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Almond Tree Middle

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Almond Tree Middle ranks 897 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

897^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 68% of California middle schools

Summary

Almond Tree Middle is a public middle school serving 554 students in grades 6-8 in Delano, CA, within the Delano Union Elementary district, and it stands out for its remarkable and consistent improvement, especially in supporting its students.

The school has shown an impressive upward trajectory, moving from a 1-star to a 3-star rating in recent years, and it excels with specific student groups, earning 4 and 5-star ratings for its Hispanic, low-income, migrant, and English Learner students. A key driver of this success appears to be a dramatic focus on attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from over 30% to just 4.5%, which is significantly better than nearby schools like Richland Junior High (25.3%) and Earlimart Middle (22.2%). Furthermore, when compared to a very similar school in the same district, Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy, Almond Tree achieves higher English proficiency (60.65% vs. 45.85%) with lower per-student spending, demonstrating efficient and effective practices.

While mathematics remains an area for continued growth, Almond Tree Middle's overall story is one of a school that gets strong results for its community. It performs well compared to schools with similar student populations and has become a district leader in serving vulnerable groups, making it a compelling example of effective school improvement in the region.

554

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,349

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 West 15th Ave.
Delano, CA 93215-1816

(661) 721-3641

District: Delano Union Elementary

Feeder schools for Almond Tree Middle:

Elementary:	Albany Park Elementary
	Fremont Elementary
	Nueva Vista Language Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.5%

Asian:

10.5%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2013 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg40%

California avg41%

897^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	60.4	897 of 2761	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	886 of 2783	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	983 of 2781	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	1496 of 2740	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1515 of 2715	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1859 of 2480	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.1	1644 of 2508	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.3	1602 of 2497	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.5	1426 of 2477	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.5	1278 of 2379	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.7	1252 of 2259	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.4	1397 of 2236	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.6	1707 of 2179	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.2	1630 of 2063	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.3	1506 of 2005	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.8	1454 of 1999	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.6	1380 of 1804	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.1	1421 of 1777	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.0	1572 of 1769	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.9	794 of 1531	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	1299 of 1491	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1183 of 1369	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	64.5	212 of 1478	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	307 of 1521	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	44.3	616 of 1540	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	363 of 1442	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	33.7	824 of 1364	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	797 of 2533	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	833 of 2551	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	931 of 2531	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	1224 of 2509	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.1	1514 of 2380	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1840 of 2262	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	486 of 2395	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	446 of 2388	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	427 of 2374	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.1	911 of 2359	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	1064 of 2213	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.5	1574 of 2072	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	477 of 2542	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	489 of 2579	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	452 of 2531	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	49.2	1042 of 2458	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	964 of 2369	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.0	1491 of 2230	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	910 of 2534	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	867 of 2552	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	896 of 2538	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	1511 of 2527	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	1263 of 2407	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1607 of 2273	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	9 of 95	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	3 of 94	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.8	8 of 86	90.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	593 of 1566	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	529 of 1552	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	444 of 1531	71.0%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)91st percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)64th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

Science27%-5 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Almond Tree Middle

What is the racial makeup of Almond Tree Middle?

Students at Almond Tree Middle are 88% Hispanic, 10% Asian.

What district is Almond Tree Middle in?

Delano Union Elementary

How many students attend Almond Tree Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended Almond Tree Middle.

Is Almond Tree Middle a good school?

Almond Tree Middle ranks 897^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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