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Delano High — Rating & test scores

1331 Cecil Avenue, Delano · 1,221 students · Grades 9–12

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Shared campus · © OpenStreetMap

The California School Campus Database records Valley High on this campus too; it gives each school the whole campus, so this drawing doesn’t show which buildings each uses.

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Scope Score 82

StrongScope Score · 77th percentile. Higher than 77 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 98% of the class graduated in four years (323 of 329); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 329
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Delano High a good high school?

Strong. Delano High is higher than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced5963%
Math, Proficient or Advanced5126%
English, Advanced6230%
Math, Advanced489%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance5320 in 100
Delano High’s place among California high schools, out of 100Delano Joint Union High’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 71% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing), against 57% across California.

Each bar is Delano High’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English tested).

In its own words

What does Delano High say about itself?

We haven’t read Delano High’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open delano.djuhsd.org (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

3 of the 3 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Delano High. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

4 high schools within 1.7 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Cesar E. ChavezNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8382nd
  2. Wonderful College Prep AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8279th
  3. Robert F. KennedyNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8278th
  4. DelanoScope Score 8277th
Delano Joint Union HighCharter

A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

75%0%25%50%75%100%

3 of 4 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Delano High compare with schools like it?

Delano High’s Scope Score is 82. 333 California high schools, counting Delano High, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Delano High’s result is higher than 314 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 333

  1. Students from low-income families: 89%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Middle College High

    San Bernardino

    Scope Score 90Strong · 93rd percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 91st percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 90%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 89th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 93%

    Scope Score 86Strong · 88th percentile

333 California public high schools where 87% to 99% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 87% to 99% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Delano High’s share. The count includes Delano High. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were higher than in 2025. English went from 63% to 71% and math from 26% to 34%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202669%71%71%Delano HighDelano High70%Delano Joint Union HighDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202632%33%37%Delano Joint Union HighDistrict34%Delano HighDelano High32%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Delano Joint Union High’s line combines its 3 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Delano Joint Union High’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringDelano HighDelano Joint Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201771%69%60%331
201870%67%56%325
201966%64%57%337
202268%68%55%311
202365%66%55%291
202465%66%56%329
202563%65%57%269
202671%70%57%280
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringDelano HighDelano Joint Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201733%32%32%331
201841%38%31%325
201934%34%32%337
202227%27%27%311
202326%26%27%292
202430%31%28%325
202526%31%30%266
202634%37%32%280

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in English; near it in math.

English

71%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

9204130
Delano Joint Union High69%California57%

Math

34%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

40261816
Delano Joint Union High35%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 71% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 34% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 37 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school30%41%20%9%280
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Delano Joint Union High34%35%17%14%928
Math, grade 11 · This school16%18%26%40%280
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Delano Joint Union High17%18%24%41%928

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 280 tested in English, 280 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 90% of students. 266 of 1,220 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

22in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (266 of 1,220 students).

At the average high school in the Delano Joint Union High district: 17 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 1.3% of students were suspended at least once (16 of 1,231). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

1,221

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 90%Filipino 8%White 1%

Family income

93%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,133 of 1,221. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

71

teachers, with 16 years of experience on average.

1% were in their first year.

84% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

57%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (141 of 246 students).

Delano Joint Union High: 50%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino90%
Filipino8%
White1%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 50 of 59.6 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 251 tested69%California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 251 tested32%California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 255 tested71%California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 255 tested33%California 21%
  • English learnersEnglish · 49 tested12%California 8%
  • English learnersMath · 49 tested10%California 8%

71% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 33% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% and 21% for the same group across California. Low-income students here scored well above the same group across California in English.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Delano Joint Union Highvs California
Low-income · 251 tested
English69%+366%+2049%
Math32%032%+923%
Hispanic or Latino · 255 tested
English71%+368%+2249%
Math33%033%+1221%
English learners · 49 tested
English12%−719%+48%
Math10%+28%+28%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Delano Joint Union High, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Filipino students and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

98% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 92% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 47% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

92%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

78%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

98%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 323 of 329 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

92%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 302 of 329 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

78%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 251 of 323 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

47% enrolled in college within 12 months · 321 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓15 · 5%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓44 · 14%
  • California community college81 · 25%
  • In-state private7 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year3 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled170 · 53%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
47%enrolled in college within a year

