How does Banning High compare to other high schools in Banning?

Banning High has a Scope Score of 45.0/100, ranked #1055 among California high schools. 10% of students exceed standard, with a total of 464 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Banning High?

10.3% of students at Banning High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 34.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Banning High?

29.8% of students at Banning High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Banning High

High School

Banning Unified BanningRiverside County92220

📍 100 West Westward

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,649 California high schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,146 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

87%

Teachers

59 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

88.0%

AP Exam Prepared

49.5%

A-G Completion

46.1%

College-Going Rate

41.7%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+39.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+17.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

7.9%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 192 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic75.8%

White8.3%

Asian3.0%

Black6.1%

Other6.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Banning High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	10.3%
Met Standard	24.1%
Below Standard	65.5%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Graduation rate: 88.0%

0.6pp above state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

✓College readiness: 49.5%

AP exam pass rate above state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 29.8%

4.5pp below state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

✓Suspension rate: 3.6%

0.5pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 10.3%

5.4pp below state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 34.5%

0.3pp below state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 34.5%

Below state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The high school Scope Score is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "34% proficient" for Banning High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.3% of students exceeded standard while 24.1% met it. That exceeded rate is 5.4 points below the state average of 15.7%. That's 2.8 points above the Banning Unified district average of 7.6%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.4% exceeded — 9.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 88.0%. 46.1% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 41.7% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 29.8%, better than the state average of 34.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

10.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

34.5%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

29.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

464

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	232	13.4%	34.5%	21.1%	31.0%	47.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	232	7.3%	13.8%	19.0%	59.9%	21.1%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Hemmerling Elementary

21.0# in state

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Middle

Nicolet Middle

13.2# in state

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High School

Banning High

45.0# in state

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.