Best Elementary Schools in Los Banos, CA

Summary:

The city of Los Banos, California is home to 10 elementary schools that are part of the Los Banos Unified School District, which is ranked 1195 out of 1560 school districts in the state and has an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The data reveals significant disparities in school performance, with Westside Union Elementary and Charleston Elementary standing out as the top-performing schools in the district.

Westside Union Elementary and Charleston Elementary are the highest-ranked schools in the district, with statewide rankings of 2247 and 2882 out of 5848 California elementary schools, respectively. They also have the highest SchoolDigger ratings of 3 out of 5 stars. These two schools significantly outperform the district and state averages on English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments, and have the lowest chronic absenteeism rates and free/reduced lunch rates in the district. In contrast, schools like R.M. Miano Elementary, Henry Miller Elementary, and Los Banos Elementary have significantly lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates.

The data suggests that factors beyond just socioeconomic status, such as school leadership, teaching quality, and resource allocation, may be contributing to the wide range of academic outcomes within the Los Banos Unified School District. Addressing chronic absenteeism, particularly in the early grades, and understanding the factors driving the disparities in school performance could be important focus areas for the district to improve educational equity and student success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				CAST Science (2023)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2023)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2023)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 End of Course	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 End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
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	350	14	25.0	58.3%	88 (25.1%)	3 (0.9%)	245 (70.0%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	43.9	2894^th of 5874 public elementary schools	50.7%		34.5	3487^th of 5883 public elementary schools	40.7%	593	15.8	15.8	42.6	45.9	45.6	41.3	44.0	44.4	42.6	22.8	17.4	32.6						$8,333
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	712	29	24.5	85.0%	48 (6.7%)	4 (0.6%)	644 (90.4%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	18.8	4976^th of 5874 public elementary schools	15.3%		19.1	4946^th of 5883 public elementary schools	15.9%	30	19.6	19.6	21.3	20.8	32.0	17.6	22.7	24.7	19.1	9.7	16.0	17.1	90.2	92.4	95.7	91.3	94.6	$7,670
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	441	18	24.5	82.5%	39 (8.8%)	12 (2.7%)	379 (85.9%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	18	5047^th of 5874 public elementary schools	14.1%		17	5167^th of 5883 public elementary schools	12.2%	120	10.7	10.7	27.9	28.8	28.1	10.9	24.3	29.0	19.1	8.6	7.0	16.3						$9,671
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	803	29	27.6	88.7%	39 (4.9%)	10 (1.2%)	738 (91.9%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	14.9	5335^th of 5874 public elementary schools	9.2%		17.2	5137^th of 5883 public elementary schools	12.7%	198	6.8	6.8	11.9	22.5	22.3	20.0	19.3	13.8	23.3	18.6	9.6	16.1						$7,718
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	411	18	22.8	63.7%	45 (10.9%)	3 (0.7%)	347 (84.4%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	24.7	4388^th of 5874 public elementary schools	25.3%		32	3709^th of 5883 public elementary schools	37.0%	679	10.8	10.8	30.8	35.4	33.9	20.9	30.2	33.9	23.1	20.0	10.5	21.8	91.9		95.2	95.2	93.6	$8,190
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	585	23	25.4	61.4%	80 (13.7%)	18 (3.1%)	458 (78.3%)	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.2%)	55.5	2257^th of 5874 public elementary schools	61.6%		63.6	1866^th of 5883 public elementary schools	68.3%	391	39.8	39.8	28.1	47.0	55.6	57.7	47.0	35.4	29.8	30.4	53.1	37.5	92.1		92.1		96.1	$8,934
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	727	27	26.9	83.1%	33 (4.5%)	13 (1.8%)	658 (90.5%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	8 (1.1%)	21	4760^th of 5874 public elementary schools	19.0%		21.8	4665^th of 5883 public elementary schools	20.7%	95	8.1	8.1	32.7	25.0	24.2	18.0	24.7	41.7	21.7	15.3	8.3	21.2						$7,397
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	651	22	29.5	81.9%	38 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	592 (90.9%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	25	4365^th of 5874 public elementary schools	25.7%		23.2	4523^rd of 5883 public elementary schools	23.1%	158	13.8	13.8	23.3	30.1	38.5	37.0	32.3	24.1	21.7	16.1	14.9	19.1	96.6					$7,407
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	108	5	21.6	78.7%	15 (13.9%)	2 (1.9%)	86 (79.6%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)								(n/a)																		$7,417
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	892	29	30.7	83.1%	70 (7.8%)	3 (0.3%)	784 (87.9%)	20 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	7 (0.8%)	31	3801^st of 5874 public elementary schools	35.3%		27	4147^th of 5883 public elementary schools	29.5%	346	19.9	19.9	31.7	31.3	43.1	30.8	34.3	38.7	21.7	22.9	14.6	24.4	97.6

Cities Near Los Banos

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Santa Nella	9.82 mi	1	530^th
Dos Palos	12.57 mi	7	798^th
Gustine	15.52 mi	5	787^th
Stevinson	19.1 mi	1	843^rd
Merced	19.5 mi	37	715^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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