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Westside Union Elementary

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Westside Union Elementary ranks 2993 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2993^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of California elementary schools

Summary

Westside Union Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 573 students in the Los Banos Unified district, which ranks in the bottom 18th percentile statewide, but the school itself stands out as a relatively strong performer within its local area.

Academically, Westside Union consistently outperforms the district average in all core subjects, with particularly impressive results in the upper grades; its 6th graders achieve the highest English and Math scores among the district's elementary schools, suggesting excellent preparation for middle school. The school also excels in maintaining student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.6% that is significantly better than the district average and lower than many nearby schools like Henry Miller Elementary (27.6%) and Los Banos Elementary (26.4%). Furthermore, it achieves these outcomes efficiently, spending less per student than some district peers while getting stronger academic results.

Parents should note that the school's overall state ranking has declined recently, coinciding with a sharp increase in students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. There are also specific areas needing attention, including a significant recent drop in science scores and concerning performance trends for students in special education and English learner programs. Despite these challenges, Westside Union remains a notable school within its district, demonstrating effective practices in key areas like attendance and upper-grade academics.

573

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,221

Per pupil spending ?

80.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

659 K St.
Los Banos, CA 93635-4225

(209) 827-9390

District: Los Banos Unified

Students who attend Westside Union Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Creekside Junior High
High:	Los Banos High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.4%

White:

9.9%

Asian:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2013 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Banos Unified

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg26%

California avg41%

2,993^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	43.2	2993 of 5857	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	2601 of 5869	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	2254 of 5859	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	1866 of 5883	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	2094 of 5789	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	2871 of 5662	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.7	2343 of 5692	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.9	2400 of 5614	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	38.2	3122 of 5611	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.6	2532 of 5530	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.2	2935 of 5390	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.9	3852 of 5377	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.7	3722 of 5314	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.6	4824 of 5193	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.7	4933 of 5113	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.9	4644 of 5113	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	26.6	3551 of 4818	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.6	3651 of 4822	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.2	3612 of 4809	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	52.6	908 of 2585	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	998 of 2128	53.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.2	1291 of 3162	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	805 of 3245	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	54.9	969 of 3311	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	861 of 3275	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	46.3	1432 of 3246	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	2842 of 5597	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	2291 of 5612	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	2151 of 5609	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	1690 of 5635	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	52.7	2353 of 5492	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	2905 of 5413	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	2310 of 5107	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	1687 of 5107	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	1519 of 5087	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	1099 of 5084	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	1053 of 4963	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	50.6	2189 of 4830	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	2493 of 5460	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	1492 of 5517	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	1607 of 5363	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	1087 of 5264	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	1054 of 5173	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	49.5	2395 of 5084	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	2976 of 5628	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	2779 of 5643	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	2224 of 5638	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	1979 of 5663	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	1766 of 5510	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	2667 of 5431	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	73 of 153	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	1718 of 2847	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.0	2496 of 2635	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	2347 of 2420	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	1481 of 2598	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	1739 of 2651	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.6	975 of 2661	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	1003 of 2726	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	1829 of 2834	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)65th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+5 vs school

Military Connected (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

White (2025)43rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science26%-7 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
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
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
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
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
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 Westside Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Westside Union Elementary?

Students at Westside Union Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 10% White, 3% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Westside Union Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 573 students attended Westside Union Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Westside Union Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westside Union Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Creekside Junior High
High : Los Banos High

What district is Westside Union Elementary in?

Los Banos Unified

Is Westside Union Elementary a good school?

Westside Union Elementary ranks 2993^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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