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Enrollment
1,318
High
DISTRICT 1,001 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELANO JOINT UNION HIGH·NCES 061086011206
Cesar E. Chavez High
800 Browning Rd., Delano, CA 93215 · (661) 720-4501 · Kern County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,318 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
1,136 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
63.9%
CA avg 47.1% . -2.1pp since 2014
Math
31.3%
CA avg 35.6% . +3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 28% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,318
-197 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 24.5:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
88%
was 87%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
10%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Cesar E. Chavez High
Cesar E. Chavez High is a 9-12 campus of big scale in Delano, California, run under Delano Joint Union High, caters to 1,318 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 57% above typical.
Cesar E. Chavez High is one of 4 schools operated by Delano Joint Union High, a district that hosts 4,004 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Cesar E. Chavez High records that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 10% Asian. By comparison, Kern County as a whole is about 57% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Roughly 86% of students at Cesar E. Chavez High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Kern County's rate of about 76%.
After controlling for student poverty, Cesar E. Chavez High sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 28.1%; actual is 47.6%, +19.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Kern County) logs that median household earnings sit near $70,210, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Kern County runs 279 public schools (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students), of which Cesar E. Chavez High is one.
Nearest neighbor: La Vina Middle, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cesar E. Chavez High at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 45.4%.
Cesar E. Chavez High operates from a rural location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cesar E. Chavez High has declined 13%, going from 1,515 students in 2018 to 1,318 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 24.5:1 in 2018 to 22.5:1 today.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Delano Joint Union High
- Robert F. Kennedy HighHigh · 1,394 students
- Delano HighHigh · 1,221 students
- Valley HighHigh · 71 students
Other schools in Delano
- Wonderful College Prep AcademyCombined · 1,845 students
- Robert F. Kennedy HighHigh · 1,394 students
- Delano HighHigh · 1,221 students
- PioneerElementary · 1,043 students
- Nueva Vista Language AcademyElementary · 684 students
- Cecil Avenue Math and Science AcademyMiddle · 585 students
Nearby schools
- La Vina Middle0.5 mi · 521
- Harvest Elementary0.6 mi · 365
- Del Vista Math and Science Academy0.7 mi · 526
- Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy1.1 mi · 585
- Valley High1.2 mi · 71
- Delano High1.2 mi · 1,221
Frequently asked questions
About Cesar E. Chavez HighHow many students attend Cesar E. Chavez High?
Cesar E. Chavez High enrolls approximately 1,318 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Cesar E. Chavez High serve?
Cesar E. Chavez High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Cesar E. Chavez High have?
Cesar E. Chavez High employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
How diverse is Cesar E. Chavez High?
Cesar E. Chavez High reports a student body of 1% White, 88% Hispanic, 0% Black, 10% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Cesar E. Chavez High?
Cesar E. Chavez High is overseen by Delano Joint Union High in Kern County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.