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Hanford Elementary Community Day

Q: How many students attend Hanford Elementary Community Day?

In the 2024-25 school year, 12 students attended Hanford Elementary Community Day.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hanford Elementary Community Day?

Students at Hanford Elementary Community Day are 75% Hispanic, 25% White.

Public Grades K-8

Summary

Hanford Elementary Community Day is a very small, specialized K-8 school in Hanford, CA, serving only 12 students with an intensive 4-to-1 student-teacher ratio, designed as an alternative setting for students who have struggled in traditional schools.

This school serves a unique mission within the Hanford Elementary district, focusing on students needing significant support, which is reflected in its higher per-student spending and critically high chronic absenteeism rate of 54.5%, though this shows improvement from previous years. Academic proficiency rates in English, math, and science are significantly below both district and state averages, which is consistent with the challenges faced by its specialized student population and not directly comparable to traditional neighborhood schools.

When looking at nearby schools, the contrast is stark: Martin Luther King Junior Elementary, located just a quarter-mile away, is one of the district's higher-performing schools, while others like Lincoln Elementary also face significant challenges. This highlights the wide variation in school performance and mission within the same community, with Hanford Community Day providing a specific, intensive environment for a small number of students.

Students ?

4.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,713

Per pupil spending ?

75%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1412 Dawn Ln.
Hanford, CA 93230-6300

(559) 585-3878

District: Hanford Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.0%

White:

25.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 4 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (8% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (54% vs 19% California)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 40 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg43%

California avg41%

2,391^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 13% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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	16.2	2391 of 2761	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	2756 of 2783	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	2530 of 2781	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	2701 of 2715	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.0	2484 of 2497	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	5.7	2374 of 2388	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	2058 of 2374	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	2207 of 2213	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	6.2	2560 of 2579	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	2278 of 2531	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	2357 of 2369	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	4.5	2402 of 2407	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)1st percentile~ school

Male (2019)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science17%-16 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy8%-40 vs state

Mathematics4%-33 vs state

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Schools Near Hanford Elementary Community Day

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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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hanford Elementary Community Day	Public	K-8	1412 Dawn Ln.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3878	12	3	4.0	75.0%	3 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		18.2	16.7						18.2	8.3						9.1	4.4						$16,713	$2,930	$13,783
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-6	820 Hume Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3715	624	26	24.0	78.7%	42 (6.7%)	20 (3.2%)	521 (83.5%)	22 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	73	1474^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.8%		68.4	1666^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.6%	192	37.4		37.4	69.4	60.8	58.3	60.9			62.6	66.3	54.4	42.9	36.8			50.6						$14,274	$1,693	$12,581
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	832 South Harris St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3730	392	18	21.7	94.6%	13 (3.3%)	24 (6.1%)	332 (84.7%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	26.6	4256^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.3%		23.5	4533^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	22.8%	277	14.0		14.0	21.3	26.3	35.1	42.9			31.6	27.9	15.8	31.6	26.8			26.4						$15,426	$1,626	$13,800
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	870 Davis St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3775	490	19	25.7	90.6%	27 (5.5%)	27 (5.5%)	414 (84.5%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	46.8	2777^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.6%		40.4	3155^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.2%	378	17.9		17.9	45.9	25.0	55.2	47.1			43.2	59.0	32.4	34.3	36.8			40.2	91.7	95.8		93.1		$14,444	$1,793	$12,651
Jefferson Academy	Public	K-8	1264 Middleton St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3700	501	18	27.8	47.9%	48 (9.6%)	4 (0.8%)	428 (85.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	75.2	1356^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.8%		82	1075^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.7%	281	37.7	47.6	42.7	50.0	64.9	59.0	66.7	84.1	79.4	68.2	45.8	68.4	50.8	60.0	66.7	65.1	59.9						$14,534	$1,299	$13,235
Lee Richmond Elementary	Public	K-6	939 Katie Hammond St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3760	402	18	22.3	90.8%	32 (8.0%)	8 (2.0%)	342 (85.1%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	54	2362^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	59.7%		40.9	3134^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.6%	772	27.5		27.5	42.6	56.7	60.8	47.2			51.6	27.9	41.7	49.0	37.7			38.7	96.8			96.8		$15,327	$1,806	$13,521
Joseph M. Simas	Public	K-6	1875 Fitzgerald	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3790	514	22	23.3	61.3%	102 (19.8%)	26 (5.1%)	322 (62.6%)	32 (6.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.4%)	66.8	1751^st of 5857 public elementary schools	70.1%		68.5	1662^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	71.7%	89	27.9		27.9	68.2	68.2	51.5	55.1			60.2	61.2	60.6	22.1	46.1			47.2						$15,268	$2,247	$13,021
Armona Elementary	Public	K-4	14045 Pimo St.	Armona	93202	Kings County	Armona Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5010	571	29	19.6	84.9%	37 (6.5%)	17 (3.0%)	481 (84.2%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	46.1	2828^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.7%		43.7	2946^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.8%	118				44.4	42.7					43.6	45.7	31.3					39.2	94.0		96.6	95.7	96.6
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Monroe Dr.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3745	611	26	23.5	80.7%	105 (17.2%)	25 (4.1%)	443 (72.5%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	23 (3.8%)	60.5	2036^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.2%		63.2	1917^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.3%	119	32.5		32.5	40.7	51.6	61.5	65.9			54.6	40.7	34.0	50.0	49.4			43.1	96.0			97.0		$15,039	$2,160	$12,879
Frontier Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1854 North Mustang Dr.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Pioneer Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-2430	619	24	25.7	47.2%	165 (26.7%)	20 (3.2%)	349 (56.4%)	40 (6.5%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.7%)	64.3	1871^st of 5857 public elementary schools	68.1%		67.4	1708^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.9%	163	33.6		33.6	57.3	53.6	63.4				58.4	51.1	43.3	41.4				45.0						$13,300	$1,332	$11,968

Frequently Asked Questions about Hanford Elementary Community Day

What is the racial makeup of Hanford Elementary Community Day?

Students at Hanford Elementary Community Day are 75% Hispanic, 25% White.

How many students attend Hanford Elementary Community Day?

In the 2024-25 school year, 12 students attended Hanford Elementary Community Day.

What district is Hanford Elementary Community Day in?

Hanford Elementary

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