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Hanford Online Charter

Public, Charter, Virtual Grades 9-12

1752^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 19% of California high schools

Summary

Hanford Online Charter is a public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in Hanford, California, with an enrollment of 152 students. The school is part of the Hanford Joint Union High School District, which is ranked 958 out of 1,565 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hanford Online Charter has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California high schools, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state. The school's 4-year graduation rates have been comparable to nearby traditional high schools, such as Hanford High and Hanford West High, but its dropout rates have been higher. Hanford Online Charter also struggles with very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 47.1% in recent years, significantly higher than the nearby traditional high schools.

Academically, Hanford Online Charter students perform poorly on standardized tests compared to the state and district averages. In 2024-2025, only 27.12% of 11th graders were proficient or better in ELA, 0% were proficient in Math, and 9.46% were proficient in Science. These scores are well below the Hanford Joint Union High School District and California state averages. The school serves a high-need population, with 60.71% to 82.24% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, higher than the nearby traditional high schools. Hanford Online Charter's performance is more comparable to the nearby continuation and alternative high schools, such as Earl F. Johnson High and Hanford Community Day, which also serve high-need student populations and have lower test scores and rankings.

137

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,205

Per pupil spending ?

86.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

823 W. Lacey Blvd.
Hanford, CA 93230-3552

(559) 583-5901

District: Hanford Joint Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.5%

White:

21.2%

Asian:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2022 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg32%

California avg41%

1,752^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 27 pts since 2022

From bottom 46% (2022) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	16.6	1752 of 2162	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1671 of 2159	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1562 of 2170	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.9	1156 of 2123	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	1520 of 1906	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1440 of 1915	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1509 of 1915	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1361 of 1858	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1455 of 1900	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1366 of 1902	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1390 of 1917	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	1022 of 1861	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1605 of 2013	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	1574 of 2026	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1507 of 2030	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.1	945 of 1943	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	1658 of 1942	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1610 of 1948	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1373 of 1963	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	1024 of 1916	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	12.6	1058 of 1193	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)11th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Science9%-23 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 (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 (2025)	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 Online Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	823 W. Lacey Blvd.	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
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
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)
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)
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 Online Charter

Is Hanford Online Charter a good school?

Hanford Online Charter ranks in the bottom 19.0% of California high schools.

What district is Hanford Online Charter in?

Hanford Joint Union High

What is the racial makeup of Hanford Online Charter?

Students at Hanford Online Charter are 64% Hispanic, 21% White, 6% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Hanford Online Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 137 students attended Hanford Online Charter.

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