Is Shaffer Elementary a good school?

Shaffer Elementary ranks 3378 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Shaffer Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 243 students attended Shaffer Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Shaffer Elementary?

Students at Shaffer Elementary are 68% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Shaffer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Shaffer Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Lassen High

Shaffer Elementary

Summary:

Shaffer Elementary is a public elementary school located in Litchfield, California, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 207 students. The school is part of the Shaffer Union Elementary District, which is ranked 886 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Shaffer Elementary faces several key challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from 8.0% in 2017-2018 to 36.2% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average. The school's academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally below the state average across various grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics at 41.03% and 26.11%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54% in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly among different student subgroups, with White students performing significantly lower than the state average and male students performing slightly better.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Richmond Elementary, which is located approximately 13.54 miles away, Shaffer Elementary's performance is generally lower. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the years, from 3,115 out of 5,611 California elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 3,378 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates and the unique challenges presented by the school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds will be crucial in improving student learning outcomes at Shaffer Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-8

722-055 Highway 395 North
Litchfield, CA 96117-0320

(530) 254-6577

District: Shaffer Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3378^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Shaffer Elementary usually attend:

High:

Lassen High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.3

Number of students: 243

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.3%

Hispanic:

21.8%

Two or more races:

5.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 55.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Shaffer Elementary ranks worse than 57.6% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.75. (See more...)

Compare Details Shaffer Elementary ranks worse than 52.4% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.05. (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 Racial makeup is: White (68.3%), Hispanic (21.8%), two or more races (5.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 55.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Shaffer Elementary is 24.3. (See more...)

Compare Shaffer Elementary employs 10 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Shaffer Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Shaffer Elementary 3378^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Shaffer Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Shaffer Elementary 1456^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Shaffer Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Shaffer Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Shaffer Union Elementary 886^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Shaffer Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Shaffer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	31.78	3145^th	4809	34.6%
2005	37.18	2877^th	4822	40.3%
2006	31.78	3188^th	4818	33.8%
2007	33.33	3338^th	5113	34.7%
2008	25.07	3963^rd	5113	22.5%
2009	16.04	4674^th	5193	10.0%
2010	24.94	4227^th	5314	20.5%
2011	20.04	4682^nd	5377	12.9%
2012	14.39	4992^nd	5390	7.4%
2013	11.48	5232^nd	5530	5.4%
2015	38.29	3115^th	5611	44.5%
2016	39.85	3085^th	5614	45.0%
2017	25.37	4224^th	5692	25.8%
2018	39.73	3168^th	5662	44.0%
2019	24.83	4370^th	5789	24.5%
2021	24.06	1068^th	1417	24.6%
2022	21.06	4741^st	5883	19.4%
2023	27.96	4078^th	5874	30.6%
2024	36.75	3378^th	5862	42.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Shaffer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.18	2665^th	5084	47.6%
2019	32.92	3648^th	5173	29.5%
2021	32.19	780^th	1110	29.7%
2022	19.11	4712^th	5264	10.5%
2023	32.68	3674^th	5374	31.6%
2024	40.70	3087^th	5511	44.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Shaffer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	14.90	5033^rd	5492	8.4%
2022	17.39	4950^th	5635	12.2%
2023	30.45	3718^th	5617	33.8%
2024	29.59	3830^th	5605	31.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Shaffer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.07	3280^th	5431	39.6%
2019	25.76	4122^nd	5510	25.2%
2021	18.62	1071^st	1272	15.8%
2022	20.49	4664^th	5663	17.6%
2023	21.23	4611^th	5650	18.4%
2024	40.22	3050^th	5636	45.9%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Shaffer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.39	2169^th	2737	20.8%
2019	9.33	2654^th	2834	6.4%
2022	8.26	2565^th	2726	5.9%
2023	8.03	2518^th	2662	5.4%
2024	14.98	2324^th	2647	12.2%

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

Rank History for Shaffer Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Shaffer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	47.82	821^st	1769	53.6%
2005	36.91	1065^th	1777	40.1%
2006	36.70	1098^th	1804	39.1%
2007	34.67	1262^nd	1999	36.9%
2008	37.52	1229^th	2005	38.7%
2009	36.41	1296^th	2063	37.2%
2010	37.72	1364^th	2179	37.4%
2011	15.65	1979^th	2236	11.5%
2012	13.36	2050^th	2259	9.3%
2013	25.96	1845^th	2379	22.4%
2015	36.19	1434^th	2477	42.1%
2016	45.15	1241^st	2497	50.3%
2017	45.46	1235^th	2508	50.8%
2018	54.12	983^rd	2480	60.4%
2019	51.11	1124^th	2715	58.6%
2021	43.30	466^th	894	47.9%
2022	51.60	1126^th	2740	58.9%
2023	31.78	1754^th	2802	37.4%
2024	40.05	1456^th	2777	47.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Shaffer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.42	617^th	2230	72.3%
2019	55.22	874^th	2369	63.1%
2021	55.30	247^th	721	65.7%
2022	56.85	814^th	2458	66.9%
2023	31.05	1720^th	2549	32.5%
2024	36.81	1498^th	2575	41.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Shaffer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	51.26	1034^th	2380	56.6%
2021	54.30	291^st	738	60.6%
2023	37.80	1398^th	2547	45.1%
2024	38.59	1380^th	2546	45.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Shaffer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	46.36	1156^th	2527	54.3%
2024	32.23	1592^nd	2547	37.5%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Shaffer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.96	981^st	1496	34.4%
2019	33.49	1082^nd	1602	32.5%
2023	20.14	1247^th	1552	19.7%
2024	22.38	1209^th	1535	21.2%