321 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California15 (5%)
  • California State University44 (14%)
  • California community college81 (25%)
  • In-state private7 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year3 (1%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 (0%)
  • Not enrolled170 (53%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 323 of 329 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 302 of 329 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 251 of 323 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
38
Admitted
33
Enrolled
10

By campus · fall 2025

  • UCLAApplied 27 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 23 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 22 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 21 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 21 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 4
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 16 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 10 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 6 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 38 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2024Applied 38 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2023Applied 50 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2022Applied 33 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2021Applied 42 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2020Applied 67 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2019Applied 39 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2018Applied 46 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2017Applied 30 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2016Applied 44 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled 20

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
156
Admitted
152
Enrolled
71

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 457 · Admitted 431 · Enrolled 114
  • Fresno StateApplied 315 · Admitted 305 · Enrolled 45
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 190 · Admitted 114 · Enrolled 11
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 150 · Admitted 84 · Enrolled 29
  • San Diego StateApplied 130 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 96 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 85 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 62 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 57 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 54 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 44 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled 6
  • San José StateApplied 42 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 37 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 33 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 22 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 19 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 18 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 14 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 14 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 13 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 12 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 156 · Admitted 152 · Enrolled 71
  • Fall 2024Applied 100 · Admitted 95 · Enrolled 34
  • Fall 2023Applied 111 · Admitted 106 · Enrolled 42
  • Fall 2022Applied 106 · Admitted 103 · Enrolled 42
  • Fall 2021Applied 95 · Admitted 90 · Enrolled 46
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 11 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science2
  • Sciences3
  • English1
  • History & Social Science2
  • World Languages & Cultures2
  • Arts1
Every approved AP course11 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 2
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
Sciences 3
  • Biology
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
English 1
  • English Language and Composition
History & Social Science 2
  • Macroeconomics
  • U.S. Government and Politics
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 1
  • Art History

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
619 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Delano High. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$20,807 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Delano Joint Union High’s plan for 2026–27 covers $22 million.

$20,807

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$15,785
The school’s share of district office costs
$5,022
Of the total, from federal funds
$2,358
  • Delano High$20,807
  • Delano Joint Union High high schools$20,284
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Delano Joint Union High’s yearly plan

$22million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$20million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 4 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $22 million of $87 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Delano Joint Union High Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Delano High like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93215. They are not figures for the families at Delano High.

Typical household income in a year

$66,204

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 93215.

Typical home value
$302,700
People who live in this ZIP code
54,556
Typical age
33.8 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
7%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Delano High. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?22 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (266 of 1,220 students); average high school in the Delano Joint Union High district: 17 in 100
  2. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working?10% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (49 students tested); the same group across California: 8%
  3. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?66% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (280 students tested); California: 68%
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

How do I get in?

Ask Delano Joint Union High which school serves your address.

Where it is

Where is Delano High?

Address
1331 Cecil Avenue, Delano 93215Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Dolores RodriguezAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated October 1, 2024.

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Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Delano Joint Union High which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Delano High a good high school?

Delano High has a Scope Score of 82. It scored higher than 77 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Strong, 77th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 22 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 17 in 100 at the average high school in the Delano Joint Union High district. 1.3% of students (16 of 1,231) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 37 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 69% of low-income students in grade 11 at Delano High scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 11 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 619 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

47% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #332 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #3 of 3 in Delano Joint Union High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate98%6225%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math19%5322%
Ready for college or career (state measure)92%7920%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math45%5618%
Chronically absent19 in 100585%
Suspension rate0.6% (8 of 1,277)635%
English learners: top level25%655%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–258277#332California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1910 in 1003.8% (56 of 1,465)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2422 in 1001.1% (14 of 1,295)
2024–2519 in 1000.6% (8 of 1,277)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1128030%41%20%9%71%57%+14

