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Creekside Junior High

Public Grades 7-8

2443^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 11% of California middle schools

Summary

Creekside Junior High is a public school in Los Banos, California, serving 812 students in grades 7–8 as part of Los Banos Unified. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were below both the state and district in English language arts (ELA), math and science. Science is the clearest concern: only 8% of students were proficient, compared with 36% statewide and 19% in the district.

Compared with nearby schools, Creekside’s relative strength is math, though its results remain low: 14% were proficient, about 1 percentage point below the nearby-school average, and 8 points below the district and 24 below the state. In ELA, its 27% proficiency rate was below the district’s 36% and the state’s 49%; Creekside ranked third among the four nearby schools. Science was weaker still: Creekside was last among the nearby group, with its 8% rate 11 points below their average. Nearby examples highlight the differences: Gustine Middle had 31% proficiency in science, while Yolo Junior High had 21%.

Results over time are mixed: ELA rose 5 percentage points in the latest year, but increased only 2 points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026; math fell by 1 point over that longer period, while science fell 7 points. SchoolDigger places Creekside at the 11th percentile statewide, ranked 2,411 of 2,703 schools, with 1 star; its percentile fell from 23 in 2021–2022. Chronic absenteeism improved from 38% to 22%, though it remains above the state’s 18%. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 19.8, and the school reported 85% free/reduced lunch eligible that year. In SchoolDigger’s measure of how well it serves Special Education Students, Creekside was at the 3rd percentile in 2025–2026, down from the 25th percentile in 2023–2024. Its Migrant Students measure was notably stronger, at the 54th percentile that year, compared with 11th percentile overall.

812

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,238

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg28%

California avg42%

2,443^rd of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 19% (2019) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Los Banos Unified

1176^th of 1,530Los 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	14.8	2443 of 2740	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.9	2288 of 2516	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	17.5	2055 of 2357	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	17.6	2220 of 2529	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.9	2212 of 2514	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	49 of 106	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	169 of 181	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	191 of 194	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	1555 of 1605	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.3	1370 of 1490	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

Migrant (2026)54th percentile+43 vs school

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

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2026)7th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 vs state

Science8%-28 vs state

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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	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%)	14.8	2443^rd of 2740 public middle schools	10.8%		15.9	2400^th of 2761 public middle schools	13.1%	43																	8.0	8.0		31.4	23.3	27.5		18.4	10.3	14.4	$27,238	$26,056	$1,182
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%)	27	1948^th of 2740 public middle schools	28.9%		25.8	1964^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.9%	16																	14.2	14.2		39.6	41.7	40.6		20.2	19.0	19.6	$28,480	$27,200	$1,280
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%)	21.3	2160^th of 2740 public middle schools	21.2%		14.1	2474^th of 2761 public middle schools	10.4%	314																	31.0	31.0	29.3	20.0	29.8	26.2	13.2	12.6	23.0	16.3	$21,762	$19,944	$1,818
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%)	9.5	2612^th of 2740 public middle schools	4.7%		9.8	2621^st of 2761 public middle schools	5.1%	9																	10.7	10.7	19.1	20.1	19.5	19.5	9.3	7.8	8.7	8.7	$22,665	$19,892	$2,773
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%)	24.1	2035^th of 2740 public middle schools	25.7%		27.2	1922^nd of 2761 public middle schools	30.4%	113	7.8	5.6	7.5	7.1	9.8	13.9	7.5	10.2	13.7	11.1	12.5	12.6	2.0	5.6	5.0	3.9	21.3	21.3	33.3	35.7	32.1	33.6	25.7	18.6	12.6	18.7	$22,408	$20,082	$2,326

Frequently Asked Questions about Creekside Junior High

What district is Creekside Junior High in?

Los Banos Unified

How many students attend Creekside Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 812 students attended 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

Is Creekside Junior High a good school?

Creekside Junior High ranks in the bottom 10.8% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Creekside Junior High?

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

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