Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Los Banos’s public schools score below 56% of California districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Los Banos’s districts is 18%, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Los Banos, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Los Banos’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 456 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Los Banos’s, its schools beat 51%, higher than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 33% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,734 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Eight elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Our Lady of Fatima School (private) and Legacy Christian Academy (private) are in town. Crossroads Alternative Education Center, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Los Banos’s grade
C+: better than 44% of California school districts, #561 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Los Banos, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Los Banos · depends on your address
Los Banos Junior High
Grades 7–8 · 938 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Creekside Junior High
Grades 7–8 · 812 students · 20:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Los Banos · depends on your address
Los Banos Junior High
Grades 7–8 · 938 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Creekside Junior High
Grades 7–8 · 812 students · 20:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Los Banos · depends on your address
Pacheco High
Grades 9–12 · 1,725 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Los Banos High
Grades 9–12 · 1,543 students · 21:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Los Banos · depends on your address
Pacheco High
Grades 9–12 · 1,725 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Los Banos High
Grades 9–12 · 1,543 students · 21:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Los Banos · depends on your address
Pacheco High
Grades 9–12 · 1,725 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Los Banos High
Grades 9–12 · 1,543 students · 21:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Los Banos · depends on your address
Pacheco High
Grades 9–12 · 1,725 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Los Banos High
Grades 9–12 · 1,543 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Los Banos’s public schools are run by Los Banos Unified School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Los Banos vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Los Banos’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Los Banos | C+ | Los Banos Unified |
Every school in Los Banos
17 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Los Banos Special Education Preschool and Early Education Center).
Questions about Los Banos’s schools
Are Los Banos’s schools good?
On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Los Banos children attend score below 56% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #561 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 51%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Los Banos in?
Los Banos Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 11,020 students in 16 schools (2024–25).
Where do Los Banos kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Pacheco High and Los Banos High.
What is Los Banos’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Los Banos Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Los Banos spend per student?
$17,734 in Los Banos Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Los Banos?
Yes: Our Lady of Fatima School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 206 students) and Legacy Christian Academy (religious, grades 1–6, 19 students).
Parents talk
What Los Banos families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Los Banos → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.