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Valley Los Banos Community

Public Grades 6-12

1934^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 11% of California high schools

Summary

Valley Los Banos Community is a small, grades 6-12 high school of 160 students in Los Banos, CA, operated by the Merced County Office of Education and serving a community with significant economic need.

The school presents a complex picture, with a notable strength in its 84.3% graduation rate, which is significantly higher than its district's average and competitive with nearby continuation schools like San Luis High (Continuation) and West Side Valley High (Continuation). This success in helping students complete their diplomas occurs despite the school facing severe challenges, including an alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rate of 66.7% and very low academic proficiency scores, particularly in mathematics. The school benefits from a low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending compared to larger comprehensive high schools such as Los Banos High and Pacheco High.

This situation highlights a key question about how resources are used, as the substantial investment has not yet translated to improved academic mastery or attendance. For parents, it's important to understand that Valley Los Banos Community serves a specific role, often focusing on credit recovery and alternative pathways to graduation within the broader Los Banos Unified area. The school shows a clear ability to support students through to graduation but must address fundamental issues of attendance and academic skill-building to ensure those diplomas represent strong preparedness for future education or careers.

160

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,351

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

715 West H St.
Los Banos, CA 93635-8540

(209) 827-5600

District: Merced County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.3%

White:

6.3%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (5% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the California average (16% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg9%

California avg41%

1,934^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Merced County Office of Education

1475^th of 1,543Merced County Office of Education 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2012	7.8	2154 of 2259	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.2	2156 of 2179	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.4	1870 of 2063	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.7	1885 of 2005	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.5	1957 of 1999	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	1934 of 2162	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	2068 of 2159	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1937 of 2170	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	2073 of 2123	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	1209 of 1290	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	2105 of 2133	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1930 of 2017	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.0	1946 of 2021	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.2	1997 of 2039	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.4	1954 of 1994	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.2	1823 of 2426	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.2	1971 of 2354	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.4	1881 of 2367	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.4	1856 of 2281	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.8	1584 of 2238	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.1	1451 of 2117	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	19.7	1511 of 2063	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.9	1570 of 1968	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.0	1500 of 1901	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.4	780 of 1653	52.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.6	1041 of 1085	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	485 of 1064	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.9	1002 of 1044	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	1708 of 1906	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1827 of 1915	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	1910 of 1915	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1851 of 1858	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	1824 of 1833	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1625 of 1760	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1687 of 1900	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	1799 of 1902	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1682 of 1917	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1793 of 1861	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1786 of 1814	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1652 of 1742	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1791 of 2013	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1915 of 2026	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	1757 of 2030	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1885 of 1943	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	1021 of 1126	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1926 of 1937	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1760 of 1862	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	1750 of 1942	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	1849 of 1948	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1677 of 1963	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1854 of 1916	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	1023 of 1122	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	1841 of 1880	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1822 of 1834	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-37 vs state

Science2%-30 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

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Schools Near Valley Los Banos Community

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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)		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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley Los Banos Community	Public	6-12	715 West H St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 827-5600	160	11	14.6	88.1%	10 (6.3%)	1 (0.6%)	146 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	11.6	1934^th of 2162 public high schools	10.5%		10	2068^th of 2159 public high schools	4.2%	134			2.6	2.4	14.0	12.3	0.0	0.0	$28,351	$5,123	$23,228
San Luis High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	125 Seventh St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-8410	82	7	12.3	95.1%	6 (7.3%)	2 (2.4%)	71 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.4%)	8.2	2106^th of 2162 public high schools	2.6%		9.9	2075^th of 2159 public high schools	3.9%	31		0.0		1.9	10.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	$29,872	$4,325	$25,547
Los Banos High	Public	9-12	1966 11th St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-6033	1,543	73	21.2	78.5%	184 (11.9%)	11 (0.7%)	1,303 (84.4%)	24 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (0.8%)	38.1	1308^th of 2162 public high schools	39.5%		38.4	1285^th of 2159 public high schools	40.5%	23		21.5	0.0	20.4	46.7	46.7	13.8	13.8	$17,419	$1,361	$16,058
Pacheco High	Public	9-12	200 North Ward Rd.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 827-4506	1,725	85	20.3	71.1%	108 (6.3%)	18 (1.0%)	1,548 (89.7%)	28 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	12 (0.7%)	52.3	986^th of 2162 public high schools	54.4%		51.7	965^th of 2159 public high schools	55.3%	21		27.0	5.3	25.9	55.3	55.3	22.8	22.8	$16,413	$1,728	$14,685
Westside High	Public	9-12	22368 South Sixth St.	South Dos Palos	93665	Merced County	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 392-0280	71	5	14.2	93.0%	6 (8.5%)	4 (5.6%)	58 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.3	2138^th of 2162 public high schools	1.1%		9.7	2090^th of 2159 public high schools	3.2%	48		0.0		0.0	2.9	2.9	0.0	0.0	$20,742	$1,936	$18,806
Westside Community Day Middle High	Public	7-12	22368 South Sixth St.	South Dos Palos	93665	Merced County	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 392-0280	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Dos Palos High	Public	9-12	1701 East Blossom St.	Dos Palos	93620	Merced County	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 392-0300	639	33	19.3	88.6%	59 (9.2%)	16 (2.5%)	546 (85.4%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.2	1463^rd of 2162 public high schools	32.3%		48.4	1043^rd of 2159 public high schools	51.7%	420		22.0		21.9	37.1	37.1	9.1	9.1	$20,954	$2,293	$18,661
Gustine High	Public	9-12	501 North Ave.	Gustine	95322	Merced County	Gustine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 854-6414	531	27	19.5	79.5%	55 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	447 (84.2%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	40	1257^th of 2162 public high schools	41.9%		35.1	1369^th of 2159 public high schools	36.6%	112	0.0	28.7		23.6	48.3	48.3	10.4	10.4	$11,823	$950	$10,873
Pioneer High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	501 North Ave.	Gustine	95322	Merced County	Gustine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 854-6414	18	1	22.5	44.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)								(n/a)									$6,495	$33	$6,462
Foothill Community Day	Public	7-12	890 Main St.	Newman	95360	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 862-2309	1	1	1.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$20,054	$1,553	$18,501

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Los Banos Community

Is Valley Los Banos Community a good school?

Valley Los Banos Community ranks in the bottom 10.5% of California high schools.

How many students attend Valley Los Banos Community?

In the 2024-25 school year, 160 students attended Valley Los Banos Community.

What district is Valley Los Banos Community in?

Merced County Office of Education

What is the racial makeup of Valley Los Banos Community?

Students at Valley Los Banos Community are 91% Hispanic, 6% White.

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