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Best public schools in Hanford, CA

31 public schools in Hanford: 10 elementary · 3 middle · 8 high · 6 K-8 · 3 combined · 1 schools. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across California.

Elementary schools

10 schools in Hanford, best first
1
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary 71.5
Hanford Elementary · Grades K-6 · 665 students
ELA 63%Math 51%Science 37%
#1,335 of 4,688 in California
2
Pioneer Elementary 69.7
Pioneer Union Elementary · Grades K-5 · Charter · 501 students
ELA 59%Math 48%Science 43%
#1,419 of 4,688 in California
3
Joseph M. Simas 66.1
Hanford Elementary · Grades K-6 · 511 students
ELA 60%Math 47%Science 28%
#1,588 of 4,688 in California
4
Frontier Elementary 66.0
Pioneer Union Elementary · Grades K-5 · Charter · 577 students
ELA 58%Math 45%Science 34%
#1,593 of 4,688 in California
5
Monroe Elementary 62.7
Hanford Elementary · Grades K-6 · 621 students
ELA 55%Math 43%Science 33%
#1,747 of 4,688 in California
6
Lee Richmond Elementary 56.5
Hanford Elementary · Grades K-6 · 412 students
ELA 52%Math 39%Science 27%
#2,038 of 4,688 in California
7
Roosevelt Elementary 47.8
Hanford Elementary · Grades K-6 · 461 students
ELA 43%Math 40%Science 18%
#2,446 of 4,688 in California
8
George Washington Elementary 46.3
Hanford Elementary · Grades K-6 · 487 students
ELA 44%Math 33%Science 23%
#2,516 of 4,688 in California
9
Hamilton Elementary 44.5
Hanford Elementary · Grades K-6 · 444 students
ELA 41%Math 36%Science 21%
#2,600 of 4,688 in California
10
Lincoln Elementary 24.5
Hanford Elementary · Grades K-6 · 373 students
ELA 32%Math 26%Science 14%
#3,538 of 4,688 in California

Middle schools

3 schools in Hanford, best first
1
Woodrow Wilson Junior High 61.9
Hanford Elementary · Grades 7-8 · 568 students
ELA 49%Math 37%Science 28%
#506 of 1,326 in California
2
Pioneer Middle 59.7
Pioneer Union Elementary · Grades 6-8 · Charter · 558 students
ELA 56%Math 32%Science 23%
#535 of 1,326 in California
3
John F. Kennedy Junior High 51.8
Hanford Elementary · Grades 7-8 · 521 students
ELA 49%Math 32%Science 17%
#639 of 1,326 in California

High schools

8 schools in Hanford, best first
1
Sierra Pacific High 75.3
Hanford Joint Union High · Grades 9-12 · 1,102 students
ELA 67%Math 34%Science 34%
#427 of 1,729 in California
2
Hanford High 50.3
Hanford Joint Union High · Grades 9-12 · 1,494 students
ELA 58%Math 15%Science 22%
#859 of 1,729 in California
3
Hanford West High 40.9
Hanford Joint Union High · Grades 9-12 · 1,336 students
ELA 49%Math 13%Science 20%
#1,022 of 1,729 in California
4
Hanford Online Charter 17.3
Hanford Joint Union High · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 152 students
ELA 27%Math 0%Science 10%
#1,430 of 1,729 in California
5
Earl F. Johnson High (Continuation) 4.5
Hanford Joint Union High · Grades 9-12 · 55 students
ELA 9%Math 0%
#1,651 of 1,729 in California
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Hanford Community Day —
Hanford Joint Union High · Grades 9-12 · 39 students
No published test results
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J. C. Montgomery —
Kings County Office of Education · Grades 7-12 · 22 students
No published test results
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Kings County ROP —
Kings County ROP · Grades 10-12 · 0 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

6 schools in Hanford, best first
1
Kings River-Hardwick Elementary 89.6
Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary · Grades K-8 · Charter · 850 students
ELA 69%Math 67%Science 38%
#116 of 1,107 in California
2
Jefferson Academy 88.6
Hanford Elementary · Grades K-8 · 492 students
ELA 68%Math 60%Science 43%
#127 of 1,107 in California
3
Kit Carson Elementary 25.7
Kit Carson Union Elementary · Grades K-8 · 384 students
ELA 35%Math 21%Science 12%
#823 of 1,107 in California
4
Lakeside Elementary 19.2
Lakeside Union Elementary · Grades K-8 · 248 students
ELA 26%Math 19%Science 17%
#895 of 1,107 in California
5
Mid Valley Alternative Charter 10.3
Kit Carson Union Elementary · Grades K-8 · Charter · 73 students
ELA 26%Math 6%Science 14%
#993 of 1,107 in California
6
Hanford Elementary Community Day 4.1
Hanford Elementary · Grades K-8 · 13 students
ELA 8%Math 4%Science 17%
#1,062 of 1,107 in California

Combined schools

3 schools in Hanford, best first
1
Crossroads Charter Academy 31.9
Armona Union Elementary · Grades K-12 · Charter · 125 students
ELA 30%Math 11%Science 21%
#388 of 569 in California
2
Kings Valley Academy II 22.6
Kings Valley Academy II District · Grades K-12 · Charter · 1,066 students
ELA 26%Math 5%Science 17%
#441 of 569 in California
3
Kings County Special Education 2.5
Kings County Office of Education · Grades K-12 · 341 students
ELA 0%Math 0%
#553 of 569 in California

Schools

1 school in Hanford
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Kings County SELPA Preschool —
Kings County Office of Education · Grades M
No published test results

School districts serving Hanford

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