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The growth standards for school children currently use the WHO-Antro 2017 standard. Who determines standards using the world population. The use of this world population probably different from the characteristics of school children in Indonesia, especially school children in Banyumas Regency. The local population can occur in determining the nutritional status category at a higher or lower range. The sample in this study amounted to 637 I-VI grade of children in 4 elementary schools: Santo Yosep, Larangan, Pasir Wetan and Purwojati. The sample included in the anthropometric model is only samples that have normal gzi status. Local anthropometric standards made for ranges of -3 SD to +1 SD values of BMI are higher than WHO standards, while in the range of +2 to +3 the value of BMI is lower than the value of WHO standards. It is recommended to monitor growth in school children regularly. The data obtained can be used as a basis for planning health programs for school children.