Banning · Riverside County

Schools in Banning

Banning’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 5th to the 8th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 3 schools

from 5th to 8th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Hoffer Elementary: 8th percentile, Needs Support
  • Hemmerling Elementary: 7th percentile, Needs Support
  • Central Elementary: 5th percentile, Needs Support
3Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
0Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 1 school

at 17th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Nicolet Middle: 17th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
0Strong

High · 1 school

at 15th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Banning High: 15th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
0Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.

Schools around Banning

8 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Banning score highest?

Hoffer Elementary is highest, at the 8th percentile.

That’s higher than 8 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Banning

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Context

The average Banning elementary school had 16 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Where does the middle school we score in Banning stand?

Nicolet Middle is at the 17th percentile.

That’s higher than 17 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Banning.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

1 middle school not ranked statewide

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Banning stand?

Banning High is at the 15th percentile.

That’s higher than 15 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Banning.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

  • Banning HighBanning Unified · On the rise
    15thNeeds SupportScope Score 44
2 high schools not ranked statewide

Continuation schools enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with schools of its kind. The others have no statewide percentile this year.

3 private schools have a Banning address. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

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Common questions

Which public schools in Banning rank highest?

Elementary: Hoffer Elementary, 8th percentile (Needs Support). Middle: Nicolet Middle, 17th percentile (Needs Support). High: Banning High, 15th percentile (Needs Support). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Banning decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Banning good?

Banning’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 5th to the 8th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Needs Support. Banning has one public middle school we score, Nicolet Middle, at the 17th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Needs Support. Banning has one public high school we score, Banning High, at the 15th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Banning compare with California?

The average Banning elementary school had 16 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Banning address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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