# Banning Unified

Banning Unified is a unified district in Riverside County, California. Reading proficiency is 27.4%, +3.3 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 15.3%, +2.4 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/banning-unified |
| County | Riverside |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 8 |
| Students | 4,234 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 21:1 |
| Average spending per student | $21,956 |
| Low-Income Students | 3,896 (92.0%) |
| English Learners | 760 (17.9%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 24.2% | 2,334 |
| 2024 | 26.0% | 2,278 |
| 2025 | 27.4% | 2,224 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 12.9% | 2,334 |
| 2024 | 13.4% | 2,278 |
| 2025 | 15.3% | 2,222 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 23.1% | 32.3% |
| 2024 | 25.2% | 32.7% |
| 2025 | 26.9% | 33.0% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 12.2% | 18.0% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | 18.1% |
| 2025 | 14.7% | 21.1% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 8.9% | 24.4% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | 26.8% |
| 2025 | 9.4% | 28.1% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 6.5% | 13.7% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | 13.2% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | 15.5% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Laura Troutman | Board Clerk | N/A | 2024 | 2028 |
| Leslie Novalis | Trustee | N/A | 2022 | 2026 |
| Lucia "Lucy" Martinez-Lara | Trustee | N/A | 2024 | 2028 |
| Mayra Anguiano | Trustee | N/A | 2024 | 2028 |
| Shelly Ruiz | Board President | N/A | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Banning High | Banning | 47.8% | 21.1% | 34.5% | +20.3 | +12.5 |
| 2 | Hemmerling Elementary | Banning | 36.9% | 23.7% | 30.3% | +11.6 | +4.9 |
| 3 | Cabazon Elementary | Cabazon | 36.2% | 23.4% | 29.8% | -8.4 | -2.1 |
| 4 | Central Elementary | Banning | 28.2% | 23.2% | 25.7% | -0.2 | -0.5 |
| 5 | Hoffer Elementary | Banning | 28.2% | 15.4% | 21.8% | +5.0 | +2.3 |
| 6 | Banning Independent Study | Banning | 24.2% | 4.9% | 14.6% | +4.8 | +0.8 |
| 7 | Nicolet Middle | Banning | 18.6% | 8.4% | 13.5% | 0.0 | +1.7 |
| 8 | New Horizon High | Banning | 21.1% | 5.3% | 13.2% | +1.1 | +5.3 |