Is Thomas Edison Elementary a good school?

Thomas Edison Elementary ranks 1244 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Thomas Edison Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 464 students attended Thomas Edison Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Edison Elementary?

Students at Thomas Edison Elementary are 41% White, 33% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Thomas Edison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Thomas Edison Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Burroughs High

Thomas Edison Elementary

Summary:

Thomas Edison Elementary is a public elementary school in Burbank, California, serving 464 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 and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thomas Edison Elementary consistently outperforms the Burbank Unified and California state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, 62.33% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 56.38% for Burbank Unified and 47.04% for California. In Mathematics, 52.47% of students were proficient or better, compared to 43.46% for Burbank Unified and 35.54% for California. The school's performance in Science is also strong, with 57.53% of students proficient or better, compared to 37.49% for Burbank Unified and 30.7% for California. However, the school's performance for its White student population is relatively weaker, ranking in the bottom 40% of California elementary schools.

While Thomas Edison Elementary has maintained a strong academic performance, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.3% in 2017-2018 to 19.9% in 2022-2023, which is still lower than the Burbank Unified average of 21.9% but higher than the state average. Additionally, the relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Thomas Edison Elementary, compared to nearby schools like Oxnard Street Elementary, suggests that the school may serve a more affluent population, which could impact the resources and support available to students.

Detail:

Public K-5

2110 West Chestnut St.
Burbank, CA 91506-1520

(818) 729-0150

District: Burbank Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1244^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,305

Students who attend Thomas Edison Elementary usually attend:

High:

Burroughs High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.7

Number of students: 464

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.9%

Hispanic:

33.2%

Two or more races:

14.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 19%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Thomas Edison Elementary ranks better than 78.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Burbank Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.93. (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 Student population at Thomas Edison Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (40.9%), Hispanic (33.2%), two or more races (14.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 19% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thomas Edison Elementary is 23.7, which is the 5^th best among 11 elementary schools in the Burbank Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Thomas Edison Elementary employs 19.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thomas Edison Elementary is $10,305. 9 elementary schools in the Burbank Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Thomas Edison Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Thomas Edison Elementary 1244^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Thomas Edison 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 Thomas Edison Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Thomas Edison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	68.63	1347^th	4809	72.0%
2005	73.99	1164^th	4822	75.9%
2006	72.21	1249^th	4818	74.1%
2007	67.26	1501^st	5113	70.6%
2008	60.38	1835^th	5113	64.1%
2009	59.40	1948^th	5193	62.5%
2010	72.01	1369^th	5314	74.2%
2011	76.39	1187^th	5377	77.9%
2012	81.07	966^th	5390	82.1%
2013	73.33	1416^th	5530	74.4%
2015	72.11	1409^th	5611	74.9%
2016	81.54	1066^th	5614	81.0%
2017	80.27	1120^th	5692	80.3%
2018	84.63	912^th	5662	83.9%
2019	82.77	1025^th	5789	82.3%
2021	78.27	294^th	1417	79.3%
2022	83.75	1004^th	5883	82.9%
2023	74.28	1411^th	5874	76.0%
2024	77.93	1244^th	5862	78.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Thomas Edison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	72.10	443^rd	2420	81.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Thomas Edison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.38	1605^th	5084	68.4%
2019	40.28	3087^th	5173	40.3%
2022	80.37	745^th	5264	85.8%
2023	64.18	1514^th	5374	71.8%
2024	67.78	1367^th	5511	75.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Thomas Edison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.47	740^th	5413	86.3%
2019	83.20	910^th	5492	83.4%
2021	81.31	221^st	1267	82.6%
2022	85.24	858^th	5635	84.8%
2023	74.50	1304^th	5617	76.8%
2024	81.20	1043^rd	5605	81.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Thomas Edison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	95.45	82^nd	2128	96.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Thomas Edison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.04	1102^nd	5431	79.7%
2019	80.00	1075^th	5510	80.5%
2021	70.94	335^th	1272	73.7%
2022	79.50	1127^th	5663	80.1%
2023	71.03	1461^st	5650	74.1%
2024	71.22	1440^th	5636	74.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Thomas Edison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.06	600^th	4830	87.6%
2019	60.70	1645^th	4963	66.9%
2022	85.21	539^th	5084	89.4%
2023	72.58	1048^th	5098	79.4%
2024	75.87	904^th	5102	82.3%

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Rank History for White students at Thomas Edison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.64	728^th	2737	73.4%
2019	79.33	486^th	2834	82.9%
2022	61.48	1097^th	2726	59.8%
2023	43.59	1609^th	2662	39.6%
2024	43.75	1599^th	2647	39.6%

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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

