Delano High

Located at 1331 Cecil Ave., in Delano, California, Delano High is a mid-tier 9-12 campus that instructs 1,221 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Delano Joint Union High. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 46% larger than typical.

Delano Joint Union High runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 4,004 students. Delano High is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Delano High logs that 90% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder looks like 8% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 57% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Delano High shows 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.9:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 93% of students at Delano High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Kern County's rate of about 76%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Delano High ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 24.2%; Delano High posts 47.6%, +23.4 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Kern County put median household income runs about $70,210, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kern County runs 279 public schools (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students), of which Delano High is one.

The closest other public school is Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy, roughly 0.2 miles away. 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), Delano High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.9%.

Delano High operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Delano High has declined 14%, going from 1,414 students in 2018 to 1,221 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 82% to 90% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 today.

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