Summary:
Delta Vista Middle is a public middle school located in Oakley, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 910 students. The school is part of the Oakley Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 943 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Delta Vista Middle faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently low test scores, and uneven performance across different student subgroups. The school's chronic absenteeism rates have risen significantly, from 10.8% in 2017-2018 to 27.2% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. In academic performance, Delta Vista Middle consistently underperforms compared to the Oakley Union Elementary district and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, as well as the California Science Test (CAST). For example, in 2023-2024, only 34.09% of Delta Vista Middle students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to 38.83% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, with lower rankings for female, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students compared to their peers in the state.
When comparing Delta Vista Middle to other nearby middle schools, such as O'Hara Park Middle, which is in the same district, it becomes clear that Delta Vista Middle is underperforming. O'Hara Park Middle has higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates than Delta Vista Middle. Additionally, Delta Vista Middle's statewide ranking has steadily declined from 1,018 out of 2,259 California middle schools in 2011-2012 (3-star rating) to 1,925 out of 2,777 in 2023-2024 (2-star rating), suggesting that the school is struggling to keep up with the performance of other middle schools in the state. The significant performance gaps between different student subgroups at Delta Vista Middle indicate that the school may need to focus more on addressing equity and providing targeted support for these underperforming groups.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Oakley Union Elementary
SchoolDigger Rank:
1925th of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,009
Students who attend Delta Vista Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Delta Vista Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 21.4
Number of students: 910
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
42.1%
White:
27.6%
African American:
14.8%
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Asian:
10.4%
Two or more races:
3.3%
Pacific Islander:
1.2%
American Indian:
0.5%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 40.2%
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