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Reviews:

by a parent
Saturday, August 16, 2014

My son had Mrs. Wood for kindergarten. She was very patient with him. There was strong communication between her and I through the use of notes and phone calls. She was also flexible and able to meet me if I had any concern. She created new and exciting lessons to keep children to engaged! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Thomas Edison Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	336	4	45	164	0	n/a	n/a	0	549
1989	302	6	48	149	17	n/a	n/a	0	522
1990	353	5	37	136	1	n/a	n/a	0	532
1991	322	4	33	118	3	n/a	n/a	0	480
1992	338	3	23	135	3	n/a	n/a	0	502
1993	341	6	28	129	1	n/a	n/a	0	505
1994	349	5	17	148	2	n/a	n/a	0	521
1995	344	12	33	150	0	n/a	n/a	0	539
1996	344	12	33	150	0	n/a	n/a	0	539
1997	344	9	39	178	2	n/a	n/a	0	572
1998	332	14	40	189	0	n/a	n/a	0	575
1999	337	18	37	176	1	n/a	n/a	0	569
2000	302	7	38	211	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
2001	312	2	46	196	0	n/a	n/a	0	556
2002	328	2	48	212	2	n/a	n/a	0	592
2003	328	2	48	212	2	n/a	n/a	0	592
2004	321	3	42	200	2	n/a	n/a	0	568
2005	311	4	42	207	1	n/a	n/a	0	565
2006	315	5	44	205	1	n/a	n/a	6	576
2007	300	5	54	201	1	n/a	n/a	12	573
2008	301	5	42	195	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	543
2009	311	4	49	192	0	1	13	0	570
2010	293	3	53	180	0	2	13	0	544
2011	278	6	51	187	0	1	10	0	533
2012	268	6	54	198	0	1	20	0	547
2013	263	5	51	215	0	1	28	0	563
2014	239	13	52	205	0	2	35	0	546
2015	223	16	52	204	0	1	46	0	542
2016	227	11	57	203	0	0	53	0	551
2017	242	7	55	182	0	0	63	0	549
2018	247	9	59	184	0	1	59	0	559
2019	260	7	64	172	0	0	58	0	561
2020	257	8	65	175	0	0	57	0	562
2021	227	6	65	165	1	0	67	0	531
2022	218	6	58	162	0	0	67	0	511
2023	190	5	47	154	0	0	68	0	464

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 Thomas Edison Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	549	21.4	25.6	n/a
1989	522	20.4	25.5	n/a
1990	532	20.3	26.2	n/a
1991	480	18.0	26.6	n/a
1992	502	18.3	27.4	28.5
1993	505	19.0	26.6	30.9
1994	521	20.0	26.0	28.6
1995	539	22.9	23.5	25
1996	539	22.9	23.5	25
1997	572	22.5	25.4	24.1
1998	575	28.6	20.1	28.7
1999	569	29.5	19.3	29
2000	558	27.5	20.3	19.5
2001	556	29.5	18.8	27
2002	592	31.0	19.1	20.9
2003	592	31.0	19.1	20.9
2004	568	28.5	19.9	19.7
2005	565	27.0	20.9	20.4
2006	576	24.5	23.5	18.2
2007	573	27.5	20.8	15.5
2008	543	26.5	20.5	14.7
2009	570	26.0	20.4	21.8
2010	544	20.0	27.2	21.3
2011	533	n/a	n/a	21.8
2012	547	18.0	30.3	n/a
2013	563	18.0	31.2	27
2014	546	18.0	30.3	25.8
2015	542	19.0	28.5	24.4
2016	551	21.0	26.2	20
2017	549	21.0	26.1	18.9
2018	559	21.5	26.0	21.1
2019	561	21.5	26.0	25.1
2020	562	n/a	n/a	24.4
2021	531	21.5	24.6	19.4
2022	511	21.5	23.7	18
2023	464	19.5	23.7	19

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 Thomas Edison Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	549	21.4	25.6	n/a
1989	522	20.4	25.5	n/a
1990	532	20.3	26.2	n/a
1991	480	18.0	26.6	n/a
1992	502	18.3	27.4	28.5
1993	505	19.0	26.6	30.9
1994	521	20.0	26.0	28.6
1995	539	22.9	23.5	25
1996	539	22.9	23.5	25
1997	572	22.5	25.4	24.1
1998	575	28.6	20.1	28.7
1999	569	29.5	19.3	29
2000	558	27.5	20.3	19.5
2001	556	29.5	18.8	27
2002	592	31.0	19.1	20.9
2003	592	31.0	19.1	20.9
2004	568	28.5	19.9	19.7
2005	565	27.0	20.9	20.4
2006	576	24.5	23.5	18.2
2007	573	27.5	20.8	15.5
2008	543	26.5	20.5	14.7
2009	570	26.0	20.4	21.8
2010	544	20.0	27.2	21.3
2011	533	n/a	n/a	21.8
2012	547	18.0	30.3	n/a
2013	563	18.0	31.2	27
2014	546	18.0	30.3	25.8
2015	542	19.0	28.5	24.4
2016	551	21.0	26.2	20
2017	549	21.0	26.1	18.9
2018	559	21.5	26.0	21.1
2019	561	21.5	26.0	25.1
2020	562	n/a	n/a	24.4
2021	531	21.5	24.6	19.4
2022	511	21.5	23.7	18
2023	464	19.5	23.7	19

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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