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Banning High

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Banning High ranks 1043 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1043^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 52% of California high schools

Summary

Banning High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Banning Unified School District, with about 1,145 students in a high-need community where over 90% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school is in the middle of a remarkable turnaround, jumping from a 1-star to a 3-star state rating in just two years, a faster improvement than most nearby schools like San Jacinto High or Mountain View High. Its 88% graduation rate beats both the state and district averages, and it shows particular strength in supporting English learners and homeless students. It achieves these results with moderate per-student spending compared to other local schools like New Horizon High or Glen View High, which spend significantly more.

Despite this progress, challenges remain, including a chronic absenteeism rate of nearly 30% and math proficiency that, while higher than at San Jacinto High or Mountain View High, is still an area for growth. It's important to note that some neighboring districts have selective magnet or middle college programs, like the San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet, which serve different student populations, while Banning High serves all students in its community.

1,145

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,058

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 West Westward
Banning, CA 92220-4922

(951) 922-0285

District: Banning Unified

Feeder schools for Banning High:

Elementary:	Cabazon Elementary
	Central Elementary
	Florida Street Discovery Center
	Hemmerling Elementary
	More...
	Hoffer Elementary
Middle:	Nicolet Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.8%

White:

8.9%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2013 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg21%

California avg41%

1,043^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Banning Unified

1335^th of 1,543Banning Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	1043 of 2162	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.6	1499 of 2159	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1566 of 2170	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	1334 of 2123	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1390 of 2133	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	1141 of 2017	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.1	925 of 2021	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.3	940 of 2039	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.9	903 of 1994	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	26.5	1426 of 2426	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	22.5	1529 of 2354	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.0	1434 of 2367	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.2	1418 of 2281	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.8	1350 of 2238	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	24.1	1351 of 2117	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	22.8	1383 of 2063	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.3	1245 of 1968	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	22.2	1310 of 1901	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	21.0	1227 of 1653	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	263 of 523	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	239 of 517	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.3	376 of 522	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	395 of 592	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	259 of 582	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	4.9	555 of 582	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	527 of 581	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.2	1048 of 1161	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	690 of 1117	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	839 of 1052	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.9	441 of 1085	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	638 of 1064	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	321 of 1044	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	505 of 941	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	281 of 938	70.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	965 of 1906	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1429 of 1915	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1454 of 1915	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	1148 of 1858	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	1136 of 1833	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	1027 of 1760	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	609 of 1900	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.6	1311 of 1902	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1362 of 1917	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	1094 of 1861	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	1184 of 1814	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	891 of 1742	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	58 of 410	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	41.6	199 of 328	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	228 of 299	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	162 of 290	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	816 of 2013	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.7	1366 of 2026	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1394 of 2030	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	1121 of 1943	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	1273 of 1937	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	962 of 1862	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	953 of 1942	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.4	1321 of 1948	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1407 of 1963	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1370 of 1916	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1321 of 1880	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	1142 of 1834	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	95 of 175	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.0	178 of 183	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	177 of 190	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	125 of 168	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	484 of 577	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	521 of 574	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	667 of 1252	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	600 of 1216	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.2	992 of 1197	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1004 of 1155	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	878 of 1173	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1040 of 1193	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	842 of 1204	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	905 of 1222	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	933 of 1173	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)86th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile~ school

