Best Public Schools in Zip Code 93215

Summary:

The Delano, California area in zip code 93215 is home to 18 schools serving students from elementary through high school, spanning across the Delano Union Elementary, Delano Joint Union High, and Wonderful College Prep Academy districts. The data reveals a mix of high-performing and struggling schools, with standouts like Wonderful College Prep Academy and Columbine Elementary contrasting with underperforming schools like Valley High.

Wonderful College Prep Academy, a public charter school, stands out with its exceptional 100% four-year graduation rate and 0% dropout rate, though its test scores are mixed. Cesar E. Chavez High also ranks in the top 25% of California high schools and has strong ELA test scores, while Columbine Elementary is a high-performing public school with exceptional ELA and math proficiency rates.

However, the data also reveals significant challenges, with high rates of free/reduced lunch eligibility (76-95%) and chronic absenteeism (up to 70.8% at Valley High) across many of the schools. These socioeconomic factors appear to be linked to lower academic achievement, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and collaborative efforts to address disparities and provide equitable educational opportunities for all students in the Delano area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				CAST Science (2023)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2023)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2023)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Total
Wonderful College Prep Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2070 Veneto St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Wonderful College Prep Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-2887	1,900	87	21.8	78.5%	28 (1.5%)	6 (0.3%)	1,802 (94.8%)	59 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)								(n/a)	21.8	27.4		22.1	23.8	29.1	31.1	40.1	32.2	45.6	55.2	76.0	44.4	34.3	30.4	35.4	25.8	29.1	31.7	36.2	31.8
Columbine Elementary	Public	K-8	2240 Road 160	Delano	93215	Kern County	Columbine Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 725-8501	185	9	20.5	50.8%	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	162 (87.6%)	15 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	65.4	1786^th of 5874 public elementary schools	69.6%		67.6	1712^th of 5883 public elementary schools	70.9%	74	14.3	52.6			32.5	54.2	52.2	52.4	77.3	66.7	94.7		65.4	54.2	39.1	33.3	77.3	61.1	63.2		54.3
Delano High	Public	9-12	1331 Cecil Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-4137	1,290	57	22.5	92.3%	17 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1,157 (89.7%)	111 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	53	801^st of 2348 public high schools	65.9%		64.9	624^th of 2123 public high schools	70.6%	177			24.8	10.9	19.2							65.3	65.3							26.4	26.4					$11,064
Valley High	Public	9-12	1927 Randolph St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-4180	108	4	24.8	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (96.3%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.8	2010^th of 2348 public high schools	14.4%		11.5	1972^nd of 2123 public high schools	7.1%	38				3.9	3.9							13.7	13.7							0.0	0.0					$18,754
Cesar E. Chavez High	Public	9-12	800 Browning Rd.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-4501	1,377	60	22.8	85.5%	22 (1.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1,204 (87.4%)	141 (10.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	69.4	495^th of 2348 public high schools	78.9%		61.2	689^th of 2123 public high schools	67.5%	194			31.1	40.0	33.6							70.5	70.5							30.2	30.2					$11,604
Robert F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	1401 Hiett Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-5117	1,367	58	23.5	91.9%	17 (1.2%)	12 (0.9%)	1,246 (91.1%)	85 (6.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	55	761^st of 2348 public high schools	67.6%		53.3	866^th of 2123 public high schools	59.2%	105			25.8	26.9	26.2							61.0	61.0							20.8	20.8					$12,488
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	604	27	22.0	87.6%	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	547 (90.6%)	41 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	34	1664^th of 2802 public middle schools	40.6%		24.8	2004^th of 2740 public middle schools	26.9%	340		18.3			18.3				30.6	39.7	40.5		37.6				13.8	16.5	26.5		19.4					$11,629
