Redwood Elementary

Located at 331 North Shafter Ave., in Shafter, California, Redwood Elementary is a reasonably sized primary school that teaches 601 students (grades K through 6), operated by Richland Union Elementary. Enrollment runs roughly 29% bigger than the state mean of about 465.

Richland Union Elementary comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,410 students; Redwood Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Redwood Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%). Other groups include 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 57% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 92% of students at Redwood Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Kern County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Redwood Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.3%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Kern County put the typical household earns roughly $70,210 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Redwood Elementary is one of 279 public schools in Kern County (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students).

The closest other public school is Richland Junior High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Redwood Elementary at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 34.7%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Redwood Elementary has declined 26%, going from 815 students in 2018 to 601 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 today.

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