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Central Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4753^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

Central Elementary is a large public elementary school serving 782 students in grades K-5 within the Banning Unified School District, which faces significant academic challenges across all its schools.

The school has experienced a notable decline in its statewide academic ranking over the past decade, now placing in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools. A key concern is a substantial performance gap, with female students scoring significantly higher than male students. However, the school demonstrates a clear strength in its effectiveness with English Language Learners, where it ranks in the top 20% of schools statewide. In mathematics, there is a puzzling pattern where student proficiency drops sharply between 3rd and 5th grade, suggesting a need for targeted support in the upper grades.

When compared to nearby schools, Central Elementary receives considerably less funding per student than other elementary schools in the Banning Unified district, such as Cabazon Elementary and Hemmerling Elementary. In contrast, schools in the neighboring Beaumont Unified district, like Starlight Elementary and Sundance Elementary, perform much higher academically despite serving student populations with similar economic backgrounds, indicating that district-level policies and resources are important factors.

782

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,118

Per pupil spending ?

91.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

295 North San Gorgonio Ave.
Banning, CA 92220-5519

(951) 922-0264

District: Banning Unified

Students who attend Central Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Nicolet Middle
High:	Banning High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.9%

African American:

6.5%

White:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2013 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 60 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg21%

California avg41%

4,753^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 41 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary 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	20.9	4753 of 5857	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	4041 of 5869	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	4463 of 5859	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	4947 of 5883	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	3540 of 5789	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3844 of 5662	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.1	3359 of 5692	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.2	3675 of 5614	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.3	2275 of 5611	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	77.9	1170 of 5530	78.8%	★★★★☆
2012	73.9	1329 of 5390	75.3%	★★★★☆
2011	70.7	1465 of 5377	72.8%	★★★★☆
2010	67.1	1622 of 5314	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.3	1800 of 5193	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	38.7	3020 of 5113	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.7	2633 of 5113	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.2	2713 of 4818	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.0	2953 of 4822	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	17.4	4166 of 4809	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.9	1738 of 2227	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1394 of 2128	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	62.9	613 of 3162	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	56.3	945 of 3245	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	31.9	2452 of 3311	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	1605 of 3275	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	1323 of 3246	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	3986 of 5597	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	3489 of 5612	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	3964 of 5609	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	4450 of 5635	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	3320 of 5492	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	3601 of 5413	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	3860 of 5107	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	3115 of 5107	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	3635 of 5087	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	4088 of 5084	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	2457 of 4963	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	2788 of 4830	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	4194 of 5460	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	3512 of 5517	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	3827 of 5363	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	4044 of 5264	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	2566 of 5173	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	3095 of 5084	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	5043 of 5628	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	4307 of 5643	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	4549 of 5638	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	4983 of 5663	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	3458 of 5510	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	3789 of 5431	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	152 of 153	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	105 of 118	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	114 of 140	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	98 of 130	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	2270 of 2847	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	2352 of 2635	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	2075 of 2420	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	6.3	2551 of 2661	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)81st percentile+49 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

White (2023)4th percentile-20 vs school

Military Connected (2025)1st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

