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Mercey Springs Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5127^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mercey Springs Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 608 students in the Los Banos Unified School District, located in a high-need community where nearly 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science consistently below both the district and state averages; its science proficiency of 6.67% is particularly low compared to schools like Grasslands Elementary (32.58%). The school's statewide ranking has declined sharply over the past decade, and it has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 26.4%, much higher than Charleston Elementary (10.3%). Furthermore, it operates with a high student-teacher ratio and receives less funding per student than several other schools in the district, such as Los Banos Elementary.

Despite these struggles, the school shows relatively stronger support for its special education students. A key comparison is with Volta Elementary, which serves a nearly identical student population but achieves notably higher academic results, suggesting school-level improvements are possible. Addressing chronic absenteeism, boosting science instruction, and examining the significant performance gap for male students are critical areas for Mercey Springs to focus on for improvement.

608

Students ?

27.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,894

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 South Mercey Springs Rd.
Los Banos, CA 93635-4800

(209) 827-0302

District: Los Banos Unified

Students who attend Mercey Springs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Creekside Junior High
High:	Los Banos High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.3%

White:

4.9%

Asian:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg26%

California avg41%

5,127^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	16.8	5127 of 5857	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	4995 of 5869	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	4355 of 5859	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	4523 of 5883	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	4117 of 5789	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	4588 of 5662	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.1	2966 of 5692	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.5	3734 of 5614	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.3	3185 of 5611	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.7	815 of 2227	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	1174 of 2585	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.8	1229 of 2128	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.1	2322 of 3162	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	2225 of 3245	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	2484 of 3311	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	2683 of 3275	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	2545 of 3246	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	4597 of 5597	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	4402 of 5612	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	4055 of 5609	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	4642 of 5635	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	3941 of 5492	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	4429 of 5413	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	4413 of 5107	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	4110 of 5107	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	3316 of 5087	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	3363 of 5084	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	3172 of 4963	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	3925 of 4830	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	4618 of 5460	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	4587 of 5517	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	3501 of 5363	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	3441 of 5264	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	3209 of 5173	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	3821 of 5084	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	5168 of 5628	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	5119 of 5643	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	4255 of 5638	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3969 of 5663	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	4004 of 5510	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	4406 of 5431	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1894 of 2847	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1992 of 2635	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.0	918 of 2420	62.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	25.0	2204 of 2737	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)63rd percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+12 vs school

White (2018)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

Science7%-26 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Mercey Springs Elementary

What schools do graduates of Mercey Springs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mercey Springs Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Creekside Junior High
High : Los Banos High

Is Mercey Springs Elementary a good school?

Mercey Springs Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.5% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mercey Springs Elementary?

Students at Mercey Springs Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 5% White, 1% Asian.

What district is Mercey Springs Elementary in?

Los Banos Unified

How many students attend Mercey Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 608 students attended Mercey Springs Elementary.

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