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Earl F. Johnson High (Continuation)

Public Grades 9-12

2094^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 3% of California high schools

Summary

Earl F. Johnson High (Continuation) is a small, specialized public high school serving about 50 students in grades 9-12 within the Hanford Joint Union High district, designed to support students who have faced significant challenges in traditional school settings.

The school's environment is fundamentally different from larger comprehensive high schools like Hanford High or Sierra Pacific High. It features very small classes, with one teacher for every 10 students, and spends over $34,000 per student—more than double the district average—to provide intensive counseling and personalized support. Its core mission is credit recovery and helping students graduate, which is reflected in outcomes that differ greatly from neighboring schools: while its 74% graduation rate is below the district average, its 23% dropout rate is significantly higher, and academic proficiency rates on state tests are very low.

Performance metrics at Earl F. Johnson can fluctuate year-to-year due to its small size, and its challenges with chronic absenteeism and graduation are shared by similar alternative schools in the area, such as Hanford Community Day and Jamison (Donald C.) High (Continuation). The school serves as a critical safety net for the district, representing a substantial investment in ensuring every student has an opportunity to earn a diploma, even if their path is non-traditional.

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,262

Per pupil spending ?

96%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1201 North Douty
Hanford, CA 93230-2156

(559) 583-5916

District: Hanford Joint Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.0%

White:

10.0%

African American:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (5% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (74% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg36%

California avg43%

2,094^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Hanford Joint Union High

1014^th of 1,543Hanford Joint Union High 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	8.5	2094 of 2162	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1927 of 2159	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1974 of 2170	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1636 of 2123	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	2098 of 2133	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1789 of 2017	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	1810 of 2021	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.5	1767 of 2039	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	1758 of 1994	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.5	1963 of 2426	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.5	1828 of 2354	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.3	1967 of 2367	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.8	1668 of 2281	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.4	1766 of 2238	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.1	1750 of 2117	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.6	1732 of 2063	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.7	1659 of 1968	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.9	1583 of 1901	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.1	1613 of 1653	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.1	945 of 1044	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	9.3	1817 of 1915	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1844 of 1915	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1475 of 1858	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	1810 of 1833	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	1650 of 1760	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	1806 of 1900	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	1871 of 1902	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1841 of 1917	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1441 of 1861	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1780 of 1814	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1597 of 1742	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	1930 of 2013	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1964 of 2026	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1814 of 2030	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1483 of 1943	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	1907 of 1937	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1640 of 1862	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	1920 of 1942	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1672 of 1948	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1833 of 1963	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1527 of 1916	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1849 of 1880	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1591 of 1834	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)9th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2024)5th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy9%-40 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Earl F. Johnson High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1201 North Douty	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5916	50	5	10.4	96.0%	5 (10.0%)	2 (4.0%)	41 (82.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.5	2094^th of 2162 public high schools	3.1%		12.3	1927^th of 2159 public high schools	10.7%	167					9.1	9.1	0.0	0.0	$34,262	$4,817	$29,445
Hanford High	Public	9-12	120 East Grangeville Blvd.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5902	1,498	64	23.4	83.6%	251 (16.8%)	58 (3.9%)	1,121 (74.8%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	54 (3.6%)	46.5	1103^rd of 2162 public high schools	49.0%		33.1	1423^rd of 2159 public high schools	34.1%	320	22.1	15.0		21.5	57.6	57.6	14.6	14.6	$15,427	$805	$14,622
Hanford Community Day	Public	9-12	1855 North Douty St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5904	38	3	10.9	92.1%	1 (2.6%)	1 (2.6%)	34 (89.5%)	1 (2.6%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$33,489	$2,225	$31,264
Hanford Online Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	905 Campus Dr.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Joint Union High	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 583-5901	137	9	15.7	86.1%	29 (21.2%)	5 (3.6%)	87 (63.5%)	8 (5.8%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	16.6	1752^nd of 2162 public high schools	19.0%		21.5	1671^st of 2159 public high schools	22.6%	81	10.0	7.1		9.5	27.1	27.1	0.0	0.0	$19,386	$334	$19,052
Hanford West High	Public	9-12	1150 West Lacey Blvd.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5903	1,331	62	21.5	77.6%	182 (13.7%)	47 (3.5%)	1,012 (76.0%)	36 (2.7%)	7 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	42 (3.2%)	39.3	1282^nd of 2162 public high schools	40.7%		45.6	1110^th of 2159 public high schools	48.6%	172	20.2	13.3	28.6	19.9	48.5	48.5	12.5	12.5	$15,928	$641	$15,287
Kings County Regional Occupational Program	Public	10-12	1144 West Lacey Blvd.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Kings County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 589-7038	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
J. C. Montgomery	Public	7-12	690 East Dr.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Kings County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 584-1441	6	4	1.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$88,577	$18,572	$70,005
Sierra Pacific High	Public	9-12	1259 North 13th Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5912	1,183	45	26.1	58.8%	285 (24.1%)	40 (3.4%)	748 (63.2%)	47 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (4.7%)	72.5	553^rd of 2162 public high schools	74.4%		51.5	968^th of 2159 public high schools	55.2%	415	34.7	22.2		33.5	67.1	67.1	34.3	34.3	$15,363	$762	$14,601
Laton High	Public	9-12	6449 DeWoody	Laton	93242	Fresno County	Laton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 922-4080	163	13	12.4	87.7%	20 (12.3%)	1 (0.6%)	140 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	27.2	1550^th of 2162 public high schools	28.3%		29.9	1493^rd of 2159 public high schools	30.8%	57		17.1	8.3	14.9	26.3	26.3	15.8	15.8
Jamison (Donald C.) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	351 East Bush St.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6620	90	7	12.2	78.9%	12 (13.3%)	4 (4.4%)	67 (74.4%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	20.4	1685^th of 2162 public high schools	22.1%		17.4	1754^th of 2159 public high schools	18.8%	69			5.0	5.0	34.8	34.8	0.0	0.0	$34,154	$5,747	$28,407

Frequently Asked Questions about Earl F. Johnson High (Continuation)

How many students attend Earl F. Johnson High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 50 students attended Earl F. Johnson High (Continuation).

What is the racial makeup of Earl F. Johnson High (Continuation)?

Students at Earl F. Johnson High (Continuation) are 82% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Not Specified.

Is Earl F. Johnson High (Continuation) a good school?

Earl F. Johnson High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 3.1% of California high schools.

What district is Earl F. Johnson High (Continuation) in?

Hanford Joint Union High

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