Summary:
ZIP code 93313 has nine elementary schools serving grades K–5 through K–8, with enrollments ranging from 169 to 1,151 students. Across the schools, average proficiency is about 43% in English language arts (ELA), 30% in math and 26% in science, compared with state results of about 49%, 38% and 36%, respectively. The biggest average shortfall is in science, at 10 percentage points below the state; the most important takeaway for families, though, is that results vary greatly from one school to another.
Panama Elementary leads in all three subjects, with 51% proficient in ELA, 47% in math and 39% in science—about 1, 8 and 3 points above state results. Granite Pointe Elementary is also above the state in all three: its ELA result is just 0.1 point higher, and its math and science results are 0.3 and 0.5 point higher. At the other end, Berkshire Elementary is lowest in ELA and math, at 30% and 18%; General Shafter Elementary is lowest in science, at 14%. The distance between the highest and lowest school is 21 points in ELA, 29 in math and 25 in science. SchoolDigger ranks Panama and Granite Pointe in the 64th and 58th percentiles statewide, compared with Berkshire at the 15th.
Results changed unevenly from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: the school-group average rose by about 1 point in ELA and science but fell by about 1 point in math. Panama made the strongest gains in math and science, up 8 and 11 points, while General Shafter fell 14 points in math and 25 in science. Other differences may help families weigh school profiles: in school year 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 80% at Panama and 85% at Berkshire, yet their results differed by 21 points in ELA, 29 in math and 23 in science. General Shafter had 7% chronic absenteeism, compared with 18% statewide, despite its low science result; its enrollment is just 169 and its student-teacher ratio is 16.9.
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