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General Shafter Elementary

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General Shafter Elementary ranks 2126 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of California elementary schools

Summary

General Shafter Elementary is a public K-8 school in Bakersfield, California, serving 184 students. The school is part of the General Shafter Elementary District, which is ranked 482 out of 1,565 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

General Shafter Elementary faces significant challenges, with high rates of chronic absenteeism ranging from 18.4% to 39.9% in recent years, compared to around 20.4% at nearby schools. The school's test scores on state assessments are generally below the state averages, particularly in mathematics, where the 8th grade proficiency rate was 60% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 33.94%. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 51.05% to 91.3% in recent years, higher than the 61.92% to 95.84% rates at nearby schools.

Despite spending more per student, ranging from $14,716 to $18,761, than the nearby schools, General Shafter Elementary's academic performance has been inconsistent, with its ranking among California elementary schools ranging from 872 to 3,710. When compared to the surrounding schools, General Shafter Elementary generally performs worse on academic measures like test scores and proficiency rates. Addressing the socioeconomic factors impacting student learning and focusing on areas like attendance and math instruction could be potential strategies for the school to improve.

169

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,761

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1825 Shafter Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93313-9766

(661) 837-1931

District: General Shafter Elementary

Students who attend General Shafter Elementary usually attend:

High:

Ridgeview High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.2%

White:

26.6%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,126^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

928^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

465^th of 1,543General Shafter 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	2126 of 5857	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	3506 of 5869	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	3703 of 5859	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	2682 of 5883	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.7	872 of 1417	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	2636 of 5789	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	1762 of 5662	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.6	2457 of 5692	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.8	2354 of 5614	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	36.4	3237 of 5611	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.4	3502 of 5530	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.7	4332 of 5390	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.6	5287 of 5377	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.7	4977 of 5314	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.8	4290 of 5193	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.6	3535 of 5113	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.1	3167 of 5113	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.4	3283 of 4818	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	22.3	3815 of 4822	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	40.1	2636 of 4809	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.4	3466 of 5612	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	3914 of 5609	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	3282 of 5635	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	1026 of 1267	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	1626 of 5107	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	2356 of 5107	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	2374 of 5087	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	1551 of 5084	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	2023 of 4963	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.6	581 of 4830	88.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	1182 of 5460	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	41.9	2991 of 5517	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	2650 of 5363	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	1773 of 5264	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	566 of 1110	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	2185 of 5173	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.8	993 of 5084	80.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	24.6	953 of 1272	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	2991 of 5510	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	928 of 2761	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	1226 of 2783	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	987 of 2781	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	963 of 2740	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	388 of 894	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.1	710 of 2715	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	511 of 2480	79.4%	★★★★☆
2017	55.1	978 of 2508	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.2	934 of 2497	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.4	1296 of 2477	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.6	1401 of 2379	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.1	1385 of 2259	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.5	1345 of 2236	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	21.4	1809 of 2179	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.0	1496 of 2063	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.5	1309 of 2005	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.6	1325 of 1999	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.1	1298 of 1804	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.2	1230 of 1777	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.3	1031 of 1769	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	1053 of 2533	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	947 of 2509	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	447 of 2395	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	54.9	856 of 2388	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.2	394 of 2374	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	562 of 2359	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.9	152 of 2072	92.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	617 of 2542	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.6	865 of 2579	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	525 of 2531	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	783 of 2458	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	254 of 721	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	94.0	83 of 2369	96.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	628 of 2534	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	51.8	1010 of 2538	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	599 of 2527	76.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)38th percentile~ school

