Los Banos Elementary

Los Banos Elementary operates as a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Los Banos, California, part of Los Banos Unified. Current enrollment sits at 622 students spanning grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 34% bigger than the state mean of about 465.

Los Banos Unified comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 11,020 students; Los Banos Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Los Banos Elementary shows that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic. The remainder reads as 8% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Los Banos Elementary reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Los Banos Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 79% of students at Los Banos Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Los Banos Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Merced County shows median household earnings sit near $65,510, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Merced County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,456 students), Los Banos Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Westside Union Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Los Banos Elementary comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 25.8%.

Los Banos Elementary operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Los Banos Elementary has shrank 28%, going from 861 students in 2018 to 622 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 83% to 88% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 26.9:1 in 2018 to 24.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Los Banos Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.