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School Comparison

General Shafter Elementary
vs.
Horizon Elementary

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

General Shafter Elementary
Horizon Elementary
  • Horizon Elementary reported a higher chronically absent students than General Shafter Elementary (226 vs. 75).
  • Horizon Elementary reported a higher in-school suspensions than General Shafter Elementary (2 vs. 0).
  • Horizon Elementary reported a higher violent incidents than General Shafter Elementary (2 vs. 0).
  • Source Data Limit: 4 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 1 additional metric is reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Horizon Elementary reported a higher chronically absent students than General Shafter Elementary (226 vs. 75).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Horizon Elementary reported a higher in-school suspensions than General Shafter Elementary (2 vs. 0).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

9 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at Horizon Elementary

1 metric was reported by Horizon Elementary. Comparable data for General Shafter Elementary is missing or suppressed.

Gifted & talented
2

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
General Shafter Elementary
$21,145.25
Horizon Elementary
$16,791.54
Local revenue share
General Shafter Elementary
71%
Horizon Elementary
10.2%
State revenue share
General Shafter Elementary
19.9%
Horizon Elementary
77.2%
Federal revenue share
General Shafter Elementary
9.1%
Horizon Elementary
12.6%
District chronic absenteeism rate
General Shafter Elementary
41.9%
Horizon Elementary
27.1%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
Kern County
$67,660
Kern County
$67,660
Poverty rate
Kern County
19.1%
Kern County
19.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Kern County
18.6%
Kern County
18.6%
Unemployment rate
Kern County
8.6%
Kern County
8.6%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.