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Sierra Pacific High

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Sierra Pacific High ranks 553 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

553^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 74% of California high schools

Summary

Sierra Pacific High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with about 1,183 students in Hanford, California, and it stands out as a top-performing school in the Hanford Joint Union High district, earning a 4-star state rating.

The school excels academically, especially in English, where its proficiency rate of 67% is much higher than the state average and significantly outperforms other local high schools like Hanford High and Hanford West High. It also boasts an exceptional 97% graduation rate and a very low dropout rate. Impressively, the school has shown dramatic improvement in its statewide ranking over the past year and is particularly effective at supporting students from various backgrounds, with student subgroups showing strong and growing performance.

Compared to schools in neighboring districts, such as Laton High and Lemoore High, Sierra Pacific maintains strong results. The school manages resources efficiently, achieving these excellent outcomes even with a slightly higher student-teacher ratio than some district peers. While math scores are an area for continued growth, Sierra Pacific High is a standout choice for families seeking a high-quality, improving public high school in the region.

1,183

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,333

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1259 North 13th Ave.
Hanford, CA 93230-9219

(559) 583-5912

District: Hanford Joint Union High

Feeder schools for Sierra Pacific High:

Elementary:	Armona Elementary
	Frontier Elementary
	Pioneer Elementary
Middle:	Parkview Middle
	Pioneer Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.2%

White:

24.1%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2013 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hanford Joint Union High

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg32%

California avg41%

553^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	72.5	553 of 2162	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	51.5	968 of 2159	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	980 of 2170	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	585 of 2123	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	627 of 2133	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	629 of 2017	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.1	537 of 2021	73.4%	★★★★☆
2016	62.4	729 of 2039	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.5	716 of 1994	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.1	735 of 2426	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.5	663 of 2354	71.8%	★★★★☆
2011	54.6	677 of 2367	71.4%	★★★★☆
2010	46.7	845 of 2281	63.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	87 of 523	83.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.2	607 of 1161	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.9	540 of 1085	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.6	839 of 1064	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	80.2	59 of 1044	94.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	523 of 1906	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	47.3	957 of 1915	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	933 of 1915	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	635 of 1858	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	749 of 1833	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	623 of 1760	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	382 of 1900	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	47.9	965 of 1902	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	929 of 1917	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	401 of 1861	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	650 of 1814	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	688 of 1742	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	128 of 410	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	129 of 328	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	530 of 2013	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	45.9	1052 of 2026	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	987 of 2030	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	589 of 1943	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	779 of 1937	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	706 of 1862	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	441 of 1942	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	51.8	849 of 1948	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	910 of 1963	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.9	497 of 1916	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	478 of 1880	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	582 of 1834	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	86 of 175	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	101 of 183	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	116 of 190	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.7	63 of 168	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	124 of 577	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	190 of 574	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	360 of 541	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	366 of 515	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	505 of 1252	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.6	890 of 1216	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1113 of 1197	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	282 of 1155	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	42.3	705 of 1173	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	689 of 1193	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.5	496 of 1204	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	306 of 1222	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	379 of 1173	67.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)79th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)69th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-15 vs school

Military Connected (2025)51st percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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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
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
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)
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
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 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
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 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
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
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 Sierra Pacific High

How many students attend Sierra Pacific High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,183 students attended Sierra Pacific High.

What schools feed into Sierra Pacific High?

Sierra Pacific High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Armona Elementary
Elementary : Frontier Elementary
Elementary : Pioneer Elementary
Middle : Parkview Middle
Middle : Pioneer Middle

Is Sierra Pacific High a good school?

Sierra Pacific High ranks 553^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Sierra Pacific High in?

Hanford Joint Union High

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Pacific High?

Students at Sierra Pacific High are 63% Hispanic, 24% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

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