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Banta Elementary

Public Grades K-8

5431^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of California elementary schools

Summary

Banta Elementary is a 202-student K–8 school in Banta Unified, near Tracy, California. In 2025–2026, its scores were below California’s in every tested subject: 28% in English language arts, 14% in math, and 26% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38%, and 36%. Chronic absenteeism is the most pressing concern: 35% of students were chronically absent, versus 18% statewide and 15% in the district.

Science is Banta’s strongest subject relative to nearby schools and the state, while math is its weakest. Compared with averages for nearby schools reporting results, Banta was lower by 1 percentage point in science, 8 points in English language arts, and 13 points in math; its shortfalls from the state were 10, 21, and 24 points, respectively. The reported district scores matched Banta’s in all three subjects. Results also vary by grade: seventh-grade English language arts was a relative bright spot at 43%, while fourth- and fifth-grade math were particularly low, at 6% and 7%. Banta’s absenteeism was higher than the highest reported nearby rate, 30% at Banta Charter.

Scores have improved from 2022–2023, but progress is uneven: English language arts rose 8 points and its gap with the state narrowed by 6 points, while math rose 2 points and its gap widened by 2; science rose 5 points, but its gap widened by 1. Banta’s SchoolDigger statewide ranking remained at the 6th percentile in both years; in 2025–2026 it ranked 5,431 of 5,804 schools and received 0 stars. Some school context contrasts with its results: in 2024–2025, Banta had the lowest reported nearby student–teacher ratio, 18.1 students per teacher, and the highest reported per-student spending, $37,963. Its 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible share was 63%, the third-lowest among nearby schools with the same measure and year.

202

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,963

Per pupil spending ?

62.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

22345 El Rancho Rd.
Tracy, CA 95304-9413

(209) 229-4650

District: Banta Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.5%

Asian:

21.8%

White:

14.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2023 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

California avg42%

Elementary school

5,431^st of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,821^st of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 5 pts since 2023

From bottom 27% (2023) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

877^th of 968Banta 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	5431 of 5804	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	5249 of 5857	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	5288 of 5869	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	5523 of 5859	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	24.3	2928 of 3245	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.3	4685 of 5612	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	4807 of 5609	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	4948 of 5085	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	5002 of 5107	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	4832 of 5087	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	4744 of 5412	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	4322 of 5460	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	4543 of 5517	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	4918 of 5363	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	11.8	5377 of 5638	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	1821 of 2703	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.0	2271 of 2761	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	2617 of 2783	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	2026 of 2781	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	31.1	1607 of 2531	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	1760 of 2325	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	2044 of 2395	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	2280 of 2388	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1467 of 2374	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	1744 of 2493	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.2	1912 of 2542	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	2492 of 2579	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	1643 of 2531	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	7.0	2531 of 2552	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1900 of 2538	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2024)17th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)10th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2023)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Female (2023)37th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2024)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Science26%-10 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Banta Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	22345 El Rancho Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	Banta Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 229-4650	73	3	22.4	80.8%	12 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			25.0		23.1					27.7		0.0					14.9							$27,144	$23,054	$4,090
Banta Elementary	Public	K-8	22345 El Rancho Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	Banta Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 229-4650	202	11	18.1	62.9%	29 (14.4%)	6 (3.0%)	110 (54.5%)	44 (21.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.9%)	12.3	5431^st of 5804 public elementary schools	6.4%		15.2	5249^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.4%	182	26.7	26.3	26.5	16.7	11.1	28.6		42.9	36.8	27.9	16.7	5.6	7.1		21.4	15.8	14.0	90.5			92.9			$37,963	$34,894	$3,069
Primary Charter	Public, Charter	K-4	51 East Beverly Pl.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Primary Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 290-0511	401	20	20.0	28.4%	81 (20.2%)	10 (2.5%)	212 (52.9%)	72 (18.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (6.0%)								(n/a)																		96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9
North Elementary	Public	K-8	2875 Holly Dr.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3350	722	32	22.5	92.1%	49 (6.8%)	29 (4.0%)	527 (73.0%)	85 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	23 (3.2%)	12.1	5455^th of 5804 public elementary schools	6.0%		11.1	5558^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.1%	103	22.2	17.5	19.2	24.6	20.0	31.8	15.8	27.4	30.1	24.8	10.3	6.2	14.3	6.1	11.3	16.7	11.0	93.6	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8		$22,935	$22,322	$613
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	200 West Eaton Ave.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3303	491	23	21.2	90.2%	36 (7.3%)	15 (3.1%)	368 (74.9%)	51 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	15 (3.1%)	24.5	4413^th of 5804 public elementary schools	24.0%		17.8	5031^st of 5857 public elementary schools	14.1%	618	21.8		21.8	43.3	22.1	35.9				33.5	30.0	19.1	17.1				21.6	93.5	97.4	97.4	97.4	96.1	97.4	$22,174	$21,366	$808
Louis A. Bohn Elementary	Public	K-5	350 East Mt. Diablo	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3300	397	17	23.8	82.9%	41 (10.3%)	35 (8.8%)	227 (57.2%)	65 (16.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	21 (5.3%)	17.7	4991^st of 5804 public elementary schools	14.0%		27.5	4169^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.8%	822	13.9		13.9	36.7	17.7	20.3				24.7	32.2	17.7	14.1				21.1							$21,124	$19,962	$1,162
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	800 West Carlton Way	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3319	436	22	19.6	83.3%	42 (9.6%)	25 (5.7%)	270 (61.9%)	74 (17.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	18 (4.1%)	12.5	5418^th of 5804 public elementary schools	6.7%		17.4	5062^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.6%	356	17.9		17.9	11.5	20.0	22.4				18.1	13.1	25.0	10.5				16.0							$24,413	$23,542	$871
South/West Park Elementary	Public	K-5	500 West Mount Diablo Rd.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3335	806	35	23.0	80.4%	36 (4.5%)	40 (5.0%)	554 (68.7%)	141 (17.5%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	26 (3.2%)	47.8	2727^th of 5804 public elementary schools	53.0%		50.2	2581^st of 5857 public elementary schools	55.9%	146	42.9		42.9	41.3	36.2	46.4				41.3	44.9	31.7	40.7				38.9	94.6		98.2		96.4	98.2	$18,256	$17,740	$516
Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary	Public	K-8	1701 South Central Ave.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3325	555	26	21.2	67.2%	96 (17.3%)	34 (6.1%)	273 (49.2%)	108 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (7.4%)	42.5	3072^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	47.1%		47.7	2721^st of 5857 public elementary schools	53.5%	351	24.6	35.1	30.6	56.3	43.4	45.6	45.7	37.1	52.0	46.4	36.7	39.6	17.5	28.6	22.9	29.9	28.7							$20,974	$20,608	$366
Melville S. Jacobson Elementary	Public	K-5	1750 West Kavanagh Ave.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3315	644	29	22.4	82.3%	74 (11.5%)	46 (7.1%)	326 (50.6%)	134 (20.8%)	5 (0.8%)	15 (2.3%)	44 (6.8%)	23.6	4503^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	22.4%		19.1	4909^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.2%	406	13.5		13.5	38.5	30.9	19.3				29.9	38.5	28.7	7.9				25.5	90.7	94.4	97.2	97.2	93.5	98.2	$19,158	$18,326	$832

Frequently Asked Questions about Banta Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Banta Elementary?

Students at Banta Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 14% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Banta Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 202 students attended Banta Elementary.

Is Banta Elementary a good school?

Banta Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.4% of California elementary schools.

What district is Banta Elementary in?

Banta Unified

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