Valley Los Banos Community

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Los Banos, California

Valley Los Banos Community in Los Banos, California enrolled 160 students in 2024-25 with 10.9 full-time teachers, 14.6 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 10% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75-79% (California: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 31%

138 students in 2022-23, 195 students in 2023-24, 160 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.3 to 10.9.

Students enrolled at Valley Los Banos Community by school year2022-23: 138, 2023-24: 195, 2024-25: 1600501001502002022-231382023-241952024-25160
Students enrolled at Valley Los Banos Community by school year2022-23: 138, 2023-24: 195, 2024-25: 1600501001502002022-231382023-241952024-25160
Students enrolled at Valley Los Banos Community by school year2022-23: 138, 2023-24: 195, 2024-25: 1600501001502002022-231382023-241952024-25160
Students enrolled at Valley Los Banos Community by school year2022-23: 138, 2023-24: 195, 2024-25: 1600501001502002022-231382023-241952024-25160
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231388.316.5
2023-2419511.517.0
2024-2516010.914.6

14.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 14.6; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 14.6; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 14.6; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; This school 14.6; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

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 144 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Valley Los Banos Community enrolled 130 students and had 0.9 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.9, one per 144 of the 130 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions14
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

91.8% of students were Hispanic, 6.3% White, 0.6% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic91.8%
  2. White6.3%
  3. Black0.6%
  4. Two or more races0.6%
  5. American Indian0.6%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Valley Los Banos Community scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 34.3% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Math10% or less1‑6% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

75-79% of the 78 students in Valley Los Banos Community's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate75‑79%55%86.2%
Students in the class78383495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Los Banos

4 public high schools in Los Banos report 2024-25 enrollment; Valley Los Banos Community is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Pacheco High1,72520.361.3%
Los Banos High1,54321.264.0%
Valley Los Banos Community16014.683.8%
San Luis High (Continuation)8212.382.9%

All public schools in Los Banos →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Valley Los Banos Community

  1. San Luis High (Continuation)The nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 82 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Los Banos HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 1,543 students, 21.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Valley Los Banos Community with San Luis High (Continuation)Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Merced County Office of Education spends per student$65,270 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$65,270
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaValley Los Banos Community is the number 1,443 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#1,443 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.14.6:1
  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 Valley Los Banos Community

  1. How many students attend Valley Los Banos Community?
    160 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 138 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Los Banos, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Los Banos Community?
    14.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Valley Los Banos Community a Title I school?
    Valley Los Banos Community 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 Valley Los Banos Community do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Valley Los Banos Community scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 34.3% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Valley Los Banos Community?
    75-79% of the 78 students in Valley Los Banos Community's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Valley Los Banos Community in?
    Merced County Office of Education, NCES district ID 0691020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 069102008737 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, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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