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El Capitan Elementary

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El Capitan Elementary ranks 3542 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3542^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

El Capitan Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 289 students in the Delhi Unified district, known for its strong recent improvement and effective support for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school has shown impressive growth, climbing from the 9th percentile statewide during the pandemic to the 40th percentile in the 2024-2025 school year. It excels in mathematics, where its proficiency rate nearly matches the state average and outperforms the district, and has made remarkable progress in reducing chronic absenteeism from over 35% to just 10.4%. Compared to other schools in the area, El Capitan stands out for its effectiveness with specific student groups, ranking higher for low-income students than its overall rank suggests. However, the school faces challenges in English Language Arts and, notably, in Science, where proficiency is well below the state average.

Within its own district, El Capitan performs better than Schendel Elementary but lags behind the higher-performing Harmony Elementary. The school spends more per student than most nearby schools, including Ballico-Cressey Community Charter, which achieves similar math results with lower spending. Parents should note a significant drop in math proficiency between 3rd and 6th grade, indicating a key area for focus. Overall, El Capitan is a school on a positive trajectory with clear strengths and identified areas for continued growth.

289

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,513

Per pupil spending ?

91%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10115 Fifth St.
Delhi, CA 95315-9752

(209) 656-2010

District: Delhi Unified

Students who attend El Capitan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Delhi Middle
High:	Delhi High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.8%

White:

4.2%

American Indian:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

California avg41%

3,542^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Delhi Unified

1000^th of 1,543Delhi Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	3542 of 5857	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	4360 of 5869	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	4056 of 5859	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	4130 of 5883	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	1288 of 1417	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	5103 of 5789	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	4158 of 5662	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.8	4101 of 5692	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.9	4965 of 5614	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.2	5191 of 5611	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	28.4	4175 of 5530	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.3	3853 of 5390	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.6	2979 of 5377	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.9	3059 of 5314	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.2	3161 of 5193	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.7	3613 of 5113	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.0	3492 of 5113	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.3	2974 of 4818	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	23.6	3718 of 4822	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.6	3958 of 4809	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.2	1471 of 3162	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.9	2248 of 3245	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	1692 of 3311	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	411 of 602	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	2427 of 3275	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	1940 of 3246	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	3442 of 5597	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	4056 of 5612	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	3539 of 5609	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	4021 of 5635	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1149 of 1267	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	4617 of 5492	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	3707 of 5413	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	2684 of 5107	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	3504 of 5107	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	3368 of 5087	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	3177 of 5084	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	4139 of 4963	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	3392 of 4830	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	2636 of 5460	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.5	3743 of 5517	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	3123 of 5363	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	3021 of 5264	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	933 of 1110	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	4403 of 5173	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	3545 of 5084	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	3401 of 5628	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	4249 of 5643	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	4209 of 5638	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3806 of 5663	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1143 of 1272	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	5080 of 5510	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	4302 of 5431	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Listening35%+9 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-15 vs state

Writing13%-4 vs state

Science12%-20 vs state

Overall11%~ state avg

Reading7%~ state avg

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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)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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 8th 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR 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
Ballico-Cressey Community Charter	Public, Charter	1-8	11818 Gregg St.	Ballico	95303	Merced County	Ballico-Cressey Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-9400	293	18	16.4	46.4%	84 (28.7%)	1 (0.3%)	197 (67.2%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	46.8	2778^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.6%		51.9	2460^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.1%	318																					16.7	25.0	20.9	53.9	42.9	23.8	71.4	64.3	34.1	46.1	53.9	35.7	17.1	54.3	39.3	29.6	36.6							$14,011	$424	$13,587
Yamato Colony Elementary	Public	K-5	800 North Main St.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Livingston Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-5470	627	28	22.3	77.0%	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	515 (82.1%)	92 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	36.5	3440^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.3%		44.8	2879^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.9%	561	7.7	13.3	8.1		9.4	35.9	16.7	32.4		29.3	23.1	30.0	10.8		20.8	7.7	13.3	5.4		8.5	18.1		18.1	36.0	46.7	37.1				39.5	44.6	41.1	18.0				33.4							$17,514	$1,658	$15,856
Selma Herndon Elementary	Public	K-5	714 Prusso St.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Livingston Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-5480	611	27	22.6	77.4%	22 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	450 (73.6%)	135 (22.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	40.1	3214^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.1%		30.4	3897^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.6%	683	5.4	0.0	3.6		3.2	32.4	10.0	21.4		22.1	21.6	13.3	7.1		14.7	2.7	0.0	0.0		1.1	15.2		15.2	41.8	34.8	46.6				41.4	53.6	34.8	24.5				37.3	98.0						$16,945	$1,947	$14,998
Campus Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1845 H St.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Livingston Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-5460	503	23	21.8	87.5%	9 (1.8%)	14 (2.8%)	458 (91.1%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25.1	4387^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.1%		23.5	4522^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.0%	135	8.8	7.4	4.0		7.0	35.3	14.8	28.0		26.7	11.8	22.2	4.0		12.8	5.9	7.4	4.0		5.8	22.4		22.4	24.4	23.1	34.1				27.1	32.6	22.0	30.6				28.2	95.9	96.9		96.9	96.9		$19,124	$1,976	$17,148
Elim Elementary	Public	3-5	7677 North Lander Ave.	Hilmar	95324	Merced County	Hilmar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-1082	437	21	20.8	63.2%	256 (58.6%)	2 (0.5%)	165 (37.8%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	32.6	3760^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.8%		33.1	3675^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.4%	85	4.6	18.6	4.4		9.1	31.8	23.3	15.6		23.5	6.8	46.5	6.7		19.7	0.0	14.0	2.2		5.3	21.9		21.9	30.3	35.9	38.4				35.1	38.6	35.9	21.9				31.9	96.8		98.4		97.9		$16,255	$1,010	$15,245
Hilmar Elementary	Public	K-2	20206 West Geer Ave.	Hilmar	95324	Merced County	Hilmar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 216-5800	467	23	20.3	51.4%	236 (50.5%)	1 (0.2%)	217 (46.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)								(n/a)
Cunningham Elementary	Public	K-6	324 West Linwood Ave.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(350) 206-2700	597	28	21.3	79.4%	56 (9.4%)	9 (1.5%)	477 (79.9%)	32 (5.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	12.8	5439^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.1%		15.8	5232^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.9%	207																					8.8		8.8	8.8	20.2	18.8	24.7			18.3	15.0	18.3	11.3	21.6			16.7	95.8	95.8		95.8	95.8	95.8	$21,692	$2,637	$19,055

Frequently Asked Questions about El Capitan Elementary

How many students attend El Capitan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended El Capitan Elementary.

What district is El Capitan Elementary in?

Delhi Unified

Is El Capitan Elementary a good school?

El Capitan Elementary ranks 3542^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of El Capitan Elementary?

Students at El Capitan Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of El Capitan Elementary attend?

Students who attend El Capitan Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Delhi Middle
High : Delhi High

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