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Schools in Home Garden · Hanford Joint Union High School District, Lakeside Union Elementary School District

Home Garden’s public schools outscore 54% of California districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Home Garden, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Home Garden’s districts is 16%, below the California average (33%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
49%
▲ 2 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
16%
▼ 17 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
▲ 8 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.0K
▼ 20% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Hanford Joint Union High
Students per teacher
22.4
CA 21.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,250 students on the public path
In brief

Home Garden’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 333 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Home Garden’s, its schools beat 77%, higher than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 49% and math 16% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Hanford Joint Union High spends $16,994 per student and Lakeside Union Elementary $21,968, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Home Garden’s grade

B− Test scoresB+ Graduation

B−: better than 54% of California school districts. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 54%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (333)Better than 77%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,163 test results and a graduating class of 1,039 could put Home Garden anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Home Garden’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,162 in math, 1,164 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Home Garden, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Lakeside Elementaryin HanfordC−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores

Home Garden runs its own schools through grade 8 (Lakeside Union Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the Hanford Joint Union High School District, shared with Hanford and Visalia. Its school is in Hanford. Parts of Home Garden (12% of its land) are served by Hanford Elementary instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Home Garden

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hanford Joint Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 6 schools · 4,237 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 22.6 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$16,994CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
Lakeside Union Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 238 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 19.8 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$21,968CA $21,206 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Hanford Joint Union High School District51%
State average 46.7% · 994 students tested
Math · 9–12, Hanford Joint Union High School District15%
State average 33.1% · 992 students tested
Reading · K–8, Lakeside Union Elementary School District37%
State average 46.7% · 170 students tested
Math · K–8, Lakeside Union Elementary School District22%
State average 33.1% · 170 students tested

Home Garden vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Home Garden’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Home GardenB−Lakeside Union Elementary K–8 · Hanford Joint Union High 9–12
HanfordBHanford Elementary K–8 · Hanford Joint Union High 9–12

Every school in Home Garden

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Home Gardenin other towns
Lakeside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Hanford
C−
238 students20:1Rate it →
Hanford High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hanford
1,498 students23:1Rate it →
Hanford West High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hanford
1,331 students22:1Rate it →
Sierra Pacific High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hanford
1,183 students26:1Rate it →

Questions about Home Garden’s schools

Are Home Garden’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Home Garden children attend outscore 54% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 77%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Home Garden in?

Two districts: Lakeside Union Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and Hanford Joint Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Hanford and Visalia.

Where do Home Garden kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Hanford High, Hanford West High and Sierra Pacific High.

What is Home Garden’s graduation rate?

94% of the class of 2023 in Hanford Joint Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Home Garden spend per student?

$16,994 in Hanford Joint Union High School District and $21,968 in Lakeside Union Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.