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Romero Elementary

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Romero Elementary ranks 3645 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3645^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of California elementary schools

Summary

Romero Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 225 students in Santa Nella, part of the Gustine Unified School District, and has shown remarkable academic improvement over the last decade, rising from one of the lowest-ranked schools in the state to a mid-level ranking.

The school has clear strengths, particularly in mathematics where it outperforms its district counterpart, Gustine Elementary, and shows strong results for English Language Learners. It also benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio compared to many nearby schools in the Los Banos Unified district. However, families should be aware of significant challenges, including a high rate of chronic student absenteeism and notably low proficiency in science, which is an area the school is working to improve.

When compared to similar nearby schools like Volta Elementary, Romero stands out for its math performance, though it trails higher-performing schools such as Grasslands Elementary in overall proficiency. The school's journey of improvement is impressive, but consistency across all grade levels and reducing absenteeism remain key focus areas for its continued growth.

225

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,898

Per pupil spending ?

82.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13500 West Luis Rd.
Santa Nella, CA 95322-9645

(209) 854-6177

District: Gustine Unified

Students who attend Romero Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gustine Middle
High:	Gustine High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.8%

White:

4.9%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 45th percentile in 2022 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped from its 45th-percentile peak (2022) to 38th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg21%

California avg41%

3,645^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Gustine Unified

1277^th of 1,543Gustine 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	34.1	3645 of 5857	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	4098 of 5869	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	3318 of 5859	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	3265 of 5883	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.2	5056 of 5789	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	4706 of 5662	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	5120 of 5692	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	4850 of 5614	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	4838 of 5611	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.3	5362 of 5530	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.4	5111 of 5390	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	29.5	4029 of 5377	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.3	4203 of 5314	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.9	4446 of 5193	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.9	4125 of 5113	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.6	3818 of 5113	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.0	2440 of 4818	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.6	3309 of 4822	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.3	2728 of 4809	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.0	1240 of 3162	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	2147 of 3245	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	1388 of 3311	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.9	3086 of 3275	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	2859 of 3246	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	4088 of 5597	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	4627 of 5612	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.3	2736 of 5609	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	3006 of 5635	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.9	4878 of 5492	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	4402 of 5413	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	2873 of 5107	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	3327 of 5107	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	1975 of 5087	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	1898 of 5084	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.8	4571 of 4963	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	3819 of 4830	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	2919 of 5460	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	4227 of 5517	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.2	2478 of 5363	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	2488 of 5264	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.7	4319 of 5173	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	4328 of 5084	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	2583 of 5628	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	3034 of 5643	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	3225 of 5638	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	3207 of 5663	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.7	4696 of 5510	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	4758 of 5431	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)61st percentile+31 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

Science15%-17 vs state

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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)	% 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/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 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Romero Elementary	Public	K-5	13500 West Luis Rd.	Santa Nella	95322	Merced County	Gustine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 854-6177	225	11	20.2	82.7%	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	202 (89.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	34.1	3645^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.8%		28.2	4098^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.2%	453	15.4	15.4	33.3	37.0	38.5		36.3	56.7	30.4	11.5		33.3						$25,898	$22,800	$3,098
Volta Elementary	Public	K-6	24307 West Ingomar Grade	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-2912	387	16	24.1	89.4%	35 (9.0%)	2 (0.5%)	333 (86.0%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	30	3965^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.3%		29.8	3940^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.9%	25	17.3	17.3	29.7	41.5	36.0	43.3	37.1	31.3	41.5	13.3	23.3	25.4	91.9		95.2	95.2	93.6	$31,623	$30,492	$1,131
Henry Miller Elementary	Public	K-6	545 West L St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-3816	676	26	26.0	89.6%	38 (5.6%)	7 (1.0%)	617 (91.3%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	13.4	5392^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.9%		15.7	5235^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.8%	157	8.7	8.7	28.6	22.5	17.7	22.6	22.7	25.3	17.5	5.0	12.2	14.5	90.2	92.4	95.7	91.3	94.6	$28,094	$26,896	$1,198
Lorena Falasco Elementary	Public	K-6	310 Overland Ave.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 827-5834	669	26	25.7	77.0%	29 (4.3%)	8 (1.2%)	616 (92.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.2%)	26.4	4284^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.9%		22.6	4616^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.3%	332	11.7	11.7	39.3	34.6	31.8	23.3	31.7	50.6	30.5	18.8	10.7	26.0						$26,253	$25,034	$1,219
Westside Union Elementary	Public	K-6	659 K St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 827-9390	573	24	23.8	80.8%	57 (9.9%)	9 (1.6%)	478 (83.4%)	17 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	43.2	2993^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	48.9%		49.1	2601^st of 5869 public elementary schools	55.7%	392	25.5	25.5	27.5	46.6	42.9	65.1	45.0	26.1	35.2	22.5	48.2	32.4	92.1		92.1		96.1	$32,056	$30,854	$1,202
Los Banos Elementary	Public	K-6	1260 Seventh St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-4981	622	25	24.8	78.6%	52 (8.4%)	12 (1.9%)	545 (87.6%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	24.1	4496^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.2%		23.3	4551^st of 5869 public elementary schools	22.5%	55	16.4	16.4	41.5	25.6	28.2	28.6	30.5	41.5	27.6	9.6	14.1	23.2						$29,867	$28,262	$1,605
R. M. Miano Elementary	Public	K-6	1129 B St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-3877	778	30	25.9	82.4%	34 (4.4%)	7 (0.9%)	724 (93.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	13.7	5372^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	8.3%		17	5119^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.8%	253	10.5	10.5	25.8	29.0	23.8	17.3	23.7	14.1	26.0	8.1	7.8	13.3						$27,206	$25,898	$1,308
Transitional Kindergarten Center	Public	K	1149 East B St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 827-1031	166	8	20.7	75.9%	21 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (83.7%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)																		$34,095	$33,242	$853
Gustine Elementary	Public	K-5	2806 West Grove Ave.	Gustine	95322	Merced County	Gustine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 854-6496	483	21	23.0	79.7%	40 (8.3%)	3 (0.6%)	423 (87.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	15.8	5205^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.1%		12.9	5484^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.6%	279	22.0	22.0	21.3	18.8	29.6		23.3	21.3	13.8	11.0		15.2						$21,297	$19,486	$1,811
Mercey Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 South Mercey Springs Rd.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 827-0302	608	22	27.6	89.3%	30 (4.9%)	5 (0.8%)	555 (91.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16.8	5127^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.5%		18.4	4995^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.9%	132	6.7	6.7	28.2	17.4	28.9	33.7	27.1	25.9	14.1	7.9	19.4	16.8	96.6					$26,376	$25,208	$1,168

Frequently Asked Questions about Romero Elementary

How many students attend Romero Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 225 students attended Romero Elementary.

What district is Romero Elementary in?

Gustine Unified

Is Romero Elementary a good school?

Romero Elementary ranks 3645^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Romero Elementary attend?

Students who attend Romero Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gustine Middle
High : Gustine High

What is the racial makeup of Romero Elementary?

Students at Romero Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Two or more races.

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