Is Shirley Lane Elementary a good school?

Shirley Lane Elementary ranks 3614 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Shirley Lane Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 638 students attended Shirley Lane Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Shirley Lane Elementary?

Students at Shirley Lane Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Shirley Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Shirley Lane Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Fairfax Junior High High : Mira Monte High

Shirley Lane Elementary

Summary:

Shirley Lane Elementary is a public elementary school in Bakersfield, California, serving 624 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Fairfax Elementary District, which is ranked 1,324 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Shirley Lane Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with a ranking between 3,614 and 5,066 out of around 5,800-5,900 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state average in English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science. Certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, perform particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom 25% of California schools in these categories. Additionally, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.9% in 2018-2019 to 27.5% in 2022-2023, well above the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Shirley Lane Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than other schools within the Fairfax Elementary District, such as Virginia Avenue Elementary and Zephyr Lane Elementary. However, the school's performance is slightly better than some nearby schools in the Bakersfield City School District, such as Hort Elementary, Mt. Vernon Elementary, and Ramon Garza Elementary, which have even lower academic achievement levels.

Detail:

Public K-6

6714 Shirley Ln.
Bakersfield, CA 93307-3179

(661) 363-7684

District: Fairfax Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3614^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $4,820

Students who attend Shirley Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fairfax Junior High
High:	Mira Monte High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.0

Number of students: 638

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.4%

White:

4.2%

Two or more races:

2.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Shirley Lane Elementary ranks worse than 61.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Fairfax Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.75. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Shirley Lane Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Fairfax Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.4%), White (4.2%), two or more races (2.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 97.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Shirley Lane Elementary is 22. 1 elementary schools in the Fairfax Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Shirley Lane Elementary employs 29 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Shirley Lane Elementary is $4,820. 1 elementary schools in the Fairfax Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Shirley Lane Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Shirley Lane Elementary 3614^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Shirley Lane Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Fairfax Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fairfax Elementary 1324^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Shirley Lane Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Shirley Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2007	11.61	4842^nd	5113	5.3%
2008	6.49	5057^th	5113	1.1%
2009	11.83	4917^th	5193	5.3%
2010	9.56	5173^rd	5314	2.7%
2011	11.63	5145^th	5377	4.3%
2012	18.82	4718^th	5390	12.5%
2013	14.72	5066^th	5530	8.4%
2015	17.63	4874^th	5611	13.1%
2016	16.35	4924^th	5614	12.3%
2017	20.54	4647^th	5692	18.4%
2018	19.15	4749^th	5662	16.1%
2019	26.07	4267^th	5789	26.3%
2022	22.45	4607^th	5883	21.7%
2023	26.05	4268^th	5874	27.3%
2024	33.75	3614^th	5862	38.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Shirley Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.29	2108^th	3246	35.1%
2019	40.50	1757^th	3275	46.4%
2022	32.85	2379^th	3311	28.1%
2023	37.91	1953^rd	3250	39.9%
2024	47.08	1349^th	3160	57.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Shirley Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	17.85	2336^th	2420	3.5%
2024	19.68	2411^th	2634	8.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Shirley Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.44	4303^rd	5084	15.4%
2019	36.72	3376^th	5173	34.7%
2022	30.35	3809^th	5264	27.6%
2023	36.43	3361^st	5374	37.5%
2024	44.51	2776^th	5511	49.6%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Shirley Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	72.91	12^th	68	82.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Shirley Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.48	4412^th	5413	18.5%
2019	26.36	4127^th	5492	24.9%
2022	26.18	4109^th	5635	27.1%
2023	29.79	3786^th	5617	32.6%
2024	35.04	3402^nd	5605	39.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Shirley Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	21.75	1881^st	2128	11.6%
2019	23.44	2153^rd	2585	16.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Shirley Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.35	4718^th	5431	13.1%
2019	27.13	4011^th	5510	27.2%
2022	19.94	4722^nd	5663	16.6%
2023	23.70	4385^th	5650	22.4%
2024	33.36	3527^th	5636	37.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Shirley Lane Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.13	3821^st	4830	20.9%
2019	36.57	3209^th	4963	35.3%
2022	30.58	3652^nd	5084	28.2%
2023	33.87	3405^th	5098	33.2%
2024	46.88	2472^nd	5102	51.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Shirley Lane Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2005	70	26	6	481	0	n/a	n/a	4	587
2006	59	18	8	469	0	n/a	n/a	5	559
2007	49	21	10	559	2	n/a	n/a	4	645
2008	57	15	15	625	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	712
2009	50	26	23	593	2	1	4	0	699
2010	25	9	11	597	0	0	89	0	731
2011	30	21	13	611	0	0	21	0	696
2012	36	24	17	628	1	1	16	0	723
2013	50	23	18	682	0	2	3	0	778
2014	52	31	15	691	0	2	4	0	795
2015	41	15	6	521	2	2	6	0	593
2016	40	17	8	577	2	0	10	0	654
2017	38	16	10	611	2	0	18	0	695
2018	48	9	7	598	1	0	25	0	688
2019	41	13	6	579	1	0	25	0	665
2020	35	11	8	567	0	0	24	0	645
2021	32	19	5	561	0	0	23	0	640
2022	34	15	9	623	0	0	22	0	703
2023	27	11	7	558	0	0	21	0	624
2024	27	10	6	577	1	0	17	0	638

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Shirley Lane Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	587	26.0	22.6	86.3
2006	559	27.0	20.7	94.4
2007	645	28.5	22.6	93.1
2008	712	34.0	20.9	90.2
2009	699	32.5	20.9	92.6
2010	731	29.5	24.7	90.8
2011	696	n/a	n/a	91.7
2012	723	29.0	24.9	n/a
2013	778	31.0	25.0	87.4
2014	795	31.0	25.6	91.6
2015	593	27.0	21.9	92.9
2016	654	28.0	23.3	94.8
2017	695	30.0	23.1	88.3
2018	688	30.0	22.9	91.1
2019	665	30.0	22.1	90.7
2020	645	n/a	n/a	80.9
2021	640	27.0	23.7	78.8
2022	703	32.0	21.9	81.2
2023	624	28.0	22.2	92
2024	638	29.0	22.0	97.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Shirley Lane Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	587	26.0	22.6	86.3
2006	559	27.0	20.7	94.4
2007	645	28.5	22.6	93.1
2008	712	34.0	20.9	90.2
2009	699	32.5	20.9	92.6
2010	731	29.5	24.7	90.8
2011	696	n/a	n/a	91.7
2012	723	29.0	24.9	n/a
2013	778	31.0	25.0	87.4
2014	795	31.0	25.6	91.6
2015	593	27.0	21.9	92.9
2016	654	28.0	23.3	94.8
2017	695	30.0	23.1	88.3
2018	688	30.0	22.9	91.1
2019	665	30.0	22.1	90.7
2020	645	n/a	n/a	80.9
2021	640	27.0	23.7	78.8
2022	703	32.0	21.9	81.2
2023	624	28.0	22.2	92
2024	638	29.0	22.0	97.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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