Hanford West High School (Ranked Bottom 50% for 2025-26)

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Hanford West High School

1150 West Lacey Blvd.
Hanford, CA 93230

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Bottom 50%

Serving 1,336 students in grades 9-12, Hanford West High School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in California for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).

The percentage of students achieving is 20% (which is lower than the California state average of 34%). The percentage of students achieving is 44% (which is lower than the California state average of 47%).

The student-teacher ratio of 22:1 is higher than the California state level of 21:1.

Minority enrollment is 86% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the California state average of 80% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Facts (2025-26)

Grades: 9-12
Enrollment: 1,336 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 22:1
Minority Enrollment: 86%
: 96% (Top 10% in CA)
: Bottom 50%
: 20% (Btm 50%)
: 44% (Top 50%)
: 18% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Hanford West High School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in California for:

School Overview

Hanford West High School's student population of 1,336 students has grown by 7% over five school years.

The teacher population of 62 teachers has grown by 19% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades 9-12

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Hanford West High School
9	356
10	330
11	351
12	299

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Total Students

1,336 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Hanford West High School
2023	1,332
2022	1,330
2021	1,250
2020	1,243
2019	1,243
2018	1,319
2017	1,319
2016	1,380
2015	1,379
2014	1,324
2013	1,348
2012	1,336
2011	1,518
2010	1,699
2009	1,813
2008	1,755
2007	1,836
2006	1,795
2005	1,743
2004	1,731
2003	1,703
2002	1,576
2001	1,225
2000	802
1999	382

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

62 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2002-2023)
Year	Hanford West High School
2023	61
2022	60
2021	57
2020	52
2019	52
2018	57
2017	57
2016	54
2015	55
2014	54
2013	52
2012	54
2010	62
2009	76
2008	88
2007	74
2006	73
2005	75
2004	73
2003	69
2002	65

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School Rankings

Hanford West High School ranks within the bottom 50% of all 9,523 schools in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Hanford West High School is 0.42, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.63. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (CA)

#5527 out of 9523 schools
(Bottom 50%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2011-2023)
Year	Hanford West High School
2023	#5527
2022	#5971
2019	#5815
2018	#5874
2017	#4784
2016	#4160
2015	#4361
2014	#2199
2013	#5227
2012	#5248
2011	#4542

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20%

34%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2023)
Year	Hanford West High School	California	Hanford Joint Union High School District
2023	20%	34%	18%
2022	16%	33%	15%
2019	17%	40%	20%
2018	16%	39%	19%
2017	21%	38%	22%
2016	25%	37%	18%
2015	18%	34%	20%
2014	58%	63%	55%
2013	55%	59%	55%
2012	53%	59%	54%
2011	55%	58%	54%

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44%

47%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2010-2022)
Year	Hanford West High School	California	Hanford Joint Union High School District
2022	44%	47%	51%
2019	55%	51%	58%
2018	54%	50%	19%
2017	57%	48%	60%
2016	59%	48%	57%
2015	55%	44%	58%
2014	49%	58%	49%
2013	49%	57%	50%
2012	52%	58%	52%
2011	55%	56%	54%
2010	45%	54%	46%

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18%

29%

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

21:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2002-2023)
Year	Hanford West High School	California	Hanford Joint Union High School District
2023	22:1	22:1	23:1
2022	22:1	21:1	24:1
2021	22:1	22:1	24:1
2020	24:1	23:1	24:1
2019	24:1	23:1	24:1
2018	23:1	23:1	23:1
2017	23:1	23:1	23:1
2016	26:1	24:1	25:1
2015	25:1	24:1	25:1
2014	25:1	24:1	25:1
2013	26:1	24:1	26:1
2012	25:1	23:1	25:1
2010	28:1	21:1	26:1
2009	24:1	20:1	24:1
2008	20:1	18:1	19:1
2007	25:1	21:1	24:1
2006	25:1	20:1	24:1
2005	23:1	21:1	23:1
2004	24:1	21:1	24:1
2003	25:1	20:1	24:1
2002	24:1	20:1	24:1

