Burbank Elementary

Summary:

Burbank Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving around 810 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD), which is ranked 572 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Burbank Elementary consistently outperforms the HISD and Texas state averages on STAAR tests across multiple grade levels and subjects. In 2023-2024, Burbank's 5th-grade students scored significantly higher than HISD and Texas in reading (68.69% proficient vs. 51.32% and 53.96%), math (64.08% vs. 48.48% and 48.96%), and science (40.2% vs. 22.69% and 26.29%). The school's performance on STAAR Spanish assessments for Spanish-speaking students is also strong, with 3rd-5th grade students outperforming HISD and Texas averages. Burbank Elementary has maintained a 3-4 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, ranking in the top 30-40% of Texas elementary schools, particularly for its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups.

Burbank Elementary outperforms most of the nearby schools in the HISD district, including Garcia Elementary, Herrera Elementary, Lyons Elementary, and De Chaumes Elementary, on STAAR test scores and statewide rankings. The only nearby school that appears to be performing at a similar or slightly higher level is KIPP Dream Prep, a public charter school. Despite the economic challenges faced by its students, with over 97-98% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Burbank has been able to achieve strong academic outcomes, particularly for its Hispanic and ELL subgroups.


Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-5

 216 Tidwell
       Houston, TX  77022-2046


(713) 696-2690

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1109th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,958 Help


Students who attend Burbank Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Burbank Middle
High:    Houston Math Science And Technology Center

Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  754

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
83.8%
African American:
13.5%
White:
1.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  98.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Burbank Elementary ranks better than 76.3% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 24th among 170 ranked elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.3. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (83.8%), African American (13.5%), White (1.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 98.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Burbank Elementary is 15, which is the 71st best among 170 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Burbank Elementary is $9,958. 114 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Burbank Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Burbank Elementary 1109th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Burbank Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Houston Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Houston Independent School District (Isd) 572nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Burbank Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Burbank Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 58.37 1569th 3465 54.7%
2005 46.67 2175th 3475 37.4%
2006 41.11 2460th 3476 29.2%
2007 47.60 2321st 3724 37.7%
2008 41.16 2610th 3768 30.7%
2009 36.02 2930th 3884 24.6%
2010 36.45 2993rd 3937 24.0%
2011 19.27 3755th 4095 8.3%
2012 55.73 1948th 4206 53.7%
2013 68.53 1250th 4221 70.4%
2014 53.54 2121st 4260 50.2%
2015 70.57 1234th 4320 71.4%
2016 72.42 1124th 4286 73.8%
2017 78.98 746th 4329 82.8%
2018 76.06 804th 4359 81.6%
2019 82.95 592nd 4479 86.8%
2021 56.53 1701st 4578 62.8%
2022 65.52 1346th 4581 70.6%
2023 55.01 1880th 4647 59.5%
2024 70.30 1109th 4675 76.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Burbank Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.11 44th 3226 98.6%
2019 91.17 92nd 3333 97.2%
2021 78.43 379th 3446 89.0%
2022 82.49 304th 3487 91.3%
2023 77.07 475th 3556 86.6%
2024 71.62 714th 3638 80.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Burbank Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.05 998th 3558 72.0%
2019 59.19 979th 3684 73.4%
2021 42.97 1828th 3799 51.9%
2022 46.06 1831st 3952 53.7%
2023 35.22 2695th 4086 34.0%
2024 55.08 1561st 4261 63.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Burbank Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.03 193rd 4264 95.5%
2019 93.25 90th 4309 97.9%
2021 73.46 694th 4451 84.4%
2022 79.43 477th 4477 89.3%
2023 70.64 865th 4521 80.9%
2024 79.46 484th 4560 89.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Burbank Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.08 743rd 4306 82.7%
2019 81.74 564th 4348 87.0%
2021 58.74 1566th 4499 65.2%
2022 68.24 1159th 4561 74.6%
2023 56.99 1744th 4588 62.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Burbank Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.43 1942nd 3106 37.5%
2019 55.42 1768th 3184 44.5%
2021 36.00 2188th 3006 27.2%
2022 56.54 1574th 2958 46.8%
2023 52.32 1824th 2980 38.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Burbank Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.99 88th 4240 97.9%
2019 93.80 86th 4295 98.0%
2021 83.66 288th 4331 93.4%
2022 83.10 348th 4461 92.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Burbank Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.17 935th 4319 78.4%
2019 79.18 667th 4357 84.7%
2021 52.91 1831st 4498 59.3%
2022 60.53 1574th 4563 65.5%
2023 51.87 2049th 4585 55.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Burbank Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.68 1109th 2483 55.3%
2019 63.53 662nd 2515 73.7%
2021 42.17 1329th 2444 45.6%
2022 38.49 1520th 2421 37.2%
2023 44.15 1281st 2443 47.6%
2024 59.46 797th 2421 67.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Burbank Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.92 281st 4168 93.3%
2019 90.65 183rd 4188 95.6%
2021 69.44 909th 4329 79.0%
2022 79.04 556th 4376 87.3%
2023 70.05 931st 4401 78.8%
2024 74.86 726th 4431 83.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, 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.

