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Los Banos Unified Schools
Los Banos Unified is a public school district in California, based in Merced County (Los Banos). SchoolGrade grades 16 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Los Banos Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Los Banos Unified
3 of 16 schools in Los Banos Unified carry a SchoolGrade (13 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
D: 1F: 2
Best schools in Los Banos Unified
Statewide rankings: all 1051 high schools in California · all 513 middle schools in California · all 1758 elementary schools in California
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- D- Crossroads Alternative Education Center (K-12 school, underperforms expectations)
- F San Luis High Continuation (High school, underperforms expectations)
- F R M Miano Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Los Banos Unified
High schools (3)
- Los Banos High, Los Banos
- Pacheco High, Los Banos
- F San Luis High Continuation, Los Banos
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- Creekside Junior High, Los Banos
- Los Banos Junior High, Los Banos
Elementary and primary schools (9)
- Charleston Elementary, Los Banos
- Grasslands Elementary, Los Banos
- Henry Miller Elementary, Los Banos
- Lorena Falasco Elementary, Los Banos
- Los Banos Elementary, Los Banos
- Mercey Springs Elementary, Los Banos
- F R M Miano Elementary, Los Banos
- Volta Elementary, Los Banos
- Westside Union Elementary, Los Banos
Other schools and academies (2)
- D- Crossroads Alternative Education Center, Los Banos
- Transitional Kindergarten Center, Los Banos
Where Los Banos Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Los Banos (16)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Merced County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 11,057 students with 465 full-time-equivalent teachers and 985 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0622740
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Gustine Unified (5 schools, 13 mi)
- Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified (5 schools, 18 mi)
- Hilmar Unified (5 schools, 23 mi)
- Newman-Crows Landing Unified (8 schools, 25 mi)
- Livingston Union (4 schools, 26 mi)
- Hollister (10 schools, 28 mi)
- Gilroy Unified (14 schools, 28 mi)
- Delhi Unified (5 schools, 30 mi)
Questions about Los Banos Unified
How many schools are in Los Banos Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 16 public schools in Los Banos Unified, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Los Banos Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Los Banos.
How good are the schools in Los Banos Unified?
Across the 3 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is F, with 8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 24.7%. 0% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Los Banos Unified?
11,057 students were enrolled in Los Banos Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 23.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Los Banos Unified?
Los Banos Unified is in California, based in Merced County, with its district office in Los Banos. Its boundary covers about 659 sq mi.