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Joseph M. Simas

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Joseph M. Simas ranks 1899 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1899^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of California elementary schools

Summary

Joseph M. Simas is a K–6 elementary school in Hanford, in the Hanford Elementary School District, serving 514 students. Its 2025–26 results place it among the stronger nearby schools: it ranked third among comparable local schools in all-grade English language arts (ELA) and math, and second in science.

Simas’s clearest advantage is math: 47% of students were proficient, 9 percentage points above the state and 6 above the district. ELA proficiency was 53%, 4 points above the state and 3 above the district; science was 38%, 2 points above the state and 7 above the district. Among seven nearby K–6 peers, Simas scored above the group averages in all three subjects and ranked near the top. Results vary by grade, however: grade 5 math was 45%, the second-highest among 11 nearby schools reporting that grade, while grade 6 ELA was 50%, 4 points below the district and seventh among eight nearby schools serving grade 6.

Recent results are mixed. ELA fell 7 points from 2024–25, narrowing Simas’s lead over the state from 11 points to 4; science rebounded 10 points in the latest year after falling below the state the year before, while math was nearly flat. SchoolDigger rates Simas at the 67th statewide percentile with 3 stars, down 7 percentile points from 2021–22, when it had 4 stars. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 23.3, below the nearby-school average of 24.1; 61% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for White students was at the 42nd percentile, compared with the school’s overall 67th percentile, a 25-point gap in the ranking of how well the school serves this group.

514

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,243

Per pupil spending ?

61.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1875 Fitzgerald
Hanford, CA 93232-7906

(559) 585-3790

District: Hanford Elementary

Students who attend Joseph M. Simas usually attend:

Middle:

Woodrow Wilson Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.6%

White:

19.8%

Asian:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg44%

California avg42%

1,899^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Hanford Elementary

340^th of 968Hanford 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
2026	63.6	1899 of 5804	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.8	1751 of 5857	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	1662 of 5869	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	1558 of 5859	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	1550 of 5883	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.7	530 of 1417	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	1603 of 5789	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	1340 of 5662	76.3%	★★★★☆
2017	76.4	1277 of 5692	77.6%	★★★★☆
2016	61.1	1943 of 5614	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.0	1854 of 5611	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.3	1933 of 5530	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.5	1443 of 5390	73.2%	★★★★☆
2011	65.1	1741 of 5377	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.6	1692 of 5314	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.5	1459 of 5193	71.9%	★★★★☆
2008	62.9	1734 of 5113	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.3	1757 of 5113	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.3	1383 of 2227	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	1152 of 2585	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.0	370 of 2128	82.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	72.7	465 of 3275	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	260 of 3246	92.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	1964 of 5569	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.9	1782 of 5597	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	1716 of 5612	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	1561 of 5609	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	1386 of 5635	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	429 of 1267	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	1651 of 5492	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.8	1148 of 5413	78.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	1020 of 5085	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	76.7	879 of 5107	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	759 of 5107	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	503 of 5087	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	82.7	641 of 5084	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	904 of 4963	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	621 of 4830	87.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	1748 of 5412	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.1	1431 of 5460	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	1425 of 5517	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	960 of 5363	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	882 of 5264	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	59.7	362 of 1110	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	1147 of 5173	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	424 of 5084	91.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	1780 of 5590	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.5	1634 of 5628	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	1527 of 5643	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	1529 of 5638	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	1622 of 5663	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	54.6	512 of 1272	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	1480 of 5510	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	1495 of 5431	72.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	1004 of 2920	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.1	853 of 2847	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	55.4	818 of 2635	69.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	1461 of 2532	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.5	1392 of 2598	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	1452 of 2651	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	1265 of 2661	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	1105 of 2726	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	1061 of 2834	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	1096 of 2737	60.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)86th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)68th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)66th percentile~ school

Female (2026)65th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Mathematics47%+9 vs state