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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 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	295 North San Gorgonio Ave.	Banning	92220	Riverside County	Banning Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 922-0264	782	34	23.3	91.6%	42 (5.4%)	51 (6.5%)	633 (80.9%)	26 (3.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	20.9	4753^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.8%		28.8	4041^st of 5869 public elementary schools	31.1%	712									12.7		12.7	32.2	24.1	28.0				28.2	39.3	17.9	12.8				23.2	92.4	96.6	96.6		95.0	95.8	$11,118	$1,885	$9,233
Florida Street Discovery Center	Public	K	671 North Florida St.	Banning	92220	Riverside County	Banning Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 849-2739	86			96.5%	7 (8.1%)	4 (4.7%)	67 (77.9%)	6 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)								(n/a)																										94.3	96.6		96.6	94.3
Hoffer Elementary	Public	K-5	1115 East Hoffer St.	Banning	92220	Riverside County	Banning Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 922-0257	367	17	21.5	92.6%	31 (8.4%)	28 (7.6%)	259 (70.6%)	34 (9.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	17.4	5059^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.6%		12.7	5505^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.2%	446									18.2		18.2	26.0	22.8	35.4				28.2	20.6	15.8	9.2				15.4	89.3	92.9	96.4	94.6	91.1	92.9	$14,358	$2,482	$11,876
Hemmerling Elementary	Public	K-5	1928 West Nicolet St.	Banning	92220	Riverside County	Banning Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 922-0254	468	19	24.5	92.9%	53 (11.3%)	28 (6.0%)	347 (74.1%)	16 (3.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	28.6	4090^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.2%		22.3	4649^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.8%	559									20.9		20.9	43.1	33.0	35.9				36.9	33.8	19.8	19.8				23.7	90.4	94.5	94.5	94.5	90.4	95.9	$14,756	$2,020	$12,736
Sundance Elementary	Public	K-5	1520 East Eighth St.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 845-2621	735	29	25.3	74.3%	117 (15.9%)	74 (10.1%)	434 (59.0%)	45 (6.1%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.3%)	65.3	1826^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.8%		62.7	1950^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.8%	124									46.3		46.3	44.3	51.2	67.2				54.9	45.1	49.6	42.1				45.5							$17,599	$1,730	$15,869
Starlight Elementary	Public	K-5	1510 Cougar Way	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 456-1776	872	36	24.5	65.5%	124 (14.2%)	61 (7.0%)	571 (65.5%)	58 (6.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.2%)	65.2	1830^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.8%		54.4	2320^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.5%	490	11.9	11.9	20.9	20.9	29.9	29.9	7.5	7.5	36.1		36.1	50.4	55.1	46.9				50.9	56.3	57.1	45.6				53.0	98.2				98.2		$18,637	$1,589	$17,048
Anna Hause Elementary	Public	K-5	1015 Carnation Ln.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 769-1674	656	31	21.4	78.2%	116 (17.7%)	43 (6.6%)	417 (63.6%)	32 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.2%)	45.5	2854^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.3%		44.9	2868^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.1%	14									21.0		21.0	51.1	52.8	40.0				47.4	53.2	40.6	19.2				36.0	90.8	92.7	98.2	93.6	91.7	93.6	$22,208	$2,118	$20,090
Palm Innovation Academy	Public	K-5	751 Palm Ave.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 845-9579	565	21	26.9	87.4%	57 (10.1%)	41 (7.3%)	422 (74.7%)	11 (1.9%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.8%)	49.5	2619^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.3%		38.7	3257^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.5%	638									30.8		30.8	41.3	48.3	50.8				46.5	46.7	43.3	26.2				39.0	91.7	97.2	95.4		95.4	95.4	$21,915	$2,303	$19,612
Cabazon Elementary	Public	K-5	50575 Carmen Ave.	Cabazon	92230	Riverside County	Banning Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 922-0252	268	12	22.3	92.5%	42 (15.7%)	5 (1.9%)	205 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	28.4	4106^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.9%		25.3	4340^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	234									22.2		22.2	33.3	32.4	41.5				36.2	35.4	27.8	9.4				23.4							$17,027	$3,089	$13,938
Highland Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	715 Wellwood Ave.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Highland Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 266-0220	331	17	19.4	38.1%	123 (37.2%)	9 (2.7%)	164 (49.5%)	14 (4.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	35	3576^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.9%		33.9	3606^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.6%	30									21.7	23.4	23.0	36.8	34.8	39.1	44.3	30.0	47.6	39.9	26.3	34.8	26.1	22.9	20.0	19.1	22.9							$13,361	$1,015	$12,346

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary?

Students at Central Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% White, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Central Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 782 students attended Central Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Central Elementary attend?

Students who attend Central Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Nicolet Middle
High : Banning High

Is Central Elementary a good school?

Central Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.8% of California elementary schools.

What district is Central Elementary in?

Banning Unified

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