Richland Junior High School

331 Shafter Ave, Shafter, CA 93263 | (661) 746-8630
  • Grades: 6-8
  • Student Enrollment: 704
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School Description

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Additional Contact Information
  • Mailing Address: 331 Shafter Ave., Shafter, CA 93263
School Operational Details
  • Title I Eligible
    All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
School District Details

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty
  • Total Students Enrolled: 704
  • Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 39.0
  • Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.1
Students Gender Breakdown
  • Males: 368 (52.3%)
  • Females: 336 (47.7%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
  • Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 74 (10.5%)
  • Eligible for Free Lunch: 543 (77.1%)
  • Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 617 (87.6%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
Richland Junior High School Student Race Distribution
  Number Percent
American Indian10.1%
Black50.7%
Asian50.7%
Hispanic63790.5%
White527.4%
Number of Students Per Grade
Number of Students Per Grade For Richland Junior High School
  Number Percent
5th Grade40.6%
6th Grade121.7%
7th Grade33347.3%
8th Grade35550.4%
Teacher Education Background (2009)
Percent With Master's Degree
School:
23.8%
District:
73.3%
Percent With Bachelor's Degree: 31.0%
Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)
Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 5.1%
Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 89.7%
Number of Certificated Staff: 42.0
Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 13.0
Average Age
School:
42.5
District:
45.5
Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Overall Rating: 3

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  • Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on May 16, 2011
  • Rating: 3 (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • I really think this school is just average it could use better teachers and a better facility.

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Richland Junior High School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:
  • CST Algebra I
  • CST English-Language Arts
  • CST General Mathematics
  • CST History - Social Science
  • CST Mathematics
  • CST Science
AYP Results (2010)
Overall AYP Met: No
ELA AYP Met: No
Math AYP Met: No
Program Improvement (PI) Requirement Under NCLB (2010)
First Year PI Requirement was Implemented: 2004-2005
School's Placement Under NCLB: Year 5

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
CST English-Language Arts Test
201032.0%32.0%55.0%
200928.0%28.0%54.0%
200823.0%23.0%49.0%
 
CST Mathematics Test
201038.0%38.0%48.0%
200931.0%31.0%43.0%
200822.0%22.0%41.0%
 

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
CST Algebra I Test
201019.0%19.0%46.0%
200918.0%18.0%44.0%
200820.0%20.0%42.0%
 
CST English-Language Arts Test
201027.0%27.0%54.0%
200924.0%24.0%48.0%
200825.0%25.0%45.0%
 
CST General Mathematics Test
201010.0%10.0%30.0%
20097.0%7.0%30.0%
200811.0%11.0%31.0%
 
CST History - Social Science Test
201022.0%22.0%47.0%
200921.0%21.0%42.0%
200820.0%20.0%36.0%
 
CST Science Test
201030.0%30.0%59.0%
200927.0%27.0%56.0%
200830.0%30.0%52.0%
 

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
CST Algebra I Test
201019.0%19.0%31.0%
200918.0%18.0%28.0%
200820.0%20.0%25.0%
 
CST General Mathematics Test
201010.0%10.0%27.0%
20097.0%7.0%26.0%
200811.0%11.0%27.0%
 
Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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