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Nueva Vista Language Academy

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Nueva Vista Language Academy ranks 2227 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

2227^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of California elementary schools

Summary

Nueva Vista Language Academy is a public elementary school (grades K-5) serving 684 students in Delano, California, that has shown remarkable improvement over the past decade, rising to rank in the top 40% of all state elementary schools.

The school stands out for its exceptional effectiveness with specific student groups, including English Language Learners and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, performing significantly better than most other schools in the Delano Union Elementary district with similar challenges. A key strength is its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.1%, far below state and district averages, which points to strong student engagement and family support. While its test scores are close to the state average in English, it outperforms its district in math and science, and its specialized "Language Academy" approach appears to be a successful model.

Within its district, Nueva Vista is a high performer, ranking second only to Harvest Elementary. When compared to a higher-performing school in a neighboring district like Columbine Elementary, Nueva Vista's achievements are particularly impressive given the greater economic challenges its community faces. The school's consistent upward trajectory and targeted use of resources demonstrate a successful formula for supporting student growth.

684

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,790

Per pupil spending ?

80.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 Garces Hwy.
Delano, CA 93215-3328

(661) 721-5070

District: Delano Union Elementary

Students who attend Nueva Vista Language Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Almond Tree Middle
High:	Cesar E. Chavez High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.2%

Asian:

5.8%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2013 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 53 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Delano Union Elementary

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg40%

California avg41%

2,227^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 56 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	56.6	2227 of 5857	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	2363 of 5869	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	2619 of 5859	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	3298 of 5883	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	3249 of 5789	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	3825 of 5662	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.3	4485 of 5692	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.8	4882 of 5614	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.7	5303 of 5611	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.1	5044 of 5530	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.0	5071 of 5390	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.3	5268 of 5377	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	31.0	1740 of 2585	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1482 of 2128	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.3	865 of 3162	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.3	973 of 3245	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	526 of 3311	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	461 of 3275	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.4	1186 of 3246	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	2283 of 5597	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	2046 of 5612	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	2644 of 5609	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	3335 of 5635	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	2875 of 5492	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	3480 of 5413	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	1132 of 5107	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	1178 of 5107	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	1440 of 5087	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	47.8	2345 of 5084	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	2091 of 4963	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.4	2970 of 4830	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	1591 of 5460	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	1892 of 5517	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	2052 of 5363	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	2663 of 5264	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	2134 of 5173	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	2993 of 5084	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	2044 of 5628	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	2520 of 5643	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	2456 of 5638	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	3028 of 5663	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	3586 of 5510	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	4050 of 5431	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	720 of 2847	74.7%	★★★★☆

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)78th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

Female (2025)59th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)33rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics43%+6 vs state

Science38%+5 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, August 1, 2011

I use to think this school was unclean and not very safe. My son had no choice to go to this school. So, I looked around this school for a few days and how everything is... for the whole year, I'm impressed! Teachers are all around the campus watching the kids. They even make sure all the students crosses the street safely before and after school. The campus, bathrooms, classrooms, library, cafeteria, etc... are very clean. Grass are very green, clean playground also! Very nice teachers and staff that helped me right away when I have a question or concern about students and parents. My child loves it here and so do I. One parent even told me that this school has changed and has been getting better and better. People who doesn't like this school because of the neighborhood, what they call "ghetto." As long as the kids are really safe, campus is clean, with great staff, that's a great school for my child. My husband and I trust this school! Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pond Elementary	Public	K-8	29585 Pond Rd.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Pond Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-2545	175	10	17.1	96.0%	8 (4.6%)	1 (0.6%)	160 (91.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	22.9	4602^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	21.4%		21.1	4757^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.9%	155	26.7	8.7	15.8	22.2	33.3	20.0	22.2	0.0	34.8	22.2	40.7	31.3	6.7	11.1	10.5	17.4	21.2	89.3			89.3	$44,403	$41,906	$2,497

Frequently Asked Questions about Nueva Vista Language Academy

Is Nueva Vista Language Academy a good school?

Nueva Vista Language Academy ranks 2227^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Nueva Vista Language Academy in?

Delano Union Elementary

How many students attend Nueva Vista Language Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 684 students attended Nueva Vista Language Academy.

What schools do graduates of Nueva Vista Language Academy attend?

Students who attend Nueva Vista Language Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Almond Tree Middle
High : Cesar E. Chavez High

What is the racial makeup of Nueva Vista Language Academy?

Students at Nueva Vista Language Academy are 91% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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