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Enrollment
884
Elementary
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS BANOS UNIFIED·NCES 062274014458
Grasslands Elementary
1951 Mission Dr., Los Banos, CA 93635 · (209) 826-2122 · Merced County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL884 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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.
- A-Beats 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
30.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
752 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 103 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 146 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 131 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (131).
Student demographics
25%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
46.3%
CA avg 49.1%
Math
37.6%
CA avg 37.7%
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.1% | 29.1% | 25.5% | 28.2% |
| Math | 12.6% | 25.1% | 33.6% | 28.7% |
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 | 46.3% | 37.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.4% | 34.3% |
| 2022-23 | 34.3% | 24.4% |
| 2021-22 | 31.5% | 19.5% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Grasslands Elementary
Grasslands Elementary's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grasslands Elementary this school | 884 | 85.1% | 40.0% |
| Tunnell (Martin Luther) Elementary Santa Maria | 917 | 84.2% | 22.5% |
| Taylor (Ida Redmond) Elementary Santa Maria | 849 | 85.7% | 21.4% |
| Caruthers Elementary Caruthers | 836 | 88.5% | 39.5% |
| Bill Libbon Elementary Santa Maria | 834 | 87.9% | 25.4% |
| Rio Hondo Elementary Downey | 838 | 82.6% | 47.7% |
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 Grasslands Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Merced County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,492 of 5,151 | #12 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #2,474 of 5,172 ▲ 184 | #7 of 54 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #2,336 of 5,172 ▲ 243 | #8 of 54 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #129 of 5,116 | #2 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 884 | #192 of 5,915 | #5 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 30.5:1 | #5,324 of 5,352 | #53 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.2% | #4,172 of 5,354 | #32 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #1,653 of 5,625 | #24 of 57 |
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
884
+110 (+14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
30.5:1
was 28.7:1
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 | 884 | 29 | 30.5:1 | 85% (752) |
| 2023-24 | 892 | 29 | 30.8:1 | 77% (684) |
| 2022-23 | 892 | 29 | 30.8:1 | 83% (741) |
| 2020-21 | 774 | 27 | 28.7:1 | 70% (544) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grasslands Elementary.
About Grasslands Elementary
Grasslands Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school that serves part of Los Banos, California. It educates 884 students in kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 90% above the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
The district for Grasslands Elementary is Los Banos Unified, with 16 schools and 11,020 students.
Hispanic students make up 86% of enrollment at Grasslands Elementary. Next come 8% White and 2% Asian. That compares with about 63% Hispanic among all Merced County residents. The school's diversity index is 25%, meaning two students picked at random have a 25% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 29 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 30.5:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 85%.
allk12 grades Grasslands Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Grasslands Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 40.0% actual against 29.7% predicted.
Across Merced County, the median household income is $65,510, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Merced County is home to 117 public schools and about 59,456 public school students.
The closest public school to Grasslands Elementary is Los Banos Junior High, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Grasslands Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Grasslands Elementary is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, Grasslands Elementary's enrollment grew 14%, to 884. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 28.7:1 to 30.5:1.
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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
- Creekside Junior HighMiddle · 812 students
- R. M. Miano ElementaryElementary · 778 students
- Henry Miller ElementaryElementary · 676 students
Other schools in Los Banos
- Pacheco HighHigh · 1,725 students
- Los Banos HighHigh · 1,543 students
- Los Banos Junior HighMiddle · 938 students
- Creekside Junior HighMiddle · 812 students
- R. M. Miano ElementaryElementary · 778 students
- Henry Miller ElementaryElementary · 676 students
Nearby schools
- Los Banos Junior High0.5 mi · 938
- Pacheco High0.6 mi · 1,725
- Transitional Kindergarten Center0.6 mi · 166
- R. M. Miano Elementary0.7 mi · 778
- San Luis High (Continuation)0.9 mi · 82
- Lorena Falasco Elementary1.3 mi · 669
Frequently asked questions
About Grasslands ElementaryHow large is Grasslands Elementary?
Grasslands Elementary enrolls approximately 884 students in grades KG-06.
Is Grasslands Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grasslands Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grasslands Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grasslands Elementary is approximately 30.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grasslands Elementary?
At Grasslands Elementary, the student body is approximately 8% White, 86% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Grasslands Elementary public or private?
Grasslands Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Banos Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.