Is Los Banos Elementary a good school?

Los Banos Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Los Banos Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 441 students attended Los Banos Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Los Banos Elementary?

Students at Los Banos Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Los Banos Elementary attend?

Students who attend Los Banos Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Creekside Junior High High : Los Banos High

Los Banos Elementary

Summary:

Los Banos Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K-6 in the Los Banos Unified School District, with 441 students. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 25% of California elementary schools over the past decade, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, and has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 80% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Los Banos Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 27.92% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 19.59% proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 31.91% and 20.34% for the district, and 47.04% and 35.54% for the state, respectively. The school also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 29.4%, much higher than the 18.0% rate at Charleston Elementary and the 22.0% rate at Westside Union Elementary. Additionally, the school struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students with disabilities.

Despite being located in close proximity to several other elementary schools in the Los Banos Unified School District, Los Banos Elementary consistently underperforms its neighbors, such as Westside Union Elementary, which is just 0.09 miles away and outperforms Los Banos Elementary by a significant margin on both English Language Arts/Literacy and mathematics assessments. However, the school's relatively stronger performance on the CAST science assessment suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement with the right interventions and support.

Detail:

Public K-6

1260 Seventh St.
Los Banos, CA 93635-4378

(209) 826-4981

District: Los Banos Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4545^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,671

Students who attend Los Banos Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Creekside Junior High
High:	Los Banos High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.5

Number of students: 441

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.9%

White:

8.8%

African American:

2.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 82.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Los Banos Elementary ranks worse than 77.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Los Banos Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.3. (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 (85.9%), White (8.8%), African American (2.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 82.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

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

Compare Los Banos Elementary employs 18 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Los Banos Elementary is $9,671, which is the highest among 9 elementary schools in the Los Banos Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Los Banos Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Banos Elementary 4545^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Los Banos 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 Los Banos Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Los Banos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	39.01	2689^th	4809	44.1%
2005	35.82	2966^th	4822	38.5%
2006	35.54	2963^rd	4818	38.5%
2007	34.49	3258^th	5113	36.3%
2008	33.72	3349^th	5113	34.5%
2009	26.39	3950^th	5193	23.9%
2010	32.07	3692^nd	5314	30.5%
2011	32.30	3812^th	5377	29.1%
2012	32.38	3777^th	5390	29.9%
2013	22.92	4537^th	5530	18.0%
2015	20.44	4580^th	5611	18.4%
2016	16.36	4922^nd	5614	12.3%
2017	15.18	5097^th	5692	10.5%
2018	18.01	4845^th	5662	14.4%
2019	17.15	5064^th	5789	12.5%
2022	16.95	5167^th	5883	12.2%
2023	18.04	5047^th	5874	14.1%
2024	23.30	4545^th	5862	22.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Los Banos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.85	1724^th	3246	46.9%
2019	36.92	1985^th	3275	39.4%
2022	43.75	1553^rd	3311	53.1%
2023	46.18	1402^nd	3250	56.9%
2024	32.46	2383^rd	3160	24.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Los Banos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	20.10	2194^th	2420	9.3%
2024	28.17	1930^th	2634	26.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Los Banos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.91	4416^th	5084	13.1%
2019	19.86	4573^rd	5173	11.6%
2022	21.51	4537^th	5264	13.8%
2023	24.69	4334^th	5374	19.4%
2024	25.25	4350^th	5511	21.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Los Banos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.68	4480^th	5413	17.2%
2019	18.86	4722^nd	5492	14.0%
2022	15.61	5135^th	5635	8.9%
2023	13.51	5275^th	5617	6.1%
2024	20.25	4683^rd	5605	16.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Los Banos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.01	1438^th	2128	32.4%
2019	35.79	1492^nd	2585	42.3%
2022	26.06	1691^st	2227	24.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Los Banos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.14	4878^th	5431	10.2%
2019	16.50	4936^th	5510	10.4%
2022	20.35	4679^th	5663	17.4%
2023	24.71	4292^nd	5650	24.0%
2024	27.33	4062^nd	5636	27.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Los Banos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.17	4091^st	4830	15.3%
2019	21.43	4279^th	4963	13.8%
2022	20.78	4457^th	5084	12.3%
2023	22.87	4279^th	5098	16.1%
2024	31.94	3575^th	5102	29.9%

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Rank History for White students at Los Banos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	10.26	2528^th	2737	7.6%
2019	13.32	2549^th	2834	10.1%

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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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by a parent
Saturday, January 22, 2011

