Is Henry Miller Elementary a good school?

Henry Miller Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Henry Miller Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 712 students attended Henry Miller Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Henry Miller Elementary?

Students at Henry Miller Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 7% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Henry Miller Elementary attend?

Students who attend Henry Miller Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Los Banos Junior High High : Pacheco High

Henry Miller Elementary

Summary:

Henry Miller Elementary is a public elementary school located in Los Banos, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 712 students. The school is part of the Los Banos Unified School District, which is ranked 1182 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Henry Miller Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools based on the Statewide School Digger ranking history. The school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the Los Banos Unified School District and the state of California averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 20.73% of Henry Miller students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 31.91% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 18.09%, compared to 20.34% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's performance in Science, as measured by the CAST assessment, is also significantly below the district and state averages.

Henry Miller Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 84.97% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. The school also has a high percentage of English Language Learner (ELL) students, with a ranking in the top 30% of California elementary schools for this subgroup. The nearby Charleston Elementary, Volta Elementary, and Westside Union Elementary generally perform better academically than Henry Miller Elementary, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as lower percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

Detail:

Public K-6

545 West L St.
Los Banos, CA 93635-3943

(209) 826-3816

District: Los Banos Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5228^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,670

Students who attend Henry Miller Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Los Banos Junior High
High:	Pacheco High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.5

Number of students: 712

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.4%

White:

6.7%

Asian:

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 85%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Henry Miller Elementary ranks worse than 89.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Los Banos Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.71. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.4%), White (6.7%), Asian (1.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 85% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Henry Miller Elementary is 24.5, which is the 3^rd best among 8 elementary schools in the Los Banos Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Henry Miller Elementary is $7,670. 5 elementary schools in the Los Banos Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Henry Miller Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Henry Miller Elementary 5228^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Henry Miller Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Los Banos Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Banos Unified 1182^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Henry Miller Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Henry Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	15.61	4297^th	4809	10.6%
2005	25.91	3562^nd	4822	26.1%
2006	25.63	3620^th	4818	24.9%
2007	17.52	4477^th	5113	12.4%
2008	16.69	4551^st	5113	11.0%
2009	14.10	4790^th	5193	7.8%
2010	12.05	5054^th	5314	4.9%
2011	10.59	5182^nd	5377	3.6%
2012	14.99	4959^th	5390	8.0%
2013	20.05	4732^nd	5530	14.4%
2015	13.36	5250^th	5611	6.4%
2016	23.56	4295^th	5614	23.5%
2017	24.21	4324^th	5692	24.0%
2018	19.97	4686^th	5662	17.2%
2019	19.92	4806^th	5789	17.0%
2022	19.10	4946^th	5883	15.9%
2023	18.80	4976^th	5874	15.3%
2024	15.71	5228^th	5862	10.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Henry Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.59	2026^th	3246	37.6%
2019	37.30	1963^rd	3275	40.1%
2022	35.20	2186^th	3311	34.0%
2023	38.08	1947^th	3250	40.1%
2024	35.86	2119^th	3160	32.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Henry Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	29.72	1656^th	2420	31.6%
2024	26.46	2034^th	2634	22.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Henry Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.88	3993^rd	5084	21.5%
2019	25.44	4196^th	5173	18.9%
2022	24.92	4255^th	5264	19.2%
2023	24.00	4388^th	5374	18.3%
2024	19.13	4844^th	5511	12.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Henry Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.49	4582^nd	5413	15.4%
2019	21.22	4522^nd	5492	17.7%
2022	23.25	4395^th	5635	22.0%
2023	17.86	4907^th	5617	12.6%
2024	16.77	4979^th	5605	11.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Henry Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.69	1188^th	2128	44.2%
2019	26.67	1974^th	2585	23.6%
2022	30.00	1484^th	2227	33.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Henry Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.08	4467^th	5431	17.7%
2019	20.57	4615^th	5510	16.2%
2022	16.92	5034^th	5663	11.1%
2023	21.38	4591^st	5650	18.7%
2024	16.05	5068^th	5636	10.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Henry Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.13	3898^th	4830	19.3%
2019	24.91	4040^th	4963	18.6%
2022	24.35	4166^th	5084	18.1%
2023	25.40	4079^th	5098	20.0%
2024	20.80	4406^th	5102	13.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Henry Miller Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	185	41	7	250	6	n/a	n/a	0	489
1989	235	24	12	267	8	n/a	n/a	0	546
1990	208	16	3	308	0	n/a	n/a	0	535
1991	213	21	6	304	1	n/a	n/a	0	545
1992	194	16	6	327	0	n/a	n/a	0	543
1993	187	28	10	373	1	n/a	n/a	0	599
1994	174	31	7	373	4	n/a	n/a	0	589
1995	220	50	16	510	2	n/a	n/a	0	798
1996	220	50	16	510	2	n/a	n/a	0	798
1997	183	54	9	578	3	n/a	n/a	0	827
1998	208	60	11	594	0	n/a	n/a	0	873
1999	220	55	13	641	0	n/a	n/a	2	931
2000	194	46	18	629	1	n/a	n/a	1	889
2001	153	34	10	722	2	n/a	n/a	33	954
2002	137	40	36	657	7	n/a	n/a	41	918
2003	137	40	36	657	7	n/a	n/a	41	918
2004	132	40	32	676	12	n/a	n/a	30	922
2005	84	27	21	572	8	n/a	n/a	27	739
2006	77	26	21	577	4	n/a	n/a	25	730
2007	80	26	23	702	6	n/a	n/a	29	866
2008	85	20	31	763	9	n/a	n/a	0	908
2009	81	17	29	737	5	5	37	0	911
2010	2	25	24	778	5	3	110	0	947
2011	98	21	18	796	6	2	5	0	946
2012	83	26	18	808	6	6	4	0	951
2013	89	28	15	860	4	9	9	0	1014
2014	79	17	15	797	5	8	12	0	933
2015	69	23	15	821	2	10	10	0	950
2016	62	22	12	802	3	7	8	0	916
2017	58	20	12	815	3	8	14	0	930
2018	72	12	15	813	4	5	8	0	929
2019	62	12	13	772	2	5	6	0	872
2020	54	9	13	768	1	3	13	0	861
2021	45	8	9	643	1	1	10	0	717
2022	38	3	4	637	3	3	6	0	694
2023	48	4	8	644	3	3	2	0	712

