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Los Banos Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4496^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

Los Banos Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 622 students in the Los Banos Unified district, which faces significant academic challenges across all its schools.

Academically, the school's test scores are below state averages, with only about 30% of students proficient in English and 23% in math, placing it in the lower-middle tier of elementary schools within its own district. A notable point for parents is the school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 26.4%, which is higher than both the district and state averages and may impact learning. Interestingly, the school spends significantly more per student ($19,867) than most other local schools like Grasslands Elementary and R. M. Miano Elementary, yet this higher spending does not currently correlate with stronger academic results.

Performance varies greatly by grade, with 3rd grade showing relative strength while 5th-grade math scores are particularly low. A striking comparison is with the nearby Westside Union Elementary, which serves a similar student population, spends less per student, but achieves significantly higher test scores and has lower absenteeism. On a positive note, the school has shown recent, dramatic improvement in serving its Special Education students, a promising model that could be expanded.

622

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,867

Per pupil spending ?

78.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1260 Seventh St.
Los Banos, CA 93635-4378

(209) 826-4981

District: Los Banos Unified

Students who attend Los Banos Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Creekside Junior High
High:	Los Banos High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.6%

White:

8.4%

African American:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2013 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

California avg41%

4,496^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Los Banos Unified

1261^st of 1,543Los Banos 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	24.1	4496 of 5857	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	4551 of 5869	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	5034 of 5859	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	5167 of 5883	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	5064 of 5789	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	4845 of 5662	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	5097 of 5692	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.4	4922 of 5614	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.4	4580 of 5611	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.9	4537 of 5530	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.4	3777 of 5390	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.3	3812 of 5377	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.1	3692 of 5314	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.4	3950 of 5193	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.7	3349 of 5113	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.5	3258 of 5113	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.5	2963 of 4818	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.8	2966 of 4822	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.0	2689 of 4809	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	1691 of 2227	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	1492 of 2585	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	1438 of 2128	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.5	2385 of 3162	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	1400 of 3245	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	1553 of 3311	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.9	1985 of 3275	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	1724 of 3246	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	4456 of 5597	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4690 of 5612	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	5267 of 5609	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	5135 of 5635	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	4722 of 5492	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	4480 of 5413	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	3684 of 5107	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3579 of 5107	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	4270 of 5087	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	4457 of 5084	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4279 of 4963	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4091 of 4830	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	3746 of 5460	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	4355 of 5517	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	4326 of 5363	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4537 of 5264	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	4573 of 5173	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	4416 of 5084	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	4164 of 5628	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	4068 of 5643	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	4284 of 5638	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	4679 of 5663	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	4936 of 5510	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	4878 of 5431	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	1712 of 2847	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1931 of 2635	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	2194 of 2420	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	13.3	2549 of 2834	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	2528 of 2737	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

White (2019)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science16%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, January 22, 2011

Great teachers and staff. Low scores reflect the low income, low educational levels of parents, high minority and high non-engish speaking students, high student to teachers ratios and low budget. Close Quote

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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 (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 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
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						$19,867	$3,977	$15,890
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	$17,221	$2,179	$15,042
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						$16,284	$1,908	$14,376
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	$15,181	$1,582	$13,599
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)																		$17,888	$1,063	$16,825
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					$15,894	$1,603	$14,291
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						$15,637	$1,659	$13,978
Grasslands Elementary	Public	K-6	1951 Mission Dr.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-2122	884	29	30.4	85.1%	75 (8.5%)	4 (0.5%)	760 (86.0%)	20 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	17 (1.9%)	49.9	2595^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.7%		43.1	2986^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.1%	391	32.6	32.6	32.9	45.9	52.3	55.4	46.3	47.6	39.3	29.0	33.9	37.6	97.6					$13,552	$1,586	$11,966
Charleston Elementary	Public	K-6	18463 West Charleston Rd.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-5270	374	14	26.7	73.5%	92 (24.6%)	3 (0.8%)	262 (70.1%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	41.7	3087^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.3%		52.3	2435^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.5%	652	18.3	18.3	32.7	40.9	48.3	52.5	44.2	44.2	31.1	28.3	30.7	33.3						$17,385	$2,641	$14,744
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	$16,628	$3,470	$13,158

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Banos Elementary

What schools do graduates of Los Banos Elementary attend?

Students who attend Los Banos Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Creekside Junior High
High : Los Banos High

Is Los Banos Elementary a good school?

Los Banos Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Los Banos Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 622 students attended Los Banos Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Los Banos Elementary?

Students at Los Banos Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 8% White, 2% African American.

What district is Los Banos Elementary in?

Los Banos Unified

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