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Kit Carson Elementary

Q: Is Kit Carson Elementary a good school?

Kit Carson Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.1% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Kit Carson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 345 students attended Kit Carson Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kit Carson Elementary?

Students at Kit Carson Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 25% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Kit Carson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kit Carson Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Hanford High

Public Grades K-8

5088^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Kit Carson Elementary is a public K-8 school serving 345 students in Hanford, CA, as part of the Kit Carson Union Elementary district, but it consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of California schools, currently placing in the 13th percentile statewide.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English (34.8%), Math (21.05%), and Science (12.35%) well below state averages. This performance lags behind nearly all nearby schools in the higher-performing Hanford Elementary district; for example, Jefferson Academy shows 68.18% proficiency in English and Martin Luther King Junior Elementary shows 62.64%. This gap exists despite Kit Carson having advantages like a lower student-teacher ratio (16.3:1) and higher per-student spending ($16,772) than these comparison schools.

There are some positive trends, such as a notable improvement in chronic absenteeism, now at 14.3%, which is better than the district average. However, performance for specific student groups, particularly English Learners, has shown extreme volatility year-to-year. The contrast with nearby schools that have similar or higher economic disadvantage but achieve stronger academic results suggests factors like instructional quality or curriculum may be key areas for potential improvement at Kit Carson.

345

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,550

Per pupil spending ?

67.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9895 Seventh Ave.
Hanford, CA 93230-8802

(559) 582-2843

District: Kit Carson Union Elementary

Students who attend Kit Carson Elementary usually attend:

High:

Hanford High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.8%

White:

24.6%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 24th percentile in 2023 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 24th-percentile peak (2023) to 13th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg24%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,088^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,698^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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1124^th of 1,543Kit Carson Union 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	5088 of 5857	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	5137 of 5869	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	4428 of 5859	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	4609 of 5883	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	1104 of 1417	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4851 of 5789	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	4528 of 5662	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.6	4545 of 5692	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	4976 of 5614	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	5230 of 5611	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	38.5	3426 of 5530	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.5	3571 of 5390	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.7	2316 of 5377	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	32.2	3678 of 5314	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.5	2099 of 5193	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	37.0	3138 of 5113	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.4	3547 of 5113	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.0	2325 of 4818	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.5	2174 of 4822	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.1	2001 of 4809	58.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	16.6	3149 of 3162	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	60.3	126 of 602	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	27.7	2647 of 3275	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	5106 of 5597	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	4511 of 5612	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	3874 of 5609	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	3966 of 5635	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1120 of 1267	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	5175 of 5492	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	4075 of 5413	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	4653 of 5107	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4534 of 5107	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	4125 of 5087	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	4097 of 5084	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4043 of 4963	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	3707 of 4830	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	4867 of 5460	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	5243 of 5517	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	4680 of 5363	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	4081 of 5264	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	805 of 1110	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	4382 of 5173	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	4049 of 5084	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	4487 of 5628	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	5309 of 5643	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	4765 of 5638	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	4931 of 5663	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	799 of 1272	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	3894 of 5510	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	4619 of 5431	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	10.3	2445 of 2651	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	2172 of 2661	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	2325 of 2726	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	2655 of 2834	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	2641 of 2737	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	1698 of 2761	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1761 of 2783	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	1619 of 2781	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	1365 of 2740	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.4	439 of 894	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	1540 of 2715	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	1423 of 2480	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.5	1543 of 2508	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.5	1302 of 2497	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.7	1454 of 2477	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.5	1335 of 2379	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.3	1496 of 2259	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.5	1515 of 2236	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.4	1593 of 2179	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.5	1375 of 2063	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.5	1200 of 2005	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.3	803 of 1999	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.6	676 of 1804	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.5	580 of 1777	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.3	675 of 1769	61.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.6	1388 of 1478	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	58.7	319 of 1540	79.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	1589 of 2533	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	1305 of 2551	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	1293 of 2531	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	1276 of 2509	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	522 of 738	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	1494 of 2380	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	1144 of 2262	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	1609 of 2395	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	1450 of 2388	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	1043 of 2374	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	1010 of 2359	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	1074 of 2213	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	996 of 2072	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	1779 of 2542	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	1688 of 2579	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	1465 of 2531	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	1447 of 2458	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.1	216 of 721	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	46.5	1126 of 2369	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	1145 of 2230	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	1561 of 2534	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.0	2131 of 2552	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1651 of 2538	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	1196 of 2527	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	289 of 763	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	1267 of 2407	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1615 of 2273	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	896 of 1520	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1157 of 1537	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1214 of 1543	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.0	830 of 1555	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.3	1316 of 1602	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1185 of 1496	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)8th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)<1st percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)41st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)37th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science12%-20 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
Kit Carson Elementary	Public	K-8	9895 Seventh Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Kit Carson Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 582-2843	345	21	16.3	67.8%	85 (24.6%)	5 (1.4%)	234 (67.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	17.1	5088^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.1%		16.8	5137^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.5%	49	11.6	13.2	12.4	21.4	32.4	31.0	12.9	53.7	42.1	34.8	28.6	23.5	14.0	9.7	29.6	18.4	21.1				$38,550	$37,974	$576
Mid Valley Alternative Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	9895 Seventh Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Kit Carson Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 583-1149	60	3	19.2	68.3%	9 (15.0%)	7 (11.7%)	37 (61.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.0%)								(n/a)		23.1	14.3						53.9	26.0						15.4	6.0				$30,308	$30,308	$00
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
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
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
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
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
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
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-6	820 Hume Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3715	624	26	24.0	78.7%	42 (6.7%)	20 (3.2%)	521 (83.5%)	22 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	73	1474^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.8%		68.4	1666^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.6%	192	37.4		37.4	69.4	60.8	58.3	60.9			62.6	66.3	54.4	42.9	36.8			50.6				$18,814	$17,620	$1,194

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Kit Carson Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.1% of California elementary schools.

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Students who attend Kit Carson Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Hanford High

What district is Kit Carson Elementary in?

Kit Carson Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Kit Carson Elementary?

Students at Kit Carson Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 25% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Kit Carson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 345 students attended Kit Carson Elementary.

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