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Lakeside Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

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

Students
238
Schools
1
Spent per student
$21,968
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
The gist

What stands out about Lakeside Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 31% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.5% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 31% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C+

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hanford. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 33.1% · 170 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 46.7% · 170 students tested

98% 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
$21,968 per student · 4% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 44%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 67%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
266’20
235’21
238’22
248’23
238’24

Down 10.5% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 88%Black 5%White 3%Asian 3%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Lakeside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Hanford
C−
238 students20:1

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.