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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 93230

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At a glance

Schools

7,826

Students

Districts

Top rankedKings River-Hardwick Elementary640^th of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Kings River-Hardwick Elementary up 446 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Kings County Special Education 9.3 students per teacher

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5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Schools in zip code 93230 include 15 schools serving elementary through high school grades, along with alternative and special education settings. Reported 2025–26 results vary widely: school averages range from 7% to 70% in English language arts (ELA), 2% to 64% in math, and 6% to 40% in science. The most important finding is that academic results depend substantially on which school a family considers.

Kings River-Hardwick Elementary is the clearest standout, with 70% in ELA, 64% in math, and 40% in science—21, 26, and 4 percentage points above state results, respectively. Among the three comprehensive high schools, Sierra Pacific High leads in all three subjects, scoring 67% in ELA, 39% in math, and 38% in science. At the lower end, Kings County Special Education had the lowest reported ELA score, at 7%, while Mid Valley Alternative Charter had the lowest reported math and science scores, at 2% and 6%. Lakeside Elementary also stands out on SchoolDigger’s measures, ranking in the 4th percentile statewide in 2025–26; Kings River-Hardwick is in the 89th percentile in its ranking history.

Recent changes differ by school and subject rather than showing a shared trend. Hanford West High made the largest notable gain, improving 18 percentage points in math and 7 in ELA from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while Frontier Elementary fell 7 points in math and Mid Valley fell 8 points in science. Among K–8 schools, results also differ alongside reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares for 2024–25: 30% at Kings River-Hardwick, 68% at Kit Carson Elementary, and 97% at Lakeside; these figures provide context, not an explanation for results. Schools serve different grades and settings, so direct comparisons are not always like-for-like.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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 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%)	45.9	1122^nd of 2135 public high schools	47.4%		46.5	1103^rd of 2162 public high schools	49.0%	19			30.8	13.6		29.5							48.1	48.1							18.9	18.9			$15,563	$555	$15,008
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%)	10.5	1925^th of 2135 public high schools	9.8%		8.5	2094^th of 2162 public high schools	3.1%	169													13.5	13.5							2.9	2.9			$36,748	$3,345	$33,403
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)																									$35,957	$439	$35,518
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%)	58.2	854^th of 2135 public high schools	60.0%		39.3	1282^nd of 2162 public high schools	40.7%	428			32.2	18.8		31.3							55.5	55.5							30.9	30.9			$16,542	$604	$15,938
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%)	72.9	556^th of 2135 public high schools	74.0%		72.5	553^rd of 2162 public high schools	74.4%	3			38.7			38.1							66.5	66.5							39.4	39.4			$15,556	$615	$14,941
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%)	17.9	1687^th of 2135 public high schools	21.0%		16.6	1752^nd of 2162 public high schools	19.0%	65			11.9			9.6							29.3	29.3							3.5	3.5			$21,317	$265	$21,052
Kings River-Hardwick Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	10300 Excelsior Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 584-4475	860	37	23.1	30.2%	416 (48.4%)	2 (0.2%)	386 (44.9%)	12 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.9%)	90.2	640^th of 5817 public elementary schools	89.0%		81.8	1086^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.5%	446	51.3	29.9				39.9	73.9	77.7	72.4	67.8	60.0	71.3		70.4	73.9	74.1	72.4	56.3	62.2	47.1		64.1	≥ 99%		$13,992	$394	$13,598
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%)	19.2	4884^th of 5817 public elementary schools	16.0%		17.1	5088^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.1%	204	11.8	29.6				22.7	24.2	23.3	35.3	33.3	39.1	57.4		37.6	33.3	23.3	14.7	10.3	13.0	24.1		20.2	≥ 98%		$20,048	$576	$19,472
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)						6.3								21.7								2.2			$15,639	$00	$15,639
Lakeside Elementary	Public	K-8	9100 Jersey Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 582-2868	238	12	19.8	96.6%	7 (2.9%)	13 (5.5%)	209 (87.8%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	9.9	5610^th of 5817 public elementary schools	3.6%		14.2	5333^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	8.9%	277	16.7	12.1				14.0	12.5	22.7	12.5	22.6	26.1	30.3		21.7	20.8	4.6	4.2	9.7	17.4	18.2		12.7	≥ 95%		$24,510	$1,931	$22,579
Pioneer Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	8810 14th Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Pioneer Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 584-8831	518	21	24.6	50.2%	139 (26.8%)	7 (1.4%)	324 (62.5%)	21 (4.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.1%)	63	1930^th of 5817 public elementary schools	66.8%		69.5	1627^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.2%	303	38.4					38.4	63.3	50.7	59.3					57.4	54.1	43.6	36.1					43.6	≥ 99%		$15,763	$397	$15,366
Pioneer Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	101 West Pioneer Way	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Pioneer Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 584-0112	550	24	22.8	45.1%	148 (26.9%)	23 (4.2%)	322 (58.5%)	28 (5.1%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.8%)	57.6	984^th of 2740 public middle schools	64.1%		54.1	1074^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.1%	90		33.3				33.3				53.5	61.0	56.6		56.9				30.5	35.0	35.7		33.6			$13,685	$110	$13,575
Frontier Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1854 North Mustang Dr.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Pioneer Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-2430	619	24	25.7	47.2%	165 (26.7%)	20 (3.2%)	349 (56.4%)	40 (6.5%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.7%)	55.7	2284^th of 5817 public elementary schools	60.7%		64.3	1871^st of 5857 public elementary schools	68.1%	413	37.1					37.1	45.2	56.8	57.1					53.4	40.5	49.5	25.5					38.3	≥ 99%		$13,082	$172	$12,910
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 Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	959 Katie Hammond Ln.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Kings County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 584-1441	393	42	9.3	65.9%	59 (15.0%)	20 (5.1%)	277 (70.5%)	15 (3.8%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.8%)								(n/a)														7.1								7.1	86%	0%	$91,044	$12,520	$78,524

Cities Near Zip Code 93230

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hanford	0.5 mi	33	454^th
Armona	3.8 mi	2	608^th
Laton	7.55 mi	4	736^th
Lemoore	7.64 mi	18	309^th
Visalia	11.94 mi	58	488^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.