Grasslands Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Los Banos, California

Grasslands Elementary in Los Banos, California enrolled 884 students in 2024-25 with 29.0 full-time teachers, 30.5 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 29-33% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

892 students in 2022-23, 892 students in 2023-24, 884 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.0 to 29.0.

Students enrolled at Grasslands Elementary by school year2022-23: 892, 2023-24: 892, 2024-25: 88402505007501k2022-238922023-248922024-25884
Students enrolled at Grasslands Elementary by school year2022-23: 892, 2023-24: 892, 2024-25: 88402505007501k2022-238922023-248922024-25884
Students enrolled at Grasslands Elementary by school year2022-23: 892, 2023-24: 892, 2024-25: 88402505007501k2022-238922023-248922024-25884
Students enrolled at Grasslands Elementary by school year2022-23: 892, 2023-24: 892, 2024-25: 88402505007501k2022-238922023-248922024-25884
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2389229.030.8
2023-2489229.030.8
2024-2588429.030.5

30.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Grasslands Elementary 30.5; state median 22.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherGrasslands Elementary 30.5state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Grasslands Elementary 30.5; state median 22.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherGrasslands Elementary 30.5state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Grasslands Elementary 30.5; state median 22.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherGrasslands Elementary 30.5state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Grasslands Elementary 30.5; state median 22.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherGrasslands Elementary 30.5state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 418 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Grasslands Elementary enrolled 836 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 38 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 418 of the 836 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions38
  • Chronically absent32.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

86.0% of students were Hispanic, 8.5% White, 2.3% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic86.0%
  2. White8.5%
  3. Asian2.3%
  4. Two or more races1.9%
  5. Pacific Islander0.8%
  6. Black0.5%
  7. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Grasslands Elementary scored proficient or above: 29-33% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2229‑33%32%45%
Math, 2022-2324%18% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Los Banos

10 public elementary schools in Los Banos report 2024-25 enrollment; Grasslands Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Grasslands Elementary88430.568.6%
R. M. Miano Elementary77825.974.4%
Henry Miller Elementary67626.080.8%
Lorena Falasco Elementary66925.766.7%
Los Banos Elementary62224.969.6%
Mercey Springs Elementary60827.677.0%
Westside Union Elementary57323.966.7%
Volta Elementary38724.280.1%

All public schools in Los Banos →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Grasslands Elementary

  1. Transitional Kindergarten CenterThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 166 students, 20.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. R. M. Miano ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 778 students, 25.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Grasslands Elementary with Transitional Kindergarten CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Los Banos Unified spends per student$16,392 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,392
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaGrasslands Elementary is the number 191 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#191 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher30.5 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.30.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Grasslands Elementary

  1. How many students attend Grasslands Elementary?
    884 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 892 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Los Banos, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Grasslands Elementary?
    30.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Grasslands Elementary a Title I school?
    Grasslands Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Grasslands Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Grasslands Elementary scored proficient or above: 29-33% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Grasslands Elementary in?
    Los Banos Unified, NCES district ID 0622740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062274014458 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22