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Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy

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Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy ranks 1436 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

1436^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 48% of California middle schools

Summary

Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy is a 585-student middle school (grades 6-8) in Delano, CA, serving a high-needs community within the Delano Union Elementary district, and it presents a mixed picture of strong improvements in student attendance alongside academic results that currently lag behind its district peers.

While the school's overall academic performance, particularly in math and science, is below that of similar schools like La Vina Middle and Almond Tree Middle, it has shown remarkable success in specific areas. Chronic absenteeism has plummeted from over 28% to just 5% in recent years, a rate better than the state average and on par with nearby schools. Furthermore, the school demonstrates notable effectiveness with specific student groups, such as those in special education, where its performance ranks in the top quartile statewide.

The school receives significantly higher funding per student than its sister schools, yet this has not yet translated to higher overall test scores. However, it is on a positive trajectory, with its statewide ranking improving steadily over the past decade. For parents, the key takeaways are the school's dedicated resources, its proven ability to support vulnerable student populations and dramatically improve attendance, and its ongoing challenge to elevate core academic performance to match the success seen in these other critical areas.

585

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,339

Per pupil spending ?

90.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1430 Cecil Ave.
Delano, CA 93215-1444

(661) 721-5030

District: Delano Union Elementary

Students who attend Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy usually attend:

High:

Cesar E. Chavez High

Feeder schools for Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy:

Elementary:	Del Vista Math and Science Academy
	Princeton Street Elementary
	Terrace Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.9%

Asian:

8.2%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2013 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg40%

California avg41%

1,436^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Delano Union Elementary

674^th of 1,543Delano Union Elementary 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	41.9	1436 of 2761	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1638 of 2783	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1654 of 2781	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	2004 of 2740	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1774 of 2715	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1884 of 2480	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.1	1756 of 2508	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.8	1768 of 2497	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.0	1825 of 2477	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.4	1763 of 2379	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.6	1616 of 2259	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.2	1527 of 2236	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.2	1689 of 2179	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.3	1517 of 2063	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.9	1298 of 2005	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.4	1466 of 1999	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.6	1497 of 1804	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.8	1453 of 1777	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.7	1451 of 1769	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.3	1085 of 1531	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1348 of 1491	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	941 of 1369	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.4	790 of 1478	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	582 of 1521	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	777 of 1540	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1111 of 1442	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1095 of 1364	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	1258 of 2533	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	1369 of 2551	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	1398 of 2531	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	1700 of 2509	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	1604 of 2380	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1825 of 2262	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	960 of 2395	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	1223 of 2388	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	1145 of 2374	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.2	1615 of 2359	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1308 of 2213	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1537 of 2072	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	1007 of 2542	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	1238 of 2579	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	1102 of 2531	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.1	1617 of 2458	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	1235 of 2369	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1603 of 2230	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	1407 of 2534	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1670 of 2552	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1625 of 2538	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1977 of 2527	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	1594 of 2407	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1673 of 2273	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.5	50 of 94	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	416 of 1566	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	32.6	1011 of 1552	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	882 of 1531	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

Migrant (2024)47th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				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/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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1430 Cecil Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5030	585	30	19.5	90.4%	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	526 (89.9%)	48 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	41.9	1436^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.0%		34.8	1638^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.1%	202	19.9	19.9	46.7	50.8	40.0	45.9	25.5	26.0	30.4	27.3	$36,339	$33,776	$2,563
La Vina Middle	Public	6-8	1331 Browning Rd.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-3601	521	26	19.8	78.9%	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	417 (80.0%)	85 (16.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	67.1	740^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.2%		73.7	617^th of 2783 public middle schools	77.8%	123	31.5	31.5	59.0	69.3	64.6	64.4	40.4	37.1	34.3	37.1	$25,857	$23,562	$2,295
Almond Tree Middle	Public	6-8	200 West 15th Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-3641	554	29	19.3	91.7%	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	485 (87.5%)	58 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	60.4	897^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.5%		59.9	886^th of 2783 public middle schools	68.2%	11	27.2	27.2	56.7	66.7	58.9	60.7	32.2	32.8	35.2	33.5	$26,349	$23,816	$2,533
McFarland Junior High	Public	7-8	405 Mast Ave.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-3340	494	22	22.1	88.1%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	488 (98.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25.3	1985^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.1%		22.4	2152^nd of 2783 public middle schools	22.7%	167	13.9	13.9		32.4	28.4	30.5		26.5	19.7	23.3	$22,337	$19,674	$2,663
Earlimart Middle	Public	6-8	599 South Sutter St.	Earlimart	93219	Tulare County	Earlimart Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 849-2611	479	26	18.1	72.9%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	463 (96.7%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	15	2438^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.7%		18.3	2328^th of 2783 public middle schools	16.3%	110	8.5	8.5	16.2	27.0	40.9	28.5	4.1	5.7	8.5	6.2	$27,179	$25,384	$1,795
Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	305 Griffith Ave.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7140	591	27	21.7	90.9%	12 (2.0%)	7 (1.2%)	567 (95.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23.9	2056^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.5%		24.2	2071^st of 2783 public middle schools	25.6%	15	19.5	19.5	33.0	33.0	32.3	32.7	16.2	16.9	17.9	17.0	$15,065	$13,688	$1,377
Pixley Middle	Public	6-8	1520 East Ct. St.	Pixley	93256	Tulare County	Pixley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 757-3018	297	17	17.1	96.3%	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	286 (96.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.3	1886^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.7%		31	1770^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.4%	116	12.4	12.4	33.7	45.9	32.0	37.7	23.3	19.4	18.6	20.3	$27,364	$24,294	$3,070
Palm Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	1017 Palm Ave.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7130	631	29	21.4	89.1%	8 (1.3%)	7 (1.1%)	613 (97.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31	1802^nd of 2761 public middle schools	34.7%		29.6	1824^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.5%	22	16.8	16.8	51.3	35.1	36.9	40.8	24.2	13.3	19.5	18.8	$16,030	$14,688	$1,342
Carl Smith Middle	Public	6-8	23825 Avenue 92	Terra Bella	93270	Tulare County	Terra Bella Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 535-4451	262	13	20.1	93.1%	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (97.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37.2	1571^st of 2761 public middle schools	43.1%		36.9	1569^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.6%	2	31.0	31.0	35.3	43.3	44.1	40.9	14.0	17.8	32.9	21.5	$24,123	$23,424	$699
Richland Junior High	Public	7-8	331 Shafter Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Richland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-8630	558	34	16.3	91.4%	24 (4.3%)	5 (0.9%)	522 (93.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22.2	2145^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.3%		17.5	2369^th of 2783 public middle schools	14.9%	224	18.6	18.6		31.0	25.9	28.3		21.0	15.1	17.9	$23,179	$19,666	$3,513

Frequently Asked Questions about Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy

What district is Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy in?

Delano Union Elementary

What high school do graduates of Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy attend?

Students who attend Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy usually go on to attend Cesar E. Chavez High

Is Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy a good school?

Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy ranks 1436^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy?

Students at Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy are 90% Hispanic, 8% Asian.

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