6
2014	392	14.0	28.0	49.7
2015	393	15.0	26.2	49.4
2016	368	15.0	24.5	44
2017	397	15.0	26.4	42.6
2018	417	17.0	24.5	44.4
2019	441	19.0	23.2	38.5
2020	436	n/a	n/a	37.4
2021	414	18.0	23.0	36.7
2022	380	18.0	21.1	32.9
2023	387	18.0	21.5	35.1

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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