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Woodrow Wilson Junior High

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Woodrow Wilson Junior High ranks 1069 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1069^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 61% of California middle schools

Summary

Woodrow Wilson Junior High is a public middle school serving about 505 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Hanford Elementary district, consistently earning a solid 3-star rating and performing at or above state averages in core subjects despite a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school stands out for its effective support of key student groups, with Hispanic and low-income students achieving at levels that rank in the state's top 30%, and it has made exceptional progress in reducing chronic student absences from over 45% to just 9.1% in three years. While math and English scores are strong, science is an identified area for growth, and performance for students with special education needs has varied from year to year. Notably, Woodrow Wilson Junior High outperforms its district peer, John F. Kennedy Junior High, in math, science, and attendance, while operating with moderate per-student spending.

Compared to other nearby schools like Liberty Middle or Lemoore University Elementary Charter, Woodrow Wilson achieves its strong results while serving a student population with greater economic needs, demonstrating resilience and efficient use of resources. The school provides a stable and effective educational environment, particularly for families seeking a school that successfully supports students facing economic challenges.

505

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,814

Per pupil spending ?

76.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 West Florinda St.
Hanford, CA 93230-3629

(559) 585-3870

District: Hanford Elementary

Students who attend Woodrow Wilson Junior High usually attend:

High:

Hanford West High

Feeder schools for Woodrow Wilson Junior High:

Elementary:	Jefferson Academy
	Joseph M. Simas
	Monroe Elementary
	Roosevelt Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.8%

White:

