📍 471 W. Los Angeles St., Shafter, Kern County, 93263
Grow Academy Shafter is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shafter, Kern County. The school has 801 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grimmway Academy Shafter District school district. It serves grades K–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.4:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Grow Academy Shafter enrolls 801 students across grades K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 9% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 714 | 89% |
| White | 72 | 9% |
| Black or African American | 7 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
598 of the school's 801 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Grow Academy Shafter is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Grow Academy Shafter is one of 1 schools in Grow Academy Shafter District, based in Shafter, California. The district serves 80 students district-wide and employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 801 students, Grow Academy Shafter is larger than the district average of about 80 students per school.
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