Delano Union Elementary

Summary:

The Delano Union Elementary district in California serves 12 schools, including 9 elementary schools and 3 middle schools. The district exhibits a mix of high-performing and underperforming schools, with significant disparities in academic achievement across the schools.

A few schools stand out as top performers within the district. La Vina Middle ranks in the top 615 middle schools in California and has a 4-star rating, consistently outperforming district and state averages on standardized tests. Harvest Elementary and Morningside Elementary also excel, ranking in the top 1,821 and 1,988 elementary schools in the state, respectively. In contrast, Fremont Elementary and Princeton Street Elementary appear to be the lowest-performing schools in the district.

Across the district, chronic absenteeism rates range from 5.6% to 22.5%, with a district average of 13.3%. All schools have high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic disadvantage. Test score proficiency also varies widely, with 3rd grade ELA proficiency ranging from 13.21% to 64.86%. Addressing these disparities and ensuring equitable access to quality education for all students will be crucial for the Delano Union Elementary district moving forward.

District Detail

1405 12th Ave.
Delano, CA 93215-2416

(661) 721-5000

SchoolDigger Rank:
713^th of 1568 California districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 6,219

Primary Schools: 9
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Total
Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1430 Cecil Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5030	604	27	22.0	87.6%	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	547 (90.6%)	41 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	34.8	1634^th of 2777 public middle schools	41.2%		34	1664^th of 2802 public middle schools	40.6%	30		12.9	12.9				45.9	37.2	38.2	40.0				19.7	22.3	22.6	21.6					$11,629
Del Vista Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	710 Quincy St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5040	497	22	22.5	89.5%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	464 (93.4%)	22 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	49.7	2569^th of 5862 public elementary schools	56.2%		39.4	3180^th of 5874 public elementary schools	45.9%	611	35.8		35.8	37.1	47.3	45.2				43.7	38.0	46.8	26.3				36.9	98.0		98.0		$10,052
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1318 Clinton St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5050	448	20	22.4	92.9%	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	406 (90.6%)	28 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	26.8	4220^th of 5862 public elementary schools	28.0%		23	4554^th of 5874 public elementary schools	22.5%	334	25.7		25.7	23.5	28.8	33.3				28.6	23.2	25.4	25.7				24.8					$7,801
Terrace Elementary	Public	K-6	1999 Norwalk St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5060	442	21	21.0	94.1%	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	392 (88.7%)	39 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	47.6	2688^th of 5862 public elementary schools	54.1%		44	2885^th of 5874 public elementary schools	50.9%	197	32.3		32.3	54.0	45.1	32.3	25.0			41.2	50.0	37.0	35.5	13.3			37.1					$6,787
Princeton Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1959 Princeton St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5080	365	18	20.2	91.2%	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	314 (86.0%)	37 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	35	3516^th of 5862 public elementary schools	40.0%		23.8	4484^th of 5874 public elementary schools	23.7%	968	23.8		23.8	41.3	19.2	38.1				33.7	39.1	26.9	28.6				31.8	96.6		96.6		$7,398
Albany Park Elementary	Public	K-5	235 West 20th Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5020	306	15	20.4	90.8%	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	259 (84.6%)	40 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	29.1	3995^th of 5862 public elementary schools	31.8%		35.3	3476^th of 5874 public elementary schools	40.8%	519	27.1		27.1	13.2	35.9	37.5				28.6	22.6	26.4	30.6				26.5					$8,368
Almond Tree Middle	Public	6-8	200 West 15th Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-3641	550	31	17.7	86.0%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	500 (90.9%)	45 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	59.9	883^rd of 2777 public middle schools	68.2%		56.9	987^th of 2802 public middle schools	64.8%	104		21.4	21.4				63.4	51.5	53.9	55.5				44.4	33.5	29.1	34.7					$7,762
Morningside	Public	K-5	2100 Summer Dr.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-2700	504	22	22.9	77.0%	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	380 (75.4%)	105 (20.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	61.8	1988^th of 5862 public elementary schools	66.1%		56.3	2225^th of 5874 public elementary schools	62.1%	237	35.9		35.9	61.2	51.1	49.4				53.9	57.5	38.0	33.3				43.2	94.4	96.7	96.7	96.7	$6,848
Harvest Elementary	Public	K-5	1320 Vassar Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-2725	398	21	18.9	82.4%	12 (3.0%)	5 (1.3%)	314 (78.9%)	62 (15.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	64.9	1821^st of 5862 public elementary schools	68.9%		47.5	2672^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	54.5%	851	29.7		29.7	64.9	41.9	60.3				54.3	66.7	43.6	46.9				50.3					$7,980
La Vina Middle	Public	6-8	1331 Browning Rd.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-3601	533	29	18.6	79.7%	8 (1.5%)	4 (0.8%)	419 (78.6%)	92 (17.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	73.7	615^th of 2777 public middle schools	77.9%		64	794^th of 2802 public middle schools	71.7%	179		36.8	36.8				59.9	66.5	67.2	64.7				36.5	39.7	38.5	38.3					$7,117
Nueva Vista Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	120 Garces Hwy.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5070	617	31	19.9	87.5%	9 (1.5%)	6 (1.0%)	562 (91.1%)	30 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	53.7	2359^th of 5862 public elementary schools	59.8%		48.3	2623^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	55.3%	264	30.4		30.4	44.8	47.8	46.2	61.0			48.7	41.8	45.1	21.7	42.4			37.8					$11,431
Pioneer	Public	K-8	1001 Hiett Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 474-4911	955	45	21.1	84.8%	11 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	883 (92.5%)	49 (5.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	38.5	3265^th of 5862 public elementary schools	44.3%		31.3	3779^th of 5874 public elementary schools	35.7%	514	21.0	16.4	18.5	40.7	25.0	40.2	50.8	59.2	49.6	45.3	37.2	20.0	23.0	32.6	33.9	34.4	30.5					$7,060

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Delano Joint Union High	0.17 mi	4	623^rd
Kern County Office of Education	1.57 mi	7
Wonderful College Prep Academy District	1.62 mi	1
Columbine Elementary	4.13 mi	1	133^rd
Pond Union Elementary	5.77 mi	1	1364^th

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