Male (2021)25th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Science39%+6 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)	% 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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
General Shafter Elementary	Public	K-8	1825 Shafter Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	General Shafter Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-1931	169	10	16.9	88.8%	45 (26.6%)	1 (0.6%)	122 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	58.8	2126^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.7%		35.1	3506^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.3%	1380	43.8	35.0	38.9	47.8	36.8	37.5	63.2	30.8	50.0	43.9	58.3	42.1	37.5	42.1	34.6	60.0	46.0						$18,761	$1,162	$17,599
Dolores S. Whitley Tk-8	Public	K-8	2923 McKee Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 885-6600	1,151	51	22.7	86.6%	61 (5.3%)	50 (4.3%)	816 (70.9%)	180 (15.6%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	32 (2.8%)	48.4	2676^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.3%		49.7	2574^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.1%	102	31.8	30.2	31.0	46.4	42.6	46.5	47.0	53.9	56.3	49.0	50.9	39.8	24.0	32.8	23.4	28.1	32.6	96.5	97.9		96.5		$17,305	$1,954	$15,351
Panama Elementary	Public	K-6	9400 Stine Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-1741	876	33	26.5	80.4%	67 (7.6%)	44 (5.0%)	576 (65.8%)	90 (10.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	90 (10.3%)	52.2	2486^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.6%		54.6	2312^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.6%	174	28.1		28.1	39.4	52.6	44.3	61.3			49.8	34.0	55.2	29.2	34.5			38.3	98.1			98.1		$17,239	$2,450	$14,789
Horizon Elementary	Public	K-5	7901 Monitor St.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-3730	845	36	23.4	93.8%	42 (5.0%)	33 (3.9%)	718 (85.0%)	46 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	30.4	3927^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.0%		24.3	4429^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.5%	502	18.9		18.9	38.1	42.5	32.9				37.6	33.1	30.0	19.4				26.8	97.4					$16,730	$2,117	$14,613
Granite Pointe Elementary	Public	K-5	2900 Berkshire Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6040	670	29	23.1	90.1%	40 (6.0%)	43 (6.4%)	541 (80.7%)	33 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)	48.2	2688^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.1%		42.7	3019^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.6%	331	31.3		31.3	45.6	42.6	49.5				45.6	53.3	31.5	29.6				37.9	94.6	98.2	98.2	95.8	98.2	$19,612	$2,093	$17,519
Valle Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Berkshire Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6150	768	33	23.2	92.8%	32 (4.2%)	26 (3.4%)	687 (89.5%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	32.8	3742^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.1%		31.5	3809^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.1%	67	16.2		16.2	41.9	38.9	45.6				42.2	27.4	27.5	23.5				26.0	95.6	98.4	97.3	96.7		$17,287	$2,227	$15,060
Berkshire Elementary	Public	K-6	3900 Berkshire Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 834-9472	932	36	25.8	85.1%	51 (5.5%)	65 (7.0%)	655 (70.3%)	133 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.0%)	22.8	4614^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.2%		26.6	4240^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.8%	374	15.6		15.6	36.4	22.0	29.6	40.1			32.2	35.6	13.7	8.6	19.7			18.9	98.5	98.5				$15,580	$1,841	$13,739
Lakeside	Public	K-8	14535 Old River Rd.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Lakeside Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-3503	892	36	24.6	63.9%	75 (8.4%)	37 (4.1%)	631 (70.7%)	73 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.4%)	22.9	4603^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	21.4%		18.8	4956^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.6%	353	15.4	40.6	33.8	28.3	30.4	33.3	33.7	37.0	64.0	41.4	43.1	14.3	16.7	14.3	10.0	18.1	16.5						$11,325	$1,129	$10,196
Douglas J. Miller Elementary	Public	K-6	7345 Mountain Ridge Dr.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 836-6689	994	36	28.0	80.0%	61 (6.1%)	47 (4.7%)	524 (52.7%)	333 (33.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.6%)	53	2433^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	58.5%		49.7	2576^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.1%	143	27.8		27.8	49.3	47.4	44.7	59.9			50.3	50.7	43.1	20.7	40.9			38.5						$19,155	$1,927	$17,228
Crescent Elementary	Public	K-5	6600 Crescent School Dr.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 527-6516	496	24	20.5	93.8%	26 (5.2%)	11 (2.2%)	447 (90.1%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	28.4	4108^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.9%		21.8	4694^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.0%	586	14.5		14.5	42.7	44.3	24.2				37.4	35.5	22.0	9.8				23.5						$25,099	$1,973	$23,126

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General Shafter Elementary ranks 2126^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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How many students attend General Shafter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 169 students attended General Shafter Elementary.

What schools do graduates of General Shafter Elementary attend?

Students who attend General Shafter Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Ridgeview High

What is the racial makeup of General Shafter Elementary?

Students at General Shafter Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 27% White.

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