Enrollment
202
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BANTA UNIFIED·NCES 060257100354
Banta Elementary
22345 El Rancho Rd., Tracy, CA 95304 · (209) 229-4650 · San Joaquin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL202 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
127 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 32% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 4% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 225% larger than its 8th grade class (20).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
24.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.8pp since 2021
Math
12.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.1% | 19.4% | 26.5% | 49.0% |
| Math | 5.1% | 7.1% | 20.4% | 67.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.5% | 12.2% |
| 2023-24 | 17.6% | 11.8% |
| 2022-23 | 19.7% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.7% | 16.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Banta Elementary
Banta Elementary's state test result (17.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banta Elementary this school | 202 | 62.9% | 17.0% |
| Valle Vista Elementary San Jose | 204 | 65.7% | 31.4% |
| Solano Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 198 | 68.2% | 63.8% |
| Bowers Elementary Santa Clara | 240 | 59.6% | 46.3% |
| Spring Valley Elementary San Francisco | 234 | 68.4% | 31.9% |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary Daly City | 266 | 61.3% | 37.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Banta Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #4,816 of 5,151 | #117 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #4,934 of 5,172 ▼ 5 | #121 of 138 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #4,530 of 5,172 ▲ 362 | #103 of 138 ▲ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #3,317 of 5,116 | #86 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 202 | #5,344 of 5,915 | #149 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #299 of 5,352 | #2 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #1,490 of 5,354 | #55 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #3,335 of 5,625 | #108 of 154 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 202 | 11.1 | 18.2:1 | 63% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 168 | 10.1 | 16.6:1 | 75% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 199 | 11.1 | 17.9:1 | 77% (154) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Banta Elementary.
About Banta Elementary
Families in Tracy, California, are served by Banta Elementary, a small elementary school. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 8, with 202 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
The local education agency for Banta Elementary is Banta Unified.
More than half of enrollment at Banta Elementary is Hispanic: 54%. Next come 22% Asian, 14% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 43% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Banta Elementary scores 63%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Banta Elementary is 18.2:1, based on 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. Banta Elementary counts 63% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in San Joaquin County average a similar 66%.
After accounting for student poverty, Banta Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 17.0% is 25.7 points below the 42.7% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
In the wider San Joaquin County area, the median household earns about $92,179 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. San Joaquin County counts 251 public schools with about 153,026 students.
Banta Elementary's nearest public school is Banta Charter (less than a tenth of a mile). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Banta Elementary places 5th of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns Banta Elementary the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Banta Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
San Joaquin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
797,334
Census ACS
Median income
$92,179
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
251
153,026 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Merrill F. West HighHigh · 1,920 students
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- South/West Park ElementaryElementary · 806 students
Nearby schools
- Banta Charter0.0 mi · 73
- Tracy High2.7 mi · 1,739
- Millennium Charter2.8 mi · 436
- Primary Charter2.8 mi · 401
- Discovery Charter2.8 mi · 369
- North Elementary2.9 mi · 722
Frequently asked questions
About Banta ElementaryHow large is Banta Elementary?
Banta Elementary enrolls approximately 202 students in grades KG-08.
Is Banta Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Banta Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Banta Elementary?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Banta Elementary.
How diverse is Banta Elementary?
Banta Elementary reports a student body of 14% White, 54% Hispanic, 3% Black, 22% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Banta Elementary public or private?
Banta Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Banta Unified.
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