Burbank Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Burbank Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 147 275 3 624 n/a n/a n/a 0 1049
1989 126 297 2 642 2 n/a n/a 0 1069
1990 134 246 7 654 0 n/a n/a 0 1041
1991 101 235 11 730 0 n/a n/a 0 1077
1992 115 185 11 746 0 n/a n/a 0 1057
1993 107 212 8 781 0 n/a n/a 0 1108
1994 69 218 9 529 0 n/a n/a 0 825
1995 58 252 8 590 0 n/a n/a 0 908
1996 58 252 8 590 0 n/a n/a 0 908
1997 62 228 11 614 0 n/a n/a 0 915
1998 67 213 13 638 0 n/a n/a 0 931
1999 54 190 12 651 0 n/a n/a 0 907
2000 31 181 13 745 0 n/a n/a 0 970
2001 30 162 9 732 0 n/a n/a 0 933
2002 19 94 4 690 1 n/a n/a 0 808
2003 19 94 4 690 1 n/a n/a 0 808
2004 18 114 4 702 1 n/a n/a 0 839
2005 13 105 1 717 0 n/a n/a 0 836
2006 12 25 0 755 0 n/a n/a 0 792
2007 15 33 0 729 0 n/a n/a 0 777
2008 13 94 1 721 0 n/a n/a 0 829
2009 11 89 2 725 0 n/a n/a 0 827
2010 9 96 2 751 0 n/a n/a 0 858
2011 10 93 1 723 0 0 2 0 829
2012 10 118 1 704 0 0 2 0 835
2013 4 120 1 766 0 0 2 0 893
2014 9 117 1 790 0 0 2 0 919
2015 11 127 0 799 0 0 1 0 938
2016 7 110 0 749 1 0 1 0 868
2017 11 133 2 797 2 0 3 0 948
2018 13 125 3 783 2 0 3 0 929
2019 18 111 3 779 1 0 1 0 913
2020 13 116 4 775 2 0 1 0 911
2021 14 95 4 728 2 0 0 0 843
2022 13 121 1 686 2 0 0 0 823
2023 7 127 2 668 5 1 0 0 810
2024 8 102 3 632 5 1 3 0 754

