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Shafter High

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Shafter High ranks 1407 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1407^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 35% of California high schools

Summary

Shafter High is a public high school serving 1,599 students in grades 9-12 in Shafter, California, operating within the Kern High School District.

The school's standout strength is its exceptional success in supporting students to graduation, with a 94.8% graduation rate and a low 2.8% dropout rate that significantly outperforms both district and state averages and is comparable to nearby Wasco High. However, this strong record of student retention exists alongside significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics, where only 9.72% of students are proficient—a rate far below the state average and lower than most similar schools, including North High. Performance in English Language Arts is closer to the state average, and chronic absenteeism rates are moderate compared to other schools.

This creates a complex picture: Shafter High spends more per student than many district peers like Frontier High or Liberty High, yet its academic proficiency, especially in math and science, has not kept pace, and its statewide ranking has declined over the past decade. While the school effectively guides students to graduation, families should be aware of the pronounced need for academic improvement in core subjects, especially when compared to some schools with similar student populations that achieve stronger academic results.

1,599

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,259

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

526 Mannel Ave.
Shafter, CA 93263-1810

(661) 746-4961

District: Kern High

Feeder schools for Shafter High:

Elementary:	Buttonwillow Elementary
	Golden Oak Elementary
	Redwood Elementary
	Sequoia Elementary
Middle:	Richland Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.6%

White:

4.8%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 30th percentile in 2022 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 35th (2025) from a 30th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg31%

California avg41%

1,407^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 25High Schools in the Kern High

984^th of 1,543Kern High 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	33.7	1407 of 2162	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	1245 of 2159	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1449 of 2170	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1487 of 2123	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	1344 of 2133	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1323 of 2017	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.1	1200 of 2021	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.8	1109 of 2039	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.5	1120 of 1994	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.0	894 of 2426	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	33.5	1218 of 2354	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.4	1077 of 2367	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.4	960 of 2281	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	42.8	938 of 2238	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	37.3	986 of 2117	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	33.0	1065 of 2063	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.6	967 of 1968	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	34.4	934 of 1901	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	24.2	1096 of 1653	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.8	745 of 1161	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	723 of 1117	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.4	859 of 1052	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.0	580 of 1085	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	431 of 1064	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.7	776 of 1044	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.8	273 of 941	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	30.3	628 of 938	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	1288 of 1906	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	1120 of 1915	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1346 of 1915	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1434 of 1858	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1258 of 1833	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	1260 of 1760	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	1210 of 1900	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	976 of 1902	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	1244 of 1917	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1259 of 1861	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	1058 of 1814	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	1114 of 1742	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	1320 of 2013	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	1072 of 2026	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	1315 of 2030	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	1367 of 1943	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	1164 of 1937	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	1192 of 1862	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	1324 of 1942	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	1206 of 1948	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1313 of 1963	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	1325 of 1916	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	1231 of 1880	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	1218 of 1834	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	75 of 85	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	71 of 74	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	986 of 1252	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1025 of 1216	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	710 of 1197	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	907 of 1155	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	904 of 1173	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	955 of 1193	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1033 of 1204	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1042 of 1222	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	963 of 1173	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-14 vs school

Migrant (2025)12th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Science13%-19 vs state

