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Hanford Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Hanford.

Hanford’s School Grade B better than 55% of California school districts

Students
5,460
Schools
12
Spent per student
$17,712
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Debt
$21.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hanford Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 55% of California districts
  • Spends 16% less per student than the CA average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Debt of $21.6M, about $3,960 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 55% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hanford. Grade by grade →

K–69 schoolsThis district
7–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsHanford Joint Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency30%
State average 33.1% · 3,683 students tested
Reading / language arts45%
State average 46.7% · 3,682 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 94% at Hanford Joint Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,712 per student · 16% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 75%Federal 14%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
5,690’20
5,546’21
5,525’22
5,568’23
5,460’24

Down 4% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 79%White 11%Black 4%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

12 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.