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Los Banos Junior High

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Los Banos Junior High ranks 1964 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1964^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 29% of California middle schools

Summary

Los Banos Junior High is a public middle school serving 938 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Los Banos Unified district, which faces significant economic challenges in the region.

Academically, the school performs below state averages, but it is the strongest performer among its immediate peers, notably outperforming Creekside Junior High in English and math despite serving a similarly high-needs student population. However, its science scores are a notable weakness, matching the low performance of nearby schools like Gustine Middle and Bryant Middle. A concerning internal trend is a large drop in performance between 7th and 8th grade, especially in English.

The school has shown important progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, now having a better rate than all the comparison schools. However, it spends more per student than Creekside Junior High while having larger class sizes. Performance for English Language Learners and students in special education has declined sharply in recent years, indicating these are critical areas needing support. Overall, while leading locally, the school faces systemic challenges common to the area.

938

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,633

Per pupil spending ?

84.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1750 San Luis St.
Los Banos, CA 93635-3866

(209) 826-0867

District: Los Banos Unified

Students who attend Los Banos Junior High usually attend:

High:

Pacheco High

Feeder schools for Los Banos Junior High:

Elementary:	Grasslands Elementary
	Henry Miller Elementary
	Lorena Falasco Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.4%

White:

6.5%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2017 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 19th-percentile low (2017)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg26%

California avg41%

1,964^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	1964 of 2761	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	2131 of 2783	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	2167 of 2781	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	2102 of 2740	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1825 of 2715	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1979 of 2480	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	2039 of 2508	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.2	1971 of 2497	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.4	1971 of 2477	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.6	1441 of 2379	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.4	1408 of 2259	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.2	1356 of 2236	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.0	1062 of 2179	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	35.2	1325 of 2063	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.6	1120 of 2005	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.2	999 of 1999	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.0	818 of 1804	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.0	877 of 1777	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	36.0	1060 of 1769	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	59.9	225 of 643	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.0	1093 of 1531	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1080 of 1491	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	836 of 1369	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.8	1350 of 1478	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	593 of 1521	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.1	1077 of 1540	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	897 of 1442	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1186 of 1364	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1902 of 2533	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	1831 of 2551	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	2002 of 2531	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	2002 of 2509	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1691 of 2380	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1883 of 2262	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	1586 of 2395	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1749 of 2388	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1821 of 2374	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1688 of 2359	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	1313 of 2213	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1626 of 2072	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1690 of 2542	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1944 of 2579	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1964 of 2531	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	1828 of 2458	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	1508 of 2369	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1706 of 2230	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	1802 of 2534	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	2094 of 2552	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1984 of 2538	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1891 of 2527	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1677 of 2407	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1818 of 2273	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	157 of 194	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	1166 of 1566	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	943 of 1552	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1165 of 1531	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	790 of 1520	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1223 of 1537	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1173 of 1543	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1225 of 1555	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1323 of 1602	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1199 of 1496	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2019)65th percentile+32 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)19th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science14%-18 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Los Banos Junior High	Public	7-8	1750 San Luis St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-0867	938	44	21.4	84.3%	61 (6.5%)	13 (1.4%)	839 (89.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.3%)	4 (0.4%)	25.8	1964^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.9%		23	2131^st of 2783 public middle schools	23.4%	167	14.2	14.2		38.4	28.4	33.1		23.3	19.6	21.4	$17,633	$1,806	$15,827
Creekside Junior High	Public	7-8	1401 Prairie Springs Dr.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-1005	812	41	19.8	84.6%	93 (11.5%)	11 (1.4%)	690 (85.0%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.7%)	15.9	2400^th of 2761 public middle schools	13.1%		19.3	2285^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.9%	115	12.7	12.7		29.7	15.5	22.6		14.6	14.0	14.3	$17,137	$851	$16,286
Bryant Middle	Public	6-8	16695 North Bryant Rd.	Dos Palos	93620	Merced County	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 392-0240	487	22	21.8	87.9%	56 (11.5%)	7 (1.4%)	416 (85.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	9.8	2621^st of 2761 public middle schools	5.1%		12	2589^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.0%	32	6.6	6.6	22.1	11.5	14.9	16.2	7.7	12.7	7.1	9.1	$18,065	$2,723	$15,342
Gustine Middle	Public	6-8	28075 Sullivan Rd.	Gustine	95322	Merced County	Gustine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 854-5030	370	19	18.9	84.6%	25 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	336 (90.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14.1	2474^th of 2761 public middle schools	10.4%		12.7	2561^st of 2783 public middle schools	8.0%	87	19.7	19.7	15.8	19.1	20.5	18.5	9.2	14.8	9.9	11.2	$10,501	$762	$9,739

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Banos Junior High

How many students attend Los Banos Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 938 students attended Los Banos Junior High.

What district is Los Banos Junior High in?

Los Banos Unified

What is the racial makeup of Los Banos Junior High?

Students at Los Banos Junior High are 89% Hispanic, 7% White, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Los Banos Junior High attend?

Students who attend Los Banos Junior High usually go on to attend Pacheco High

Is Los Banos Junior High a good school?

Los Banos Junior High ranks 1964^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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