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Creekside Junior High

Public Grades 7-8

2400^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 13% of California middle schools

Summary

Creekside Junior High is a public middle school serving 812 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Los Banos Unified School District, which serves a high-need community in California's Central Valley.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science well below state averages. A notable concern is the performance gap compared to its district counterpart, Los Banos Junior High, which serves a similar student population but achieves higher scores, particularly in English. Furthermore, Creekside shows extreme volatility in serving specific student groups, such as English Learners and students with disabilities, whose measured outcomes have dropped sharply in recent years. The school also ranks among the state's lowest for supporting military-connected students.

Despite these academic struggles, Creekside spends a similar amount per student as Los Banos Junior High and has made progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism since the pandemic. Comparisons to other area middle schools like Yolo Junior High in the Newman-Crows Landing Unified district show that higher achievement is possible in the region with similar resources, indicating that school-level practices are a critical factor in student success.

812

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,137

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1401 Prairie Springs Dr.
Los Banos, CA 93635-9241

(209) 826-1005

District: Los Banos Unified

Students who attend Creekside Junior High usually attend:

High:

Los Banos High

Feeder schools for Creekside Junior High:

Elementary:	Charleston Elementary
	Los Banos Elementary
	Mercey Springs Elementary
	Westside Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.0%

White:

11.5%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2019 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg26%

California avg41%

2,400^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 19% (2019) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle 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	15.9	2400 of 2761	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	2285 of 2783	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	2185 of 2781	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	2100 of 2740	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	2212 of 2715	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.6	1405 of 1531	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1386 of 1491	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1185 of 1369	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.1	1064 of 1478	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.2	568 of 1521	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	784 of 1540	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1201 of 1442	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1108 of 1364	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	2289 of 2533	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	2065 of 2551	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	2011 of 2531	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1921 of 2509	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1977 of 2380	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1796 of 2262	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	2087 of 2395	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1933 of 2388	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1797 of 2374	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1684 of 2359	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1918 of 2213	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1763 of 2072	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	2210 of 2542	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	2221 of 2579	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1988 of 2531	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1861 of 2458	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	2160 of 2369	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1950 of 2230	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	2169 of 2534	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	2178 of 2552	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	2024 of 2538	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1970 of 2527	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	2078 of 2407	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1955 of 2273	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	191 of 194	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	1462 of 1566	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	1171 of 1552	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1366 of 1531	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	1337 of 1520	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1306 of 1537	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1295 of 1543	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1259 of 1555	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1231 of 1602	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1055 of 1496	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)2nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Creekside Junior High	Public	7-8	1401 Prairie Springs Dr.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-1005	812	41	19.8	84.6%	93 (11.5%)	11 (1.4%)	690 (85.0%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.7%)	15.9	2400^th of 2761 public middle schools	13.1%		19.3	2285^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.9%	115																	12.7	12.7		29.7	15.5	22.6		14.6	14.0	14.3	$17,137	$851	$16,286
Los Banos Junior High	Public	7-8	1750 San Luis St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-0867	938	44	21.4	84.3%	61 (6.5%)	13 (1.4%)	839 (89.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.3%)	4 (0.4%)	25.8	1964^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.9%		23	2131^st of 2783 public middle schools	23.4%	167																	14.2	14.2		38.4	28.4	33.1		23.3	19.6	21.4	$17,633	$1,806	$15,827
Gustine Middle	Public	6-8	28075 Sullivan Rd.	Gustine	95322	Merced County	Gustine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 854-5030	370	19	18.9	84.6%	25 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	336 (90.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14.1	2474^th of 2761 public middle schools	10.4%		12.7	2561^st of 2783 public middle schools	8.0%	87																	19.7	19.7	15.8	19.1	20.5	18.5	9.2	14.8	9.9	11.2	$10,501	$762	$9,739
Bryant Middle	Public	6-8	16695 North Bryant Rd.	Dos Palos	93620	Merced County	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 392-0240	487	22	21.8	87.9%	56 (11.5%)	7 (1.4%)	416 (85.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	9.8	2621^st of 2761 public middle schools	5.1%		12	2589^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.0%	32																	6.6	6.6	22.1	11.5	14.9	16.2	7.7	12.7	7.1	9.1	$18,065	$2,723	$15,342
Yolo Junior High	Public	6-8	901 Hoyer Rd.	Newman	95360	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 862-2984	738	38	19.4	74.3%	77 (10.4%)	12 (1.6%)	607 (82.2%)	15 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.3%)	27.2	1922^nd of 2761 public middle schools	30.4%		26.1	1992^nd of 2783 public middle schools	28.4%	70	5.4	4.6	0.0	3.3	5.4	6.8	12.2	8.2	8.1	18.2	7.3	11.5	5.4	2.3	4.9	4.1	18.2	18.2	35.2	37.1	32.7	35.1	28.9	21.1	6.2	18.9	$18,039	$989	$17,050

Frequently Asked Questions about Creekside Junior High

What high school do graduates of Creekside Junior High attend?

Students who attend Creekside Junior High usually go on to attend Los Banos High

What is the racial makeup of Creekside Junior High?

Students at Creekside Junior High are 85% Hispanic, 11% White, 1% African American.

What district is Creekside Junior High in?

Los Banos Unified

Is Creekside Junior High a good school?

Creekside Junior High ranks in the bottom 13.1% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Creekside Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 812 students attended Creekside Junior High.

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