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Best Public Schools in Delano, CA

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At a glance

Schools

12,206

Students

Districts

Top rankedColumbine Elementary848^th of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Terrace Elementary up 587 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Harvest Elementary 17.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Delano has 18 schools: 10 elementary schools, three middle schools, four high schools and one alternative school, with results reported in English, math and science. Most supplied scores are for 2025–26; Wonderful College Prep Academy’s latest are from 2024–25. The clearest overall finding is the wide range in school results, especially in math, where the gap between the highest and lowest scores is 73 percentage points.

Columbine Elementary is the strongest all-around standout, leading the 17 schools with current results in ELA at 72%, math at 73% and science at 50%—about 23, 34 and 14 points above state results. The next-highest scores were 71% in ELA at Delano High, 52% in math at Harvest Elementary and 42% in science at Cesar E. Chavez High. At the other end, Valley High had the lowest results in all three subjects: 27% in ELA, 0% in math and 4% in science. Its chronic absenteeism was also 77%, compared with 18% statewide.

Across schools, average math results moved closer to the state benchmark, rising from 34% in 2024–25 to 37% in 2025–26, while the state went from 37% to 38%. Average ELA stayed just above the state result in both years; science scores rose, but the average gap widened from about 2 to 3 points. Individual changes varied: Terrace Elementary gained 6 points in ELA and 15 in science, while Albany Park Elementary gained 8 in math but fell 19 in science. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking rose from the 44th to the 62nd percentile for Pioneer, but fell from the 66th to the 56th for Morningside. Income figures are context, not a simple guide to results: the shared measure is free/reduced lunch eligible, school year 2024–25, and similarly sized Harvest and Terrace had different math and science scores despite both reporting high eligibility rates.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wonderful College Prep Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2070 Veneto St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Wonderful College Prep Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-2887	1,845	90	20.4	84.3%	45 (2.4%)	8 (0.4%)	1,711 (92.7%)	77 (4.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)								(n/a)	30.6	24.7	35.1		30.6	30.3	35.7	42.3	49.0	52.4	49.3	44.8	72.6	49.3	43.8	40.8	21.2	32.0	30.7	22.8	31.7	31.5	≥ 99%		$22,931	$2,647	$20,284
Columbine Elementary	Public	K-8	2240 Road 160	Delano	93215	Tulare County	Columbine Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 725-8501	172	10	17.8	56.4%	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	152 (88.4%)	17 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	86.3	848^th of 5817 public elementary schools	85.4%		79.1	1190^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.7%	342	50.0	50.0				50.0	66.7	53.3	57.1	79.2	85.0	80.0		71.9	81.0	60.0	57.1	83.3	80.0	65.0		72.8	≥ 95%		$15,657	$604	$15,053
Delano High	Public	9-12	1331 Cecil Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-4137	1,221	58	20.8	92.8%	18 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1,100 (90.1%)	97 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	68.8	646^th of 2135 public high schools	69.7%		62.2	756^th of 2162 public high schools	65.0%	110				37.4	9.5	35.4							71.1	71.1							33.6	33.6			$20,807	$2,358	$18,449
Valley High	Public	9-12	1927 Randolph St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-4180	71	6	11.6	93.0%	2 (2.8%)	1 (1.4%)	66 (93.0%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.1	1756^th of 2135 public high schools	17.8%		12.8	1887^th of 2162 public high schools	12.7%	131					4.4	4.4							26.9	26.9							0.0	0.0			$42,086	$4,631	$37,455
Cesar E. Chavez High	Public	9-12	800 Browning Rd.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-4501	1,318	59	22.5	86.2%	14 (1.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1,155 (87.6%)	138 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	76.3	493^rd of 2135 public high schools	76.9%		70.4	593^rd of 2162 public high schools	72.6%	100				42.7		42.4							69.4	69.4							40.5	40.5			$20,296	$2,471	$17,825
Robert F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	1401 Hiett Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-5117	1,394	62	22.4	89.3%	16 (1.1%)	8 (0.6%)	1,285 (92.2%)	81 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	70.3	615^th of 2135 public high schools	71.2%		66.7	664^th of 2162 public high schools	69.3%	49				39.1	6.7	37.6							68.9	68.9							35.2	35.2			$18,704	$1,987	$16,717
Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1430 Cecil Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5030	585	30	19.5	90.4%	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	526 (89.9%)	48 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	40.8	1471^st of 2740 public middle schools	46.3%		41.9	1436^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.0%	35		23.4				23.4				40.8	50.5	51.2		47.7				24.6	24.0	29.1		26.0			$20,214	$2,563	$17,651
