📍 1825 Shafter Rd., Bakersfield, Kern County, 93313
General Shafter Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersfield, Kern County. The school has 179 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sandra Johnson. It is part of the General Shafter Elementary school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
General Shafter Elementary enrolls 179 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 10 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 18% White and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 143 | 80% |
| White | 33 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
112 of the school's 179 students (63%) 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.
General Shafter Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
General Shafter Elementary is one of 1 schools in General Shafter Elementary, based in Bakersfield, California. The district serves 169 students district-wide and employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 179 students, General Shafter Elementary is close to the district average of about 169 students per school.
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