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Enrollment
521
Middle
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELANO UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061089011598
La Vina Middle
1331 Browning Rd., Delano, CA 93215 · (661) 721-3601 · Kern County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of California public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
411 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 165 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 169 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 187 | 36% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
64.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +29.4pp since 2014
Math
37.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.1pp 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 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 29 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.4% | 38.0% | 22.2% | 13.4% |
| Math | 20.2% | 16.9% | 25.3% | 37.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.4% | 37.1% |
| 2023-24 | 64.7% | 38.3% |
| 2022-23 | 59.1% | 32.4% |
| 2021-22 | 60.7% | 32.2% |
| 2018-19 | 48.3% | 33.9% |
| 2017-18 | 45.1% | 34.9% |
| 2016-17 | 47.3% | 34.1% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 27.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
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
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% 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 18 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 →
Schools most like La Vina Middle
La Vina Middle's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Vina Middle this school | 521 | 78.9% | 51.1% |
| Macy Intermediate Monterey Park | 576 | 76.0% | 44.5% |
| Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy San Jose | 416 | 80.8% | N/A |
| Edgewood Middle West Covina | 597 | 82.4% | 27.5% |
| C. E. Utt Middle Tustin | 554 | 82.1% | 35.3% |
| August Boeger Middle San Jose | 397 | 81.9% | 27.0% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where La Vina Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #334 of 1,224 | #2 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #455 of 1,227 ▼ 52 | #5 of 46 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #270 of 1,227 ▼ 35 | #2 of 46 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #367 of 1,214 | #9 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #892 of 1,377 | #36 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #450 of 1,279 | #17 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.2% | #908 of 1,278 | #25 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.9% | #573 of 1,329 | #33 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #286 of 930 | #6 of 28 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
521
-41 (-7%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 695
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 20.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 521 | 26.3 | 19.8:1 | 79% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 25.1 | 20.8:1 | 79% (413) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 28.6 | 18.7:1 | 80% (425) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 28 | 20.1:1 | 59% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 668 | 29.5 | 22.6:1 | 72% (483) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 32 | 21.9:1 | 69% (481) |
| 2010-11 | 695 | N/A | N/A | 75% (519) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Vina Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (668 to 521); teachers down 11% (29.5 to 26.3).
About La Vina Middle
As a low-enrollment middle school, La Vina Middle serves students in Delano, California. Its 521 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 21% smaller than the 659 average for middle schools in California.
Delano Union Elementary is responsible for 12 schools, La Vina Middle included, with 6,185 students in all.
La Vina Middle's enrollment is 80% Hispanic. The school is also 16% Asian. That is higher than the 57% Hispanic share among all Kern County residents. La Vina Middle's diversity index is 33%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 19.8:1. That is lower than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Eligible students account for 79% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
La Vina Middle is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In California, La Vina Middle is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.1% compared with a predicted 33.3%.
Within Kern County, the median household income is $70,210, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. In all, Kern County has 279 public schools and roughly 197,431 students.
The nearest public school is Harvest Elementary, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, La Vina Middle ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
La Vina Middle's enrollment declined from 562 in 2020-21 to 521 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for La Vina Middle covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Union Elementary
- PioneerElementary · 1,043 students
- Nueva Vista Language AcademyElementary · 684 students
- Cecil Avenue Math and Science AcademyMiddle · 585 students
- Almond Tree MiddleMiddle · 554 students
- Del Vista Math and Science AcademyElementary · 526 students
- MorningsideElementary · 477 students
Other schools in Delano
- Wonderful College Prep AcademyCombined · 1,845 students
- Robert F. Kennedy HighHigh · 1,394 students
- Cesar E. Chavez HighHigh · 1,318 students
- Delano HighHigh · 1,221 students
- PioneerElementary · 1,043 students
- Nueva Vista Language AcademyElementary · 684 students
Nearby schools
- Harvest Elementary0.1 mi · 365
- Cesar E. Chavez High0.5 mi · 1,318
- Valley High0.7 mi · 71
- Del Vista Math and Science Academy0.7 mi · 526
- Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy0.7 mi · 585
- Delano High0.8 mi · 1,221
Frequently asked questions
About La Vina MiddleHow many students attend La Vina Middle?
La Vina Middle enrolls approximately 521 students in grades 06-08.
Is La Vina Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
La Vina Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at La Vina Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at La Vina Middle is approximately 19.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at La Vina Middle?
Student demographics at La Vina Middle are roughly 1% White, 80% Hispanic, 0% Black, 16% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is La Vina Middle public or private?
La Vina Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Delano Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.