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Best High Schools in Zip Code 93635

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At a glance

Schools

3,533

Students

Top rankedPacheco High986^th of 2,162 California high schools

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Summary:

This analysis examines four high schools serving grades 9-12 in zip code 93635, which covers Los Banos, California, an area where a high percentage of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic need.

Among the traditional high schools, Pacheco High stands out as the highest-performing, with the strongest test scores in English, math, and science, and an excellent graduation rate of 97.3%. Los Banos High also achieves a very high graduation rate of 97.7% and performs closer to the Los Banos Unified district averages. Both comprehensive schools, however, show room for growth in academic proficiency, particularly in mathematics, where scores are below the state average.

The area also includes two smaller alternative schools, Valley Los Banos Community and San Luis High (Continuation), which are part of the Merced County Office of Education and Los Banos Unified districts, respectively. These schools have much smaller class sizes and receive significantly higher funding per student but serve populations with greater challenges, resulting in much lower graduation rates and academic proficiency scores.

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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 (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 (2025)	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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
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	$27,159	$25,882	$1,277
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	$55,813	$50,612	$5,201
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%)	11.9	2619^th of 2761 public high schools	5.1%		14.2	1843^rd of 2159 public high schools	14.6%	776	4.4	6.9		6.2	17.4	17.5	18.9	8.7	0.0	2.2	$23,673	$22,190	$1,483
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	$26,345	$24,882	$1,463

Cities Near Zip Code 93635

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Los Banos	0.47 mi	18	767^th
Santa Nella	9.82 mi	1	616^th
South Dos Palos	12.57 mi	2	878^th
Dos Palos	13.11 mi	5	808^th
Gustine	15.52 mi	5	797^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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