General Shafter Elementary School District

Public Grades K–8 CSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Mettler.

At a glance

169Students enrolled

1School

$21,033Spent per student

17:1Student–teacher ratio

89%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Mettler

Grades K–8

General Shafter Elementary169 students · BakersfieldThis district

Grades 9–12

18 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listKern 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 proficiency27%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts37%

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

$21,033

per student each year · 1% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction55%

Support & administration39%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)78%

State17%

Federal4%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

178’20

190’21

179’22

184’23

169’24

Students

Hispanic · 72%122

White · 27%45

Black · 1%1

Two or more races · 1%1

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

Schools1 in district · 18 next

This district · grades K–8

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General Shafter ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 169 students · Bakersfield

B-Public

Where students go next · Kern High School District

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Arvin HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,653 students · Arvin

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Bakersfield HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 3,069 students · Bakersfield

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Centennial HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,212 students · Bakersfield

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East Bakersfield HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,331 students · Bakersfield

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Foothill HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,043 students · Bakersfield

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Frontier HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,098 students · Bakersfield

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Golden Valley HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,228 students · Bakersfield

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Highland HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,530 students · Bakersfield

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Independence HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,324 students · Bakersfield

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Kern Valley HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 516 students · Lake Isabella

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Liberty HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,369 students · Bakersfield

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Mira Monte HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,048 students · Bakersfield

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North HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,135 students · Bakersfield

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Ridgeview HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,575 students · Bakersfield

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

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South HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,107 students · Bakersfield

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Stockdale HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,398 students · Bakersfield

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West HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,159 students · Bakersfield

B+Public

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.