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Los Banos Junior High: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Los Banos is a middle school in Los Banos. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Los Banos Junior High in Los Banos, 31.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 31.7% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Los Banos Junior High trails its district average for low-income students by 0.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (19.9% Math proficient); Hispanic students (31.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 31.7 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 787 students tested.

All students at this school: 27% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 27%, district —, state 39%27%
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 25%, district 26%, state 32%25% · −2 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 25%, district 26%, state 32%25% · −2 vs school
MaleMale: this school 27%, district 27%, state 42%27% · −0 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 28%, district 28%, state 44%28% · +0 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 2%, district 8%, state 11%2% · −26 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 5%, district 8%, state 15%5% · −22 vs school
Military-ConnectedMilitary-Connected: this school 27%, district 22%, state 46%27% · −0 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 54%, district 39%, state 56%54% · +27 vs school

8 of 17 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 22:1, district 24:122:1
Teaching staff46 teachers
Avg. experience12.3 years
Fully credentialed88%
First-year teachers2%
Intern / emergency permit2.4%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$62,638 – $132,073
Principal salary$146,901 – $161,238
Superintendent salary$233,606

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $19,387, CA average $14,815$19,387 · spent at this school
Federal share$644 per student

$644 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,916 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction63%
Instruction support11%
Student services9%
Administration6%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other1%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$13,973 per pupil
2019$12,577 per pupil
2018$11,990 per pupil
2017$11,536 per pupil
2016$10,698 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic89.5%
District 87.6% · CA 56.1%
White6.5%
District 8.4% · CA 19.9%
Other2.2%
District 2.2% · CA 9.0%
Black1.4%
District 1.1% · CA 4.8%
Asian0.4%
District 0.8% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 84.3% (21pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$67K · CA $85K
Median home value$445K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+13% · CA 35%
ZIP population50,149
Median age31 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 14% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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