Los Banos Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.8% |
| Met Standard | 19.3% |
| Below Standard | 73.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Los Banos Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.8% of students exceeded standard while 19.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Los Banos Unified district average of 9.7%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 9.4% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 22.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 18.5% | 23.1% | 41.5% |
| 4th | 86 | 8.1% | 17.4% | 25.6% |
| 5th | 71 | 7.0% | 21.1% | 28.2% |
| 6th | 63 | 7.9% | 20.6% | 28.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 10.8% | 30.8% | 41.5% |
| 4th | 87 | 6.9% | 20.7% | 27.6% |
| 5th | 73 | 1.4% | 8.2% | 9.6% |
| 6th | 64 | 1.6% | 12.5% | 14.1% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.2