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Shaffer Elementary

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Shaffer Elementary ranks 4333 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

4333^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of California elementary schools

Summary

Shaffer Elementary is a public K-8 school serving 246 students in the rural community of Litchfield, CA, within the Shaffer Union Elementary district, which ranks in the bottom 30% of all districts in the state.

Academically, the school consistently performs below state averages in English, math, and science, with science proficiency being a particular area of concern at less than half the state average. The school's statewide ranking has been volatile and recently declined to the 26th percentile. A significant challenge is chronic absenteeism, with over a quarter of students missing too much school, a rate much higher than nearby schools like Richmond Elementary (5.6%). Performance also varies widely by grade, with some grades performing adequately while others, like 5th grade math, show very low proficiency.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools reveal that Richmond Elementary outperforms Shaffer in all subjects despite spending significantly less per student. While Shaffer serves a population with considerable economic need, other schools like Meadow View serve a more disadvantaged population yet achieve better academic results, suggesting school-level practices are important. The school has shown it can improve, but addressing attendance, ensuring consistent teaching across grades, and learning from higher-performing neighbors are likely key steps.

246

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,914

Per pupil spending ?

61%

Free/discounted lunch ?

722-055 Highway 395 North
Litchfield, CA 96117-0320

(530) 254-6577

District: Shaffer Union Elementary

Students who attend Shaffer Elementary usually attend:

High:

Lassen High

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.3%

Hispanic:

21.1%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2022 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 26th (2025) from a 19th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,333^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,567^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1084^th of 1,543Shaffer 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	4333 of 5857	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	3384 of 5869	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	4068 of 5859	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.1	4741 of 5883	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1068 of 1417	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4370 of 5789	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	3168 of 5662	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.4	4224 of 5692	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.8	3085 of 5614	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.3	3115 of 5611	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	11.5	5232 of 5530	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.4	4992 of 5390	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.0	4682 of 5377	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.9	4227 of 5314	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.0	4674 of 5193	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.1	3963 of 5113	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.3	3338 of 5113	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.8	3188 of 4818	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.2	2877 of 4822	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.8	3145 of 4809	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	4056 of 5597	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	3836 of 5612	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	3713 of 5609	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.4	4950 of 5635	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	5033 of 5492	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	3719 of 5460	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	3091 of 5517	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	3669 of 5363	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.1	4712 of 5264	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	780 of 1110	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	3648 of 5173	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.2	2665 of 5084	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	4372 of 5628	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	3055 of 5643	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.2	4602 of 5638	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	4664 of 5663	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1071 of 1272	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	4122 of 5510	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	3280 of 5431	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	2391 of 2598	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	2328 of 2651	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	2519 of 2661	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	2565 of 2726	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	2654 of 2834	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	2169 of 2737	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	1567 of 2761	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	1460 of 2783	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1740 of 2781	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	1126 of 2740	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	466 of 894	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	1124 of 2715	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	983 of 2480	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.5	1235 of 2508	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.2	1241 of 2497	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	36.2	1434 of 2477	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.0	1845 of 2379	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.4	2050 of 2259	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.6	1979 of 2236	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.7	1364 of 2179	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.4	1296 of 2063	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.5	1229 of 2005	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.7	1262 of 1999	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.7	1098 of 1804	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.9	1065 of 1777	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.8	821 of 1769	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.6	1384 of 2551	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	1393 of 2531	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.3	291 of 738	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	1034 of 2380	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	1321 of 2542	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	1501 of 2579	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1709 of 2531	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	814 of 2458	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	247 of 721	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	874 of 2369	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	617 of 2230	72.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.2	1596 of 2552	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	1156 of 2527	54.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	1203 of 1520	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1211 of 1537	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1241 of 1543	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	1082 of 1602	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	981 of 1496	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2024)46th percentile~ school

Male (2024)37th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science16%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (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	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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shaffer Elementary	Public	K-8	722-055 Highway 395 North	Litchfield	96117	Lassen County	Shaffer Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 254-6577	246	11	23.4	61.0%	168 (68.3%)	4 (1.6%)	52 (21.1%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	25.7	4333^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	26.0%		36.7	3384^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.3%	949	18.5	11.1	15.6	18.2	50.0	14.8	40.0	47.8	38.9	33.6	30.3	35.7	11.1	15.0	39.1	22.2	26.2							$15,914	$1,040	$14,874
Janesville Elementary	Public	K-8	464-555 Main St.	Janesville	96114	Lassen County	Janesville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 253-3551	313	17	18.3	50.5%	237 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (17.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.8%)	46.5	2799^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.2%		29.4	3980^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.2%	1181	34.3	20.7	28.1	52.9	33.3	54.3	38.9	48.6	44.8	45.4	48.6	36.1	25.7	27.8	60.0	20.7	36.9
Johnstonville Elementary	Public	K-8	704-795 Bangham Ln.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Johnstonville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-2471	211	10	21.1	54.5%	163 (77.3%)	2 (0.9%)	35 (16.6%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	37.2	3400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.9%		36.1	3433^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.5%	33	11.8	37.5	24.2	38.1	50.0	42.1	31.8	35.0	50.0	41.1	19.1	40.7	27.8	31.8	20.0	37.5	29.8							$3,594	$878	$2,716
Richmond Elementary	Public	K-8	700-585 Richmond Rd. East	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Richmond Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-2338	192	10	19.2	21.9%	151 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (13.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	47.2	2747^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.1%		42.9	3003^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	48.8%	256	30.0	38.5	34.8	92.9	38.1	38.1	45.8	52.9	69.2	54.5	71.4	25.0	28.6	29.2	41.2	53.9	40.2
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-2	2005 Fourth St.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Susanville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-5161	378	17	22.2	70.1%	198 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (22.0%)	11 (2.9%)	18 (4.8%)	15 (4.0%)	53 (14.0%)								(n/a)																		93.7	93.7	93.7	93.7	93.7	93.7	$16,283	$2,049	$14,234
Meadow View	Public	3-5	1200 Paiute Ln.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Susanville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-3000	318	13	24.4	78.6%	165 (51.9%)	2 (0.6%)	86 (27.0%)	7 (2.2%)	19 (6.0%)	8 (2.5%)	31 (9.7%)	37.5	3378^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.3%		28.4	4076^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.6%	698	34.6		34.6	40.2	39.8	38.5				39.5	37.3	32.4	17.3				28.9							$14,998	$1,651	$13,347

Frequently Asked Questions about Shaffer Elementary

How many students attend Shaffer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 246 students attended Shaffer Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Shaffer Elementary?

Students at Shaffer Elementary are 68% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 2% African American.

Is Shaffer Elementary a good school?

Shaffer Elementary ranks 4333^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Shaffer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Shaffer Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Lassen High

What district is Shaffer Elementary in?

Shaffer Union Elementary

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