Valley High

Valley High is a very small senior high in Delano, California, one of the schools within Delano Joint Union High. The school instructs 71 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 92% smaller than the state mean of about 838.

Across the 4 schools in Delano Joint Union High (4,004 students total), Valley High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Valley High lists that nearly all students (93%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 3% White, 3% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kern County (around 76%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Kern County) records that the typical household earns roughly $70,210 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Valley High is one of 279 public schools in Kern County (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students).

Princeton Street Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Valley High.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Valley High has fell 51%, going from 145 students in 2018 to 71 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.