Mathematics10%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CSA Spanish Speaking (2025)	CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		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	CSA Spanish Overall 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	526 Mannel Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-4281	86	7	12.9	96.5%	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	8.9	2073^rd of 2162 public high schools	4.1%		10.9	2011^th of 2159 public high schools	6.9%	62														10.6	10.6	0.0	0.0	$29,721	$1,263	$28,458
Shafter High	Public	9-12	526 Mannel Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-4961	1,599	74	21.6	87.5%	76 (4.8%)	7 (0.4%)	1,481 (92.6%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (1.4%)	33.7	1407^th of 2162 public high schools	34.9%		39.6	1245^th of 2159 public high schools	42.3%	162											13.2		13.2	49.4	49.4	9.7	9.7	$19,259	$2,005	$17,254
Wasco Independence High	Public	9-12	1445 Poso Dr.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7450	109	6	17.6	96.3%	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.8%)	104 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.1	1691^st of 2162 public high schools	21.8%		23.2	1625^th of 2159 public high schools	24.7%	66												10.8	10.8	24.5	24.5	3.8	3.8	$233,268	$42,445	$190,823
Wasco High	Public	9-12	1900 Seventh St.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7400	1,672	78	21.4	87.5%	51 (3.1%)	29 (1.7%)	1,579 (94.4%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	52.3	983^rd of 2162 public high schools	54.5%		52.7	934^th of 2159 public high schools	56.7%	49										23.3	17.9	23.1	21.2	58.0	58.0	24.5	24.5	$21,770	$2,833	$18,937
Frontier High	Public	9-12	6401 Allen Rd.	Bakersfield	93314	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 829-1107	2,098	80	26.0	35.8%	886 (42.2%)	61 (2.9%)	836 (39.8%)	117 (5.6%)	14 (0.7%)	15 (0.7%)	168 (8.0%)	72.5	552^nd of 2162 public high schools	74.5%		78.6	429^th of 2159 public high schools	80.1%	123											36.4		36.4	69.3	69.3	33.5	33.5	$16,046	$1,294	$14,752
McFarland High School Early College	Public	9-12	259 West Sherwood Ave.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-3126	1,027	45	22.9	82.2%	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1,007 (98.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	58.1	874^th of 2162 public high schools	59.6%		48.7	1034^th of 2159 public high schools	52.1%	160											22.0		22.0	66.4	66.4	27.9	27.9	$18,619	$2,650	$15,969
San Joaquin High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	599 Fifth St.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-6312	43	2	19.5	88.4%	1 (2.3%)	1 (2.3%)	41 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.6	1788^th of 2162 public high schools	17.3%		9.5	2102^nd of 2159 public high schools	2.6%	314											5.9		5.6	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	$26,477	$1,923	$24,554
Centennial High	Public	9-12	8601 Hageman Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-8601	2,212	88	25.1	44.5%	799 (36.1%)	59 (2.7%)	1,008 (45.6%)	120 (5.4%)	19 (0.9%)	15 (0.7%)	190 (8.6%)	72.7	547^th of 2162 public high schools	74.7%		72.6	527^th of 2159 public high schools	75.6%	20	0.0	0.0	15.8	15.8	5.6	5.6	0.0	0.0	42.1		34.6	7.7	33.8	66.5	66.5	38.0	38.0	$16,244	$1,421	$14,823
Liberty High	Public	9-12	925 Jewetta Ave.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 587-0925	2,369	89	26.7	43.1%	855 (36.1%)	72 (3.0%)	1,057 (44.6%)	127 (5.4%)	11 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	242 (10.2%)	68.7	623^rd of 2162 public high schools	71.2%		68.9	581^st of 2159 public high schools	73.1%	42											30.0		30.0	63.3	63.3	38.5	38.5	$16,746	$1,358	$15,388
Vista West Continuation High	Public	9-12	7115 Rosedale Hwy.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 589-4242	375	26	14.2	89.3%	135 (36.0%)	34 (9.1%)	187 (49.9%)	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	11.5	1942^nd of 2162 public high schools	10.2%		10.9	2009^th of 2159 public high schools	6.9%	67											5.7		5.2	11.8	11.8	3.5	3.5	$25,696	$2,586	$23,110

Frequently Asked Questions about Shafter High

What is the racial makeup of Shafter High?

Students at Shafter High are 93% Hispanic, 5% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Shafter High in?

Kern High

Is Shafter High a good school?

Shafter High ranks 1407^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Shafter High?

Shafter High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Buttonwillow Elementary
Elementary : Golden Oak Elementary
Elementary : Redwood Elementary
Elementary : Sequoia Elementary
Middle : Richland Junior High

How many students attend Shafter High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,599 students attended Shafter High.

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