Summary:
ZIP code 92220 has eight schools serving elementary through high-school grades, plus an alternative school; seven are in Banning Unified and Beaumont Middle College High is in Beaumont Unified. Enrollment ranges from 68 to 1,145. The biggest difference is in test results: Beaumont Middle College High is the only school above the state in all three subjects.
Beaumont Middle College High leads with 79% proficient in English, 58% in math and 80% in science—about 30, 20 and 44 points above state results. Its lead over the next-highest school is 39 points in English, 31 in math and 48 in science. Banning High is next in English and science, while Central Elementary leads the other schools in math. At the other end, Banning Independent Study has the lowest results—12% in English, 3% in math and 5% in science, respectively 38, 35 and 31 points below the state. Across all eight schools, average proficiency is 33% in English, 21% in math and 25% in science, all below state results.
Recent results are mixed: the average gap to the state widened in English, from 15 to 16 points, narrowed in math, from 18 to 17 points, and was slightly wider in science. Beaumont Middle College High improved in all three subjects; its SchoolDigger ranking rose from the 82nd to the 95th percentile, with five stars in 2025–2026. The reported free/reduced lunch eligible measure for school year 2024–2025 was 52% at Beaumont, compared with 88%–93% at the other schools; this is context, not an explanation for results. Student-teacher ratios also differ: Beaumont’s is 22.5, compared with 10.7 at New Horizon High. New Horizon pairs low test results with a 92% graduation rate but 79% chronic absenteeism, far above the state’s 18%—a reminder that test scores, graduation and attendance describe different aspects of a school.
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