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La Vina Middle

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La Vina Middle ranks 740 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

740^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 73% of California middle schools

Summary

La Vina Middle is a public school in Delano, CA, serving about 521 students in grades 6-8, and it stands out as a consistently improving and high-performing school within the Delano Union Elementary district and the wider region.

The school excels academically, particularly in English Language Arts where 64% of students are proficient, significantly outpacing both the district and state averages. This strength is even more impressive when compared to nearby schools like Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy (46% proficient) and is a hallmark of what some call the "La Vina Advantage." Furthermore, the school demonstrates exceptional effectiveness in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and English Language Learners, achieving results that rank in the 80th-90th percentiles statewide for these groups. It also maintains remarkably low chronic absenteeism at 6.6%, far better than many area schools such as Richland Junior High (25.3%).

While La Vina is a leader, the data shows areas for focus, including supporting Special Education students and addressing a dip in math proficiency in the upper grades. However, its steady rise from a 2-star to a 4-star rating over the past decade, coupled with its efficient use of resources compared to higher-spending schools, makes it a compelling success story. It consistently ranks as the top-performing middle school in its district, ahead of Almond Tree Middle, and serves as a strong model of what effective education looks like in the Central Valley.

521

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,857

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1331 Browning Rd.
Delano, CA 93215-9497

(661) 721-3601

District: Delano Union Elementary

Students who attend La Vina Middle usually attend:

High:

Cesar E. Chavez High

Feeder schools for La Vina Middle:

Elementary:	Harvest Elementary
	Morningside

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.0%

Asian:

16.3%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2013 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg40%

California avg41%

740^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	67.1	740 of 2761	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	617 of 2783	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	791 of 2781	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	845 of 2740	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	1158 of 2715	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	1155 of 2480	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.5	1089 of 2508	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.0	1415 of 2497	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.5	1352 of 2477	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.2	1416 of 2379	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.2	1238 of 2259	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.4	1193 of 2236	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.1	1134 of 2179	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.5	1240 of 2063	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.1	734 of 2005	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.6	987 of 1999	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	55.8	464 of 1531	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.3	1390 of 1491	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	883 of 1369	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.8	309 of 1478	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	188 of 1521	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	232 of 1540	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	34.5	893 of 1442	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	756 of 1364	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	728 of 2533	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	567 of 2551	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	637 of 2531	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	690 of 2509	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	48.4	1100 of 2380	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	1037 of 2262	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	408 of 2395	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	196 of 2388	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	71.2	476 of 2374	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	494 of 2359	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	54.0	832 of 2213	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	900 of 2072	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	443 of 2542	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	290 of 2579	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	445 of 2531	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	570 of 2458	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	56.0	847 of 2369	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	849 of 2230	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	691 of 2534	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	601 of 2552	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	885 of 2538	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	860 of 2527	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	1073 of 2407	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	1106 of 2273	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	28.9	1114 of 1531	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)27th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+16 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science31%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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 La Vina Middle

Is La Vina Middle a good school?

La Vina Middle ranks 740^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend La Vina Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended La Vina Middle.

What district is La Vina Middle in?

Delano Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of La Vina Middle?

Students at La Vina Middle are 80% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

What high school do graduates of La Vina Middle attend?

Students who attend La Vina Middle usually go on to attend Cesar E. Chavez High

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