📍 2505 W. 156th St., Compton, Los Angeles County, 90220
Bursch Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Compton, Los Angeles County. The school has 378 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Aisha Provost. It is part of the Compton Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
Bursch Elementary enrolls 378 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 293 | 78% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
228 of the school's 378 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bursch Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Bursch Elementary is one of 36 schools in Compton Unified, based in Compton, California. The district serves 16,436 students district-wide and employs 720 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 378 students, Bursch Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 457 students per school.