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Grasslands Elementary

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Grasslands Elementary ranks 2595 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2595^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of California elementary schools

Summary

Grasslands Elementary is a large K-6 public school serving 884 students in the Los Banos Unified district, and it stands out as a school on a strong upward trajectory despite facing significant resource challenges.

Academically, Grasslands consistently outperforms the district average, with 46% of students proficient in English and 38% in math, and it has shown remarkable improvement, climbing from a 1-star to a 3-star rating in just a few years. This success is even more impressive considering the school has one of the highest student-teacher ratios in the area (over 30 students per teacher) and the lowest per-student spending among nearby schools like Charleston Elementary and Volta Elementary. The school has also achieved a dramatic turnaround in student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from over 50% to just 14%, which is better than both the district and state averages.

Grasslands is particularly effective at supporting specific student groups, such as English learners and students in special education, ranking in the 70th to 85th percentiles statewide for these populations. While math scores tend to dip in the upper elementary grades—an area for continued focus—the school's overall growth and efficient use of resources make it a notable example of strong outcomes within the Los Banos Unified district.

884

Students ?

30.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,443

Per pupil spending ?

85.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1951 Mission Dr.
Los Banos, CA 93635

(209) 826-2122

District: Los Banos Unified

Students who attend Grasslands Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Los Banos Junior High
High:	Pacheco High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.0%

White:

8.5%

Asian:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2022 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2022

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Banos Unified

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 30 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg26%

California avg41%

2,595^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 26 pts since 2022

From bottom 30% (2022) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	49.9	2595 of 5857	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	2986 of 5869	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3793 of 5859	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	4147 of 5883	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	67.9	468 of 3162	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	1134 of 3245	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	1634 of 3311	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	2281 of 5597	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	3037 of 5612	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3685 of 5609	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	3441 of 5635	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	1546 of 5107	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	1981 of 5107	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	2694 of 5087	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	3226 of 5084	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	1895 of 5460	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	2479 of 5517	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	3076 of 5363	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	3448 of 5264	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	2754 of 5628	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	2739 of 5643	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.0	3607 of 5638	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	4527 of 5663	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	826 of 2847	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	52.1	916 of 2635	65.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1894 of 2598	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1991 of 2651	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)85th percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science33%~ state avg

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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 (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/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
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					$21,443	$20,302	$1,141
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%)	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						$27,206	$25,898	$1,308
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						$26,253	$25,034	$1,219
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						$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%)	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	$32,056	$30,854	$1,202
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					$26,376	$25,208	$1,168
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	$28,094	$26,896	$1,198
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						$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%)	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	$31,623	$30,492	$1,131

Frequently Asked Questions about Grasslands Elementary

What schools do graduates of Grasslands Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grasslands Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Los Banos Junior High
High : Pacheco High

What is the racial makeup of Grasslands Elementary?

Students at Grasslands Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 8% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Grasslands Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 884 students attended Grasslands Elementary.

What district is Grasslands Elementary in?

Los Banos Unified

Is Grasslands Elementary a good school?

Grasslands Elementary ranks 2595^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

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