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Delano High

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Delano High ranks 646 th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

646^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 70% of California high schools

Summary

Delano High is a public high school serving grades 9–12 in Delano, California, with 1,221 students in the Delano Joint Union High district. For 2025–2026, SchoolDigger ranks it 646th of 2,137 California schools, at the 70th percentile, with 3 stars. Overall, the clearest finding is that ELA is a standout strength, while math and attendance are the more pressing concerns.

Delano’s ELA result is its strongest comparison: 71% of students were proficient, the highest among the 11 nearby schools reviewed, versus 49% statewide and 69% districtwide. That edged Cesar E. Chavez High and Robert F. Kennedy High, both near 69%. Math proficiency was 34%—third-highest among nearby schools, but below the state’s 38% and the district’s 35%; science was 35%, close to the state’s 36% but below the district’s 38%. Graduation is another strength: 98%, compared with 98% districtwide and 88% statewide. However, chronic absenteeism was 22%, above the district’s 18% and the state’s 18%.

Results have generally improved over time: ELA rose from 65% in 2022–2023 to 71% in 2025–2026, and science climbed from 19% to 35%. Math also improved, from 26% to 34%, though it remains below state and district results. Science is close to the state overall, but the 12th-grade result was only 10%, compared with 33% statewide. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 32% since 2021–2022, but increased from 19% in 2024–2025. In 2024–2025, 93% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; the student–teacher ratio was 20.8:1. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves Special Education Students rose sharply, from the 8th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 83rd in 2025–2026, compared with the school’s overall 70th percentile that year. Its measure for Migrant Students was also high, at the 91st percentile in 2025–2026.

1,221

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,172

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1331 Cecil Ave.
Delano, CA 93215-1410

(661) 720-4137

District: Delano Joint Union High

Feeder schools for Delano High:

Elementary:

Princeton Street Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.1%

Asian:

7.9%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 71st percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Delano Joint Union High's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg47%

California avg42%

646^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the Delano Joint Union High

351^st of 968Delano Joint Union High 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
2026	68.8	646 of 2137	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.2	756 of 2162	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	678 of 2159	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	804 of 2170	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	624 of 2123	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	51.5	585 of 1290	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	686 of 2133	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.7	379 of 2017	81.2%	★★★★☆
2017	74.1	520 of 2021	74.3%	★★★★☆
2016	69.4	585 of 2039	71.3%	★★★★☆
2015	68.3	585 of 1994	70.7%	★★★★☆
2013	59.5	544 of 2426	77.6%	★★★★☆
2012	59.3	559 of 2354	76.3%	★★★★☆
2011	65.0	395 of 2367	83.3%	★★★★☆
2010	63.4	432 of 2281	81.1%	★★★★☆
2009	46.8	828 of 2238	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	42.7	847 of 2117	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.2	869 of 2063	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	36.5	936 of 1968	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	35.9	901 of 1901	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	32.7	867 of 1653	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.3	679 of 1161	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	210 of 555	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	528 of 1117	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	507 of 1052	51.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.1	180 of 1085	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	204 of 1064	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	137 of 1044	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	39.7	256 of 467	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	450 of 941	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	270 of 938	71.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	556 of 1865	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	62.7	659 of 1906	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	640 of 1915	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	761 of 1915	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	638 of 1858	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	560 of 1054	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.1	636 of 1833	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.2	332 of 1760	81.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	352 of 1880	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.8	477 of 1900	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	436 of 1902	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	545 of 1917	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	385 of 1861	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	494 of 1814	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	184 of 1742	89.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	476 of 1999	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	69.8	538 of 2013	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	470 of 2026	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	588 of 2030	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	337 of 1943	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	384 of 1126	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	432 of 1937	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.8	183 of 1862	90.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	617 of 1932	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.2	784 of 1942	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	646 of 1948	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	741 of 1963	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	536 of 1916	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	49.4	518 of 1122	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	695 of 1880	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.3	412 of 1834	77.5%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	89.2	7 of 82	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	68.5	21 of 85	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	91.1	5 of 85	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	73.6	9 of 74	87.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	210 of 1235	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	35.8	739 of 1252	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1119 of 1216	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	77.1	169 of 1197	85.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Migrant (2026)91st percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)83rd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile~ school

Male (2026)68th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+22 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-5 vs state

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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)		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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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 2137 public high schools	69.8%		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	$31,172	$28,814	$2,358
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	1758^th of 2137 public high schools	17.7%		12.8	1887^th of 2162 public high schools	12.7%	129			4.4	4.4	26.9	26.9	0.0	0.0	$71,457	$66,826	$4,631
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 2137 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	$30,037	$27,566	$2,471
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 2137 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	$27,337	$25,350	$1,987
San Joaquin High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	599 Fifth St.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-6312	43	2	19.5	88.4%	1 (2.3%)	1 (2.3%)	41 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9	2000^th of 2137 public high schools	6.4%		15.6	1788^th of 2162 public high schools	17.3%	212		0.0		0.0	18.2	18.2	0.0	0.0	$52,083	$50,328	$1,755
McFarland High School Early College	Public	9-12	259 West Sherwood Ave.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-3126	1,027	45	22.9	82.2%	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1,007 (98.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	67	672^nd of 2137 public high schools	68.6%		58.1	874^th of 2162 public high schools	59.6%	202		41.7		40.9	64.0	64.0	29.3	29.3	$22,847	$20,050	$2,797
Wasco High	Public	9-12	1900 Seventh St.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7400	1,672	78	21.4	87.5%	51 (3.1%)	29 (1.7%)	1,579 (94.4%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	50.7	1023^rd of 2137 public high schools	52.1%		52.3	983^rd of 2162 public high schools	54.5%	40	16.9	27.3	34.5	22.4	63.7	63.7	22.7	22.7	$29,261	$28,220	$1,041
Wasco Independence High	Public	9-12	1445 Poso Dr.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7450	109	6	17.6	96.3%	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.8%)	104 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.7	1743^rd of 2137 public high schools	18.4%		20.1	1691^st of 2162 public high schools	21.8%	52			20.0	18.2	18.6	18.6	0.0	0.0	$49,259	$33,292	$15,967
Alpaugh -Senior High	Public	9-12	5313 Road 39	Alpaugh	93201	Tulare County	Alpaugh Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 949-8413	96	7	14.1	82.3%	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	40.4	1262^nd of 2137 public high schools	40.9%		21.5	1662^nd of 2162 public high schools	23.1%	400		45.5	22.7	36.4	30.3	30.3	6.1	6.1	$30,139	$26,290	$3,849
Central Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	526 Mannel Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-4281	86	7	12.9	96.5%	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	8	2057^th of 2137 public high schools	3.7%		8.9	2073^rd of 2162 public high schools	4.1%	16		2.4	0.0	1.5	7.1	7.1	0.0	0.0	$55,810	$54,270	$1,540

Frequently Asked Questions about Delano High

How many students attend Delano High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,221 students attended Delano High.

Is Delano High a good school?

Delano High ranks 646^th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Delano High?

Students at Delano High are 90% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 1% White.

What schools feed into Delano High?

Delano High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Princeton Street Elementary

What district is Delano High in?

Delano Joint Union High

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