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Richland Junior High

Public Grades 7-8

2077^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 23% of California middle schools

Summary

Richland Junior High in Shafter, California, serves grades 7–8 and enrolls 558 students; among the ten nearby schools compared, it was second-lowest in 2025–2026 English language arts proficiency, with 27% of students proficient versus a nearby-school average of 43%.

English language arts is Richland’s clearest weakness, while science is its strongest result relative to the district—but proficiency remains below the state in all three subjects. Richland’s ELA rate of 27% was below the Richland Union Elementary district’s 31% and the state’s 49%; only Standard Middle had a lower rate among the nearby schools. In math, Richland’s 21% was below the district’s 24%, the state’s 38% and the nearby average of 27%, placing it around the middle of the group. Science was 24%, slightly above the district’s 23%, but below the state’s 36% and nearby average of 28%; Richland ranked around the middle among nearby schools.

Proficiency has improved since 2022–2023: ELA rose from 23% to 27%, math from 13% to 21%, and science from 15% to 24%, though ELA dipped from its 2024–2025 peak. SchoolDigger ranks Richland at the 23rd percentile with one star, up from the 15th percentile in 2023–2024 but still below most nearby schools. Its 16.3 students per teacher in 2024–2025 was the lowest nearby ratio, while 91% were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a nearby average of 68%. Attendance has improved, too: chronic absenteeism fell from 45% in 2021–2022 to 22% in 2025–2026, but remained above the state’s 18% and district’s 19%. SchoolDigger’s group rankings show a much lower statewide standing for White Students, at the 5th percentile versus 23rd overall; its Special Education Students ranking also fell sharply, from the 46th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 14th in 2025–2026. These group rankings are not proficiency rates.

558

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,179

Per pupil spending ?

91.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

331 Shafter Ave.
Shafter, CA 93263-1967

(661) 746-8630

District: Richland Union Elementary

Students who attend Richland Junior High usually attend:

High:

Shafter High

Feeder schools for Richland Junior High:

Elementary:	Golden Oak Elementary
	Redwood Elementary
	Sequoia Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.5%

White:

4.3%

Asian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg27%

California avg42%

2,077^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

822^nd of 968Richland 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
2026	22.5	2077 of 2703	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	2145 of 2761	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	2369 of 2783	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	2311 of 2781	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	2334 of 2740	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	766 of 894	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	2120 of 2715	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1933 of 2480	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.5	2165 of 2508	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.8	2112 of 2497	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	2054 of 2477	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.6	1531 of 2379	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.5	1493 of 2259	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.5	1690 of 2236	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.6	1992 of 2179	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.1	1819 of 2063	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.1	1744 of 2005	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.1	1693 of 1999	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.3	1589 of 1804	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.4	1543 of 1777	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.6	1603 of 1769	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	1447 of 1531	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	259 of 354	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	863 of 1491	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	988 of 1369	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.5	751 of 1478	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	542 of 1521	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.4	949 of 1540	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	273 of 363	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1351 of 1442	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	935 of 1364	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	1764 of 2483	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	1789 of 2533	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	2141 of 2551	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	2099 of 2531	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	2121 of 2509	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	610 of 738	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1838 of 2380	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1764 of 2262	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	1587 of 2325	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.7	1662 of 2395	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1898 of 2388	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1802 of 2374	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1879 of 2359	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1568 of 2213	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1488 of 2072	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	359 of 477	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	1700 of 2493	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.4	1792 of 2542	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	2076 of 2579	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	2036 of 2531	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	2095 of 2458	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	612 of 721	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1905 of 2369	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1609 of 2230	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	2102 of 2478	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	2129 of 2534	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	2226 of 2552	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	2158 of 2538	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	2251 of 2527	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	685 of 763	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	2053 of 2407	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1806 of 2273	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	1369 of 1586	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.0	845 of 1566	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1005 of 1552	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1035 of 1531	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	1406 of 1482	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1395 of 1543	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	1466 of 1555	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1450 of 1602	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1117 of 1496	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)49th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2026)15th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Science24%-12 vs state

