Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Delano High School
Public · Delano · Kern County · 1,183 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
11
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 22% of California high schools
-3.2 pp vs. peer median (14)
· Ranked #8 of 9 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 12
2025 · 11
-12%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-25.1 pp
vs. Kern County baseline (+13%)
~1106
5-yr projected enrollment (77 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Delano High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 9): 11 vs. a peer median of 14.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has risen 2 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Delano High School is admitting at roughly +16 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.915) alone would predict (36% actual vs. 20% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 12% (323→283 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +14%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-2.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1106 by 2029 — about 77 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar E Chavez High School | Public | 12 | -14% |
| Robert F Kennedy High School | Public | 12 | +30% |
| Mcfarland High School Early College | Public | — | +29% |
| Wonderful College Prep Academy | Public | 34 | +40% |
| Wasco High | Public | — | +3% |
| Granite Hills High | Public | 16 | -3% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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