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What's one thing Morningside gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELANO UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061089008493
Morningside
2100 Summer Dr., Delano, CA 93215 · (661) 720-2700 · Kern County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
359 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
35%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
50.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.2pp since 2014
Math
39.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.5% | 24.7% | 20.0% | 29.8% |
| Math | 19.5% | 19.9% | 31.8% | 28.8% |
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 | 50.2% | 39.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.9% | 43.2% |
| 2022-23 | 46.8% | 40.2% |
| 2021-22 | 46.5% | 37.2% |
| 2018-19 | 61.0% | 51.2% |
| 2017-18 | 56.9% | 40.7% |
| 2016-17 | 46.1% | 34.7% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 Morningside
Morningside's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morningside this school | 477 | 75.3% | 46.4% |
| Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds San Jose | 500 | 71.8% | N/A |
| Rowland Avenue Elementary West Covina | 423 | 76.1% | 55.2% |
| Jefferson (Thomas) Elementary Anaheim | 513 | 80.3% | 42.1% |
| Willmore Elementary Westminster | 485 | 76.3% | 46.6% |
| Palma Ceia Elementary Hayward | 484 | 76.2% | 33.8% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Morningside ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #1,977 of 5,151 | #24 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #2,328 of 5,172 ▼ 372 | #34 of 150 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #2,013 of 5,172 ▼ 392 | #24 of 150 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,276 of 5,116 | #72 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #2,713 of 5,915 | #110 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #2,208 of 5,352 | #86 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.2% | #3,698 of 5,354 | #78 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.3% | #2,596 of 5,625 | #113 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #1,490 of 3,837 | #23 of 95 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
477
-66 (-12%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 617
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 477 | 21.7 | 22.0:1 | 75% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 22 | 22.4:1 | 78% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 22 | 22.9:1 | 77% (388) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 23 | 23.6:1 | 59% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 591 | 23 | 25.7:1 | 68% (404) |
| 2015-16 | 644 | 28 | 23.0:1 | 72% (462) |
| 2010-11 | 707 | N/A | N/A | 75% (533) |
| 2000-01 | 617 | 29 | 21.3:1 | 99% (613) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morningside.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (591 to 477); teachers down 6% (23 to 21.7).
About Morningside
Among the schools in Delano, California, is Morningside, a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 477 students.
Enrollment across the 12 schools in Delano Union Elementary totals 6,185 students.
By race and ethnicity, Morningside is 78% Hispanic. The school is also 18% Asian. That is higher than the 57% Hispanic share among all Kern County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Morningside belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
Teachers at the school number 21.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 22.0:1. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. The school's lunch program data list 75% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Kern County, the average is about the same, 76%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Morningside, the prediction is 35.4% and the result is 46.4%.
In Kern County (population about 915,075), median household income is about $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%. Morningside is one of 279 public schools in Kern County, which together enroll about 197,431 students.
The closest public school to Morningside is Valley High, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Morningside, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Morningside is 3rd of 7 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 543 in 2020-21 and 477 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 23.6:1 to 22.0:1.
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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
- La Vina MiddleMiddle · 521 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
Other Morningside schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Morningside. Morningside is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Morningside SchoolSALT LAKE CITY, UT · 564 students
- Morningside SchoolGreat Falls, MT · 204 students
Nearby schools
- Valley High0.4 mi · 71
- Princeton Street Elementary0.7 mi · 308
- La Vina Middle0.8 mi · 521
- Harvest Elementary0.8 mi · 365
- Wonderful College Prep Academy0.8 mi · 1,845
- Terrace Elementary0.9 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About MorningsideHow many students attend Morningside?
Morningside enrolls approximately 477 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Morningside serve?
Morningside serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Morningside?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Morningside is approximately 22.0:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Morningside?
Morningside reports a student body of 1% White, 78% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Morningside?
Morningside is overseen by Delano Union Elementary in Kern County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.