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 Burbank Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1049 63.0 16.6 n/a
1989 1069 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1041 66.0 15.7 n/a
1991 1077 66.1 16.2 n/a
1992 1057 70.0 15.1 66.6
1993 1108 70.0 15.8 77.1
1994 825 56.6 14.6 76.1
1995 908 65.0 14.0 81.5
1996 908 65.0 14.0 81.5
1997 915 56.9 16.1 83.2
1998 931 59.0 15.8 78.3
1999 907 59.0 15.4 87.2
2000 970 60.0 16.2 86.8
2001 933 54.0 17.3 90.9
2002 808 61.3 13.2 91
2003 808 61.3 13.2 91
2004 839 56.8 14.8 92.1
2005 836 56.2 14.9 92.2
2006 792 56.7 14.0 92.9
2007 777 53.2 14.6 74.3
2008 829 54.0 15.4 81.5
2009 827 56.9 14.5 74.4
2010 858 58.9 14.5 69.1
2011 829 57.4 14.4 59.8
2012 835 51.0 16.3 54.6
2013 893 53.4 16.7 92.4
2014 919 52.0 17.6 95.3
2015 938 53.0 17.6 89.4
2016 868 53.0 16.3 93.8
2017 948 53.8 17.6 96.1
2018 929 56.0 16.5 93.4
2019 913 56.0 16.3 95.8
2020 911 55.5 16.4 96.5
2021 843 53.9 15.6 97.9
2022 823 54.1 15.1 97.7
2023 810 48.9 16.5 98
2024 754 50.0 15.0 98.3

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 Burbank Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1049 63.0 16.6 n/a
1989 1069 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1041 66.0 15.7 n/a
1991 1077 66.1 16.2 n/a
1992 1057 70.0 15.1 66.6
1993 1108 70.0 15.8 77.1
1994 825 56.6 14.6 76.1
1995 908 65.0 14.0 81.5
1996 908 65.0 14.0 81.5
1997 915 56.9 16.1 83.2
1998 931 59.0 15.8 78.3
1999 907 59.0 15.4 87.2
2000 970 60.0 16.2 86.8
2001 933 54.0 17.3 90.9
2002 808 61.3 13.2 91
2003 808 61.3 13.2 91
2004 839 56.8 14.8 92.1
2005 836 56.2 14.9 92.2
2006 792 56.7 14.0 92.9
2007 777 53.2 14.6 74.3
2008 829 54.0 15.4 81.5
2009 827 56.9 14.5 74.4
2010 858 58.9 14.5 69.1
2011 829 57.4 14.4 59.8
2012 835 51.0 16.3 54.6
2013 893 53.4 16.7 92.4
2014 919 52.0 17.6 95.3
2015 938 53.0 17.6 89.4
2016 868 53.0 16.3 93.8
2017 948 53.8 17.6 96.1
2018 929 56.0 16.5 93.4
2019 913 56.0 16.3 95.8
2020 911 55.5 16.4 96.5
2021 843 53.9 15.6 97.9
2022 823 54.1 15.1 97.7
2023 810 48.9 16.5 98
2024 754 50.0 15.0 98.3

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Burbank Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,408 (16.0%) $7,388 (84.0%) $8,796
2020 $1,608 (16.3%) $8,231 (83.7%) $9,839
2021 $1,174 (11.8%) $8,784 (88.2%) $9,958

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Burbank Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 592nd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1880th of 4647 Elementary schools
 27.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Burbank Elementary)5352
 1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3946
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Burbank Elementary)6246
 16%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4541
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Burbank Elementary)4024
 16%
   3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3926
 13%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Burbank Elementary)8110
 71%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3528
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)3123
 8%
4th Grade Reading (Burbank Elementary)5539
 16%
   4th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3840
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Burbank Elementary)8149
 32%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4443
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Burbank Elementary)5648
 8%
   5th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4449
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Burbank Elementary)8467
 17%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd))5344
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Burbank Elementary)7531
 44%
   5th Grade Science (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4027
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students913810
 11.3%
African American111127
 14.4%
American Indian15
 400%
Asian32
 33.3%
Hispanic779668
 14.2%
Pacific Islander01
White187
 61.1%
Two or More Races10
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients95.8%98%
 2.2%


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Burbank Elementary ranks 1109th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 754 students attended Burbank Elementary.

Students who attend Burbank Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Burbank Middle
High : Houston Math Science And Technology Center

Students at Burbank Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 14% African American, 1% White.


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