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Redwood Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5271^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of California elementary schools

Summary

Redwood Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 601 students in Shafter, CA, as part of the Richland Union Elementary district, but it consistently ranks in the lowest tier of California schools with proficiency rates well below state averages.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with only about 24% of students proficient in English and 17% in math, which is substantially lower than nearby schools like Golden Oak Elementary and Sequoia Elementary in the same district. While chronic absenteeism has improved, it remains higher than at many neighboring schools, and the school's high per-student spending does not correlate with stronger academic outcomes compared to local peers.

Interesting comparisons show that other schools serving similar student populations, such as Maple Elementary and the charter school Grow Academy Shafter, achieve much higher proficiency with similar or fewer resources, indicating that factors like instructional quality or school culture may be key differentiators. Redwood does show a relative strength in supporting English Language Learner students.

601

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,591

Per pupil spending ?

91.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

331 North Shafter Ave.
Shafter, CA 93263-1967

(661) 746-8650

District: Richland Union Elementary

Students who attend Redwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Richland Junior High
High:	Shafter High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.7%

White:

3.3%

Asian:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg25%

California avg41%

5,271^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Richland Union Elementary

1282^nd of 1,543Richland Union 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	14.9	5271 of 5857	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	5058 of 5869	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	5492 of 5859	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	5435 of 5883	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	1335 of 1417	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	5055 of 5789	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	5210 of 5662	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	5400 of 5692	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.4	5345 of 5614	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	5355 of 5611	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.1	5042 of 5530	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.6	4975 of 5390	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.7	5140 of 5377	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.2	5214 of 5314	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.2	5108 of 5193	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.8	4889 of 5113	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.4	4994 of 5113	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.4	4695 of 4818	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.1	4510 of 4822	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.9	4281 of 4809	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.9	1643 of 2227	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	215 of 293	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	2173 of 2585	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1385 of 2128	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.0	1480 of 3162	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.9	2674 of 3245	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	2721 of 3311	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	533 of 602	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	2038 of 3275	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	2640 of 3246	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	4984 of 5597	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	4804 of 5612	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	5105 of 5609	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	5165 of 5635	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1187 of 1267	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	4765 of 5492	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	4807 of 5413	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	4398 of 5107	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4185 of 5107	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	4683 of 5087	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	4565 of 5084	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	4025 of 4963	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	4291 of 4830	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	4659 of 5460	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	4590 of 5517	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	4909 of 5363	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	4710 of 5264	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	991 of 1110	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	4326 of 5173	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	4614 of 5084	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	5101 of 5628	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	4895 of 5643	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	5432 of 5638	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	5278 of 5663	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	1192 of 1272	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	4897 of 5510	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	5198 of 5431	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	2604 of 2847	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	2475 of 2635	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	2241 of 2420	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)53rd percentile+39 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

Science8%-24 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 (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 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
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						$24,591	$11,098	$13,493
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						$21,976	$9,085	$12,891
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						$21,090	$1,468	$19,622
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		$21,778	$9,219	$12,559
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						$17,413	$1,733	$15,680
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					$14,929	$1,324	$13,605
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			$21,433	$1,043	$20,390
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			$20,450	$1,005	$19,445
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	$21,124	$1,059	$20,065
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						$19,357	$1,020	$18,337

Frequently Asked Questions about Redwood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Redwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Redwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Richland Junior High
High : Shafter High

What is the racial makeup of Redwood Elementary?

Students at Redwood Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Asian.

Is Redwood Elementary a good school?

Redwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.0% of California elementary schools.

What district is Redwood Elementary in?

Richland Union Elementary

How many students attend Redwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 601 students attended Redwood Elementary.

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