Del Rey Elementary, Del Rey CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Del Rey Elementary

Del Rey Elementary is a small public school serving kindergarten through sixth grade in an unincorporated agricultural community in Fresno County's San Joaquin Valley. The school sits in a place built on raisin packing and fruit processing; the town itself is compact, historically rooted, and substantially Latino. Families who choose this school should expect to read the academic picture clearly: proficiency here is below the midpoint among Fresno County's district schools.

State testing from this past year shows the school's math proficiency sits at a level lower than the county median across all tested grades. Third-grade math performance, at about a third to two-thirds proficiency, stands highest among the grades served. Fourth through sixth grades show a steeper slide: fourth grade sits around the middle of the proficiency scale, while fifth grade falls to its lowest point, well below half proficiency. Sixth grade recovers slightly but remains below the county median. In English language arts, the pattern holds. Third and fourth grades cluster in the low-to-mid range, fifth grade drops to its lowest point, and sixth grade settles at roughly the middle. Fifth grade across both subjects shows the weakest performance. Science proficiency, tested only in fifth grade, is notably low.

The school has one year of testing data; trend information is not available, so it is not possible to say whether results are stable, improving, or declining. A parent may want to ask the school directly about academic support initiatives, reading and math intervention programs, and how the school is working with families to address the gaps.

The student body is small, about the size expected for an elementary school serving a rural place. The vast majority of enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the community's economic profile. The population is overwhelmingly Latino, with a small Asian population and very few students of other backgrounds. English learner status and special education counts were not available in the data provided, so parents may want to inquire about the school's capacity in those areas.

Del Rey itself is a place of roughly a century of history, with an identifiable downtown core where civic and economic life are concentrated rather than spread across suburbs. The surrounding land sits largely under agricultural contract. The local economy centers on raisin and dried-fruit packing; Del Rey Packing Co. and Central California Packing operate from the town. Families working in agriculture, food processing, or related trades form the backbone of the community. Housing in the Del Rey area costs moderately relative to other Fresno County locations, and residents generally own single-family homes. The county initiated an update to the Del Rey Community Plan in late 2023 and, through a recent general plan amendment, moved to allow denser residential development in the coming years, opening the possibility of modest growth.

The school is part of Sanger Unified, a district serving this broader corridor of the valley. District-level changes and priorities were not clearly documented in available sources, so prospective parents should reach out directly to the district office or school to understand current initiatives and support structures.

For families in Del Rey, this school is the local option for elementary grades. Its academic results sit below where most would prefer; understanding why requires direct conversation with school leadership about curriculum, staffing, student needs, and what resources are being brought to address the gap.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 370%

School 70% · District 60% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 444%

School 44% · District 45% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 35% · ▼ 4 pts below district

even with state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 641%

School 41% · District 44% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 355%

School 55% · District 57% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 454%

School 54% · District 49% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 49% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 645%

School 45% · District 52% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Science

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 30% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

This schoolSanger Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.