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Shirley Lane Elementary

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Shirley Lane Elementary ranks 3846 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3846^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of California elementary schools

Summary

Shirley Lane Elementary enrolls 617 students in grades K–6 in Bakersfield, in the Fairfax Elementary district. Its latest SchoolDigger rating is 2 stars and the 34th percentile statewide, placing it below the state midpoint but among the stronger nearby schools by that measure. The clearest academic takeaway is that math is a local strength, while science is the school’s largest comparative weakness.

In 2025–2026, math proficiency was 32% at Shirley Lane, compared with 23% in its district and 38% statewide; it ranked second among 11 nearby schools, behind Orangewood Elementary. ELA was 33%, above the district’s 30% and the nearby-school average of 29%, but below the state’s 49%. Science was weaker: 17%, compared with 16% in the district, 36% statewide and a 21% nearby-school average; it ranked seventh among 10 schools with results. Grade-level scores vary sharply: sixth-grade students had 48% proficiency in ELA and 40% in math, both the highest nearby results among schools with figures supplied. Third-grade ELA was just 17%, below the district’s 26% and state’s 44%; only Mt. Vernon Elementary scored lower among nearby schools with results.

Across the four supplied years, proficiency rose overall in ELA, math and science, but the latest year brought a 6-point ELA decline and a 3-point science decline; math continued to improve. SchoolDigger’s overall percentile rose from 13th in 2014–2015 to 34th in 2025–2026, after falling from 42nd the year before. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 22 students per teacher, tied for the second-highest among nearby schools. For context, 63% of students were directly certified for free meals in 2024–2025; nearby schools may report free/reduced lunch eligibility, a different measure. SchoolDigger’s subgroup standings were stronger than its overall result for special education students (48th percentile in 2025–2026, versus 34th overall) and English language learner students (57th percentile in 2023–2024, versus 38th overall).

617

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,745

Per pupil spending ?

63.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in California receive free school meals.

94%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

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 — 13th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Science scores 19 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg25%

California avg42%

3,846^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Fairfax Elementary

1317^th of 1,530Fairfax 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
2026	31.7	3846 of 5817	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	31.0	3790 of 5581	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	44.4	2724 of 5094	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	42.9	2971 of 5423	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	33.0	3619 of 5603	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	39.4	1536 of 2927	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
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

Special Education (2026)48th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile~ school

Female (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)17th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-17 vs state

Mathematics32%-7 vs state

Science17%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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	—	27 (4.4%)	9 (1.5%)	566 (91.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	31.7	3846^th of 5817 public elementary schools	33.9%		37	3404^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.9%	442	17.3	17.3	16.9	30.4	32.9	48.5	32.8	28.1	33.7	22.7	40.2	31.8	94%	0%	$20,745	$2,513	$18,232
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%)	22.2	4611^th of 5817 public elementary schools	20.7%		20.6	4773^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%	162	17.5	17.5	37.6	21.8	27.8	28.5	28.4	31.9	21.1	24.4	21.6	24.3	93%	0%	$19,446	$2,234	$17,212
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	—	10 (1.6%)	19 (3.0%)	608 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	15.9	5144^th of 5817 public elementary schools	11.6%		18.7	4943^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.6%	201	18.1	18.1	22.9	31.6	27.4	14.1	24.8	17.7	22.2	12.6	12.7	16.6	97%	0%	$21,267	$2,651	$18,616
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%)	23.2	4548^th of 5817 public elementary schools	21.8%		19.5	4870^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.9%	322	29.6	29.6	20.6	34.3	32.4	26.9	28.4	28.8	27.1	22.5	12.8	22.6	96%	0%	$24,439	$5,163	$19,276
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%)	20.8	4740^th of 5817 public elementary schools	18.5%		17.5	5054^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%	314	20.4	20.4	30.8	31.9	28.9		30.5	31.5	21.0	7.4		19.9	≥ 99%		$21,205	$3,935	$17,270
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%)	35	3581^st of 5817 public elementary schools	38.4%		30	3959^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.4%	378			48.5	22.8			33.5	57.7	16.2			33.5	95%	0%	$18,436	$675	$17,761
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%)	16.3	5118^th of 5817 public elementary schools	12.0%		16	5188^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%	70	13.1	13.1	37.7	21.8	21.3		25.9	36.5	8.3	8.2		15.9	98%	0%	$22,575	$5,038	$17,537
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%)	20.4	4779^th of 5817 public elementary schools	17.8%		16.8	5118^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.6%	339	15.2	15.2	46.0	31.3	23.6		33.0	21.8	20.5	7.6		15.9	96%	0%	$22,287	$4,642	$17,645
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%)	10.4	5582^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	4.0%		9.5	5657^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.4%	75	8.9	8.9	12.4	26.8	23.1	23.3	21.3	18.8	11.3	2.2	11.1	10.5	91%	0%	$23,447	$4,718	$18,729
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%)	20.8	4735^th of 5817 public elementary schools	18.6%		28.5	4093^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%	642	25.0	25.0	21.9	31.4	37.9	30.7	30.3	15.8	24.8	20.4	10.5	17.8	95%	0%	$22,081	$4,768	$17,313

Frequently Asked Questions about 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.

How many students attend Shirley Lane Elementary?

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

What district is Shirley Lane Elementary in?

Fairfax Elementary

Is Shirley Lane Elementary a good school?

Shirley Lane Elementary ranks 3846^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

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