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Delhi Middle

Public Grades 7-8
2311th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,761 California Middle Schools
Better than 16% of California middle schools
Summary

Delhi Middle is a public school serving about 367 students in grades 7 and 8 in the Delhi Unified district, operating in a community with significant economic need where over 86% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces considerable challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science being less than half the state average and the lowest among all nearby middle schools, including Marvin A. Dutcher Middle and Winton Middle. Its statewide ranking has also declined significantly over the past five years. This is notable because Delhi Middle has important advantages: it spends more per student ($18,210) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (17.5 to 1) than all the comparison schools, suggesting a disconnect between its resources and academic results.

While the school struggles overall, it shows specific strengths, such as historically solid support for English Learners and currently effective support for homeless students. However, there is a serious, recent drop in effectiveness for students in special education. It's important to note that other area schools with similar or higher levels of student poverty, like Winton Middle and Barbara Spratling Middle, achieve significantly better academic outcomes, indicating that community economics is not the sole factor in Delhi Middle's performance gap.

367
Students ?
17.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,875
Per pupil spending ?
86.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 16881 West Schendel Ave.
       Delhi, CA  95315

(209) 656-2050

District: Delhi Unified


Students who attend Delhi Middle usually attend:

High:    Delhi High

Feeder schools for Delhi Middle:

Elementary:    El Capitan Elementary
    Harmony Elementary
    Schendel Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
92.6%
White:
4.1%
Asian:
2.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2017 → 16th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2017
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school16%
District avg25%
California avg41%
2,311th of 2,761
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 11 pts since 2017
From bottom 27% (2017) to bottom 16% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1000th 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202518.02311 of 276116.3%★☆☆☆☆
202422.12168 of 278322.1%★☆☆☆☆
202320.92206 of 278120.7%★☆☆☆☆
202220.52199 of 274019.7%★☆☆☆☆
202121.8717 of 89419.8%★☆☆☆☆
201928.71839 of 271532.3%★★☆☆☆
201826.51776 of 248028.4%★☆☆☆☆
201725.51828 of 250827.1%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202222.31371 of 153110.5%★☆☆☆☆
202134.9214 of 35439.5%★★☆☆☆
201931.8981 of 149134.2%★★☆☆☆
201820.81291 of 13695.7%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202433.51036 of 147829.9%★★☆☆☆
202334.7995 of 152134.6%★★☆☆☆
202242.7666 of 154056.8%★★★☆☆
202136.0244 of 36332.8%★★☆☆☆
201942.3606 of 144258.0%★★★☆☆
201838.7649 of 136452.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202523.01945 of 253323.2%★☆☆☆☆
202422.51996 of 255121.8%★☆☆☆☆
202320.92044 of 253119.2%★☆☆☆☆
202220.52054 of 250918.1%★☆☆☆☆
202122.3588 of 73820.3%★☆☆☆☆
201927.81694 of 238028.8%★☆☆☆☆
201829.11569 of 226230.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202522.21936 of 239519.2%★☆☆☆☆
202428.31708 of 238828.5%★☆☆☆☆
202325.61804 of 237424.0%★☆☆☆☆
202227.01744 of 235926.1%★☆☆☆☆
201940.91221 of 221344.8%★★☆☆☆
201837.61241 of 207240.1%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202548.6212 of 47755.6%★★★☆☆
202426.4314 of 39420.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202521.52091 of 254217.7%★☆☆☆☆
202424.91986 of 257923.0%★☆☆☆☆
202328.51812 of 253128.4%★☆☆☆☆
202226.01858 of 245824.4%★☆☆☆☆
202131.9503 of 72130.2%★★☆☆☆
201939.61338 of 236943.5%★★☆☆☆
201832.71502 of 223032.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202513.92299 of 25349.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.42028 of 255220.5%★☆☆☆☆
202321.32026 of 253820.2%★☆☆☆☆
202221.41996 of 252721.0%★☆☆☆☆
202122.5612 of 76319.8%★☆☆☆☆
201927.21715 of 240728.7%★☆☆☆☆
201822.91753 of 227322.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202519.31487 of 15665.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202441.1746 of 155251.9%★★★☆☆
202334.9913 of 153140.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20191.71597 of 16020.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.31423 of 14964.9%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Homeless (2025)56th percentile+39 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)30th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)10th percentile-9 vs school
Male (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school
Special Education (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school
White (2019)<1st percentile-32 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state
Mathematics16%-22 vs state
Science15%-18 vs state
Listening13%-12 vs state
Writing12%-5 vs state
Overall7%~ state avg
Reading7%~ state avg

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Frequently Asked Questions about Delhi Middle

Students who attend Delhi Middle usually go on to attend Delhi High

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Delhi Middle.

Delhi Middle ranks in the bottom 16.3% of California middle schools.

Students at Delhi Middle are 93% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Asian.

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026
2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025
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