Is Harvest Elementary a good school?

Harvest Elementary ranks 1821 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Harvest Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 398 students attended Harvest Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Harvest Elementary?

Students at Harvest Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 3% White, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Harvest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harvest Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : La Vina Middle High : Cesar E. Chavez High

Harvest Elementary

Summary:

Harvest Elementary is a public elementary school located in Delano, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 398 students. It is part of the Delano Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 713 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harvest Elementary consistently outperforms the Delano Union Elementary district and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, 54.32% of Harvest Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 47.2% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In mathematics, 50.3% of Harvest Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 33.27% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade, where 64.86% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 66.67% were proficient or better in mathematics.

Harvest Elementary has consistently high rankings for its Hispanic and English Language Learner student subgroups, often placing in the top 5% and top 10% of California elementary schools, respectively. The school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is also noteworthy, ranking in the top 25% of California elementary schools. However, Harvest Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 4.2% in 2018-2019 to 12.5% in 2022-2023, which is still lower than the district average of 19.3%. The school's performance is also strong compared to nearby schools, consistently outperforming the other elementary schools in the Delano Union Elementary district, including Fremont Elementary, Nueva Vista Language Academy, and Princeton Street Elementary. The only school that appears to be on par with Harvest Elementary is Morningside, which also has strong academic performance and low chronic absenteeism rates.

Detail:

Public K-5

1320 Vassar Ave.
Delano, CA 93215-3872

(661) 720-2725

District: Delano Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1821^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,980

Students who attend Harvest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	La Vina Middle
High:	Cesar E. Chavez High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.9

Number of students: 398

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.9%

Asian:

15.6%

White:

3.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 82.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Harvest Elementary ranks better than 68.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Delano Union Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.89. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78.9%), Asian (15.6%), White (3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 82.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Harvest Elementary is 18.9, which is the lowest among 9 elementary schools in the Delano Union Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Harvest Elementary employs 21 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Harvest Elementary is $7,980, which is the 4^th highest among 9 elementary schools in the Delano Union Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Harvest Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Harvest Elementary 1821^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Harvest Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Delano Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Delano Union Elementary 713^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Harvest Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Harvest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2007	23.53	4038^th	5113	21.0%
2008	27.21	3816^th	5113	25.4%
2009	33.81	3452^nd	5193	33.5%
2010	40.64	3131^st	5314	41.1%
2011	29.79	3996^th	5377	25.7%
2012	12.69	5095^th	5390	5.5%
2013	24.09	4460^th	5530	19.3%
2015	28.60	3815^th	5611	32.0%
2016	29.98	3772^nd	5614	32.8%
2017	34.25	3500^th	5692	38.5%
2018	34.89	3476^th	5662	38.6%
2019	52.70	2445^th	5789	57.8%
2022	47.81	2657^th	5883	54.8%
2023	47.48	2672^nd	5874	54.5%
2024	64.89	1821^st	5862	68.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Harvest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.94	1010^th	3246	68.9%
2019	76.34	383^rd	3275	88.3%
2022	84.45	240^th	3311	92.8%
2023	86.06	186^th	3250	94.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Harvest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.40	2794^th	5084	45.0%
2019	68.36	1266^th	5173	75.5%
2022	43.94	2688^th	5264	48.9%
2023	56.25	1971^st	5374	63.3%
2024	67.50	1380^th	5511	75.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Harvest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.58	3867^th	5413	28.6%
2019	50.22	2483^rd	5492	54.8%
2022	50.58	2386^th	5635	57.7%
2023	44.83	2716^th	5617	51.6%
2024	65.47	1682^nd	5605	70.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Harvest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	39.39	1333^rd	2585	48.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Harvest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.08	2975^th	5431	45.2%
2019	53.89	2262^nd	5510	58.9%
2022	43.84	2780^th	5663	50.9%
2023	50.21	2440^th	5650	56.8%
2024	62.42	1870^th	5636	66.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Harvest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.45	2966^th	4830	38.6%
2019	64.72	1423^rd	4963	71.3%
2022	58.09	1733^rd	5084	65.9%
2023	62.39	1537^th	5098	69.9%
2024	77.68	821^st	5102	83.9%

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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Harvest Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2005	19	2	131	288	0	n/a	n/a	7	447
2006	22	3	192	502	0	n/a	n/a	12	731
2007	9	3	106	369	0	n/a	n/a	16	503
2008	16	4	105	478	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	603
2009	15	1	114	489	0	1	15	0	635
2010	21	1	111	512	1	1	3	0	650
2011	24	5	105	528	1	0	5	0	668
2012	16	6	126	601	1	0	6	0	756
2013	12	1	107	532	1	0	2	0	655
2014	14	3	105	485	0	0	2	0	609
2015	11	3	91	456	0	0	5	0	566
2016	11	2	89	430	0	0	3	0	535
2017	12	1	81	421	0	0	3	0	518
2018	11	1	75	424	0	0	4	0	515
2019	11	1	82	399	1	0	8	0	502
2020	12	1	74	350	0	1	12	0	450
2021	12	2	59	300	1	0	13	0	387
2022	9	8	44	274	1	0	13	0	349
2023	12	5	62	314	1	1	3	0	398

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 Harvest Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	447	18.0	24.8	100.5
2006	731	25.4	28.8	100
2007	503	22.0	22.9	80.7
2008	603	34.3	17.6	76.3
2009	635	31.0	18.1	59.1
2010	650	30.0	21.6	71.2
2011	668	n/a	n/a	77.7
2012	756	32.0	23.6	n/a
2013	655	30.0	21.8	78.9
2014	609	25.0	24.3	86.5
2015	566	23.0	24.6	81.6
2016	535	21.0	25.4	71.6
2017	518	22.0	23.5	69.1
2018	515	22.0	23.4	72
2019	502	21.0	23.9	63.9
2020	450	n/a	n/a	62
2021	387	17.0	22.7	69
2022	349	17.0	20.5	61
2023	398	21.0	18.9	82.4

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 Harvest Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	447	18.0	24.8	100.5
2006	731	25.4	28.8	100
2007	503	22.0	22.9	80.7
2008	603	34.3	17.6	76.3
2009	635	31.0	18.1	59.1
2010	650	30.0	21.6	71.2
2011	668	n/a	n/a	77.7
2012	756	32.0	23.6	n/a
2013	655	30.0	21.8	78.9
2014	609	25.0	24.3	86.5
2015	566	23.0	24.6	81.6
2016	535	21.0	25.4	71.6
2017	518	22.0	23.5	69.1
2018	515	22.0	23.4	72
2019	502	21.0	23.9	63.9
2020	450	n/a	n/a	62
2021	387	17.0	22.7	69
2022	349	17.0	20.5	61
2023	398	21.0	18.9	82.4

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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