Richland Union School District

Public Grades K–8 DSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Shafter.

At a glance

2,410Students enrolled

4Schools

$22,540Spent per student

18:1Student–teacher ratio

91%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Shafter

Grades K–6

Golden Oak Elementary or Redwood Elementary or Sequoia ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–8

Richland Junior High558 students · ShafterThis district

Grades 9–12

Shafter High1,599 students · ShafterKern High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency11%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts24%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate 88% at Kern High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$22,540

per student each year · 6% above the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction56%

Support & administration37%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)12%

State69%

Federal20%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,689’20

2,620’21

2,575’22

2,523’23

2,410’24

Students

Hispanic · 93%2,253

White · 4%102

Asian · 1%31

Black · 1%20

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%3

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools4 in district · 1 next

This district · grades K–8

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Golden Oak ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 717 students · Shafter

CPublic 📚

Redwood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 601 students · Shafter

C-Public 📚

Sequoia ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 534 students · Shafter

CPublic 📚

Richland Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 558 students · Shafter

CPublic

Where students go next · Kern High School District

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Shafter HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,599 students · Shafter

BPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.