How does La Vina Middle compare to other middle schools in Delano?

La Vina Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 52.2/100, placing it at the 77th percentile statewide. 23% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,017 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at La Vina Middle?

23.3% of students at La Vina Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 50.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is La Vina Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, La Vina Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 0.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at La Vina Middle?

6.6% of students at La Vina 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.

La Vina Middle

Middle School

Delano Union Elementary DelanoKern County93215

📍 1331 Browning Road

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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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

522 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

79%

Teachers

25 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

-0.6 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-6.5 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

37.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 68 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic78.9%

White1.3%

Asian1.5%

Black0.6%

Other17.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for La Vina Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	23.3%
Met Standard	27.5%
Below Standard	49.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for La Vina Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

23.3% of students exceeded standard while 27.5% met it. That exceeded rate is 6.0 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 6.1 points above the Delano Union Elementary district average of 17.2%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.3 points higher (vs 15.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 0.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance maintained and Math declined year-over-year. 37.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 6.6%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

23.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

50.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-0.2pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

6.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,017

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	161	26.1%	32.9%	26.7%	14.3%	59.0%
7th	166	27.7%	41.6%	16.9%	13.9%	69.3%
8th	181	25.4%	39.2%	23.2%	12.2%	64.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	161	19.9%	20.5%	22.4%	37.3%	40.4%
7th	167	20.4%	16.8%	27.5%	35.3%	37.1%
8th	181	20.4%	13.8%	26.0%	39.8%	34.3%

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