Del Vista Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	710 Quincy St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5040	526	26	20.5	89.9%	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	486 (92.4%)	27 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	42.5	3076^th of 5817 public elementary schools	47.1%		45.4	2857^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.2%	219	29.0					29.0	27.8	46.7	45.5					39.3	31.5	45.3	41.6					39.0	≥ 99%		$20,736	$2,507	$18,229
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1318 Clinton St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5050	440	22	20.3	91.8%	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	404 (91.8%)	23 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	29.8	3999^th of 5817 public elementary schools	31.3%		29	4039^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.0%	40	28.6					28.6	30.2	23.9	36.2					30.2	41.5	22.4	30.0					31.2	≥ 98%		$16,002	$2,877	$13,125
Terrace Elementary	Public	K-5	1999 Norwalk St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5060	363	18	20.1	90.9%	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	318 (87.6%)	31 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	47.5	2746^th of 5817 public elementary schools	52.8%		38.2	3333^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.1%	587	37.7					37.7	45.5	44.0	49.2					46.4	38.2	29.4	36.1					34.7	≥ 98%		$15,771	$2,451	$13,320
Princeton Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1959 Princeton St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5080	308	16	19.6	89.6%	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	266 (86.4%)	32 (10.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	33.6	3697^th of 5817 public elementary schools	36.4%		29.5	3994^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.8%	297	29.7					29.7	27.9	27.8	40.6					32.9	40.9	33.3	28.1					33.3	≥ 98%		$17,173	$2,642	$14,531
Albany Park Elementary	Public	K-5	235 West 20th Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5020	319	17	19.1	87.5%	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	257 (80.6%)	46 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	29.6	4024^th of 5817 public elementary schools	30.8%		36	3495^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.3%	529	16.3					16.3	33.3	35.2	36.7					35.1	38.5	29.6	24.5					31.0	≥ 95%		$16,559	$2,554	$14,005
Almond Tree Middle	Public	6-8	200 West 15th Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-3641	554	29	19.3	91.7%	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	485 (87.5%)	58 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	57.7	983^rd of 2740 public middle schools	64.1%		60.4	897^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.5%	86		31.4				31.4				56.9	48.4	65.9		56.8				40.5	31.1	34.3		35.1			$15,204	$2,533	$12,671
Morningside	Public	K-5	2100 Summer Dr.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-2700	477	22	22.0	75.3%	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	374 (78.4%)	87 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	50.6	2570^th of 5817 public elementary schools	55.8%		53.9	2370^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.5%	200	40.0					40.0	36.6	38.2	55.8					44.9	43.1	30.9	42.1					39.2	≥ 98%		$13,974	$2,369	$11,605
Harvest Elementary	Public	K-5	1320 Vassar Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-2725	365	21	17.7	81.1%	14 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	294 (80.5%)	47 (12.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	58.4	2144^th of 5817 public elementary schools	63.1%		59.9	2076^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.6%	68	28.9					28.9	49.2	33.3	63.6					47.5	57.4	42.1	55.6					51.5	≥ 98%		$18,547	$3,079	$15,468
La Vina Middle	Public	6-8	1331 Browning Rd.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-3601	521	26	19.8	78.9%	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	417 (80.0%)	85 (16.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	66.6	774^th of 2740 public middle schools	71.8%		67.1	740^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.2%	34		34.7				34.7				53.9	63.8	63.2		60.2				39.4	40.0	44.7		41.4			$14,839	$2,295	$12,544
Nueva Vista Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	120 Garces Hwy.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5070	684	35	19.8	80.4%	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	624 (91.2%)	40 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	51.2	2544^th of 5817 public elementary schools	56.3%		56.6	2227^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.0%	317	32.1					32.1	54.2	36.3	35.7					42.7	58.7	45.1	31.0					46.1	97%	0%	$20,868	$2,420	$18,448
Pioneer	Public	K-8	1001 Hiett Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 474-4911	1,043	50	20.7	87.4%	15 (1.4%)	9 (0.9%)	961 (92.1%)	45 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	57.1	2201^st of 5817 public elementary schools	62.2%		47.1	2755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.0%	554	31.2	37.3				34.8	44.7	58.7	40.9	55.3	58.4	63.1		54.6	37.9	52.3	33.9	46.4	48.9	47.2		45.0	96%	2%	$13,384	$2,720	$10,664

Cities Near Delano

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wasco	5.21 mi	10	761^st
Mc Farland	6.26 mi	7	713^th
Earlimart	7.92 mi	4	833^rd
Richgrove	8.18 mi	1	844^th
Pixley	14.06 mi	2	700^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.