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Hanford West High

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Hanford West High ranks 1282 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 41% of California high schools

Summary

Hanford West High is a public high school serving approximately 1,331 students in grades 9-12 within the Hanford Joint Union High district, maintaining a consistent 2-star rating and a remarkably high graduation rate of 97.7%.

While the school excels at ensuring students graduate, its academic proficiency scores, particularly in math (12.5%) and science (20%), are significantly lower than nearby comprehensive high schools like Sierra Pacific High and Lemoore High. This creates an interesting paradox where student completion is strong but learning outcomes need improvement. The school serves a population with high economic need, with over three-quarters qualifying for free or reduced lunch, yet it has successfully reduced chronic absenteeism to a rate better than the district and state averages.

Performance for specific student groups, such as English Learners, has been a historical challenge, though the school has shown recent improvement in supporting students with disabilities. It's noteworthy that Sierra Pacific High in the same district outperforms Hanford West academically despite similar per-student funding, suggesting factors beyond budget influence results. Overall, the school demonstrates clear strengths in student support and graduation but faces critical challenges in elevating core academic achievement, especially in mathematics.

1,331

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,316

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1150 West Lacey Blvd.
Hanford, CA 93230-3575

(559) 583-5903

District: Hanford Joint Union High

Feeder schools for Hanford West High:

Elementary:	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary
	Roosevelt Elementary
Middle:	Woodrow Wilson Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.0%

White:

13.7%

African American:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2013 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg32%

California avg41%

1,282^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	39.3	1282 of 2162	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	1110 of 2159	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	1138 of 2170	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	1070 of 2123	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	1274 of 2133	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	1005 of 2017	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.7	939 of 2021	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.7	701 of 2039	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.6	753 of 1994	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.1	951 of 2426	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.2	795 of 2354	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.9	891 of 2367	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	40.0	1016 of 2281	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	41.0	983 of 2238	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	38.4	954 of 2117	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.6	859 of 2063	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	38.8	869 of 1968	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	38.4	846 of 1901	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	30.8	909 of 1653	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	56.9	175 of 522	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.6	454 of 592	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	72.0	151 of 582	74.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.4	840 of 1161	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	909 of 1117	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	822 of 1052	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.0	886 of 1085	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	557 of 1064	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	730 of 1044	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	345 of 941	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.3	910 of 938	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	1184 of 1906	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	1062 of 1915	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1099 of 1915	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	966 of 1858	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	986 of 1833	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	833 of 1760	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	1145 of 1900	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	1000 of 1902	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	1017 of 1917	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	998 of 1861	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	838 of 1814	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	896 of 1742	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	241 of 410	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	138 of 328	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	1204 of 2013	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	1063 of 2026	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	1115 of 2030	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	1117 of 1943	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	1029 of 1937	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	973 of 1862	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	1176 of 1942	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	989 of 1948	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	1056 of 1963	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	1053 of 1916	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	1009 of 1880	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	1092 of 1834	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	68 of 85	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.1	18 of 74	75.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	136 of 175	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	132 of 183	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	147 of 190	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	124 of 168	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.5	281 of 515	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	1.6	358 of 366	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	746 of 1252	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	662 of 1216	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	939 of 1197	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	701 of 1155	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.7	515 of 1173	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	637 of 1193	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	653 of 1204	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	770 of 1222	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	668 of 1173	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)66th percentile+17 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)45th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2025)41st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

White (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile-22 vs school

Military Connected (2025)22nd percentile-18 vs school

Migrant (2025)20th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Science20%-13 vs state

Mathematics13%-25 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 (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 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
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	$21,316	$20,712	$604
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)
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	$31,205	$30,940	$265
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)
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	$58,987	$55,642	$3,345
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	$19,407	$18,852	$555
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)									$60,311	$59,872	$439
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	$19,333	$18,718	$615
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	$35,940	$33,578	$2,362
Lemoore High	Public	9-12	101 East Bush St.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6600	1,798	88	20.3	59.0%	375 (20.9%)	78 (4.3%)	1,126 (62.6%)	69 (3.8%)	30 (1.7%)	14 (0.8%)	99 (5.5%)	63.1	739^th of 2162 public high schools	65.8%		58.7	802^nd of 2159 public high schools	62.9%	63		34.8		34.6	65.6	65.6	22.9	22.9	$21,626	$21,116	$510

Frequently Asked Questions about Hanford West High

What schools feed into Hanford West High?

Hanford West High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Martin Luther King Junior Elementary
Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary
Middle : Woodrow Wilson Junior High

How many students attend Hanford West High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,331 students attended Hanford West High.

Is Hanford West High a good school?

Hanford West High ranks 1282^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Hanford West High in?

Hanford Joint Union High

What is the racial makeup of Hanford West High?

Students at Hanford West High are 76% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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