School district · California
Los Banos Unified
Los Banos Unified in California: 17 public schools with 11,020 students and 23.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,734 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 17
- Students
- 11,020
- Students per teacher
- 23.0
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $17,734
- CA $20.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 478
- Counselors (FTE)
- 37.0
- Students per counselor
- 298
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 6.0
- Librarians (FTE): 0.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
California: 47%32%proficient
+2.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 76% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
4,996 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%22%proficient
+0.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 75% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
5,006 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 11% · $27.3M
- State
- 72% · $175M
- Local
- 17% · $42.1M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $11,060
- Support services
- $6,004
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $18.2M
- Long-term debt
- $81.5M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charleston ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 374 | 26.7 | 44% | 33% |
Grasslands ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 884 | 30.5 | 46% | 38% |
Henry Miller ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 676 | 26.0 | 23% | 14% |
Lorena Falasco ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 669 | 25.7 | 32% | 26% |
Los Banos ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 622 | 24.9 | 31% | 23% |
Mercey Springs ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 608 | 27.6 | 27% | 17% |
R. M. Miano ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 778 | 25.9 | 24% | 13% |
| K | 166 | 20.8 | — | — | |
Volta ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 387 | 24.2 | 37% | 25% |
Westside Union ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 573 | 23.9 | 45% | 32% |
Creekside Junior HighFree meals for all | 7–8 | 812 | 19.8 | 23% | 14% |
Los Banos Junior HighFree meals for all | 7–8 | 938 | 21.4 | 33% | 21% |
Los Banos HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,543 | 21.2 | — | — |
Pacheco HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,725 | 20.3 | — | — |
San Luis High (Continuation)AlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 82 | 12.3 | — | — |
Crossroads Alternative Education CenterAlternativeMostly virtual | K–12 | 183 | 22.2 | 17% | 8.7% |
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Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 1717 South 11th St., Los Banos, CA 93635
- Phone
- (209)826-3801
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.