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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 Shaffer Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	336	1	4	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	357
1989	342	7	2	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	366
1990	369	6	0	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	388
1991	402	0	0	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	415
1992	378	3	1	28	7	n/a	n/a	0	417
1993	353	0	2	34	17	n/a	n/a	0	406
1994	382	2	0	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	427
1995	382	1	0	33	4	n/a	n/a	0	420
1996	382	1	0	33	4	n/a	n/a	0	420
1997	371	6	5	27	14	n/a	n/a	0	423
1998	359	8	4	33	7	n/a	n/a	0	411
1999	352	0	7	44	16	n/a	n/a	0	419
2000	365	1	4	41	6	n/a	n/a	5	422
2001	352	2	3	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	393
2002	334	0	1	46	3	n/a	n/a	2	386
2003	334	0	1	46	3	n/a	n/a	2	386
2004	303	0	3	62	16	n/a	n/a	0	384
2005	310	0	2	61	14	n/a	n/a	0	387
2006	276	0	0	57	14	n/a	n/a	0	347
2007	246	5	4	59	16	n/a	n/a	0	330
2008	244	n/a	5	60	14	n/a	n/a	0	323
2009	219	0	7	51	11	0	2	0	290
2010	204	0	6	48	11	0	0	0	269
2011	200	0	1	35	9	0	0	0	245
2012	167	0	1	50	11	0	0	0	229
2013	125	3	1	50	9	0	1	0	189
2014	120	1	1	47	7	4	0	0	180
2015	137	3	1	55	9	1	3	0	209
2016	115	2	1	52	11	0	3	0	184
2017	103	0	2	58	9	1	7	0	180
2018	94	1	5	53	8	0	5	0	166
2019	118	1	4	54	7	1	7	0	192
2020	122	3	3	54	6	0	5	0	193
2021	114	5	3	52	7	2	4	0	187
2022	120	8	3	48	11	0	2	0	192
2023	136	6	2	47	7	0	9	0	207
2024	166	3	0	53	8	0	13	0	243

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

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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 Shaffer Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	357	16.0	22.3	n/a
1989	366	15.5	23.6	n/a
1990	388	16.9	22.9	n/a
1991	415	19.0	21.8	n/a
1992	417	19.3	21.6	45.1
1993	406	18.0	22.6	50.5
1994	427	18.0	23.7	63
1995	420	18.0	23.3	55
1996	420	18.0	23.3	55
1997	423	18.0	23.5	51.1
1998	411	19.3	21.3	55.7
1999	419	18.7	22.4	51.3
2000	422	19.7	21.4	50.4
2001	393	19.7	19.9	52.4
2002	386	16.9	22.8	49.2
2003	386	16.9	22.8	49.2
2004	384	17.4	22.1	52.6
2005	387	18.0	21.5	52.2
2006	347	17.0	20.4	47.8
2007	330	16.0	20.6	50
2008	323	17.0	19.0	51.1
2009	290	15.0	18.1	50.3
2010	269	14.0	19.2	50.2
2011	245	n/a	n/a	52.7
2012	229	10.1	22.5	n/a
2013	189	8.0	23.6	46.6
2014	180	6.4	27.8	66.1
2015	209	10.0	20.9	67.5
2016	184	10.0	18.4	65.8
2017	180	8.4	21.4	72.8
2018	166	9.6	17.2	73.5
2019	192	9.5	20.2	74
2020	193	n/a	n/a	67.9
2021	187	9.0	20.7	69.5
2022	192	9.0	21.3	69.3
2023	207	9.5	21.7	56.5
2024	243	10.0	24.3	55.6

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 Shaffer Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	357	16.0	22.3	n/a
1989	366	15.5	23.6	n/a
1990	388	16.9	22.9	n/a
1991	415	19.0	21.8	n/a
1992	417	19.3	21.6	45.1
1993	406	18.0	22.6	50.5
1994	427	18.0	23.7	63
1995	420	18.0	23.3	55
1996	420	18.0	23.3	55
1997	423	18.0	23.5	51.1
1998	411	19.3	21.3	55.7
1999	419	18.7	22.4	51.3
2000	422	19.7	21.4	50.4
2001	393	19.7	19.9	52.4
2002	386	16.9	22.8	49.2
2003	386	16.9	22.8	49.2
2004	384	17.4	22.1	52.6
2005	387	18.0	21.5	52.2
2006	347	17.0	20.4	47.8
2007	330	16.0	20.6	50
2008	323	17.0	19.0	51.1
2009	290	15.0	18.1	50.3
2010	269	14.0	19.2	50.2
2011	245	n/a	n/a	52.7
2012	229	10.1	22.5	n/a
2013	189	8.0	23.6	46.6
2014	180	6.4	27.8	66.1
2015	209	10.0	20.9	67.5
2016	184	10.0	18.4	65.8
2017	180	8.4	21.4	72.8
2018	166	9.6	17.2	73.5
2019	192	9.5	20.2	74
2020	193	n/a	n/a	67.9
2021	187	9.0	20.7	69.5
2022	192	9.0	21.3	69.3
2023	207	9.5	21.7	56.5
2024	243	10.0	24.3	55.6

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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