Robert F. Kennedy High School
1401 Hiett Avenue, Delano, CA 93215View on map
- Public
- Delano
- 345 seniors
- 1,406 students
Robert F. Kennedy High School is a public high school in Delano (Delano Joint Union High) with 345 seniors. In fall 2025, 70% of its 40 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 Riverside (UCR). 63% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
70%
28 of 40 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
8%
28 of 345 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
12%
40 of 345 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
13%
4 of 30 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
21%
5 of 24 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
Robert F. Kennedy High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 7 of 9 campuses, worse at 2.
- Los Angeles4 pts higher
13%
4 of 30 admitted
This school13%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.85)
- Berkeley7 pts higher
21%
5 of 24 admitted
This school21%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.77)
- Irvine17 pts higher
39%
9 of 23 admitted
This school39%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.83)
- San Diego14 pts higher
38%
5 of 13 admitted
This school38%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.72)
- Santa Barbara18 pts higher
50%
10 of 20 admitted
This school50%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.77)
- Davis25 pts higher
63%
10 of 16 admitted
This school63%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.90)
- Santa Cruz5 pts lower
67%
8 of 12 admitted
This school67%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.69)
- Riverside20 pts lower
67%
16 of 24 admitted
This school67%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.80)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
14 of 14 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.87)
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
Robert F. Kennedy High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo13 pts higher
43%
17 of 40 admitted
This school43%Overall30%
- Long Beach21 pts lower
26%
11 of 42 admitted
This school26%Overall47%
- Bakersfield5 pts higher
93%
112 of 120 admitted
This school93%Overall88%
- SacramentoAbout the same
94%
17 of 18 admitted
This school94%Overall94%
- FresnoAbout the same
95%
62 of 65 admitted
This school95%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 (325 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
48%
157 of 325 graduates
UC or CSU
19%
62 graduates
Community college
25%
82 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 9 | 3% |
| CSU | 53 | 16% |
| CA private college | 4 | 1% |
| Out of state | 9 | 3% |
| Community college | 82 | 25% |
| Not enrolled | 168 | 52% |
| Enrolled in college | 157 | 48% |
| Total | 325 | 100% |
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
Advanced Placement
7
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
12
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
16% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
26%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
85 of 331 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)
10%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
31 of 312 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 3 classes
- Foreign language: 4 classes
- Mathematics: 2 classes
- Science: 2 classes
- Social science: 1 class
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 69%County median 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 35%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 35%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 15%County median 6%
- Low-income students 87%County median 85%
- Graduates completing courses 63%County median 33%