General Shafter Elementary
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
494 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
184 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
91%
Teachers
10 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic
78.3%
White
20.1%
Black
1.1%
Other
0.5%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.0% |
| Met Standard | 28.1% |
| Below Standard | 55.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "45% proficient" for General Shafter Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.0% of students exceeded standard while 28.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 15.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
17.0%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
45.0%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-15.6pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
10.7%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
3.3%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
494
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 23 | 21.7% | 26.1% | 47.8% |
| 4th | 19 | 21.1% | 15.8% | 36.8% |
| 5th | 16 | 18.8% | 18.8% | 37.5% |
| 6th | 19 | 26.3% | 36.8% | 63.2% |
| 7th | 26 | 3.9% | 26.9% | 30.8% |
| 8th | 20 | 10.0% | 40.0% | 50.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 24 | 25.0% | 33.3% | 58.3% |
| 4th | 19 | 15.8% | 26.3% | 42.1% |
| 5th | 16 | 18.8% | 18.8% | 37.5% |
| 6th | 19 | 15.8% | 26.3% | 42.1% |
| 7th | 26 | 7.7% | 26.9% | 34.6% |
| 8th | 20 | 20.0% | 40.0% | 60.0% |