Transitional Kindergarten Center

Transitional Kindergarten Center is an elementary school in Los Banos, California, according to federal school records. The school has 166 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.

Los Banos Unified has 11,020 students spread across 16 schools.

A large majority of enrollment at Transitional Kindergarten Center is Hispanic, at 84%. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 63%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Transitional Kindergarten Center scores 28%.

The school had 8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 20.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. The school reported 76% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.

In Merced County, home to about 290,201 people, median household income comes to about $65,510, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. There are 117 public schools in the county, enrolling about 59,456, Transitional Kindergarten Center among them.

Transitional Kindergarten Center's closest public school neighbor is R. M. Miano Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

NCES assigns Transitional Kindergarten Center the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

The school counted 104 students in 2020-21 and 166 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference.

This page is set up for the Transitional Kindergarten Center community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.