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Grow Academy Shafter

Public, Charter Grades K-8

Summary

Grow Academy Shafter is a small, independent K-8 public school serving 80 students in Shafter, CA, that stands out for its personalized environment and strong support for specific student groups.

This school operates as its own district, which allows for focused resource allocation, resulting in a low student-teacher ratio of 14.5 to 1 and higher per-student spending than many nearby schools. While its overall academic performance is around the state average, it excels in key areas: it has shown impressive results for English Language Learners and Hispanic students, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 6.2% is dramatically lower than the state average and that of many neighbors like Redwood Elementary (21.5%) and Sequoia Elementary (23.5%). This is a significant improvement and suggests highly effective student engagement.

Compared to other local schools in the Richland Union Elementary district, which rank lower statewide, Grow Academy's small size and independent model appear advantageous. It serves a high-need population but maintains a positive academic trajectory. While a school like Maple Elementary achieves higher test scores, Grow Academy's unique strengths in attendance and targeted subgroup support, combined with its improving rankings, make it a compelling option for families seeking a close-knit, attentive school community.

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

471 West Los Angeles St.
Shafter, CA 93263

(661) 630-7220

District: Grow Academy Shafter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.0%

White:

15.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2019 → 52nd in 2024

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

California avg41%

1,641^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 21 pts since 2021

From bottom 19% (2021) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2024	45.6	2827 of 5869	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	3099 of 5859	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	3253 of 5883	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	731 of 1417	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	3100 of 5789	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.9	1080 of 3162	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.1	466 of 3245	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	39.7	1820 of 3311	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.1	150 of 602	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	563 of 3275	82.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.3	2907 of 5612	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	3217 of 5609	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3485 of 5635	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	711 of 1267	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	2739 of 5492	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.9	1637 of 5107	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	2090 of 5087	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	2440 of 5084	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	2093 of 4963	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.8	2025 of 5517	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	2356 of 5363	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	2569 of 5264	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	382 of 1110	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	2365 of 5173	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.9	2573 of 5643	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	2806 of 5638	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	2879 of 5663	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	597 of 1272	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	3289 of 5510	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	25.4	2092 of 2661	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.0	1632 of 2726	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	1641 of 2761	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	1458 of 2783	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	1533 of 2781	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1927 of 2740	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	723 of 894	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.0	624 of 1478	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	288 of 1521	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	42.8	662 of 1540	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	112 of 363	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	1686 of 2533	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1766 of 2551	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	1462 of 2531	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1690 of 2509	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	450 of 738	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	1339 of 2395	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	911 of 2388	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	1021 of 2374	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.9	1492 of 2359	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	1409 of 2542	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	1204 of 2579	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	1228 of 2531	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.2	1568 of 2458	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	555 of 721	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	1413 of 2534	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	971 of 2552	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	1308 of 2538	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1817 of 2527	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	720 of 763	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2024)68th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)63rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2024)54th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)48th percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)21st percentile-26 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-12 vs state

Science25%-8 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 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)		CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grow Academy Shafter	Public, Charter	K-8	471 West Los Angeles St.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Grow Academy Shafter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 630-7220	80	6	14.5	72.5%	12 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										24.7	24.7						36.4	36.4						23.4	23.4
Golden Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	190 South Wall	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Richland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-8670	717	40	18.1	89.7%	17 (2.4%)	11 (1.5%)	688 (96.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.8	3811^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.9%		40.7	3143^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	46.4%	668	20.0	20.0	30.0	30.0	55.0	55.0	20.0	20.0	24.1		24.1	29.1	37.1	36.0	37.8			35.3	22.2	42.0	26.8	19.2			27.8						$20,730	$17,560	$3,170
Redwood Elementary	Public	K-6	331 North Shafter Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Richland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-8650	601	30	20.0	91.8%	20 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	569 (94.7%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14.9	5271^st of 5857 public elementary schools	10.0%		17.7	5058^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.8%	213									8.4		8.4	23.5	25.8	21.7	23.3			23.6	26.5	28.1	10.8	6.7			16.7						$24,490	$21,010	$3,480
Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-6	500 East Fresno Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Richland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-8740	534	32	16.4	89.3%	41 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	474 (88.8%)	17 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.7	3986^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.9%		28.5	4072^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	30.6%	86									25.4		25.4	33.3	38.0	42.4	32.1			36.1	37.2	30.4	15.3	12.7			24.4	95.4			96.5		$19,651	$16,488	$3,163
Maple Elementary	Public	K-8	29161 Fresno Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Maple Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-4439	287	12	24.0	60.3%	58 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	226 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64	1884^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.8%		57.4	2177^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.9%	293									39.3	46.7	43.1	42.9	35.5	64.3	73.3	58.1	63.3	56.2	25.0	54.8	46.4	70.0	45.2	56.7	50.0						$34,305	$32,950	$1,355
Rio Bravo Elementary	Public	K-4	22725 Elementary Ln.	Bakersfield	93314	Kern County	Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6313	589	28	21.0	48.2%	269 (45.7%)	2 (0.3%)	290 (49.2%)	25 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	56.3	2237^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.8%		65.4	1795^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.4%	442												48.3	46.3					47.3	50.0	42.6					46.4	98.4					$18,933	$18,048	$885
Teresa Burke Elementary	Public	K-5	1301 Filburn St.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7480	503	25	20.1	93.0%	10 (2.0%)	7 (1.4%)	477 (94.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	29.8	3980^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.0%		29	4020^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.5%	40									17.7		17.7	35.7	42.9	28.6				35.3	40.5	32.4	11.8				27.9	95.8		95.8			$19,326	$17,976	$1,350
Karl F. Clemens Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Griffith Ave.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7120	551	26	21.1	95.5%	13 (2.4%)	4 (0.7%)	531 (96.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.5	5534^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.5%		12.6	5516^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.0%	18									7.7		7.7	28.1	21.8	16.2				21.4	24.4	10.1	4.3				12.0	96.9		96.9			$16,690	$15,336	$1,354
John L. Prueitt Elementary	Public	K-5	3501 Seventh St.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7180	621	29	21.4	89.0%	9 (1.4%)	6 (1.0%)	593 (95.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	31.6	3833^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.6%		36.4	3410^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.9%	423									22.3		22.3	46.2	33.0	39.6				39.6	41.1	15.7	13.9				23.7						$15,874	$14,534	$1,340
James A. Forrest Elementary	Public	K-5	401 North Griffith Ave.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7490	576	24	24.0	89.4%	10 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	557 (96.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27	4222^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.9%		27	4198^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.5%	24									10.8		10.8	41.0	30.2	29.3				33.5	49.4	18.6	12.2				26.7	96.8	96.8			96.8	$17,271	$15,920	$1,351

Frequently Asked Questions about Grow Academy Shafter

What is the racial makeup of Grow Academy Shafter?

Students at Grow Academy Shafter are 85% Hispanic, 15% White.

How many students attend Grow Academy Shafter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 80 students attended Grow Academy Shafter.

What district is Grow Academy Shafter in?

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