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Schendel Elementary

Q: Is Schendel Elementary a good school?

Schendel Elementary ranks 3618 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Schendel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 458 students attended Schendel Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Schendel Elementary?

Students at Schendel Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Schendel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Schendel Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Delhi Middle High : Delhi High

Public Grades K-6

3618^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of California elementary schools

Summary

Schendel Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 458 students in the Delhi Unified district, located in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school is in the midst of a remarkable academic turnaround, jumping from the 13th to the 38th percentile statewide in just one year—one of the most dramatic improvements in the area. This progress outpaces other schools in the district, like El Capitan Elementary and Harmony Elementary. A key strength is its exceptional support for English Language Learners, whose performance ranks well above the state average. Furthermore, the school's mathematics proficiency now nearly matches the state average, which is unusual for a school with its level of economic need and a significant achievement compared to similar schools such as Cunningham Elementary.

This improvement coincides with high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio. While chronic absenteeism has dropped sharply from pandemic highs, it remains a challenge compared to some district peers. The school's story is one of rapid gains, showing that with significant investment and targeted support, strong academic progress is possible even in a high-need setting.

458

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,704

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16114 Schendel Ave.
Delhi, CA 95315-0338

(209) 656-2040

District: Delhi Unified

Students who attend Schendel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Delhi Middle
High:	Delhi High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.4%

White:

2.6%

Asian:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg25%

California avg41%

3,618^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	34.6	3618 of 5857	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.5	5078 of 5869	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	4586 of 5859	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	4370 of 5883	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	1223 of 1417	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	4329 of 5789	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	4584 of 5662	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.0	4088 of 5692	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.4	3449 of 5614	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.4	4092 of 5611	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.3	3653 of 5530	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.0	3390 of 5390	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.2	3314 of 5377	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.9	3240 of 5314	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.0	3438 of 5193	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.1	3742 of 5113	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.2	3634 of 5113	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.8	3744 of 4818	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.8	4051 of 4822	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.7	4363 of 4809	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	25.5	2032 of 2585	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1943 of 2128	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.7	1574 of 3162	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	1036 of 3245	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	1383 of 3311	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.7	342 of 602	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	1854 of 3275	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.9	2858 of 3246	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	3380 of 5597	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.4	4848 of 5612	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	4170 of 5609	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	3887 of 5635	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.4	1043 of 1267	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	4070 of 5492	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	3965 of 5413	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	2760 of 5107	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	4316 of 5107	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3580 of 5087	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	3318 of 5084	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	2977 of 4963	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	3374 of 4830	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	2596 of 5460	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.0	4542 of 5517	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	3584 of 5363	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3469 of 5264	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	927 of 1110	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	3455 of 5173	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	3861 of 5084	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	3559 of 5628	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.9	4915 of 5643	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	4578 of 5638	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	4479 of 5663	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	1126 of 1272	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	4235 of 5510	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	4764 of 5431	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	0.5	2832 of 2834	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)21st percentile-4 vs school

White (2019)<1st percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Listening32%+6 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Writing25%+8 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

Overall12%~ state avg

Reading8%~ state avg

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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
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							$35,704	$34,386	$1,318
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							$38,045	$36,380	$1,665
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		$32,704	$31,462	$1,242
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						$19,054	$18,422	$632
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							$20,429	$19,764	$665
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		$20,056	$19,292	$764
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)																																												$18,149	$17,310	$839
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							$27,604	$27,168	$436
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		$20,750	$19,832	$918
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	$16,633	$15,054	$1,579

Frequently Asked Questions about Schendel Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Schendel Elementary?

Students at Schendel Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Schendel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Schendel Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Delhi Middle
High : Delhi High

Is Schendel Elementary a good school?

Schendel Elementary ranks 3618^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Schendel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 458 students attended Schendel Elementary.

What district is Schendel Elementary in?

Delhi Unified

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