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Harvest Elementary

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Harvest Elementary ranks 2076 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2076^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of California elementary schools

Summary

Harvest Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 365 students in Delano, California, within the Delano Union Elementary district, and it stands out for its strong, consistent academic improvement over the past decade.

The school excels in mathematics and science, with nearly 49% of students proficient in math—significantly higher than the district and state averages and outperforming nearby schools like Fremont Elementary and Albany Park Elementary. It is also exceptionally effective in supporting English Language Learners and has achieved a dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, now at a very low 2.6%. While other schools in the area, such as Morningside and Nueva Vista Language Academy, perform well, Harvest maintains a clear upward trajectory in its statewide ranking.

Harvest Elementary demonstrates balanced performance across student groups and uses its resources efficiently to achieve these results. While there is always room for growth, particularly as seen in some grade-level variations, the school's journey from a lower-performing to a steady 3-star school makes it a notable success story and a strong option for families in the community.

365

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,489

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1320 Vassar Ave.
Delano, CA 93215-3872

(661) 720-2725

District: Delano Union Elementary

Students who attend Harvest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	La Vina Middle
High:	Cesar E. Chavez High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.5%

Asian:

12.9%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2013 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 46 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Delano Union Elementary

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg40%

California avg41%

2,076^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Elementary 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	59.9	2076 of 5857	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	1824 of 5869	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	2668 of 5859	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	2657 of 5883	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	2445 of 5789	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.9	3476 of 5662	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.2	3500 of 5692	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.0	3772 of 5614	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.6	3815 of 5611	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.1	4460 of 5530	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.7	5095 of 5390	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	29.8	3996 of 5377	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.6	3131 of 5314	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.8	3452 of 5193	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.2	3816 of 5113	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.5	4038 of 5113	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	39.4	1333 of 2585	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	86.1	186 of 3245	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	240 of 3311	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	76.3	383 of 3275	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.9	1010 of 3246	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	1773 of 5597	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	1685 of 5612	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	44.8	2715 of 5609	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	2386 of 5635	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	2483 of 5492	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.6	3867 of 5413	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	1271 of 5107	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	823 of 5107	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	1536 of 5087	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	1733 of 5084	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	1423 of 4963	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	38.4	2966 of 4830	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	1668 of 5460	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	1382 of 5517	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.2	1969 of 5363	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	2688 of 5264	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.4	1266 of 5173	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	43.4	2794 of 5084	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	2330 of 5628	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	1873 of 5643	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	2438 of 5638	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	2780 of 5663	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	2262 of 5510	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	2975 of 5431	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)94th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2019)48th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics49%+11 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Science40%+7 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 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	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harvest Elementary	Public	K-5	1320 Vassar Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-2725	365	21	17.7	81.1%	14 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	294 (80.5%)	47 (12.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	59.9	2076^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.6%		64.9	1824^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.9%	252	39.7		39.7	42.9	64.1	41.3				47.5	46.4	59.0	44.4				48.7					$32,489	$29,410	$3,079
Del Vista Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	710 Quincy St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5040	526	26	20.5	89.9%	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	486 (92.4%)	27 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	45.4	2857^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.2%		49.7	2573^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.2%	284	26.0		26.0	39.8	48.1	42.6				43.4	35.7	39.5	40.6				38.7	98.0		98.0		$37,439	$34,932	$2,507
Princeton Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1959 Princeton St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5080	308	16	19.6	89.6%	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	266 (86.4%)	32 (10.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29.5	3994^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.8%		35	3522^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	40.0%	472	20.0		20.0	36.5	33.3	24.1				31.3	33.9	34.4	25.5				31.4	96.6		96.6		$30,178	$27,536	$2,642
Morningside	Public	K-5	2100 Summer Dr.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-2700	477	22	22.0	75.3%	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	374 (78.4%)	87 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	53.9	2370^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.5%		61.8	1992^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.1%	378	34.1		34.1	36.2	58.4	51.1				50.2	40.7	48.3	29.6				39.4	94.4	96.7	96.7	96.7	$24,053	$21,684	$2,369
Terrace Elementary	Public	K-5	1999 Norwalk St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5060	363	18	20.1	90.9%	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	318 (87.6%)	31 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	38.2	3333^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.1%		47.6	2693^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	54.1%	640	22.6		22.6	41.3	49.2	31.7				40.7	29.8	45.9	21.0				32.4					$27,565	$25,114	$2,451
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1318 Clinton St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5050	440	22	20.3	91.8%	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	404 (91.8%)	23 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	29	4039^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.0%		26.8	4226^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.0%	187	30.2		30.2	32.4	19.4	50.0				33.5	20.8	17.4	30.2				22.6					$27,601	$24,724	$2,877
Nueva Vista Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	120 Garces Hwy.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5070	684	35	19.8	80.4%	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	624 (91.2%)	40 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	56.6	2227^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.0%		53.7	2363^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.7%	136	37.8		37.8	49.5	41.4	54.1				48.9	56.0	34.1	36.9				42.9					$37,790	$35,370	$2,420
Albany Park Elementary	Public	K-5	235 West 20th Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5020	319	17	19.1	87.5%	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	257 (80.6%)	46 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	36	3495^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.3%		29.1	4001^st of 5869 public elementary schools	31.8%	506	35.7		35.7	37.3	21.6	58.2				39.4	22.0	11.8	33.9				22.9					$29,038	$26,484	$2,554
Pioneer	Public	K-8	1001 Hiett Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 474-4911	1,043	50	20.7	87.4%	15 (1.4%)	9 (0.9%)	961 (92.1%)	45 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	47.1	2755^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.0%		38.5	3271^st of 5869 public elementary schools	44.3%	516	18.9	22.1	20.6	51.1	38.5	34.0	53.7	62.4	53.3	50.0	46.8	32.7	26.4	46.8	44.0	44.7	40.8					$22,522	$19,802	$2,720
Columbine Elementary	Public	K-8	2240 Road 160	Delano	93215	Tulare County	Columbine Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 725-8501	172	10	17.8	56.4%	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	152 (88.4%)	17 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	79.1	1190^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.7%		79.3	1185^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.8%	5	52.2	45.5	48.9	50.0	30.8	69.6	72.7	83.3	81.8	67.9	57.1	53.9	65.2	63.6	66.7	81.8	66.1					$30,710	$30,106	$604

Frequently Asked Questions about Harvest Elementary

How many students attend Harvest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Harvest Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Harvest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harvest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : La Vina Middle
High : Cesar E. Chavez High

What is the racial makeup of Harvest Elementary?

Students at Harvest Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Harvest Elementary a good school?

Harvest Elementary ranks 2076^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Harvest Elementary in?

Delano Union Elementary

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