Golden Oak Elementary

Set in Shafter, California, Golden Oak Elementary is a heavily attended elementary-level community, run under Richland Union Elementary. It enrolls 717 students across grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 54% above typical.

Within Richland Union Elementary, which oversees 4 schools and 2,410 students, Golden Oak Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Golden Oak Elementary logs that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest comes out to 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 57% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Golden Oak Elementary logs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 90% of students at Golden Oak Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kern County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Golden Oak Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.1%, the actual is 36.1%, a residual of +10.1 points.

Around the school, Kern County reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,210 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Golden Oak Elementary is one of 279 public schools in Kern County (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students).

The closest other public school is Redwood Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Golden Oak Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.3%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Golden Oak Elementary's enrollment has contracted 4% since 2018, when it stood at 747 (now 717). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.