# Los Banos Unified

Los Banos Unified is a unified district in Merced County, California. Reading proficiency is 33.9%, +2.5 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 21.4%, +2.1 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/los-banos-unified |
| County | Merced |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 15 |
| Students | 11,020 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 22:1 |
| Average spending per student | $18,249 |
| Low-Income Students | 9,102 (82.5%) |
| English Learners | 2,532 (22.9%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 31.4% | 5,836 |
| 2024 | 31.9% | 5,829 |
| 2025 | 33.9% | 5,810 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 19.3% | 5,841 |
| 2024 | 20.3% | 5,840 |
| 2025 | 21.4% | 5,820 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 28.3% | 43.5% |
| 2024 | 29.2% | 41.1% |
| 2025 | 31.7% | 46.2% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 16.9% | 28.6% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | 28.2% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | 31.3% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 10.3% | 34.8% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | 34.8% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | 36.7% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 8.3% | 21.0% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | 23.3% |
| 2025 | 7.6% | 23.5% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carlos Ochoa | Board Member | cochoa@losbanosusd.net | N/A | N/A |
| Deborah Lewis-Valadao | Board Member | dvaladao@losbanosusd.net | N/A | N/A |
| Luis M. Castro | Board Member | lcastro@losbanosusd.net | 2024 | 2028 |
| Mark Marshall | Board Member | mmarshall@losbanosusd.net | N/A | N/A |
| Tim Warren | Board Member | twarren@losbanosusd.net | N/A | N/A |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Grasslands Elementary | Los Banos | 46.3% | 37.6% | 42.0% | +11.9 | +13.2 |
| 2 | Pacheco High | Los Banos | 55.3% | 22.8% | 39.1% | +3.1 | +3.4 |
| 3 | Charleston Elementary | Los Banos | 44.2% | 33.3% | 38.8% | +0.2 | +0.8 |
| 4 | Westside Union Elementary | Los Banos | 45.0% | 32.4% | 38.7% | -2.0 | -5.1 |
| 5 | Volta Elementary | Los Banos | 37.1% | 25.4% | 31.3% | +6.9 | +3.7 |
| 6 | Los Banos High | Los Banos | 46.7% | 13.8% | 30.2% | +2.4 | +2.0 |
| 7 | Lorena Falasco Elementary | Los Banos | 31.7% | 26.0% | 28.8% | +6.9 | +4.8 |
| 8 | Los Banos Junior High | Los Banos | 33.1% | 21.4% | 27.2% | +6.2 | +5.2 |
| 9 | Los Banos Elementary | Los Banos | 30.5% | 23.2% | 26.9% | +6.3 | +6.9 |
| 10 | Mercey Springs Elementary | Los Banos | 27.1% | 16.8% | 21.9% | -5.2 | -2.4 |
| 11 | Henry Miller Elementary | Los Banos | 22.7% | 14.5% | 18.6% | 0.0 | -2.7 |
| 12 | R. M. Miano Elementary | Los Banos | 23.7% | 13.3% | 18.5% | +4.4 | -2.8 |
| 13 | Creekside Junior High | Los Banos | 22.6% | 14.3% | 18.4% | -3.0 | -0.9 |
| 14 | Green Valley Charter | Los Banos | 23.1% | 8.8% | 15.9% | -2.9 | -1.2 |
| 15 | Crossroads Alternative Education Center | Los Banos | 18.9% | 2.2% | 10.6% | -11.9 | -2.4 |