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R. M. Miano Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5372^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

R. M. Miano Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 778 students in the Los Banos Unified district, operating in a high-need community where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academic performance at the school is a significant concern, as it currently ranks in the bottom 8% of all California elementary schools and has fallen sharply from a ranking near the middle of the state just six years ago. Student proficiency in English, math, and science is well below both district and state averages, with scores declining notably as students move into upper grades. Furthermore, chronic absenteeism, at 24.4%, is higher than at neighboring schools and affects students' learning continuity.

Interestingly, several nearby schools with very similar student demographics achieve much stronger results, such as Grasslands Elementary and Charleston Elementary, demonstrating that improvement is possible within the same district. The school does show a relative strength in supporting English Language Learners, but faces particular challenges with female students, students in special education, and those from low-income families, indicating a need for targeted strategies to help all students succeed.

778

Students ?

25.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,284

Per pupil spending ?

82.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1129 B St.
Los Banos, CA 93635-3705

(209) 826-3877

District: Los Banos Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.1%

White:

4.4%

African American:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg26%

California avg41%

5,372^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	13.7	5372 of 5857	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	5119 of 5869	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	5322 of 5859	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	5137 of 5883	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	1395 of 1417	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	3230 of 5789	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	3069 of 5662	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	3951 of 5692	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	16.4	4916 of 5614	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.5	4286 of 5611	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.2	3170 of 5530	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.0	2806 of 5390	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.1	2767 of 5377	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.2	3287 of 5314	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.6	3271 of 5193	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.9	3002 of 5113	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.6	2805 of 5113	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.0	2721 of 4818	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.3	2643 of 4822	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.9	2817 of 4809	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.2	2042 of 2227	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	1172 of 2128	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.4	1520 of 3162	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	1588 of 3245	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	2014 of 3311	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.4	590 of 602	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	1660 of 3275	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.3	998 of 3246	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	5256 of 5597	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	5099 of 5612	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	5125 of 5609	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	4777 of 5635	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1238 of 1267	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	3162 of 5492	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	3441 of 5413	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	4497 of 5107	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	4149 of 5107	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	4477 of 5087	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	4303 of 5084	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.7	2055 of 4963	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	1878 of 4830	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	4854 of 5460	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	4692 of 5517	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	4755 of 5363	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4380 of 5264	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1091 of 1110	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	2071 of 5173	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	1902 of 5084	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	5030 of 5628	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4649 of 5643	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	5049 of 5638	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	5085 of 5663	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	1259 of 1272	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	3048 of 5510	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	2613 of 5431	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	2514 of 2847	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	2303 of 2635	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	2361 of 2420	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)52nd percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

Science10%-22 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 (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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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Is R. M. Miano Elementary a good school?

R. M. Miano Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.3% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of R. M. Miano Elementary?

Students at R. M. Miano Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 4% White.

What district is R. M. Miano Elementary in?

Los Banos Unified

How many students attend R. M. Miano Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 778 students attended R. M. Miano Elementary.

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