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Delano High School

1331 Cecil Avenue, Delano, CA 93215View on map

  • Public
  • Delano
  • 316 seniors
  • 1,183 students

Delano High School is a public high school in Delano (Delano Joint Union High) with 316 seniors. In fall 2025, 87% of its 38 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Irvine (UCI). 74% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

87%

33 of 38 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

10%

33 of 316 seniors

County median 9%

Seniors who applied to UC

12%

38 of 316 seniors

County median 12%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

3 of 27 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 23 applicants, fall 2025

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Delano High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 6 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    3 of 27 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.96)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    23%

    5 of 22 admitted

    This school23%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.92)

  • San Diego27 pts higher

    52%

    11 of 21 admitted

    This school52%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Santa Barbara30 pts higher

    63%

    10 of 16 admitted

    This school63%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Davis23 pts higher

    60%

    6 of 10 admitted

    This school60%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    21 of 21 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report23 applied

  • Riverside

    ~77% · 3 yrs pooled8 applied

  • Santa Cruz

    ~59% · 3 yrs pooled6 applied

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Delano High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo29 pts higher

    59%

    26 of 44 admitted

    This school59%Overall30%

  • Long Beach5 pts lower

    42%

    20 of 48 admitted

    This school42%Overall47%

  • Bakersfield7 pts higher

    95%

    125 of 131 admitted

    This school95%Overall88%

  • Northridge7 pts higher

    100%

    16 of 16 admitted

    This school100%Overall93%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    96%

    69 of 72 admitted

    This school96%Overall96%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (321 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

47%

151 of 321 graduates

UC or CSU

18%

59 graduates

Community college

25%

81 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC155%
CSU4414%
CA private college72%
Out of state41%
Community college8125%
Not enrolled17053%
Enrolled in college15147%
Total321100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Filipino
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

9

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

14

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

20% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

34%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

96 of 286 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

5%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

16 of 299 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 5 classes
  • Social science: 2 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 71%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 34%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 30%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 16%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 89%County median 85%
  • Graduates completing courses 74%County median 33%

Across California

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