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Henry Miller Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	489	22.0	22.2	n/a
1989	546	21.5	25.3	n/a
1990	535	23.0	23.2	n/a
1991	545	25.0	21.8	n/a
1992	543	25.4	21.3	71.8
1993	599	24.0	25.0	77.3
1994	589	24.0	24.5	75.4
1995	798	33.0	24.2	83.1
1996	798	33.0	24.2	83.1
1997	827	40.0	20.7	81.3
1998	873	44.0	19.8	80.1
1999	931	43.0	21.7	70
2000	889	48.0	18.5	84.8
2001	954	49.0	19.5	76.2
2002	918	51.0	18.0	75.4
2003	918	51.0	18.0	75.4
2004	922	51.0	18.1	74.6
2005	739	44.0	16.8	77.8
2006	730	41.0	17.8	68.9
2007	866	46.0	18.8	77.1
2008	908	49.0	18.5	74.4
2009	911	44.0	19.0	57.4
2010	947	45.0	21.0	63.9
2011	946	n/a	n/a	54.9
2012	951	33.0	28.8	n/a
2013	1014	34.0	29.8	89.7
2014	933	33.0	28.2	85.2
2015	950	33.0	28.7	90.8
2016	916	32.0	28.6	92.4
2017	930	32.0	29.0	88.8
2018	929	32.0	29.0	85.6
2019	872	30.0	29.0	82.8
2020	861	n/a	n/a	80.1
2021	717	28.0	25.6	81.5
2022	694	28.0	24.7	88
2023	712	29.0	24.5	85

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Henry Miller Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	489	22.0	22.2	n/a
1989	546	21.5	25.3	n/a
1990	535	23.0	23.2	n/a
1991	545	25.0	21.8	n/a
1992	543	25.4	21.3	71.8
1993	599	24.0	25.0	77.3
1994	589	24.0	24.5	75.4
1995	798	33.0	24.2	83.1
1996	798	33.0	24.2	83.1
1997	827	40.0	20.7	81.3
1998	873	44.0	19.8	80.1
1999	931	43.0	21.7	70
2000	889	48.0	18.5	84.8
2001	954	49.0	19.5	76.2
2002	918	51.0	18.0	75.4
2003	918	51.0	18.0	75.4
2004	922	51.0	18.1	74.6
2005	739	44.0	16.8	77.8
2006	730	41.0	17.8	68.9
2007	866	46.0	18.8	77.1
2008	908	49.0	18.5	74.4
2009	911	44.0	19.0	57.4
2010	947	45.0	21.0	63.9
2011	946	n/a	n/a	54.9
2012	951	33.0	28.8	n/a
2013	1014	34.0	29.8	89.7
2014	933	33.0	28.2	85.2
2015	950	33.0	28.7	90.8
2016	916	32.0	28.6	92.4
2017	930	32.0	29.0	88.8
2018	929	32.0	29.0	85.6
2019	872	30.0	29.0	82.8
2020	861	n/a	n/a	80.1
2021	717	28.0	25.6	81.5
2022	694	28.0	24.7	88
2023	712	29.0	24.5	85

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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