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	497	22	22.5	89.5%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	464 (93.4%)	22 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	39.4	3180^th of 5874 public elementary schools	45.9%		35.7	3405^th of 5883 public elementary schools	42.1%	225	18.8				18.8	34.4	42.5	43.8					40.1	26.9	42.5	27.2					32.2	98.0		98.0		$10,052
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1318 Clinton St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5050	448	20	22.4	92.9%	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	406 (90.6%)	28 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	23	4554^th of 5874 public elementary schools	22.5%		23.5	4497^th of 5883 public elementary schools	23.6%	57	24.3				24.3	18.1	18.6	37.8					25.0	20.6	13.9	24.3					19.6					$7,801
Terrace Elementary	Public	K-6	1999 Norwalk St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5060	442	21	21.0	94.1%	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	392 (88.7%)	39 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	44	2885^th of 5874 public elementary schools	50.9%		29.8	3883^rd of 5883 public elementary schools	34.0%	998	21.1				21.1	35.3	41.3	38.0	42.5				39.1	45.1	41.3	28.2	35.0				36.9					$6,787
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	365	18	20.2	91.2%	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	314 (86.0%)	37 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	23.8	4484^th of 5874 public elementary schools	23.7%		28.2	4021^st of 5883 public elementary schools	31.7%	463	10.3				10.3	24.6	27.0	29.1					26.9	22.8	31.8	22.8					26.0	96.6		96.6		$7,398
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	306	15	20.4	90.8%	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	259 (84.6%)	40 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	35.3	3476^th of 5874 public elementary schools	40.8%		22.8	4567^th of 5883 public elementary schools	22.4%	1091	34.0				34.0	21.6	24.0	53.2					32.4	31.4	22.0	29.8					27.7					$8,368
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	550	31	17.7	86.0%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	500 (90.9%)	45 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	56.9	987^th of 2802 public middle schools	64.8%		39	1496^th of 2740 public middle schools	45.4%	509		24.9			24.9				49.4	53.6	51.6		51.6				33.0	31.0	30.0		31.3					$7,762
Morningside	Public	K-5	2100 Summer Dr.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-2700	504	22	22.9	77.0%	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	380 (75.4%)	105 (20.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	56.3	2225^th of 5874 public elementary schools	62.1%		49.5	2551^st of 5883 public elementary schools	56.6%	326	39.3				39.3	42.2	46.1	52.4					46.8	40.0	38.2	42.4					40.2	94.4	96.7	96.7	96.7	$6,848
Harvest Elementary	Public	K-5	1320 Vassar Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-2725	398	21	18.9	82.4%	12 (3.0%)	5 (1.3%)	314 (78.9%)	62 (15.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	47.5	2672^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	54.5%		47.8	2657^th of 5883 public elementary schools	54.8%	15	27.8				27.8	40.9	38.7	44.4					41.3	49.3	29.3	37.5					38.5					$7,980
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	533	29	18.6	79.7%	8 (1.5%)	4 (0.8%)	419 (78.6%)	92 (17.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	64	794^th of 2802 public middle schools	71.7%		62.3	845^th of 2740 public middle schools	69.2%	51		27.0			27.0				54.0	66.1	56.8		59.1				28.0	35.0	34.1		32.4					$7,117
Nueva Vista Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	120 Garces Hwy.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5070	617	31	19.9	87.5%	9 (1.5%)	6 (1.0%)	562 (91.1%)	30 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	48.3	2623^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	55.3%		37.1	3298^th of 5883 public elementary schools	43.9%	675	28.9				28.9	42.1	42.4	50.0	50.0				45.2	42.6	33.3	22.2	41.7				34.4					$11,431
Pioneer	Public	K-8	1001 Hiett Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 474-4911	955	45	21.1	84.8%	11 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	883 (92.5%)	49 (5.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	31.3	3779^th of 5874 public elementary schools	35.7%		22.6	4585^th of 5883 public elementary schools	22.1%	806	21.2	29.8			25.4	29.7	20.7	32.2	39.7	46.4	52.6		37.6	29.7	19.4	23.7	31.9	34.8	31.6		28.7					$7,060

Cities Near Zip Code 93215

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Delano	0.45 mi	19	399^th
Wasco	5.21 mi	10	720^th
Mc Farland	6.26 mi	7	736^th
Earlimart	7.92 mi	4	851^st
Richgrove	8.18 mi	1	858^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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