# Banta Unified

Banta Unified is a unified district in San Joaquin County, California. Reading proficiency is 24.5%, +4.8 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 12.2%, +0.3 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/banta-unified |
| County | San Joaquin |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 6 |
| Students | 3,563 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 21:1 |
| Average spending per student | $32,739 |
| Low-Income Students | 127 (62.9%) |
| English Learners | 61 (30.2%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 19.7% | 142 |
| 2024 | 17.6% | 119 |
| 2025 | 24.5% | 98 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 12.0% | 142 |
| 2024 | 11.8% | 119 |
| 2025 | 12.2% | 98 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 19.0% | 23.1% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | 20.0% |
| 2025 | 26.9% | 15.0% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 12.1% | 11.5% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | 20.0% |
| 2025 | 14.1% | 5.0% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 3.5% | 23.3% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | 21.8% |
| 2025 | 14.3% | 24.4% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 5.2% | 18.3% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | 16.4% |
| 2025 | 7.1% | 11.1% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Doug Diestler | Vice President - Area 3 | N/A | 2020 | 2024 |
| Joel Bret Spencer | Board Member - Area 5 | N/A | N/A | 2024 |
| Karen Dell'Osso | Board President - Area 2 | N/A | N/A | 2026 |
| Mathew Kuwitzky | Board Member - Area 4 | N/A | N/A | 2026 |
| Patricia Speer | Board Clerk - Area 1 | N/A | 2020 | 2024 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | EPIC Academy | Lathrop | 79.6% | 74.1% | 76.9% | +2.6 | +4.0 |
| 2 | River Islands Technology Academy II | Lathrop | 65.5% | 55.4% | 60.5% | +5.8 | +4.2 |
| 3 | NextGeneration STEAM Academy | Lathrop | 56.8% | 49.3% | 53.0% | +6.9 | +10.2 |
| 4 | River Islands High | Lathrop | 52.7% | 31.8% | 42.2% | N/A | N/A |
| 5 | Banta Charter | Tracy | 30.8% | 23.1% | 26.9% | +19.7 | +8.3 |
| 6 | Banta Elementary | Tracy | 24.5% | 12.2% | 18.4% | +4.8 | +0.3 |