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Mercey Springs Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5299^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mercey Springs Elementary enrolls 608 students in grades K–6 in Los Banos, California, and is part of Los Banos Unified. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were 26% in English language arts (ELA), 14% in math and 4% in science. The most important finding is that Mercey Springs trails its district, the state and nearby K–6 schools in all three subjects, with the largest relative weakness in science.

ELA is the closest of the three subjects to comparison-school results: Mercey Springs was 10 percentage points below the district, 23 below California and 9 below the average of eight nearby K–6 peers. Math was 9 points below the district, 24 below the state and 15 below peers. Science had the widest gaps: 14 points below the district, 32 below the state and 20 below peers. Among nine nearby K–6 schools, Mercey Springs ranked third-lowest in ELA, second-lowest in math and lowest in science. Fifth-grade math stands out as a particular concern at 3%, the lowest rate among those schools; third-grade math was a relative bright spot at 28%, though still below district and state rates.

Results have declined since 2022–23: ELA fell 6 percentage points, math 5 and science 9, while the gap with the state widened in each subject. SchoolDigger ranks the school 5,299th of 5,804, at the 9th percentile with 0 stars; its percentile has fallen from 15 in 2023–24 to 9 in 2025–26. Chronic absenteeism improved by 22 points from 2021–22 to 2025–26, but the latest rate, 26%, remains above the district’s 24% and the state’s 18%. In 2024–25, 89% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, and the student–teacher ratio was 27.6. SchoolDigger’s Special Education Students percentile fell from 33 to 17 between 2024–25 and 2025–26, while its Disabled Students percentile was 63 in 2021–22, compared with 23 overall that year.

608

Students ?

27.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,376

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg28%

California avg42%

5,299^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Los Banos Unified

770^th of 968Los 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
2026	14.0	5299 of 5804	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.8	4771 of 5569	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.7	4629 of 5085	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	17.8	4838 of 5412	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.1	5291 of 5590	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	7.1	118 of 123	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	2430 of 2920	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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

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

White (2018)19th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2026)4th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 vs state

Science4%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	14	5299^th of 5804 public elementary schools	8.7%		16.8	5127^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.5%	172	4.4	4.4	23.2	23.9	31.1	27.5	26.4	28.4	10.1	3.3	14.4	14.3	96.6					$26,376	$25,208	$1,168
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%)	28.1	4145^th of 5804 public elementary schools	28.6%		24.1	4496^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.2%	351	22.2	22.2	37.6	33.8	43.2	31.0	36.7	40.9	17.9	16.1	11.4	22.8						$29,867	$28,262	$1,605
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%)	53.4	2407^th of 5804 public elementary schools	58.5%		43.2	2993^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	48.9%	586	39.5	39.5	52.6	33.3	51.9	50.5	46.9	59.0	23.6	28.4	49.5	40.1	92.1		92.1		96.1	$32,056	$30,854	$1,202
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)																		$34,095	$33,242	$853
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%)	16.3	5102^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	12.1%		13.7	5372^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	8.3%	270	19.2	19.2	26.6	29.6	25.2	13.0	23.3	15.8	24.3	24.3	6.5	17.2						$27,206	$25,898	$1,308
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	5380^th of 5804 public elementary schools	7.3%		13.4	5392^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.9%	12	12.1	12.1	17.6	25.6	21.7	27.8	23.3	26.4	8.1	6.0	14.3	14.0	90.2	92.4	95.7	91.3	94.6	$28,094	$26,896	$1,198
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%)	53.6	2401^st of 5804 public elementary schools	58.6%		49.9	2595^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.7%	194	35.9	35.9	27.9	42.2	59.5	56.5	46.7	37.7	36.7	48.1	45.0	41.8	97.6					$21,443	$20,302	$1,141
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%)	29.7	4004^th of 5804 public elementary schools	31.0%		26.4	4284^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.9%	280	18.6	18.6	28.4	37.9	44.1	26.2	34.3	38.7	34.5	34.3	8.5	27.8						$26,253	$25,034	$1,219
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%)	41.4	3139^th of 5804 public elementary schools	45.9%		41.7	3087^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.3%	52	22.7	22.7	42.3	28.3	40.9	41.1	38.1	82.7	18.9	20.5	39.3	41.0						$29,664	$28,558	$1,106
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%)	29.8	3995^th of 5804 public elementary schools	31.2%		30	3965^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.3%	30	23.8	23.8	26.8	41.2	39.0	36.1	35.9	33.9	26.5	34.2	15.3	26.2	91.9		95.2	95.2	93.6	$31,623	$30,492	$1,131

Frequently Asked Questions about Mercey Springs Elementary

What district is Mercey Springs Elementary in?

Los Banos Unified

What is the racial makeup of Mercey Springs Elementary?

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

How many students attend Mercey Springs Elementary?

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

Is Mercey Springs Elementary a good school?

Mercey Springs Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.7% of California elementary schools.

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

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