Great teachers and staff. Low scores reflect the low income, low educational levels of parents, high minority and high non-engish speaking students, high student to teachers ratios and low budget. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Los Banos Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	230	13	8	249	0	n/a	n/a	0	500
1989	257	5	9	253	0	n/a	n/a	0	524
1990	232	8	14	257	0	n/a	n/a	0	511
1991	214	9	12	297	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
1992	220	15	11	329	0	n/a	n/a	0	575
1993	250	19	6	362	3	n/a	n/a	0	640
1994	252	27	12	428	2	n/a	n/a	0	721
1995	297	27	33	498	2	n/a	n/a	0	857
1996	297	27	33	498	2	n/a	n/a	0	857
1997	300	35	27	515	2	n/a	n/a	0	879
1998	330	36	27	536	1	n/a	n/a	0	930
1999	400	39	24	556	1	n/a	n/a	0	1020
2000	302	29	26	568	0	n/a	n/a	0	925
2001	157	25	31	418	12	n/a	n/a	306	949
2002	182	33	36	603	10	n/a	n/a	27	891
2003	182	33	36	603	10	n/a	n/a	27	891
2004	187	32	33	642	6	n/a	n/a	28	928
2005	176	25	36	585	10	n/a	n/a	1	833
2006	153	25	45	613	9	n/a	n/a	8	853
2007	162	24	45	737	10	n/a	n/a	13	991
2008	160	20	46	697	5	n/a	n/a	0	928
2009	153	28	33	662	5	8	17	0	906
2010	0	27	23	701	5	9	171	0	936
2011	158	23	18	696	5	8	8	0	916
2012	146	29	19	719	8	7	13	0	941
2013	140	22	16	736	5	10	13	0	942
2014	101	19	12	685	3	11	12	0	843
2015	107	16	6	687	3	13	10	0	842
2016	95	20	9	763	3	11	16	0	917
2017	92	19	11	799	4	21	13	0	959
2018	86	17	9	711	7	15	16	0	861
2019	73	21	6	707	6	12	10	0	835
2020	61	14	9	689	6	8	11	0	798
2021	42	10	4	349	4	1	7	0	417
2022	30	14	5	376	1	1	4	0	431
2023	39	12	5	379	2	2	2	0	441

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 Los Banos Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	500	21.0	23.8	n/a
1989	524	21.0	24.9	n/a
1990	511	21.9	23.3	n/a
1991	532	23.0	23.1	n/a
1992	575	23.4	24.5	55.5
1993	640	23.4	27.4	57
1994	721	30.0	24.0	62.6
1995	857	34.0	25.2	58.1
1996	857	34.0	25.2	58.1
1997	879	42.0	20.9	59.3
1998	930	47.0	19.8	68
1999	1020	49.0	20.8	48.8
2000	925	46.0	20.1	63.7
2001	949	48.0	19.8	95.8
2002	891	47.0	19.0	61.2
2003	891	47.0	19.0	61.2
2004	928	50.0	18.6	65
2005	833	44.0	18.9	66
2006	853	45.0	19.0	53.8
2007	991	50.0	19.8	65.6
2008	928	48.0	19.3	64.1
2009	906	41.0	20.1	56.1
2010	936	44.0	21.2	57.1
2011	916	n/a	n/a	48.4
2012	941	32.0	29.4	n/a
2013	942	32.0	29.4	83.2
2014	843	32.0	26.3	77.7
2015	842	32.0	26.3	84.1
2016	917	33.0	27.7	87.5
2017	959	34.0	28.2	85
2018	861	32.0	26.9	82.2
2019	835	31.0	26.9	83.7
2020	798	n/a	n/a	83.2
2021	417	18.0	23.1	72.4
2022	431	17.8	24.2	74.9
2023	441	18.0	24.5	82.5

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 Los Banos Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	500	21.0	23.8	n/a
1989	524	21.0	24.9	n/a
1990	511	21.9	23.3	n/a
1991	532	23.0	23.1	n/a
1992	575	23.4	24.5	55.5
1993	640	23.4	27.4	57
1994	721	30.0	24.0	62.6
1995	857	34.0	25.2	58.1
1996	857	34.0	25.2	58.1
1997	879	42.0	20.9	59.3
1998	930	47.0	19.8	68
1999	1020	49.0	20.8	48.8
2000	925	46.0	20.1	63.7
2001	949	48.0	19.8	95.8
2002	891	47.0	19.0	61.2
2003	891	47.0	19.0	61.2
2004	928	50.0	18.6	65
2005	833	44.0	18.9	66
2006	853	45.0	19.0	53.8
2007	991	50.0	19.8	65.6
2008	928	48.0	19.3	64.1
2009	906	41.0	20.1	56.1
2010	936	44.0	21.2	57.1
2011	916	n/a	n/a	48.4
2012	941	32.0	29.4	n/a
2013	942	32.0	29.4	83.2
2014	843	32.0	26.3	77.7
2015	842	32.0	26.3	84.1
2016	917	33.0	27.7	87.5
2017	959	34.0	28.2	85
2018	861	32.0	26.9	82.2
2019	835	31.0	26.9	83.7
2020	798	n/a	n/a	83.2
2021	417	18.0	23.1	72.4
2022	431	17.8	24.2	74.9
2023	441	18.0	24.5	82.5

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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