La Vina Middle

Tucked into Delano's tight-knit agricultural community in Kern County, La Vina Middle stands out as one of the stronger middle schools in the Central Valley, with particularly solid English scores that place it in the 80th percentile statewide. Families who value a school that punches above its weight in a working-class city will find a lot to appreciate here, especially given how competitive those numbers are for the region. Delano itself has a deep sense of community pride — it's the kind of place where roots run deep and neighbors know each other — and La Vina feels like a natural extension of that.