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Lorena Falasco Elementary

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Lorena Falasco Elementary ranks 4284 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4284^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lorena Falasco Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Banos, California, serving 713 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Los Banos Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lorena Falasco Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with low academic performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments. In 2024-2025, only 31.68% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 48.81% statewide and 33.91% in the district. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was just 26%, compared to 37.3% statewide and 21.39% in the district. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 29.7% over the past few years, significantly above the state average.

Lorena Falasco Elementary performs significantly worse than most nearby schools in the Los Banos Unified district, including Charleston Elementary, Westside Union Elementary, and Grasslands Elementary, which all have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. The only nearby school that performs worse than Lorena Falasco is R.M. Miano Elementary, which has similar low academic achievement and high poverty rates.

669

Students ?

25.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,637

Per pupil spending ?

77%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 Overland Ave.
Los Banos, CA 93635-9708

(209) 827-5834

District: Los Banos Unified

Students who attend Lorena Falasco Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Los Banos Junior High
High:	Pacheco High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.1%

White:

4.3%

African American:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2013 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 21 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg26%

California avg41%

4,284^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	26.4	4284 of 5857	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	4616 of 5869	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	4748 of 5859	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	4665 of 5883	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	3979 of 5789	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	3375 of 5662	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.3	3149 of 5692	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.8	3155 of 5614	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.7	3724 of 5611	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.2	3804 of 5530	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.7	3551 of 5390	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.1	3835 of 5377	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.6	4111 of 5314	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.0	3552 of 5193	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.1	3508 of 5113	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.1	3642 of 5113	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.2	1155 of 2227	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	1656 of 2585	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	1113 of 2128	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	1541 of 3162	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	1334 of 3245	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	2411 of 3311	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	2012 of 3275	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	1686 of 3246	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	3746 of 5597	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	4560 of 5612	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4715 of 5609	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	4278 of 5635	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	3850 of 5492	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	3345 of 5413	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	3297 of 5107	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	3713 of 5107	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	3938 of 5087	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3890 of 5084	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	3100 of 4963	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	2405 of 4830	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	3665 of 5460	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	4000 of 5517	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	4032 of 5363	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	3912 of 5264	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	3231 of 5173	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	2474 of 5084	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	4545 of 5628	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	4297 of 5643	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	4334 of 5638	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	4611 of 5663	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	3811 of 5510	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	3232 of 5431	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	1521 of 2847	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	1279 of 2635	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.7	1568 of 2420	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)51st percentile+30 vs school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science12%-21 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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lorena Falasco Elementary

Is Lorena Falasco Elementary a good school?

Lorena Falasco Elementary ranks 4284^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Lorena Falasco Elementary in?

Los Banos Unified

What is the racial makeup of Lorena Falasco Elementary?

Students at Lorena Falasco Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lorena Falasco Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 669 students attended Lorena Falasco Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lorena Falasco Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lorena Falasco Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Los Banos Junior High
High : Pacheco High

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