Delano High

Summary:

Delano High is a public high school located in Delano, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,290 students. The school is part of the Delano Joint Union High School District, which is ranked 623 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Delano High has consistently maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 94.1% to 97.7% over the past five school years, significantly higher than the state average and comparing favorably to the nearby schools in the district, such as Robert F. Kennedy High and Cesar E. Chavez High. The school's dropout rates have also remained relatively low, ranging from 1.2% to 2.7% over the past five school years, lower than the state average and the nearby schools in the district. However, Delano High has seen fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 7.0% to 32.3% over the past five school years, with the 2022-2023 school year having a higher rate compared to the state and district averages.

Delano High's students have consistently outperformed the district and state averages in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics on the Smarter Balanced Assessments, and the school also performs well in Science on the CAST assessments, with proficiency rates above the district and state averages. The school's performance across different student subgroups is noteworthy, with the school ranking highly for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. However, the school's performance for students with disabilities is an area of concern, with the school ranking 1,411 out of 1,534 California high schools for this subgroup in the 2023-2024 school year.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1331 Cecil Ave.
       Delano, CA  93215-1410


(661) 720-4137

District: Delano Joint Union High

SchoolDigger Rank:
644th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,064 Help


Feeder schools for Delano High:

Elementary:    Princeton Street Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  22.5 Help
Number of students:  1,290

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
89.7%
Asian:
8.6%
White:
1.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.3% Help


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Compare Details Delano High ranks better than 72.3% of high schools in California. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked high schools in the Delano Joint Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.56. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Delano High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (89.7%), Asian (8.6%), White (1.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 92.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Delano High is 22.5, which is the lowest among 4 high schools in the Delano Joint Union High School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Delano High is $11,064, which is the lowest among 4 high schools in the Delano Joint Union High School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Delano High:

SchoolDigger ranks Delano High 644th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Delano High in the ranking list.)

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Delano Joint Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks Delano Joint Union High 623rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Delano High

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Rank History for all students at Delano High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 32.73 867th 1653 47.5%
2005 35.95 901st 1901 52.6%
2006 36.49 936th 1968 52.4%
2007 40.25 869th 2063 57.9%
2008 42.73 847th 2117 60.0%
2009 46.80 828th 2238 63.0%
2010 63.39 432nd 2281 81.1%
2011 64.98 395th 2367 83.3%
2012 59.31 559th 2354 76.3%
2013 59.55 544th 2426 77.6%
2015 68.26 585th 1994 70.7%
2016 69.39 585th 2039 71.3%
2017 74.14 520th 2021 74.3%
2018 81.70 379th 2017 81.2%
2019 62.44 686th 2133 67.8%
2021 51.51 585th 1290 54.7%
2022 64.90 624th 2123 70.6%
2023 52.97 801st 2348 65.9%
2024 59.56 644th 2323 72.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Delano High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.13 270th 938 71.2%
2019 40.32 450th 941 52.2%
2021 39.75 256th 467 45.2%
2022 66.29 137th 1044 86.9%
2023 53.87 212th 1323 84.0%
2024 55.19 184th 1350 86.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Delano High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 69.58 222nd 1547 85.6%
2024 18.33 1411th 1534 8.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Delano High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.81 183rd 1862 90.2%
2019 72.13 432nd 1937 77.7%
2021 61.20 384th 1126 65.9%
2022 75.72 337th 1943 82.7%
2023 61.10 610th 2247 72.9%
2024 67.97 452nd 2235 79.8%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Delano High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 66.32 18th 89 79.8%
2024 90.24 7th 100 93.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Delano High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.20 332nd 1760 81.1%
2019 60.10 636th 1833 65.3%
2021 45.68 560th 1054 46.9%
2022 59.14 638th 1858 65.7%
2023 52.18 774th 2118 63.5%
2024 58.62 632nd 2098 69.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Delano High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.58 507th 1052 51.8%
2019 41.60 528th 1117 52.7%
2021 48.78 210th 555 62.2%
2022 35.32 679th 1161 41.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Delano High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.27 412th 1834 77.5%
2019 58.07 695th 1880 63.0%
2021 49.39 518th 1122 53.8%
2022 66.76 536th 1916 72.0%
2023 51.56 772nd 2207 65.0%
2024 57.94 640th 2172 70.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Delano High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.49 184th 1742 89.4%
2019 66.78 494th 1814 72.8%
2022 72.54 385th 1861 79.3%
2023 61.82 562nd 2142 73.8%
2024 68.82 413th 2125 80.6%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Delano High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 234 50 366 1203 9 n/a n/a 0 1862
1989 198 33 353 1284 5 n/a n/a 0 1873
1990 141 41 355 1452 7 n/a n/a 0 1996
1991 123 38 366 1442 3 n/a n/a 0 1972
1992 124 46 362 1462 5 n/a n/a 0 1999
1993 110 54 371 1539 4 n/a n/a 0 2078
1994 109 58 398 1519 5 n/a n/a 0 2089
1995 105 51 442 1609 16 n/a n/a 0 2223
1996 105 51 442 1609 16 n/a n/a 0 2223
1997 115 42 464 1838 12 n/a n/a 0 2471
1998 97 32 500 1913 8 n/a n/a 0 2550
1999 98 40 493 2105 6 n/a n/a 0 2742
2000 97 38 536 2256 5 n/a n/a 0 2932
2001 96 39 505 2360 5 n/a n/a 0 3005
2002 90 41 566 2622 1 n/a n/a 0 3320
2003 90 41 566 2622 1 n/a n/a 0 3320
2004 65 25 472 2054 0 n/a n/a 0 2616
2005 48 15 465 1806 1 n/a n/a 7 2342
2006 44 17 417 1595 1 n/a n/a 0 2074
2007 60 19 405 1645 1 n/a n/a 0 2130
2008 55 17 406 1694 n/a n/a n/a 0 2172
2009 34 15 356 1580 3 4 0 0 1992
2010 31 13 300 1518 2 5 0 0 1869
2011 37 11 266 1383 0 3 0 0 1700
2012 28 14 259 1339 0 2 0 0 1642
2013 26 13 272 1399 0 1 0 0 1711
2014 28 9 270 1390 0 2 5 0 1704
2015 30 8 278 1340 0 3 5 0 1664
2016 26 2 262 1287 3 2 7 0 1589
2017 19 6 254 1201 2 3 9 0 1494
2018 14 5 224 1161 2 2 6 0 1414
2019 16 3 213 1155 3 2 3 0 1395
2020 16 1 186 1174 2 1 3 0 1383
2021 18 1 150 1100 0 0 4 0 1273
2022 22 2 129 1167 0 0 3 0 1323
2023 17 1 111 1157 0 0 4 0 1290

