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What's one thing Lorena Falasco Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
669
Elementary
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS BANOS UNIFIED·NCES 062274010962
Lorena Falasco Elementary
310 Overland Ave., Los Banos, CA 93635 · (209) 827-5834 · Merced County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL669 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- 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
25.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
515 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 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 118 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 28% smaller than its 6th grade class (118).
Student demographics
15%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
31.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.7pp since 2014
Math
26.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.2% | 21.5% | 28.1% | 40.2% |
| Math | 8.7% | 17.3% | 29.5% | 44.5% |
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 | 31.7% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 23.2% |
| 2022-23 | 24.7% | 21.2% |
| 2021-22 | 24.1% | 21.2% |
| 2018-19 | 33.0% | 35.1% |
| 2017-18 | 38.3% | 34.0% |
| 2016-17 | 38.9% | 32.2% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Lorena Falasco Elementary
Lorena Falasco Elementary's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorena Falasco Elementary this school | 669 | 77.0% | 27.4% |
| Boronda Meadows Salinas | 620 | 77.1% | 20.2% |
| Daisy Gibson Elementary Palmdale | 714 | 77.2% | 19.4% |
| Pedley Elementary Jurupa Valley | 736 | 76.4% | 18.4% |
| Lucas Elementary Ceres | 668 | 77.2% | 23.9% |
| Imperial Elementary Downey | 653 | 75.7% | 48.3% |
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 Lorena Falasco Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Merced County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #3,814 of 5,151 | #39 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #3,665 of 5,172 ▲ 159 | #37 of 54 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #3,806 of 5,172 ▲ 420 | #38 of 54 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.2pp | #1,320 of 5,116 | #20 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 669 | #905 of 5,915 | #12 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.7:1 | #4,753 of 5,352 | #46 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.0% | #4,700 of 5,354 | #49 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.0% | #2,460 of 5,625 | #41 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #1,050 of 3,837 | #7 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
669
-157 (-19%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 860
Student : Teacher
25.7:1
was 29.5:1
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 | 669 | 26 | 25.7:1 | 77% (515) |
| 2023-24 | 713 | 26 | 27.4:1 | 76% (542) |
| 2022-23 | 727 | 27 | 26.9:1 | 83% (604) |
| 2020-21 | 826 | 28 | 29.5:1 | 78% (644) |
| 2017-18 | 873 | 30 | 29.1:1 | 85% (745) |
| 2015-16 | 874 | 29 | 30.1:1 | 88% (770) |
| 2010-11 | 860 | N/A | N/A | 47% (407) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lorena Falasco Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (873 to 669); teachers down 13% (30 to 26).
About Lorena Falasco Elementary
Lorena Falasco Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Los Banos, California, (ZIP code 93635). It serves 669 students in kindergarten through 6. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 44% larger than that.
Los Banos Unified runs 16 schools with a combined 11,020 students. Lorena Falasco Elementary is one of them.
Hispanic students make up 92% of enrollment at Lorena Falasco Elementary. The remaining students are 4% White. Census figures show Merced County is about 63% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 15% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 26 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 25.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligible students account for 77% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
allk12 grades Lorena Falasco Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Lorena Falasco Elementary is 34.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.4%.
Merced County census figures show that the median household income is $65,510, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Merced County is home to 117 public schools and about 59,456 public school students.
The closest public school, San Luis High (Continuation), is about 0.7 miles from Lorena Falasco Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lorena Falasco Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Lorena Falasco Elementary's location as Town: Distant.
Federal data show a 19% enrollment decrease, from 826 in 2020-21 to 669 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 29.5:1 to 25.7:1.
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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
- 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
- San Luis High (Continuation)0.7 mi · 82
- Valley Los Banos Community0.8 mi · 160
- R. M. Miano Elementary0.8 mi · 778
- Transitional Kindergarten Center0.9 mi · 166
- Westside Union Elementary1.1 mi · 573
- Los Banos Elementary1.2 mi · 622
Frequently asked questions
About Lorena Falasco ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lorena Falasco Elementary?
Lorena Falasco Elementary enrolls approximately 669 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Lorena Falasco Elementary serve?
Lorena Falasco Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Lorena Falasco Elementary?
Approximately 25.7:1 students per teacher at Lorena Falasco Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Lorena Falasco Elementary?
Student demographics at Lorena Falasco Elementary are roughly 4% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Lorena Falasco Elementary?
Lorena Falasco Elementary is overseen by Los Banos Unified in Merced County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.