Mathematics21%-18 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)					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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Richland Junior High	Public	7-8	331 Shafter Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Richland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-8630	558	34	16.3	91.4%	24 (4.3%)	5 (0.9%)	522 (93.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22.5	2077^th of 2703 public middle schools	23.2%		22.2	2145^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.3%	68		24.2	24.2			23.8	30.9	27.1			19.7	22.0	20.8	$23,179	$19,666	$3,513
Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary	Public	3-8	6601 Enos Ln.	Bakersfield	93314	Kern County	Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 589-2505	466	22	21.1	50.9%	187 (40.1%)	3 (0.6%)	257 (55.2%)	15 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	62.2	867^th of 2703 public middle schools	67.9%		66.7	747^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.9%	120	36.6	38.6	37.6	52.5	50.4	52.4	51.0	51.6	32.4	45.6	47.6	36.0	40.6	$19,531	$18,456	$1,075
Palm Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	1017 Palm Ave.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7130	631	29	21.4	89.1%	8 (1.3%)	7 (1.1%)	613 (97.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28.9	1850^th of 2703 public middle schools	31.6%		31	1802^nd of 2761 public middle schools	34.7%	48		21.4	21.4		39.9	41.7	45.2	42.3		16.9	16.7	13.9	15.8	$16,030	$14,688	$1,342
Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	305 Griffith Ave.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7140	591	27	21.7	90.9%	12 (2.0%)	7 (1.2%)	567 (95.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20.4	2174^th of 2703 public middle schools	19.6%		23.9	2056^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.5%	118		17.5	17.5		25.8	26.7	35.1	29.5		18.4	15.9	20.4	18.4	$15,065	$13,688	$1,377
Freedom Middle	Public	7-8	11445 Noriega Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6044	712	34	20.8	38.6%	287 (40.3%)	16 (2.2%)	350 (49.2%)	22 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.5%)	43.7	1354^th of 2703 public middle schools	49.9%		51.4	1148^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.4%	206		27.5	27.5			48.2	48.4	48.3			34.7	22.3	28.3	$17,731	$17,482	$249
Norris Middle	Public	6-8	6940 Calloway Dr.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Norris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 387-7060	992	39	25.1	33.4%	441 (44.5%)	17 (1.7%)	413 (41.6%)	64 (6.5%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.0%)	57.9	967^th of 2703 public middle schools	64.2%		61.5	864^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.7%	103		35.4	35.4			52.7	52.5	52.6			40.1	36.1	38.1	$17,229	$16,582	$647
Rosedale Middle	Public	7-8	12463 Rosedale Hwy.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6030	810	38	21.0	29.6%	362 (44.7%)	19 (2.3%)	337 (41.6%)	49 (6.0%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.3%)	63.6	832^nd of 2703 public middle schools	69.2%		64.1	803^rd of 2761 public middle schools	70.9%	29		43.0	43.0			63.6	49.7	56.1			47.5	30.2	38.2	$17,028	$16,780	$248
McFarland Junior High	Public	7-8	405 Mast Ave.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-3340	494	22	22.1	88.1%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	488 (98.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34.4	1646^th of 2703 public middle schools	39.1%		25.3	1985^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.1%	339		22.5	22.5			41.0	33.2	37.2			29.4	30.7	30.0	$22,337	$19,674	$2,663
Fruitvale Junior High	Public	7-8	2114 Calloway Dr.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Fruitvale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 589-3933	693	31	22.4	72.6%	249 (35.9%)	33 (4.8%)	335 (48.3%)	44 (6.3%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	20 (2.9%)	61.7	883^rd of 2703 public middle schools	67.3%		66.8	746^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.0%	137		33.9	33.9			59.4	56.6	58.0			33.8	43.6	38.8	$19,057	$18,774	$283
Beardsley Junior High	Public	7-8	1001 Roberts Ln.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Beardsley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-9254	383	20	18.9	97.4%	100 (26.1%)	25 (6.5%)	239 (62.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	16.8	2327^th of 2703 public middle schools	13.9%		16.6	2375^th of 2761 public middle schools	14.0%	48		19.9	19.9			28.5	30.3	29.3			10.0	12.1	10.9	$22,305	$20,460	$1,845

Frequently Asked Questions about Richland Junior High

What district is Richland Junior High in?

Richland Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Richland Junior High?

Students at Richland Junior High are 94% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Richland Junior High attend?

Students who attend Richland Junior High usually go on to attend Shafter High

Is Richland Junior High a good school?

Richland Junior High ranks in the bottom 23.2% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Richland Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 558 students attended Richland Junior High.

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