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C+

Delano Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Delano.

Delano’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of California school districts

Students
6,185
Schools
12
Spent per student
$22,640
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Debt
$31M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Delano Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% more per student than the CA average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Debt of $31M, about $5,012 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Delano 52,334

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Delano. Grade by grade →

K–57 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsDelano Joint Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency23%
State average 33.1% · 4,242 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 46.7% · 4,224 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 96% at Delano Joint Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$22,640 per student · 7% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 34%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 73%Federal 15%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
6,392’20
5,783’21
6,219’22
6,235’23
6,185’24

Down 3.2% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 88%Asian 9%Two or more races 1%White 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

12 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Pioneer
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Delano
1,043 students21:1
Nueva Vista Language Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Delano
684 students20:1
Del Vista Math and Science Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Delano
526 students21:1
Morningside
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Delano
477 students22:1
Fremont Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Delano
440 students20:1
Harvest Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Delano
365 students18:1
Terrace Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Delano
363 students20:1
Albany Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Delano
319 students19:1
Princeton Street Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Delano
308 students20:1
Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Delano
585 students20:1
Almond Tree Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Delano
554 students19:1
La Vina Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Delano
521 students20:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.