Luther Burbank Middle School

March 6, 2016

PROFILE
Mission & Vision | School History | School Data

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PIR

Mission, Vision and Goals

The mission of Burbank Middle School is to create a community of
empowered learners in an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust.

The vision of Burbank Middle school is achieving success as a team

- 110% no excuses!

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As a professional learning community, Burbank Middle School

values cooperation, team work, effort, and determination to attain
success for all students.

State System
Safeguards

Choosing Burbank Middle School as your middle school of choice

means that you are ensuring that your child gets a head start for

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the rest of his or her life. We intend to create trust, build
relationships, and establish the conditions for everyone to learn
and work together in the interest of our students.

Special programs at Burbank include: Magnet Vanguard, Dual

Language Vanguard, Dual Language, Kick Start Karate, Robotics,
and Physical Education & Sports.

About Us

BMS HISTORY
Burbank Middle School was
established originally in 1927 as a
Senior High School with an
educational emphasis on agriculture.
The school was named for the
famous horticulturalist, Luther
Burbank (18491926), who
developed more than 800 strains and
varieties of plants during his lifetime.
Burbank Middle School was rebuilt in
1949 and changed into a Junior High
School, serving grades 7, 8, and 9.
The area where the school is located
was occupied mostly by farms at the
time, so the school retained its
agricultural andhorticultural focus.
Course offerings at that time
included wood and metal shop,
home economics, animal husbandry
and horticulture.
As years passed, the city of Houston
grew and Burbank's neighborhood
changed into an urban area as it was
absorbed by the huge metropolis.In
1979 the Vanguard Program which
was originally at Terrell Junior High
School was officially moved to
Burbank Junior High School. There
are more than 450 students
participating in Burbank's Magnet
Vanguard Program today.

Burbank had one more change in the

mid 1980's when it was converted to
a middle school, serving grades 6, 7,
and 8.

Luther Burbank Middle School is located approximately one mile

outside of Loop 610 North and one mile east of I-45 North. The
current enrollment is approximately 1,446 students.
Our student population is 93.6% Hispanic, 5.1% African-American,
and 1.3% Other. In addition Burbank serves a population of 23.2%
English Language Learners (ELL), 93.8% Economically
Disadvantaged, 24% Gifted & Talented, 8% Special Education, and
100% Title I.

We have 79 teachers, three counselors, three assistant principals,

one vanguard coordinator, one instructional coordinator, one dean
of students, and one dean of instruction. The average experience
of our teachers is 11 years. Twenty six percent of our faculty has an
advanced degree. Demographic data of the faculty is as follows:
71% female and 29% male, 46 African American, 3 Asian, 29
Hispanic, and 19 White. Last school year, our teacher attendance
rate was 96% and our student attendance rate was 97.7%.

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