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Vivian Banks Charter

Q: Is Vivian Banks Charter a good school?

Vivian Banks Charter ranks in the bottom 0.1% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Vivian Banks Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 71 students attended Vivian Banks Charter.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Vivian Banks Charter?

Students at Vivian Banks Charter are 51% Hispanic, 46% American Indian, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

5850^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of California elementary schools

Summary

Vivian Banks Charter is a very small public elementary school (K-5) with only 71 students, located in Pala, California, within the Bonsall Unified school district.

Recent academic performance at Vivian Banks Charter is among the lowest in the state, with proficiency rates in English (2.27%) and Math (4.65%) far below both the district and state averages. This represents a dramatic one-year decline in its statewide ranking. While the school serves a population with high economic need, similar nearby schools like Vallecitos Elementary and Pauma Elementary achieve significantly better academic results with comparable student demographics.

Notably, the school spends over $32,000 per student—more than double most nearby schools—and maintains very small class sizes, but these substantial resources have not translated into academic success. In contrast, high-performing schools in the neighboring Temecula Valley Unified district, such as Abby Reinke Elementary, achieve proficiency rates above 70% with much lower per-student spending. The school has shown recent improvement in student attendance, yet its academic performance continues to be a significant concern.

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,461

Per pupil spending ?

73.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11800 Pala Mission Rd.
Pala, CA 92059

(760) 742-3300

District: Bonsall Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.7%

American Indian:

46.5%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2017 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (3% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2017

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school3%

District avg45%

California avg41%

5,850^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 21 pts since 2017

From bottom 21% (2017) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Bonsall Unified

709^th of 1,543Bonsall 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	4.2	5850 of 5857	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	4571 of 5869	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	5419 of 5859	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	5158 of 5883	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	5734 of 5789	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	5600 of 5662	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	4475 of 5692	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.0	4617 of 5612	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	5324 of 5413	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	5456 of 5460	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	4280 of 5517	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	3990 of 5264	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	5127 of 5173	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	5011 of 5084	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	7.4	5436 of 5510	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	35.0	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2024)18th percentile-4 vs school

Native American (2019)17th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2019)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics5%-33 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy2%-47 vs state

Science0%-33 vs state

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Schools Near Vivian Banks Charter

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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	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
Vivian Banks Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	11800 Pala Mission Rd.	Pala	92059	San Diego County	Bonsall Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 742-3300	71	5	14.2	73.2%	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	4.2	5850^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.1%		23.1	4571^st of 5869 public elementary schools	22.1%	1279	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	5.9				2.3	0.0	18.2	0.0				4.7							$32,461	$2,033	$30,428
Pauma Elementary	Public	K-8	33158 Cole Grade Rd.	Pauma Valley	92061	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 742-3741	245	11	22.2	76.7%	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	190 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	9.7	5648^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.6%		8.5	5749^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.0%	101	10.8	0.0	7.8	29.6	12.1	16.2	7.7	8.3	14.3	16.2	17.9	2.9	8.1	0.0	16.7	57.1	13.8							$17,357	$1,604	$15,753
Vallecitos Elementary	Public	K-8	5211 Fifth St.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Vallecitos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 728-7092	195	9	21.6	81.0%	26 (13.3%)	1 (0.5%)	164 (84.1%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.1	2693^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.0%		45.1	2856^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.3%	163	32.0	25.0	28.3	61.5	43.5	29.2	42.3	57.9	46.4	45.1	33.3	39.1	36.0	46.2	21.1	10.7	30.9							$21,609	$1,237	$20,372
Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	32400 Camino San Dimas	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-5199	438	19	23.0	22.8%	152 (34.7%)	9 (2.1%)	149 (34.0%)	83 (18.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.9%)	85.6	899^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.7%		76.8	1300^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.8%	401	62.8		62.8	67.2	59.7	75.3				68.1	65.1	54.2	60.6				59.8	97.0				97.0		$15,149	$970	$14,179
Temecula Luiseno Elementary	Public	K-5	45754 Wolf Creek Dr. North	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6340	738	30	24.6	31.4%	221 (29.9%)	18 (2.4%)	299 (40.5%)	122 (16.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (9.6%)	77.3	1269^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.3%		78.8	1207^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.4%	62	38.7		38.7	69.3	71.6	57.5				65.8	65.5	65.9	42.3				57.2	96.5	98.3	98.3	98.3			$14,994	$942	$14,052
Tony Tobin Elementary	Public	K-5	45200 Morgan Hill Dr.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6355	718	31	23.1	23.1%	317 (44.2%)	24 (3.3%)	197 (27.4%)	83 (11.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	92 (12.8%)	78.5	1218^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.2%		84.7	961^st of 5869 public elementary schools	83.6%	257	37.5		37.5	68.4	68.0	64.2				66.6	69.2	61.5	48.4				58.0	95.6						$15,662	$950	$14,712
Red Hawk Elementary	Public	K-5	32045 Camino San Jose	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-5125	496	21	23.6	44.2%	134 (27.0%)	12 (2.4%)	218 (44.0%)	79 (15.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.9%)	87.7	793^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	86.5%		84	994^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.1%	201	59.4		59.4	60.2	75.6	70.7				68.9	60.7	69.8	67.3				65.9	92.9	95.3	92.9	92.9	94.1	92.9	$15,893	$1,534	$14,359
Pauba Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	33125 Regina Dr.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-5140	510	22	23.1	47.8%	178 (34.9%)	15 (2.9%)	202 (39.6%)	72 (14.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.6%)	73.7	1434^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.5%		77.1	1283^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.1%	151	36.5		36.5	64.4	69.6	51.8				61.8	66.7	65.8	37.7				56.6	96.0		97.0		98.0		$16,254	$1,401	$14,853
Lilac	Public	K-5	30109 Lilac Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 751-1042	438	20	21.9	56.4%	115 (26.3%)	5 (1.1%)	277 (63.2%)	7 (1.6%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.8%)	43.1	3001^st of 5857 public elementary schools	48.8%		28.8	4036^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.2%	1035	39.7		39.7	36.6	39.7	43.8				40.1	38.0	38.4	26.0				34.1							$16,128	$1,309	$14,819
Live Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	1978 Reche Rd.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4430	717	30	23.9	68.6%	204 (28.5%)	15 (2.1%)	427 (59.6%)	24 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.3%)	69.2	1642^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	72.0%		64.3	1863^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.3%	221	41.4		41.4	57.0	49.0	53.5	67.9			57.3	56.0	40.6	38.4	61.6			49.9	95.5	97.0		97.0	95.5		$19,504	$1,437	$18,067

Frequently Asked Questions about Vivian Banks Charter

Is Vivian Banks Charter a good school?

Vivian Banks Charter ranks in the bottom 0.1% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Vivian Banks Charter?

Students at Vivian Banks Charter are 51% Hispanic, 46% American Indian, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Vivian Banks Charter in?

Bonsall Unified

How many students attend Vivian Banks Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 71 students attended Vivian Banks Charter.

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