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If you had an hour of school board time for Shafter High, what would you bring up?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,599
High
DISTRICT 1,713 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KERN HIGH·NCES 061954002352
Shafter High
526 Mannel Ave., Shafter, CA 93263 · (661) 746-4961 · Kern County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,599 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
1,399 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 424 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 430 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 419 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 326 | 20% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
49.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.4pp since 2014
Math
9.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.9% | 35.6% | 28.6% | 21.9% |
| Math | 2.5% | 7.2% | 19.4% | 70.8% |
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 | 49.4% | 9.7% |
| 2023-24 | 52.2% | 11.4% |
| 2022-23 | 44.2% | 7.6% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 5.8% |
| 2020-21 | 92.3% | N/A |
| 2018-19 | 43.1% | 18.4% |
| 2017-18 | 30.8% | 16.9% |
| 2016-17 | 41.9% | 20.4% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 Shafter High
Shafter High's state test result (30.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafter High this school | 1,599 | 87.5% | 30.7% |
| Whittier High Whittier | 1,652 | 85.5% | 53.0% |
| Wasco High Wasco | 1,672 | 87.5% | 38.7% |
| Sylmar Charter High Sylmar | 1,463 | 87.1% | 32.8% |
| Soledad High Soledad | 1,546 | 85.1% | 27.6% |
| Orange Glen High Escondido | 1,788 | 89.0% | 29.8% |
Matched among California high 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 Shafter High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #776 of 1,052 | #20 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.7% | #971 of 1,056 ▼ 91 | #28 of 34 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #720 of 1,056 ▼ 110 | #22 of 34 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.7pp | #278 of 1,044 | #11 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,599 | #513 of 2,093 | #19 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #801 of 1,352 | #15 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.6% | #1,192 of 1,351 | #34 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.5% | #387 of 1,575 | #17 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #729 of 802 | #12 of 14 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,599
-83 (-5%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 1,132
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 23.7:1
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 | 1,599 | 73.7 | 21.7:1 | 87% (1,399) |
| 2023-24 | 1,655 | 74 | 22.4:1 | 87% (1,447) |
| 2022-23 | 1,651 | 69.3 | 23.8:1 | 85% (1,406) |
| 2020-21 | 1,682 | 71 | 23.7:1 | 82% (1,379) |
| 2017-18 | 1,638 | 70.2 | 23.3:1 | 80% (1,315) |
| 2015-16 | 1,486 | 47 | 31.6:1 | 80% (1,186) |
| 2010-11 | 1,494 | N/A | N/A | 79% (1,173) |
| 2000-01 | 1,321 | 54 | 24.5:1 | 53% (694) |
| 1990-91 | 1,132 | 45 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shafter High.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,638 to 1,599); teachers up 5% (70.2 to 73.7).
About Shafter High
Shafter High is a large high school with its address in Shafter, California. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 1,599 students. For comparison, high schools in California average about 838 students.
Enrollment across the 25 schools in Kern High totals 42,814 students.
The large majority of students at Shafter High, 93%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 57%. Shafter High has a diversity index of 14%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Shafter High operates with 73.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 21.7:1. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. About 87% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 76% average for public schools in Kern County is 11 points.
allk12 grades Shafter High a C+. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Shafter High scores 30.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 28.3%.
Census estimates describe Kern County this way: median household income is about $70,210, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Kern County number 279 and enroll about 197,431.
The closest other public school is Central Valley High (Continuation), less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 33.6% on proficiency, and Shafter High is below that at 30.7%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Shafter High went from 1,682 students to 1,599. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 23.7:1 to 21.7:1.
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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 Kern High
- Bakersfield HighHigh · 3,069 students
- Arvin HighHigh · 2,653 students
- Ridgeview HighHigh · 2,575 students
- Highland HighHigh · 2,530 students
- Stockdale HighHigh · 2,398 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,369 students
Other schools in Shafter
- Golden Oak ElementaryElementary · 717 students
- Redwood ElementaryElementary · 601 students
- Richland Junior HighMiddle · 558 students
- Sequoia ElementaryElementary · 534 students
- Maple ElementaryElementary · 287 students
- Central Valley High (Continuation)High · 86 students
Nearby schools
- Central Valley High (Continuation)0.0 mi · 86
- Sequoia Elementary0.4 mi · 534
- Richland Junior High0.7 mi · 558
- Redwood Elementary0.7 mi · 601
- Golden Oak Elementary1.0 mi · 717
- Grow Academy Shafter1.6 mi · 80
Frequently asked questions
About Shafter HighHow many students attend Shafter High?
Shafter High enrolls approximately 1,599 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Shafter High serve?
Shafter High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Shafter High?
Approximately 21.7:1 students per teacher at Shafter High.
What is the student diversity at Shafter High?
Student demographics at Shafter High are roughly 5% White, 93% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Shafter High in?
Shafter High is part of Kern High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.