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Shirley Lane Elementary

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Shirley Lane Elementary ranks 3404 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3404^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of California elementary schools

Summary

Shirley Lane Elementary is a public elementary school in Bakersfield, California, serving 638 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Fairfax Elementary District, which is ranked 1287 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Shirley Lane Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics around 10-15 percentage points lower than the state averages. The school's performance is particularly weak for special education and disabled students, ranking in the bottom 20% of California schools for these subgroups. Shirley Lane has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 81% to 98%, and has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, well above the state and district averages.

While the school's Hispanic and English Language Learner students perform relatively better than the overall population, the low performance across grade levels and subject areas, as well as the poor outcomes for special education and disabled students, are areas of concern. Interestingly, some nearby schools in the Bakersfield City School District, such as Horace Mann Elementary and Harding Elementary, have significantly higher academic performance, despite serving a similarly disadvantaged student population.

617

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6714 Shirley Ln.
Bakersfield, CA 93307-3179

(661) 363-7684

District: Fairfax Elementary

Students who attend Shirley Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fairfax Junior High
High:	Mira Monte High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.7%

White:

4.4%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2013 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg25%

California avg41%

3,404^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Fairfax Elementary

1279^th of 1,543Fairfax Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	3404 of 5857	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	3620 of 5869	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	4258 of 5859	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	4607 of 5883	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	4267 of 5789	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	4749 of 5662	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.5	4647 of 5692	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	4924 of 5614	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	4874 of 5611	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.7	5066 of 5530	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.8	4718 of 5390	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.6	5145 of 5377	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.6	5173 of 5314	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.8	4917 of 5193	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.5	5057 of 5113	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.6	4842 of 5113	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	23.4	2153 of 2585	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1881 of 2128	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.1	1350 of 3162	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	1951 of 3245	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	2379 of 3311	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	1757 of 3275	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	2108 of 3246	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	3161 of 5597	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	3408 of 5612	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	3781 of 5609	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4109 of 5635	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	4127 of 5492	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	4412 of 5413	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	2364 of 5107	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	2476 of 5107	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.9	3398 of 5087	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	3652 of 5084	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	3209 of 4963	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	3821 of 4830	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	2403 of 5460	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	2780 of 5517	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	3357 of 5363	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	3809 of 5264	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	3376 of 5173	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.4	4303 of 5084	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	3486 of 5628	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	3533 of 5643	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	4376 of 5638	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4722 of 5663	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	4011 of 5510	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	4718 of 5431	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	72.9	12 of 68	82.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	2303 of 2847	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	2412 of 2635	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2336 of 2420	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Migrant (2023)82nd percentile+55 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)57th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2019)17th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science20%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shirley Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	6714 Shirley Ln.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Fairfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 363-7684	617	28	22.0	99.5%	27 (4.4%)	9 (1.5%)	566 (91.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	37	3404^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.9%		33.7	3620^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.3%	216	20.2	20.2	25.6	35.2	45.9	47.7	39.0	22.4	35.2	29.6	39.5	31.5
Zephyr Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	6327 Zephyr Ln.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Fairfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-0024	797	33	24.1	95.5%	35 (4.4%)	4 (0.5%)	721 (90.5%)	23 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	20.6	4773^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%		23.7	4503^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.3%	270	13.9	13.9	32.4	25.4	26.9	28.9	28.4	25.7	28.1	13.6	19.7	21.8
Virginia Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	3301 Virginia Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Fairfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-3223	644	30	21.8	99.7%	10 (1.6%)	19 (3.0%)	608 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	18.7	4943^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.6%		14.2	5372^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.5%	429	9.6	9.6	37.5	32.3	20.8	22.2	28.7	24.7	20.4	11.1	14.0	18.0	98.0				98.0
Pioneer Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	4404 Pioneer Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5450	562	28	19.7	96.3%	16 (2.8%)	18 (3.2%)	524 (93.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19.5	4870^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.9%		23.4	4537^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.7%	333	16.7	16.7	29.2	25.7	39.5	20.3	28.9	23.1	18.2	19.0	11.6	17.9	92.6	94.4	98.2	96.3	92.6		$22,756	$3,245	$19,511
Voorhies Elementary	Public	K-6	6001 Pioneer Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5800	915	45	20.1	87.2%	30 (3.3%)	16 (1.7%)	864 (94.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	17.5	5054^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%		20.6	4800^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.2%	254	14.6	14.6	22.4	29.5	30.6		27.6	26.9	19.0	8.1		18.0	93.7	97.2		94.4	96.5	95.8	$18,874	$2,633	$16,241
Orangewood Elementary	Public	K-4	9600 Eucalyptus Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Edison Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-8440	617	28	22.0	86.7%	36 (5.8%)	14 (2.3%)	545 (88.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	30	3959^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.4%		36.5	3404^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.0%	555			27.3	38.5			32.2	38.0	26.0			32.6	96.6			97.3		97.3	$15,938	$1,020	$14,918
Ramon Garza Elementary	Public	K-5	2901 Center St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5290	658	32	20.3	95.9%	17 (2.6%)	18 (2.7%)	615 (93.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	16	5188^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%		16.1	5210^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.2%	22	11.7	11.7	26.7	26.1	23.7		25.4	26.2	18.0	11.7		18.3	90.8	92.3	95.4	94.6	90.8	94.6	$19,411	$2,737	$16,674
Hort Elementary	Public	K-5	2301 Park Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5330	590	30	19.8	89.3%	52 (8.8%)	17 (2.9%)	511 (86.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16.8	5118^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.6%		16.1	5203^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.3%	85	14.6	14.6	25.4	26.5	25.0		25.7	28.8	20.6	8.0		18.4	96.1			97.4	97.4		$19,901	$2,636	$17,265
Mt. Vernon Elementary	Public	K-6	2161 Potomac Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5380	614	33	18.7	90.9%	26 (4.2%)	20 (3.3%)	561 (91.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9.5	5657^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.4%		8.3	5759^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.9%	102	10.4	10.4	25.3	10.8	14.7	17.1	16.9	22.2	4.8	2.1	9.7	9.3							$20,868	$2,662	$18,206
Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-6	2710 Niles St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5360	870	41	21.2	95.4%	29 (3.3%)	47 (5.4%)	789 (90.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28.5	4093^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%		22	4675^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.3%	582	29.4	29.4	19.0	34.3	45.7	33.3	32.9	19.8	31.3	26.5	16.7	23.3	97.1				97.1		$20,390	$2,959	$17,431

Frequently Asked Questions about Shirley Lane Elementary

What schools do graduates of Shirley Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Shirley Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fairfax Junior High
High : Mira Monte High

Is Shirley Lane Elementary a good school?

Shirley Lane Elementary ranks 3404^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Shirley Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Shirley Lane Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Shirley Lane Elementary?

Students at Shirley Lane Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Shirley Lane Elementary in?

Fairfax Elementary

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