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Joseph M. Simas

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Joseph M. Simas ranks 1751 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1751^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of California elementary schools

Summary

Joseph M. Simas is a well-regarded K-6 elementary school serving 514 students in the Hanford Elementary district, consistently performing above state averages despite a significant portion of its students facing economic disadvantages.

The school stands out for its strong academic results in English and Math compared to other local schools with similar student populations, and it excels in supporting its students, maintaining better attendance rates than both the state and many district peers like Hamilton Elementary and George Washington Elementary. However, a notable area for growth is in 5th-grade mathematics, where scores dip significantly, and in science, which is a challenge across the entire Hanford Elementary district.

An interesting comparison is with the nearby Jefferson Academy, which achieves even higher test scores and remarkably low absenteeism, serving as a compelling benchmark. Overall, Joseph M. Simas is recognized for its consistent, above-average performance and effective use of resources, providing a solid educational foundation for its community.

514

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,243

Per pupil spending ?

61.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1875 Fitzgerald
Hanford, CA 93230-7906

(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 — 67th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (70th 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 (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg43%

California avg41%

1,751^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9Elementary 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)83rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

White (2025)46th percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Mathematics47%+10 vs state

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)							% 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/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	% 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	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				$19,243	$18,112	$1,131
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				$17,488	$16,484	$1,004
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	$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%)	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				$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%)	42.3	3055^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%		33.9	3607^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.5%	552	23.1		23.1	42.7	41.8	44.6	47.4			44.1	39.7	34.6	29.2	29.3			33.3				$19,599	$18,364	$1,235
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	$17,709	$16,500	$1,209
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	$19,400	$18,210	$1,190
Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-6	1269 Leland Way	Hanford	93230	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%)	41.8	3081^st of 5857 public elementary schools	47.4%		32.7	3713^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.7%	632	21.3		21.3	45.7	34.6	31.2	51.7			40.5	47.8	50.9	18.0	31.0			35.9	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%)	69.5	1627^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.2%		68.3	1670^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.5%	43	43.2		43.2	57.5	65.1	53.4				58.6	50.7	49.4	45.5				48.4				$23,679	$23,282	$397
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				$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 1751^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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