How does Almond Tree Middle compare to other middle schools in Delano?

Almond Tree Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 51.6/100, placing it at the 75th percentile statewide. 19% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,113 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Almond Tree Middle?

19.4% of students at Almond Tree Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 47.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Almond Tree Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Almond Tree Middle's proficiency rate increases by 2.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Almond Tree Middle?

4.5% of students at Almond Tree Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Almond Tree Middle

Middle School

Delano Union Elementary DelanoKern County93215

📍 200 West 15th Avenue

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Culture First

Strong school culture with high family engagement, even if test scores are still developing.

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

526 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

92%

Teachers

29 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+7.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+2.4 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

25.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 146 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic89.3%

White0.8%

Asian0.8%

Black0.2%

Other8.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Almond Tree Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	19.4%
Met Standard	27.7%
Below Standard	52.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "47% proficient" for Almond Tree Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

19.4% of students exceeded standard while 27.7% met it. That exceeded rate is 2.1 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 2.2 points above the Delano Union Elementary district average of 17.2%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.4 points higher (vs 17.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 2.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math maintained year-over-year. 25.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 4.5%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

19.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

47.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+2.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

4.5%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,113

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	178	21.9%	34.8%	22.5%	20.8%	56.7%
7th	174	23.6%	43.1%	20.1%	13.2%	66.7%
8th	202	23.3%	35.6%	25.3%	15.8%	58.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	180	15.6%	16.7%	32.8%	35.0%	32.2%
7th	177	12.4%	20.3%	36.2%	31.1%	32.8%
8th	202	19.8%	15.3%	20.3%	44.5%	35.1%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Nueva Vista Language Academy

49.966th pctile

Albany Park Elementary

47.058th pctile

Fremont Elementary

46.457th pctile

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Middle

Almond Tree Middle

51.675th pctile

This school

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.