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Enrollment
676
Elementary
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS BANOS UNIFIED·NCES 062274003479
Henry Miller Elementary
545 West L St., Los Banos, CA 93635 · (209) 826-3816 · Merced County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL676 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
26.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
606 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 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 114 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (114).
Student demographics
16%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
22.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.7pp since 2014
Math
14.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.4% | 17.3% | 24.2% | 53.1% |
| Math | 3.4% | 11.1% | 29.2% | 56.3% |
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 | 22.7% | 14.5% |
| 2023-24 | 20.7% | 18.1% |
| 2022-23 | 22.7% | 17.1% |
| 2021-22 | 26.2% | 14.9% |
| 2018-19 | 32.5% | 19.5% |
| 2017-18 | 32.5% | 18.4% |
| 2016-17 | 33.0% | 19.5% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
19.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Henry Miller Elementary
Henry Miller Elementary's state test result (19.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Miller Elementary this school | 676 | 89.6% | 19.2% |
| Mercey Springs Elementary Los Banos | 608 | 89.3% | 21.3% |
| Nuview Elementary Nuevo | 663 | 88.2% | 31.5% |
| Berlyn Elementary Ontario | 639 | 91.7% | 29.3% |
| Alice Birney Elementary Colton | 681 | 90.7% | 17.1% |
| Terrace Elementary Riverside | 740 | 90.4% | 27.2% |
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 Henry Miller Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Merced County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #4,635 of 5,151 | #50 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #4,789 of 5,172 ▼ 409 | #51 of 54 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #4,672 of 5,172 ▲ 4 | #51 of 54 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #1,224 of 5,116 | #10 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 676 | #864 of 5,915 | #11 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.0:1 | #4,858 of 5,352 | #48 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.4% | #4,627 of 5,354 | #47 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #1,141 of 5,625 | #15 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.2% | #746 of 3,837 | #5 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
676
-41 (-6%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
26.0:1
was 25.6:1
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 | 676 | 26 | 26.0:1 | 90% (606) |
| 2023-24 | 713 | 27 | 26.4:1 | 76% (545) |
| 2022-23 | 712 | 29 | 24.6:1 | 85% (605) |
| 2020-21 | 717 | 28 | 25.6:1 | 81% (584) |
| 2017-18 | 929 | 32 | 29.0:1 | 86% (795) |
| 2015-16 | 916 | 32 | 28.6:1 | 92% (846) |
| 2010-11 | 946 | N/A | N/A | 55% (519) |
| 2000-01 | 954 | 49 | 19.5:1 | 74% (702) |
| 1990-91 | 545 | 25 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henry Miller Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (929 to 676); teachers down 19% (32 to 26).
About Henry Miller Elementary
Henry Miller Elementary serves students in Los Banos, California, as a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 676 students, spread over kindergarten through 6. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 45% bigger than that mark.
Henry Miller Elementary is a school in Los Banos Unified. The district has 16 schools and 11,020 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Henry Miller Elementary is Hispanic, at 91%. The rest of enrollment is 6% White. Among all residents of Merced County, the Hispanic share is about 63%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
The school's 26 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.0:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Income data for the school show 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Merced County, the average is 81%.
Henry Miller Elementary earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 8% of California public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Henry Miller Elementary is 7.8 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Merced County show that median household income comes to about $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 counts 117 public schools with about 59,456 students.
Of the public schools around it, Henry Miller Elementary is closest to Crossroads Alternative Education Center, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Henry Miller Elementary is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Henry Miller Elementary falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 676, from 717 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Henry Miller Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Nearby schools
- Crossroads Alternative Education Center0.5 mi · 183
- Valley Los Banos Community0.6 mi · 160
- Westside Union Elementary0.6 mi · 573
- Los Banos Elementary0.7 mi · 622
- Creekside Junior High1.0 mi · 812
- San Luis High (Continuation)1.1 mi · 82
Frequently asked questions
About Henry Miller ElementaryHow large is Henry Miller Elementary?
Henry Miller Elementary enrolls approximately 676 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Henry Miller Elementary serve?
Henry Miller Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Henry Miller Elementary have?
Henry Miller Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Henry Miller Elementary?
Student demographics at Henry Miller Elementary are roughly 6% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Henry Miller Elementary in?
Henry Miller Elementary is part of Los Banos Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.