Hanford Elementary School District

Public Grades K–8 C+School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Hanford.

At a glance

5,460Students enrolled

12Schools

$17,712Spent per student

23:1Student–teacher ratio

78%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Hanford

Grades K–8

9 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

John F. Kennedy Junior High or Woodrow Wilson Junior High or Jefferson AcademyDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency26%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts39%

State average 48.5%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$17,712

per student each year · 16% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction56%

Support & administration39%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)11%

State75%

Federal14%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

5,690’20

5,546’21

5,525’22

5,568’23

5,460’24

Students

Hispanic · 79%4,308

White · 11%602

Black · 4%206

Two or more races · 4%202

Asian · 2%102

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%22

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools12 in district

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Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 624 students · Hanford

B-Public 📚

Monroe ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 611 students · Hanford

BPublic 📚

Joseph M. SimasElementary · Grades K–6 · 514 students · Hanford

B+Public 📚

Jefferson AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 501 students · Hanford

APublic 📚

Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 490 students · Hanford

CPublic 📚

George Washington ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 460 students · Hanford

CPublic 📚

Hamilton ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 418 students · Hanford

CPublic 📚

Lee Richmond ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 402 students · Hanford

CPublic 📚

Lincoln ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 392 students · Hanford

C-Public 📚

Hanford Elementary Community DayElementary · Grades K–8 · 12 students · Hanford

Public 📚

John F. Kennedy Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 531 students · Hanford

B-Public 📚

Woodrow Wilson Junior HighMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 505 students · Hanford

B+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.