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1128016%18%26%40%34%32%+2

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English28030%71%
2026 · Math28016%34%
2025 · English26930%63%
2025 · Math2669%26%
2024 · English32924%65%
2024 · Math3257%30%
2023 · English29125%65%
2023 · Math2928%26%
2022 · English31130%68%
2022 · Math3118%27%
2019 · English33729%66%
2019 · Math33712%34%
2018 · English32529%70%
2018 · Math32514%41%
2017 · English33134%71%
2017 · Math33111%33%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English26963%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math26626%
2024 · Grade 11 · English32965%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math32530%
2023 · Grade 11 · English29165%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math29226%
2022 · Grade 11 · English31168%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math31127%
2019 · Grade 11 · English33766%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math33734%
2018 · Grade 11 · English32570%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math32541%
2017 · Grade 11 · English33171%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math33133%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide2946%30%61%3%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income25169%+3+20
Hispanic or Latino25571%+3+22
English learners4912%−7+4
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 19 in 100 → 2025–26 · 22 in 100 · +3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.6% (8 of 1,277) → 2025–26 · 1.3% (16 of 1,231) · +0.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female11 in 10022 in 100+11 in 100
Male10 in 10021 in 100+11 in 100
Asian0 of 11——
Filipino3 in 10010 of 92—
Hispanic or Latino12 in 10023 in 100+11 in 100
White0 of 162 of 17—
Students with disabilities14 in 10030 of 99—
English learners10 in 10026 in 100+16 in 100
Homeless2 of 196 of 24—
Military families5 of 8121 of 92—
Low-income11 in 10022 in 100+11 in 100
All students10 in 10022 in 100+12 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 92% · numerator 302 students classified Prepared · denominator 329 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 39% · AP-pathway numerator 119 · denominator 302 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 302 of 329 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
98%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
39%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
78%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
47%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20253833103.873.923.99
2024382273.854.004.14
20235037163.874.004.01
20223327124.044.094.21
2021423383.783.893.89
20206752133.874.034.18
2019392893.864.004.01
20184629163.684.004.11
2017301563.443.884.05
20164429203.753.964.06

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202523under 3under 3
Berkeley2024183under 3
Berkeley2023195under 3
Berkeley2022194under 3
Berkeley2021196under 3
Davis2025106under 3
Davis2024176under 3
Davis20232110under 3
Davis2022147under 3
Davis2021216under 3
Irvine2025225under 3
Irvine202419under 3under 3
Irvine2023276under 3
Irvine2022209under 3
Irvine2021216under 3
Los Angeles2025273under 3
Los Angeles20243043
Los Angeles20233754
Los Angeles202219under 3under 3
Los Angeles202125under 3under 3
Merced20252121under 3
Merced202497under 3
Merced20231513under 3
Merced20221313under 3
Merced20211916under 3
Riverside202588under 3
Riverside202463under 3
Riverside202386under 3
Riverside202276under 3
Riverside2021126under 3
San Diego202521114
San Diego2024187under 3
San Diego202323144
San Diego202215105
San Diego2021189under 3
Santa Barbara20251610under 3
Santa Barbara2024159under 3
Santa Barbara20232110under 3
Santa Barbara20221210under 3
Santa Barbara20211310under 3
Santa Cruz202563under 3
Santa Cruz2024107under 3
Santa Cruz2023137under 3
Santa Cruz2022115under 3
Santa Cruz2021137under 3
Universitywide2025383310
Universitywide202438227
Universitywide2023503716
Universitywide2022332712
Universitywide202142338

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Art Historythis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Physics 1this school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count9
AP enrollment (male/female)435
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 619 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections2
Physics sections5
Chemistry sections7
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,225

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California155%
California State University4414%
California community college8125%
In-state private72%
Out-of-state, 4-year31%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled17053%

321 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 47% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,901 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 4,222 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$1,378 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,221

Central federal expenditures attributed here$980 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,221

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,324 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 50%Instruction support 14%Student services 15%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 14%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$39,911,25149.88%50%
Instruction support$11,052,96813.81%14%
Student services$11,804,01414.75%15%
Administration$4,629,3675.79%6%
Buildings & maintenance$11,303,36314.13%14%
Other$1,318,5381.65%1%
Total$80,019,502100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $80,019,502 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$14,901 per pupil
2020$14,707 per pupil
2019$14,460 per pupil
2018$13,447 per pupil
2017$13,522 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders5.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 93215 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93215 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$66,204
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)7%
ZIP-area population54,556
Median age33.8 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 93215 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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