500 Junipero

Burbank is a sweet little neighborhood elementary school with talented teachers and a dedicated, impactful principal. My child’s educational development continues to improve year over year. This year they are building a new playground that looks awesome! Almost 100% of the teachers are certified and have over 3 years of experience. The pretty average rating the school receives year over year is reflective of the amount of students learning English and the fact that many of them are from low income, sometimes English learning families without all the resources that children in higher achieving schools have access to, and the extra hurdles those children have to overcome in order to succeed will inevitably be visible in standardized testing. It is not a reflection of the education and resources available at the school.

This school has repeatedly left gates open with no adult staff around leaving the possibility for children to wander off or strangers to wander in. Teachers say bad words to the kids. The front desk is terrible at answering the phone and calling back when you leave a message. There is constant fights that the staff don't stop. There are kids constantly hitting other kids and they are allowed to stay in class. I would not go here if the district actually gave a choice. It's a terrible school with terrible staff. Do not go here.

Taught here for a number of years. Moved my own kids to Orange County because I didn't want them attending here. The administration was just horrible. The whole district is more worried about their reputation, looking good and garnering awards from no name organizations. The administration will post rules and policies but are no where to be found enforcing them. Long Beach does not seem to get rid of bad principals either. Instead they just shuffle them around to other sites. A colleague of mine called this the "dance of the lemons."