Best Public Schools in Zip Code 91501

Summary:

The 91501 zip code area of Burbank, California is home to two high-performing elementary schools - Joaquin Miller Elementary and Ralph Emerson Elementary. Both schools are rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger and consistently rank in the top half of California elementary schools, with Ralph Emerson Elementary reaching as high as 1,229 out of 5,883 in 2021-2022.

Academically, the two schools outperform state averages across English Language Arts, Math, and Science assessments, with several grade levels scoring over 50% proficient or better. However, there are some differences in performance, with Ralph Emerson Elementary having slightly higher test scores and a lower free/reduced lunch rate of 31.45% compared to Joaquin Miller Elementary's 42.47%. Both schools have a 24:1 student-teacher ratio, suggesting this is a consistent district-wide standard.

While the chronic absenteeism rates at both schools are lower than state averages, they are still quite high, at 28.7% for Joaquin Miller Elementary and 18.2% for Ralph Emerson Elementary. Addressing attendance issues could be an opportunity for the Burbank Unified School District to further boost academic performance at these otherwise strong-performing elementary schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	Total
Ralph Emerson Elementary	Public	K-5	720 East Cypress Ave.	Burbank	91501	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-1200	540	21	26.3	32.6%	337 (62.4%)	10 (1.9%)	86 (15.9%)	42 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (12.0%)	68.5	1655^th of 5862 public elementary schools	71.8%		68	1675^th of 5874 public elementary schools	71.5%	20	41.2	41.2	48.9	53.7	63.2	55.4	48.4	52.6	44.3	48.4	98.2		$11,077
Joaquin Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	720 East Providencia Ave.	Burbank	91501	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-2050	748	32	23.3	48.3%	524 (70.1%)	9 (1.2%)	100 (13.4%)	57 (7.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.2%)	62.9	1927^th of 5862 public elementary schools	67.1%		66.7	1728^th of 5874 public elementary schools	70.6%	199	36.4	36.4	45.5	51.3	57.0	51.4	45.1	44.2	50.8	46.7	97.2	97.2	$11,472

Cities Near Zip Code 91501

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Burbank	0.41 mi	22	216^th
Glendale	0.82 mi	24	269^th
La Crescenta	3.67 mi	10	37^th
Sun Valley	4.04 mi	20	621^st
North Hollywood	4.21 mi	29	455^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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