Enrollment
169
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GENERAL SHAFTER ELEMENTARY·NCES 061500001903
General Shafter Elementary
1825 Shafter Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93313 · (661) 837-1931 · Kern County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL169 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
150 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 19% larger than its 8th grade class (21).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
43.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.9pp since 2014
Math
46.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.3% | 27.6% | 29.3% | 26.8% |
| Math | 16.9% | 29.0% | 22.6% | 31.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.9% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 34.2% |
| 2022-23 | 41.9% | 31.6% |
| 2021-22 | 44.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.5% | 26.2% |
| 2018-19 | 56.4% | 53.9% |
| 2017-18 | 55.8% | 54.0% |
| 2016-17 | 45.0% | 40.9% |
| 2015-16 | 43.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 35.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 28% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like General Shafter Elementary
General Shafter Elementary's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Shafter Elementary this school | 169 | 88.8% | 42.0% |
| Victor Elementary Victor | 156 | 88.5% | 25.1% |
| Cambria Grammar Cambria | 202 | 85.1% | 31.1% |
| Taft Primary Taft | 231 | 91.8% | 30.2% |
| Cinnabar Charter Petaluma | 156 | 83.3% | 21.1% |
| Isleton Elementary Isleton | 188 | 79.3% | 54.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where General Shafter Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,309 of 5,151 | #34 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,856 of 5,172 ▲ 808 | #16 of 150 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #2,561 of 5,172 ▲ 10 | #42 of 150 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #1,787 of 5,116 | #57 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 169 | #5,456 of 5,915 | #147 of 163 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #1,250 of 5,625 | #69 of 153 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
169
-9 (-5%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 118
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 19.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 169 | 10 | 16.9:1 | 89% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 184 | 10 | 18.4:1 | 91% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 179 | 10 | 17.9:1 | 63% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 178 | 9 | 19.8:1 | 69% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 147 | 9 | 16.3:1 | 81% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 153 | 9 | 17.0:1 | 75% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 171 | N/A | N/A | 79% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 224 | 12 | 18.7:1 | 66% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 118 | 5 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for General Shafter Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (147 to 169); teachers up 11% (9 to 10).
About General Shafter Elementary
At 1825 Shafter Rd. in Bakersfield, California, General Shafter Elementary operates as a very small elementary school. Federal data show 169 students enrolled in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
General Shafter Elementary is its own local education agency in federal data.
About 72% of the student body at General Shafter Elementary is Hispanic. Other students are 27% White. By comparison, Kern County residents are about 57% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 41, compared with 70 nationally.
General Shafter Elementary has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. The school's 16.9:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. The school has 89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 76% average among public schools in Kern County.
Among California public elementary schools, General Shafter Elementary outscored 72%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
General Shafter Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 42.0%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California are predicted to post 27.5%, so the school is 14.4 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
For Kern County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $70,210 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting General Shafter Elementary, Kern County has 279 public schools.
Dolores S. Whitley TK-8, about 3.6 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, General Shafter Elementary ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, General Shafter Elementary enrolled 178 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 169. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.8:1 to 16.9:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at General Shafter Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bakersfield
- Bakersfield HighHigh · 3,069 students
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- Liberty HighHigh · 2,369 students
- East Bakersfield HighHigh · 2,331 students
Nearby schools
- Dolores S. Whitley TK-83.6 mi · 1,151
- McKee Middle3.7 mi · 869
- Panama Elementary3.7 mi · 876
- Golden Valley High4.0 mi · 2,228
- Horizon Elementary4.3 mi · 845
- Ridgeview High4.3 mi · 2,575
Frequently asked questions
About General Shafter ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at General Shafter Elementary?
General Shafter Elementary enrolls approximately 169 students in grades KG-08.
Is General Shafter Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
General Shafter Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at General Shafter Elementary?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at General Shafter Elementary.
How diverse is General Shafter Elementary?
General Shafter Elementary reports a student body of 27% White, 72% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees General Shafter Elementary?
General Shafter Elementary is overseen by General Shafter Elementary in Kern County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.