Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS BANOS UNIFIED·NCES 062274003478
Charleston Elementary
18463 West Charleston Rd., Los Banos, CA 93635 · (209) 826-5270 · Merced County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
26.7:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
275 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 35% smaller than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
44.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.2pp since 2014
Math
33.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.4% | 29.8% | 31.2% | 24.6% |
| Math | 11.9% | 21.5% | 33.8% | 32.9% |
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 | 44.2% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.3% | 36.6% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 32.6% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 29.4% |
| 2018-19 | 54.0% | 44.3% |
| 2017-18 | 50.4% | 42.5% |
| 2016-17 | 44.6% | 39.7% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Charleston Elementary
Charleston Elementary's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Elementary this school | 374 | 73.5% | 40.6% |
| Healdsburg Elementary Healdsburg | 401 | 73.8% | 56.0% |
| Bel Aire Park Elementary Napa | 410 | 74.4% | 35.2% |
| Chatom Elementary Turlock | 391 | 75.2% | 42.8% |
| Waverly Elementary Stockton | 438 | 74.9% | 23.2% |
| First Street Elementary Lincoln | 381 | 69.8% | 50.6% |
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 Charleston Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Merced County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #2,431 of 5,151 | #11 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #2,887 of 5,172 ▼ 435 | #22 of 54 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #2,528 of 5,172 ▼ 421 | #17 of 54 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.1pp | #1,113 of 5,116 | #18 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #4,005 of 5,915 | #46 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.7:1 | #5,051 of 5,352 | #49 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.8% | #3,150 of 5,354 | #15 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.5% | #2,729 of 5,625 | #47 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #3,062 of 3,837 | #23 of 35 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
374
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+96% since 1990-91, when it was 191
Student : Teacher
26.7:1
was 27.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 374 | 14 | 26.7:1 | 74% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 14 | 26.5:1 | 62% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 350 | 14 | 25.0:1 | 58% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 14 | 27.1:1 | 51% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 14 | 28.7:1 | 53% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 14 | 27.0:1 | 54% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | N/A | N/A | 29% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 269 | 13 | 20.7:1 | 28% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 191 | 9 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charleston Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (402 to 374); teachers unchanged (14 to 14).
About Charleston Elementary
Charleston Elementary is a public low-enrollment elementary school in Los Banos, California. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 374 students.
The 16 schools of Los Banos Unified, including Charleston Elementary, enroll 11,020 students.
Charleston Elementary's enrollment is 70% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 25% White and 3% Asian. Charleston Elementary has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 26.7 students per teacher and 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 74%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Charleston Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.5%.
Merced County has these Census figures: median household income is about $65,510, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Charleston Elementary is among the 117 public schools in Merced County.
The closest public school to Charleston Elementary is Mercey Springs Elementary, about 4.5 miles away. Within five miles of Charleston Elementary, there are 2 other public schools. On proficiency, Charleston Elementary is ahead of the 25.5% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 374, close to the 379 recorded in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Charleston Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Merced County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
290,201
Census ACS
Median income
$65,510
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
59,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Los Banos Unified
- Pacheco HighHigh · 1,725 students
- Los Banos HighHigh · 1,543 students
- Los Banos Junior HighMiddle · 938 students
- Grasslands ElementaryElementary · 884 students
- Creekside Junior HighMiddle · 812 students
- R. M. Miano ElementaryElementary · 778 students
Other schools in Los Banos
- Pacheco HighHigh · 1,725 students
- Los Banos HighHigh · 1,543 students
- Los Banos Junior HighMiddle · 938 students
- Grasslands ElementaryElementary · 884 students
- Creekside Junior HighMiddle · 812 students
- R. M. Miano ElementaryElementary · 778 students
Other Charleston Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Charleston Elementary. Charleston Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCHARLESTON, AR · 502 students
- Charleston Elementary SchoolCharleston, TN · 358 students
- Charleston Elementary SchoolCHARLESTON, MS · 316 students
- Charleston Elementary SchoolWest Charleston, VT · 118 students
Nearby schools
- Mercey Springs Elementary4.5 mi · 608
- Los Banos High4.7 mi · 1,543
- Los Banos Elementary5.3 mi · 622
- Westside Union Elementary5.3 mi · 573
- Crossroads Alternative Education Center5.4 mi · 183
- Creekside Junior High5.5 mi · 812
Frequently asked questions
About Charleston ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Charleston Elementary?
Charleston Elementary enrolls approximately 374 students in grades KG-06.
Is Charleston Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Charleston Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Charleston Elementary have?
Charleston Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Charleston Elementary?
Student demographics at Charleston Elementary are roughly 25% White, 70% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Charleston Elementary in?
Charleston Elementary is part of Los Banos Unified.
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