Elementary Schools in Delhi Unified

Summary:

The Delhi Unified school district in California includes three elementary schools (Schendel Elementary, Harmony Elementary, and El Capitan Elementary) serving grades K-6 in a high-need community where most students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Among these schools, Harmony Elementary stands out as the top performer, achieving the highest test scores in English and math for the district and having a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.2%. Schendel Elementary has shown the most dramatic improvement, jumping significantly in statewide rankings, while all three schools demonstrate particular strength in Spanish language assessments, outperforming state averages.

Key takeaways for parents include the strong overall performance of Harmony Elementary, the impressive recent progress at Schendel Elementary, and the district-wide focus on bilingual skills. While science scores are an area for growth, the elementary schools in Delhi Unified show that high academic achievement is being pursued even in economically challenging circumstances, with notable success in attendance and foundational math and reading skills.

District Detail

9716 Hinton Ave.
Delhi, CA 95315-9455

(209) 656-2000

SchoolDigger Rank:
1000^th of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 2,276

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
El Capitan Elementary	Public	K-6	10115 Fifth St.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2010	289	16	18.0	91.0%	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	271 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35.5	3542^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.5%		25	4360^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.7%	818	28.6	13.0	4.0	0.0	11.2	57.1	26.1	40.0	16.1	34.6	28.6	17.4	4.0	3.2	13.1	10.7	21.7	0.0	0.0	7.5	12.5	12.5	35.3	35.1	38.6	25.5	33.3	58.5	34.2	40.4	14.6	36.8			$24,513	$3,269	$21,244
Schendel Elementary	Public	K-6	16114 Schendel Ave.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2040	458	28	16.3	99.6%	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	428 (93.4%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	34.6	3618^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.2%		17.5	5078^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.5%	1460	9.1	33.3	0.0	0.0	11.8	51.5	27.8	7.1	9.1	31.6	21.2	55.6	14.3	0.0	25.0	3.0	27.8	0.0	0.0	7.9	22.8	22.8	26.8	26.3	31.6	40.0	31.1	51.8	35.1	21.1	36.4	36.0			$23,433	$3,473	$19,960
Harmony Elementary	Public	K-6	16464 West August Ave.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2010	452	24	18.8	83.8%	19 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	404 (89.4%)	20 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	55.3	2289^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.9%		44.6	2886^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.8%	597	36.4	24.2	13.0	8.5	18.9	66.7	18.2	47.8	10.6	34.6	33.3	54.6	21.7	17.0	29.6	21.2	18.2	2.2	8.5	11.3	23.7	23.7	60.9	33.9	46.1	56.8	50.0	62.5	31.6	43.4	36.5	43.5	97.4	97.4	$22,504	$2,708	$19,796

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Livingston Union	4.04 mi	5	1105^th
Ballico-Cressey Elementary	4.19 mi	2	567^th
Hilmar Unified	4.9 mi	7	1160^th
Merced Union High	4.96 mi	9	1134^th
Turlock Unified	5.24 mi	16	1037^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.

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