14.1%

African American:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg43%

California avg41%

1,069^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Hanford Elementary

611^th of 1,543Hanford Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	1069 of 2761	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	1097 of 2783	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	1270 of 2781	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	1205 of 2740	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	367 of 894	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	1133 of 2715	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	1008 of 2480	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.5	1061 of 2508	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.5	1303 of 2497	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.8	1195 of 2477	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.4	1137 of 2379	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.8	1247 of 2259	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.3	1195 of 2236	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.6	1294 of 2179	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.5	1093 of 2063	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.4	1364 of 2005	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.5	1375 of 1999	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.1	1088 of 1804	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.9	820 of 1777	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	39.3	1005 of 1769	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.0	231 of 627	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	425 of 643	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.5	117 of 600	80.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.3	751 of 1531	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.6	186 of 354	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	463 of 1491	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	669 of 1369	51.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.7	395 of 1478	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	249 of 1521	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	45.6	586 of 1540	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	108 of 363	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	42.6	598 of 1442	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.2	1297 of 1364	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	909 of 2533	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	1026 of 2551	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	1014 of 2531	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	1115 of 2509	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	332 of 738	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	873 of 2380	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	855 of 2262	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	640 of 2395	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	693 of 2388	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.9	847 of 2374	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	809 of 2359	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	665 of 2213	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	643 of 2072	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	722 of 2542	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	694 of 2579	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	50.6	1006 of 2531	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	899 of 2458	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	170 of 721	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	819 of 2369	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	749 of 2230	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	1080 of 2534	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	1060 of 2552	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	1310 of 2538	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	1073 of 2527	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	287 of 763	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	1247 of 2407	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	1081 of 2273	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	802 of 1566	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	595 of 1552	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.2	1099 of 1531	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	643 of 1520	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	793 of 1537	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	756 of 1543	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	526 of 1555	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	791 of 1602	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	650 of 1496	56.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2024)63rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science28%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Woodrow Wilson Junior High	Public	7-8	601 West Florinda St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3870	505	28	18.0	76.2%	71 (14.1%)	21 (4.2%)	383 (75.8%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	54.2	1069^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.3%		52.3	1097^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.6%	28		27.9	27.9				49.6	48.5	49.0				37.0	36.2	36.6	$14,814	$1,791	$13,023
John F. Kennedy Junior High	Public	7-8	1000 East Florinda St.	Hanford	93232	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3850	531	25	21.2	82.9%	45 (8.5%)	23 (4.3%)	431 (81.2%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	46.1	1291^st of 2761 public middle schools	53.2%		35.3	1612^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.1%	321		16.6	16.6				48.6	49.8	49.2				26.7	36.7	31.8	$15,497	$1,828	$13,669
Pioneer Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	101 West Pioneer Way	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Pioneer Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 584-0112	550	24	22.8	45.1%	148 (26.9%)	23 (4.2%)	322 (58.5%)	28 (5.1%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.8%)	54.1	1074^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.1%		63.1	815^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.7%	259		22.6	22.6			60.4	58.2	50.2	55.9			35.9	32.5	27.5	31.7	$13,224	$1,198	$12,026
Parkview Middle	Public	5-8	11075 C St.	Armona	93202	Kings County	Armona Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5020	443	22	20.5	83.3%	35 (7.9%)	21 (4.7%)	365 (82.4%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	20.8	2193^rd of 2761 public middle schools	20.6%		21.7	2190^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.3%	3	16.8	15.2	16.1		38.9	24.4	29.9	34.6	31.9		33.6	13.2	16.3	20.0	20.8
Laton Middle	Public	6-8	6065 East Latonia	Laton	93242	Fresno County	Laton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 922-4030	154	9	17.1	87.7%	15 (9.7%)	1 (0.6%)	134 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	21.1	2180^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.0%		21.2	2212^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.5%	32		10.0	10.0			26.2	33.3	27.1	28.8			9.8	35.6	10.0	17.8
Liberty Middle	Public	7-8	1000 Liberty Dr.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6860	636	33	19.4	81.3%	94 (14.8%)	16 (2.5%)	458 (72.0%)	29 (4.6%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	29 (4.6%)	61.2	875^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.3%		62.9	821^st of 2783 public middle schools	70.5%	54		22.4	22.4				61.5	59.9	60.7				37.8	38.2	38.0	$13,693	$1,259	$12,434
Bridges Academy	Public	6-8	1200 West Cinnamon Dr.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6800	1	1	1.0		0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$19,675	$570	$19,105
Lemoore University Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	6-8	450 Marsh Dr.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6890	155	7	22.1	61.9%	46 (29.7%)	2 (1.3%)	75 (48.4%)	13 (8.4%)	7 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.7%)	64.8	791^st of 2761 public middle schools	71.4%		55.4	1003^rd of 2783 public middle schools	64.0%	212		30.9	30.9			59.5	71.2	61.8	64.6			32.4	44.2	26.4	34.5	$5,141	$570	$4,571
Ronald W. Reagan Elementary	Public, Charter	4-6	1180 Diane Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-6986	619	21	29.4	73.2%	146 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	436 (70.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)								(n/a)	28.9		28.9	51.7	48.8	47.9			49.3	43.4	28.9	31.9			34.4	$15,307	$975	$14,332
Riverdale Elementary	Public	4-8	3700 Stathem St.	Riverdale	93656	Fresno County	Riverdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 867-3589	507	28	17.8	90.5%	46 (9.1%)	5 (1.0%)	453 (89.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40	1494^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.9%		40.9	1430^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.6%	64	8.5	21.7	15.9	25.6	31.5	48.0	39.4	29.9	35.2	16.7	19.6	26.0	35.1	32.5	26.6	$17,054	$1,794	$15,260

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodrow Wilson Junior High

What high school do graduates of Woodrow Wilson Junior High attend?

Students who attend Woodrow Wilson Junior High usually go on to attend Hanford West High

What district is Woodrow Wilson Junior High in?

Hanford Elementary

Is Woodrow Wilson Junior High a good school?

Woodrow Wilson Junior High ranks 1069^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Woodrow Wilson Junior High?

Students at Woodrow Wilson Junior High are 76% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Woodrow Wilson Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Woodrow Wilson Junior High.

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