African American (2025)50th percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2025)46th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-36 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-39 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2019)5th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Science29%-3 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CSA Spanish Speaking (2025)	CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 10th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Banning High	Public	9-12	100 West Westward	Banning	92220	Riverside County	Banning Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 922-0285	1,145	55	20.7	91.5%	102 (8.9%)	80 (7.0%)	834 (72.8%)	50 (4.4%)	25 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.2%)	50.1	1043^rd of 2162 public high schools	51.8%		29.6	1499^th of 2159 public high schools	30.6%	456											30.5		29.2	47.8	47.8	21.1	21.1	$14,058	$1,721	$12,337
New Horizon High	Public	9-12	1151 West Wilson St.	Banning	92220	Riverside County	Banning Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 922-0250	68	6	10.7	88.2%	3 (4.4%)	8 (11.8%)	48 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	14.3	1830^th of 2162 public high schools	15.4%		12.8	1901^st of 2159 public high schools	11.9%	71											5.3		5.3	21.1	21.1	5.3	5.3	$28,858	$1,998	$26,860
Beaumont Middle College High	Public	10-12	3144 West Westward Ave.	Banning	92220	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 845-1631	68	3	22.5	51.5%	21 (30.9%)	8 (11.8%)	33 (48.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.4%)	90.5	188^th of 2162 public high schools	91.3%		81	397^th of 2159 public high schools	81.6%	209											65.2		65.2	69.6	69.6	52.2	52.2	$36,893	$1,210	$35,683
Glen View High	Public	9-12	939 East Tenth St.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 769-8424	130	8	16.6	75.4%	25 (19.2%)	8 (6.2%)	90 (69.2%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	15.2	1801^st of 2162 public high schools	16.7%		16.2	1781^st of 2159 public high schools	17.5%	20											8.6		7.8	19.6	19.6	5.5	5.5	$24,637	$2,130	$22,507
Beaumont Senior High	Public	9-12	39139 Cherry Valley Blvd.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 845-3171	3,460	140	24.8	63.7%	763 (22.1%)	226 (6.5%)	2,050 (59.2%)	216 (6.2%)	19 (0.5%)	11 (0.3%)	170 (4.9%)	66.9	659^th of 2162 public high schools	69.5%		59.8	769^th of 2159 public high schools	64.4%	110	10.6	10.6	17.0	17.0	21.3	21.3	6.4	6.4	46.8	26.5	37.1	18.5	31.2	71.0	71.0	31.9	31.9	$17,114	$1,529	$15,585
San Jacinto High	Public	9-12	500 Idyllwild Dr.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-7374	2,388	124	19.2	89.9%	155 (6.5%)	204 (8.5%)	1,888 (79.1%)	33 (1.4%)	32 (1.3%)	16 (0.7%)	60 (2.5%)	31.9	1449^th of 2162 public high schools	33.0%		28.9	1521^st of 2159 public high schools	29.6%	72											19.6		19.2	40.8	40.8	9.9	9.9	$9,306	$163	$9,143
San Jacinto Middle College High	Public	9-12	500 Idyllwild Dr.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 929-7700	36	1	45.0	80.6%	3 (8.3%)	3 (8.3%)	28 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.6%)	79.2	424^th of 2162 public high schools	80.4%					(n/a)											50.0		50.0	78.6	78.6	28.6	28.6	$4,092	$00	$4,092
Noli School	Public	6-12	24335 Soboba Rd	San Jacinto	92581	Riverside County	Noli School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(951) 654-5596	95	7	13.5	96.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Mountain View High	Public	9-12	1000 Ramona Blvd.	San Jacinto	92582	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 487-7710	231	12	19.2	93.9%	12 (5.2%)	15 (6.5%)	195 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	11.3	1948^th of 2162 public high schools	9.9%		17.1	1757^th of 2159 public high schools	18.6%	191											6.8	0.0	6.1	11.7	11.7	2.0	2.0	$16,866	$138	$16,728
Mountain Heights Academy	Public	9-12	1000 Ramona Blvd.	San Jacinto	92582	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 487-7710	125	4	32.3	91.2%	23 (18.4%)	9 (7.2%)	88 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	29	1502^nd of 2162 public high schools	30.5%		21.1	1679^th of 2159 public high schools	22.2%	177											16.7		16.7	42.6	42.6	5.6	5.6	$6,429	$07	$6,422

Frequently Asked Questions about Banning High

How many students attend Banning High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,145 students attended Banning High.

What schools feed into Banning High?

Banning High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cabazon Elementary
Elementary : Central Elementary
Elementary : Florida Street Discovery Center
Elementary : Hemmerling Elementary
Elementary : Hoffer Elementary
Middle : Nicolet Middle

What is the racial makeup of Banning High?

Students at Banning High are 73% Hispanic, 9% White, 7% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Is Banning High a good school?

Banning High ranks 1043^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Banning High in?

Banning Unified

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