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Grasslands Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
2,102 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
892 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
31:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
77%
Teachers
29 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 86.8%
White 8.0%
Asian 0.9%
Black 0.6%
Other 3.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Grasslands Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard14.9%
Met Standard27.1%
Below Standard58.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "42% proficient" for Grasslands Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

14.9% of students exceeded standard while 27.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.3 points above the Los Banos Unified district average of 9.7%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.7 points higher (vs 8.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 0.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
14.9%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
42.0%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+0.5pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
14.1%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.4%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
2,102
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 143 11.9% 21.0% 34.3% 32.9% 32.9%
4th 122 19.7% 26.2% 24.6% 29.5% 45.9%
5th 130 22.3% 30.0% 19.2% 28.5% 52.3%
6th 130 15.4% 40.0% 23.1% 21.5% 55.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 143 8.4% 39.2% 25.9% 26.6% 47.5%
4th 122 13.1% 26.2% 43.4% 17.2% 39.3%
5th 131 16.8% 12.2% 35.1% 35.9% 29.0%
6th 130 12.3% 21.5% 31.5% 34.6% 33.9%