Science38%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Joseph M. Simas	Public	K-6	1875 Fitzgerald	Hanford	93232	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%)	63.6	1899^th of 5804 public elementary schools	67.3%		66.8	1751^st of 5857 public elementary schools	70.1%	148	38.2		38.2	54.2	47.9	59.2	50.0			52.9	50.9	53.5	44.7	39.4			47.1				$19,243	$18,112	$1,131
Jefferson Academy	Public	K-8	1264 Middleton St.	Hanford	93232	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%)	65.8	1786^th of 5804 public elementary schools	69.2%		75.2	1356^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.8%	430	45.2	53.6	49.6	41.7	55.6	61.3	54.6	68.2	73.9	60.2	45.8	58.7	40.3	42.4	63.6	65.2	53.2				$17,488	$16,484	$1,004
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Monroe Dr.	Hanford	93232	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%)	65.9	1781^st of 5804 public elementary schools	69.3%		60.5	2036^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.2%	255	36.2		36.2	48.7	42.0	67.0	63.5			55.7	52.6	34.6	53.2	59.5			49.9	96.0		97.0	$18,863	$17,674	$1,189
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%)	55.7	2280^th of 5804 public elementary schools	60.7%		64.3	1871^st of 5857 public elementary schools	68.1%	409	37.1		37.1	45.2	56.8	57.1				53.4	40.5	49.5	25.5				38.3				$18,542	$18,370	$172
George Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	2245 North Fairmont	Hanford	93232	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3805	460	20	23.0	80.0%	71 (15.4%)	12 (2.6%)	343 (74.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.4%)	46.9	2787^th of 5804 public elementary schools	52.0%		42.3	3055^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%	268	35.4		35.4	43.8	46.2	43.8	47.6			45.4	40.6	33.9	33.3	33.3			35.4				$19,599	$18,364	$1,235
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	870 Davis St.	Hanford	93232	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%)	45.9	2852^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	50.9%		46.8	2777^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.6%	75	16.9		16.9	43.1	44.3	36.9	55.2			44.5	51.4	48.6	23.1	32.2			39.5	91.7	95.8	93.1	$17,709	$16,500	$1,209
Lee Richmond Elementary	Public	K-6	939 Katie Hammond St.	Hanford	93232	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%)	53.2	2419^th of 5804 public elementary schools	58.3%		54	2362^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	59.7%	57	39.3		39.3	38.2	46.8	54.1	61.2			49.8	40.0	19.4	44.3	44.9			36.6	96.8		96.8	$19,400	$18,210	$1,190
Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-6	1269 Leland Way	Hanford	93232	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3820	418	18	23.2	86.8%	43 (10.3%)	16 (3.8%)	340 (81.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	40.3	3205^th of 5804 public elementary schools	44.8%		41.8	3081^st of 5857 public elementary schools	47.4%	124	29.4		29.4	31.1	54.8	43.1	51.6			43.7	28.4	54.8	21.6	22.6			30.1	96.9		96.9	$20,137	$18,944	$1,193
Pioneer Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	8810 14th Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Pioneer Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 584-8831	518	21	24.6	50.2%	139 (26.8%)	7 (1.4%)	324 (62.5%)	21 (4.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.1%)	63	1926^th of 5804 public elementary schools	66.8%		69.5	1627^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.2%	299	38.4		38.4	63.3	50.7	59.3				57.4	54.1	43.6	36.1				43.6				$23,679	$23,282	$397
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	832 South Harris St.	Hanford	93232	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%)	31.9	3826^th of 5804 public elementary schools	34.1%		26.6	4256^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.3%	430	24.3		24.3	27.1	23.1	24.3	42.3			29.5	33.9	23.1	18.9	59.6			35.0				$19,692	$18,456	$1,236

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph M. Simas

How many students attend Joseph M. Simas?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Joseph M. Simas.

What is the racial makeup of Joseph M. Simas?

Students at Joseph M. Simas are 63% Hispanic, 20% White, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What district is Joseph M. Simas in?

Hanford Elementary

What schools do graduates of Joseph M. Simas attend?

Students who attend Joseph M. Simas usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodrow Wilson Junior High

Is Joseph M. Simas a good school?

Joseph M. Simas ranks 1899^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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