Elementary · California

Bursch Elementary

Free meals for all

Bursch Elementary, a public elementary school in Compton, California: grades k–8, 370 students, 25.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Compton Unified.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
370
Teachers (FTE)
14.5
Students per teacher
25.5
Grades
K–8
Elementary

More students per teacher than 87% of elementary schools in California

Median 22.4 · 5,918 schools compared

More students per teacher than 98% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 68% of elementary schools in California

Median 455 · 5,933 schools compared

Smaller than 59% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

46%proficient

+3.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 54% of elementary schools in California

Median 43% · 5,677 elementary schools compared

192 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

46%proficient

+8.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 65% of elementary schools in California

Median 36% · 5,679 elementary schools compared

193 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Elementary · Grades K–8
Type
District school · Regular
Instruction
In person
Meals
Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area
Large suburb

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Compton Unified.

Location

Address
2505 West 156th St., Compton, CA 90220
Phone
(310)898-6130
City or town
Compton

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Ralph Bunche ElementaryFree meals for all
K–821724.250%45%
Laurel Street ElementaryFree meals for all
K–837725.265%62%
Tibby ElementaryFree meals for all
K–855424.769%62%
McKinley ElementaryFree meals for all
K–833122.843%34%
Longfellow ElementaryFree meals for all
K–845025.041%28%
Avalon Gardens ElementaryFree meals for all
K–617117.124%18%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 060962000972