Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy

As an average-sized middle-grades school in Delano, California, Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy works with 585 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Delano Union Elementary.

Across the 12 schools in Delano Union Elementary (6,185 students total), Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy records that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 8% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 57% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.6:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 90% of students at Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Kern County's rate of about 76%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.6%; this one delivers 30.9%.

Across the wider county, Kern County reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,210 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Kern County runs 279 public schools (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students), of which Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Delano High, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area. Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy has declined 13%, going from 672 students in 2018 to 585 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.8:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 today.

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