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Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified schools

Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified has one public elementary school we score. Arthur E. Mills Intermediate has a Scope Score of 68. Its middle school has a Scope Score of 68. Its high school has a Scope Score of 75.

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

Firebaugh High · campus drawing © OpenStreetMap contributors

Schools

4

listed public schools. We score one elementary, one middle and one high.

Students

2,232

in the October 2024–25 enrollment count.

Spending

$22,442

per student in 2024–25. The typical California district spent $20,491.

The path

What is the path through the district?

Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified has one elementary school, one middle school and one high school that we score.

Elementary · grades 3–5

Arthur E. Mills Intermediate

Scope Score 68

Needs Support · 9th percentile

Middle · grades 6–8

Firebaugh Middle

Scope Score 68

Needs Support · 10th percentile

High · grades 9–12

Firebaugh High

Scope Score 75

Solid · 51st percentile

Each score compares a school with California schools at its own level. The levels are not one ranking. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.

Elementary schools

Where does the elementary school we score in Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified stand?

Arthur E. Mills Intermediate has a Scope Score of 68. That is higher than 9 in 100 California elementary schools we score. It is the only public elementary school we score in Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standardEnglish and math tests combined
  1. Rank 1

    Arthur E. Mills Intermediate

    Grades 3–5 · 511 students

    75% below the standard

    Scope Score 68Needs Support · 9th percentile

Each score compares a school with the 5,726 California elementary schools we score. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026.

Middle schools

Where does the middle school we score in Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified stand?

Firebaugh Middle has a Scope Score of 68. That is higher than 10 in 100 California middle schools we score. It is the only public middle school we score in Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standardEnglish and math tests combined
  1. Rank 1

    Firebaugh Middle

    Grades 6–8 · 503 students

    84% below the standard

    Scope Score 68Needs Support · 10th percentile

Each score compares a school with the 2,529 California middle schools we score. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026.

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified stand?

Firebaugh High has a Scope Score of 75. That is higher than 51 in 100 California high schools we score. It is the only public high school we score in Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standardEnglish and math tests combined
  1. Rank 1

    Firebaugh High

    Grades 9–12 · 673 students

    60% below the standard

    Scope Score 75Solid · 51st percentile

1 high school not ranked statewide

Students are placed here by probation, district or voluntary referral, including after an expulsion, so we don’t rank it.

Each score compares a school with the 1,498 California high schools we score. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025. The state called the top two levels Exceeded and Met in spring 2025.

Against California

How does the district compare with California?

Students from low-income families: 86% here. California: 63%.

Students from low-income families

Qualify for free or reduced-price meals

Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified86%
California63%

Spending per student

Day-to-day spending, 2024–25

Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified$22,442
Typical district$20,491

English learners who moved up a level

On the state’s English test (ELPAC)

Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified43%
California47%

Meals: 1,465 of 1,713 students, 2024–25, summed from the state’s meal counts for every school listed under the district, charters included. Spending: day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, 2024–25. The typical district is the middle one when California districts are put in order. English learners: From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 43% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (237 of 547 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Source: California Department of Education, English learner progress files.

The district

Where does Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified’s money go?

About 53 cents of every Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.

$22,442

spent per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491.

Every dollar, by what it paid for

  • Instruction53%
  • Buildings & maintenance16%
  • Instruction support12%
  • Student services10%
  • Administration8%
  • Other1%

The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $57.0 million into 17 funded actions in 5 goals. That is all of its general fund budget. These are planned amounts. The district reports what it spent in a later plan.

Spending is day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education, 2024–25. It covers the whole district, including central administration. Shares are rounded so they add up to 100. Planned amounts are from the yearly spending plan (LCAP) as posted to the California School Dashboard.

State records

Who attends, and is the state giving extra help?

2,232 students were enrolled in the October 2024–25 count. The state is giving Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified extra help in 2026.

Who goes to the district’s schools

  • Hispanic or Latino 97%
  • Other or not reported 3%
October 2024–25 enrollment count, including the district’s charter schools. Source: California Department of Education.

Is the state giving the district extra help?

The state is giving Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified extra help in 2026. A student group had the Dashboard’s lowest results (red) on two or more measures three years in a row.

Which students, on which measures

  • Students with disabilitiesEnglish and math
State results from the 2026 California School Dashboard. Source: District help (CDE).

Common questions

What do parents ask about this district?

  • Are the public schools in Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified good?

    Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified has one public elementary school we score. Arthur E. Mills Intermediate has a Scope Score of 68. It is Needs Support, at the 9th percentile. Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified has one public middle school we score. Firebaugh Middle has a Scope Score of 68. It is Needs Support, at the 10th percentile. Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified has one public high school we score. Firebaugh High has a Scope Score of 75. It is Solid, at the 51st percentile. 75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How we score schools.

  • Which public schools in Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified rank highest?

    Arthur E. Mills Intermediate is the only elementary school we score here. It has a Scope Score of 68. It is Needs Support, at the 9th percentile. Firebaugh Middle is the only middle school we score here. It has a Scope Score of 68. It is Needs Support, at the 10th percentile. Firebaugh High is the only high school we score here. It has a Scope Score of 75. It is Solid, at the 51st percentile. Each score compares a school with the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

  • How much does Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified spend per student?

    Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified spent $22,442 per student in the 2024–25 school year. That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 53 cents of every Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.

  • What is in Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?

    The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $57.0 million into 17 funded actions in 5 goals. That is all of its general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $47.1 million, 83% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.

  • Does living in the Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified district decide which school my child attends?

    Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.

  • Where do these results come from?

    The test results are from California’s state tests (CAASPP). They are from spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools. The results are from spring 2025 for high schools. Chronic-absence rates are for 2025–26. The California Department of Education publishes both. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools governed and funded by Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified, with the district’s spending and state records.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

State tests are the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), springs 2025 and 2026.

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