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Best Schools in Hanford, CA
Hanford, CA has 57 public schools (13 high, 10 middle, 31 elementary) serving 29,588 students. On average they score 30% on state proficiency tests against a projected 25%, so schools in Hanford exceed expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Hanford, CA
The top high schools in Hanford, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Corcoran High
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Projected Test Scores
Corcoran Joint Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 902 Students
2. Kingsburg High
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Kingsburg Joint Union High • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1092 Students
3. Sierra Pacific High
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Hanford Joint Union High • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1072 Students
4. Lemoore High
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Lemoore Union High • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1861 Students
5. Hanford High
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Hanford Joint Union High • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1549 Students
6. Hanford West High
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Hanford Joint Union High • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1332 Students
7. Avenal High
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Reef-sunset Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 786 Students
8. Laton High
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Laton Joint Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 159 Students
9. Coalinga High
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Coalinga-huron Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1266 Students
10. Hanford Online Charter
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Projected Test Scores
Hanford Joint Union High • Charter • Grades 9 - 12 • 166 Students
Best Middle Schools in Hanford, CA
The top middle schools in Hanford, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Liberty Middle
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Lemoore Union Elementary • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 666 Students
2. Woodrow Wilson Junior High
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Hanford Elementary • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 569 Students
3. Ronald W. Reagan Elementary
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Kingsburg Elementary Charter • Charter • Grades 4 - 6 • 632 Students
4. Pioneer Middle
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Pioneer Union Elementary • Charter • Grades 6 - 8 • 550 Students
5. Rafer Johnson Junior High
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Kingsburg Elementary Charter • Charter • Grades 7 - 8 • 442 Students
6. John F. Kennedy Junior High
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Hanford Elementary • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 517 Students
7. Parkview Middle
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Armona Union Elementary • Public • Grades 5 - 8 • 429 Students
8. Laton Middle
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Laton Joint Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 172 Students
9. John Muir Middle
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Corcoran Joint Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 783 Students
10. Huron Middle
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Coalinga-huron Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 369 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Hanford, CA
The top elementary schools in Hanford, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Lincoln Elementary
SchoolGrade
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Kingsburg Elementary Charter • Charter • Grades 2 - 3 • 414 Students
2. Kings River-hardwick Elementary
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Kings River-hardwick Union Elementary • Charter • Grades KG - 8 • 823 Students
3. Jefferson Academy
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Hanford Elementary • Public • Grades KG - 8 • 486 Students
4. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
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Hanford Elementary • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 630 Students
5. Pioneer Elementary
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Pioneer Union Elementary • Charter • Grades KG - 5 • 502 Students
6. Frontier Elementary
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Pioneer Union Elementary • Charter • Grades KG - 5 • 521 Students
7. Joseph M. Simas
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Hanford Elementary • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 508 Students
8. Monroe Elementary
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Hanford Elementary • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 647 Students
9. Armona Elementary
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Armona Union Elementary • Public • Grades KG - 4 • 553 Students
10. Lee Richmond Elementary
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Hanford Elementary • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 415 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Hanford, CA
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Hanford, CA has a total population of 65,328 with 30% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 81%, and 17% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Hanford, CA
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Hanford, CA.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
28.78 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
3.84 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
24.94 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Hanford, CA.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Hanford, CA.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Hanford, CA Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Hanford, CA
How many schools are in Hanford, CA?
Hanford, CA has 57 public schools: 13 high schools, 10 middle schools and 31 elementary schools, serving 29,588 students in total.
How do schools in Hanford perform on state tests?
On average, 57 schools in Hanford score 30% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 25%, so on average schools in Hanford exceed expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Hanford?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 31%
- Projected: 27%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
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- Projected: 23%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
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- Projected: 23%
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- Actual: 26%
- Projected: 23%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
Every school in Hanford
27 of 29 schools in Hanford carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 9C: 7D: 6F: 3
All 29 public schools we grade in Hanford. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
High schools (4)
Middle and junior high schools (4)
Elementary and primary schools (12)
- Frontier Elementary
- George Washington Elementary
- Hamilton Elementary
- Hanford Elementary Community Day
- Kings River Hardwick Elementary
- Kit Carson Elementary
- Lakeside Elementary
- Lee Richmond Elementary
- Lincoln Elementary
- Monroe Elementary
- Pioneer Elementary
- Roosevelt Elementary
Other schools and academies (9)
- Crossroads Charter Academy
- Hanford Community Day
- Hanford Online Charter
- J. C. Montgomery
- Jefferson Academy
- Joseph M Simas
- Kings County Special Education
- Kings Valley Academy Ii
- Mid Valley Alternative Charter
Private schools (1)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.