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Delano High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1862 71.8 25.9 n/a
1989 1873 76.2 24.5 n/a
1990 1996 79.0 25.2 n/a
1991 1972 85.7 23.0 n/a
1992 1999 87.1 22.9 21
1993 2078 70.0 29.7 25.1
1994 2089 72.4 28.9 20.5
1995 2223 81.3 27.3 34.2
1996 2223 81.3 27.3 34.2
1997 2471 88.4 28.0 58.4
1998 2550 99.1 25.7 60.2
1999 2742 112.9 24.3 54.8
2000 2932 119.2 24.6 44.1
2001 3005 142.8 21.0 64.4
2002 3320 143.4 23.2 75.2
2003 3320 143.4 23.2 75.2
2004 2616 109.0 24.0 72
2005 2342 100.6 23.3 75.3
2006 2074 94.6 21.9 79.3
2007 2130 95.4 22.3 82.2
2008 2172 113.8 19.1 79
2009 1992 86.0 20.9 73.2
2010 1869 75.6 24.7 79.8
2011 1700 n/a n/a 83.6
2012 1642 60.9 26.9 n/a
2013 1711 61.6 27.7 99.8
2014 1704 59.5 28.6 83.7
2015 1664 64.0 26.0 85.6
2016 1589 66.0 24.0 87.8
2017 1494 63.7 23.4 90.2
2018 1414 63.4 22.2 94.3
2019 1395 61.9 22.5 93.1
2020 1383 n/a n/a 89.8
2021 1273 58.0 21.9 91
2022 1323 59.6 22.1 90.9
2023 1290 57.3 22.5 92.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Delano High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1862 71.8 25.9 n/a
1989 1873 76.2 24.5 n/a
1990 1996 79.0 25.2 n/a
1991 1972 85.7 23.0 n/a
1992 1999 87.1 22.9 21
1993 2078 70.0 29.7 25.1
1994 2089 72.4 28.9 20.5
1995 2223 81.3 27.3 34.2
1996 2223 81.3 27.3 34.2
1997 2471 88.4 28.0 58.4
1998 2550 99.1 25.7 60.2
1999 2742 112.9 24.3 54.8
2000 2932 119.2 24.6 44.1
2001 3005 142.8 21.0 64.4
2002 3320 143.4 23.2 75.2
2003 3320 143.4 23.2 75.2
2004 2616 109.0 24.0 72
2005 2342 100.6 23.3 75.3
2006 2074 94.6 21.9 79.3
2007 2130 95.4 22.3 82.2
2008 2172 113.8 19.1 79
2009 1992 86.0 20.9 73.2
2010 1869 75.6 24.7 79.8
2011 1700 n/a n/a 83.6
2012 1642 60.9 26.9 n/a
2013 1711 61.6 27.7 99.8
2014 1704 59.5 28.6 83.7
2015 1664 64.0 26.0 85.6
2016 1589 66.0 24.0 87.8
2017 1494 63.7 23.4 90.2
2018 1414 63.4 22.2 94.3
2019 1395 61.9 22.5 93.1
2020 1383 n/a n/a 89.8
2021 1273 58.0 21.9 91
2022 1323 59.6 22.1 90.9
2023 1290 57.3 22.5 92.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Delano High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $11,064

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Delano High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 686th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 801st of 2348 High schools
 2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Delano High)65.665.3
 0.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Delano Joint Union High)61.663
 1.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Delano High)34.426.4
 8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Delano Joint Union High)32.424.6
 7.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Delano High)23.824.8
 1%
   11th Grade Science (Delano Joint Union High)19.927.4
 7.5%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Delano High)21.910.9
 11%
   12th Grade Science (Delano Joint Union High)19.321.8
 2.5%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13951290
 7.5%
African American31
 66.7%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian213111
 47.9%
Hispanic11551157
 0.2%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White1617
 6.3%
Two or More Races34
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients93.1%92.3%
 0.8%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 1,290 students attended Delano High.

Delano High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Princeton Street Elementary

Students at Delano High are 90% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 1% White.

Delano High ranks 644th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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