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Valley Los Banos Community

Public Grades 6-12

1888^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 12% of California high schools

Summary

Valley Los Banos Community is a small school in Los Banos, California, serving 160 students in grades 6–12. Its 2025–26 results show substantial academic challenges: 12% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 0% in math and 4% in science. The most important finding for families is that proficiency is very low across all three subjects, especially math.

ELA is Valley’s relative strength, but it remains behind nearby schools and the state: 12% were proficient, compared with a nearby-school average of 30% and California’s 49%. Valley’s ELA result was 6 percentage points above the Merced County Office of Education district rate. Math was weakest: Valley had 0% proficiency, versus 9% at nearby schools on average and 38% statewide; it was also 3 points below the district. Science proficiency was 4%, compared with 16% nearby and 36% statewide, and was 2 points below the district. Attendance is another concern: chronic absenteeism was 81%, versus 45% districtwide and 18% statewide. Graduation was 81%, 7 points above the district but 7 below the state. Because Valley serves grades 6–12 while most nearby schools serve grades 9–12, nearby averages are useful context rather than a like-for-like comparison.

ELA has improved, rising from 6% proficiency in 2022–23 to 12% in 2025–26, but it remains far below the state. Math was 0% in each of the four years, while science fell by 4 percentage points overall. SchoolDigger placed Valley at the 12th statewide percentile with 1 star in 2025–26; its percentile rose from 4 in 2023–24 to 11 in 2024–25. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 14.6, below the nearby-school average of 19.1. Valley reported 88% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. One subgroup ranking showed a sharp change: SchoolDigger placed English Language Learner Students at the 54th percentile in 2022–23, then the 4th percentile in 2023–24, indicating a marked shift in the school’s standing for this group.

160

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,996

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

715 West H St.
Los Banos, CA 95341-8540

(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 2016 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (5% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (81% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school5%

District avg5%

California avg42%

1,888^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Merced County Office of Education

949^th of 968Merced 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
2026	11.0	1888 of 2137	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.6	1695 of 1880	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	11.2	1781 of 1999	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	8.3	1815 of 1932	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
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

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

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-37 vs state

Science4%-32 vs state

Mathematics0%-38 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)					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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 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	95341	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	1888^th of 2137 public high schools	11.7%		11.6	1934^th of 2162 public high schools	10.5%	46		4.8	4.4	4.4				14.3	12.0				0.0	0.0	$41,996	$40,846	$1,150
Crossroads Alternative Education Center	Public, Virtual	7-12	929 West Pacheco Blvd.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 826-4013	183	8	22.2	86.9%	14 (7.7%)	3 (1.6%)	161 (88.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	11	1894^th of 2137 public high schools	11.4%		11.9	1923^rd of 2162 public high schools	11.1%	29		10.4		10.3				14.6	16.1				0.0	0.0	$23,673	$22,190	$1,483
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%)	13.1	1806^th of 2137 public high schools	15.5%		8.2	2106^th of 2162 public high schools	2.6%	300		7.6		7.4				16.4	16.4				7.3	7.3	$55,813	$50,612	$5,201
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%)	30.8	1468^th of 2137 public high schools	31.3%		38.1	1308^th of 2162 public high schools	39.5%	160		17.2	7.7	16.8				41.5	41.5				15.0	15.0	$27,159	$25,882	$1,277
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%)	54.5	934^th of 2137 public high schools	56.3%		52.3	986^th of 2162 public high schools	54.4%	52		31.1	16.7	30.7				60.2	60.2				23.7	23.7	$26,345	$24,882	$1,463
Westside High	Public	9-12	22368 South Sixth St.	South Dos Palos	93620	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%)	9	2002^nd of 2137 public high schools	6.3%		7.3	2138^th of 2162 public high schools	1.1%	136		4.4		4.2				4.4	4.4				4.4	4.4	$31,622	$29,554	$2,068
Westside Community Day Middle High	Public	7-12	22368 South Sixth St.	South Dos Palos	93620	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%)	35.5	1363^rd of 2137 public high schools	36.2%		31.2	1463^rd of 2162 public high schools	32.3%	100		26.9		26.9				46.3	46.3				8.2	8.2	$27,780	$25,618	$2,162
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%)	44.9	1145^th of 2137 public high schools	46.4%		40	1257^th of 2162 public high schools	41.9%	112		29.0		28.2				54.3	54.3				15.0	15.0	$23,106	$21,902	$1,204
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)															$44,098	$21,058	$23,040

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Los Banos Community

What is the racial makeup of Valley Los Banos Community?

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

Is Valley Los Banos Community a good school?

Valley Los Banos Community ranks in the bottom 11.7% 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

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026

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