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American Indian

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2000-2023)
Year	Hanford West High School	California	Hanford Joint Union High School District
2023	1%	1%	1%
2022	1%	1%
2014	1%	1%	1%
2013	2%	1%	1%
2012	1%	1%	1%
2008	1%	1%	2%
2004	2%	2%	2%
2003	1%	2%	2%
2002	2%	2%	1%
2001	1%	2%	1%
2000	2%	1%	1%

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Asian

12%

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Hanford West High School	California	Hanford Joint Union High School District
2023	3%	12%	3%
2022	3%	12%	3%
2021	4%	12%	3%
2020	3%	12%	3%
2019	3%	12%	3%
2018	3%	11%	2%
2017	3%	11%	2%
2016	4%	11%	3%
2015	3%	11%	3%
2014	4%	11%	4%
2013	5%	11%	5%
2012	7%	11%	5%
2011	7%	11%	5%
2010	8%	11%	5%
2009	7%	11%	5%
2008	6%	12%	4%
2007	8%	12%	6%
2006	7%	12%	4%
2005	7%	12%	4%
2004	6%	12%	4%
2003	5%	11%	5%
2002	5%	11%	4%
2001	5%	11%	4%
2000	15%	11%	7%
1999	5%	11%	5%

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Hispanic

75%

56%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Hanford West High School	California	Hanford Joint Union High School District
2023	74%	55%	72%
2022	74%	56%	71%
2021	72%	56%	69%
2020	70%	55%	67%
2019	70%	55%	67%
2018	66%	54%	65%
2017	66%	54%	65%
2016	64%	54%	64%
2015	62%	54%	62%
2014	57%	53%	58%
2013	55%	53%	57%
2012	55%	52%	57%
2011	53%	51%	54%
2010	54%	50%	53%
2009	53%	49%	51%
2008	57%	50%	53%
2007	54%	49%	49%
2006	52%	48%	48%
2005	50%	47%	47%
2004	48%	46%	46%
2003	48%	45%	44%
2002	45%	44%	42%
2001	46%	43%	43%
2000	37%	42%	41%
1999	46%	41%	41%

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Black

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Hanford West High School	California	Hanford Joint Union High School District
2023	4%	5%	4%
2022	4%	5%	3%
2021	4%	5%	3%
2020	5%	5%	5%
2019	5%	5%	5%
2018	6%	6%	5%
2017	6%	6%	5%
2016	6%	6%	6%
2015	7%	6%	6%
2014	7%	6%	6%
2013	6%	6%	6%
2012	7%	6%	6%
2011	7%	7%	6%
2010	7%	7%	6%
2009	7%	7%	6%
2008	8%	8%	6%
2007	10%	8%	7%
2006	10%	8%	7%
2005	10%	8%	7%
2004	10%	8%	7%
2003	9%	8%	7%
2002	10%	8%	7%
2001	9%	8%	6%
2000	14%	9%	7%
1999	11%	9%	7%

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White

14%

20%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Hanford West High School	California	Hanford Joint Union High School District
2023	15%	21%	17%
2022	15%	21%	19%
2021	16%	22%	21%
2020	19%	23%	24%
2019	19%	23%	24%
2018	24%	24%	27%
2017	24%	24%	27%
2016	25%	24%	27%
2015	28%	24%	29%
2014	30%	25%	30%
2013	32%	25%	31%
2012	30%	26%	31%
2011	32%	27%	34%
2010	29%	27%	33%
2009	28%	28%	34%
2008	28%	29%	35%
2007	28%	29%	36%
2006	31%	31%	39%
2005	33%	31%	40%
2004	34%	32%	41%
2003	37%	34%	42%
2002	38%	35%	46%
2001	39%	36%	46%
2000	32%	37%	44%
1999	37%	38%	47%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2010-2023)
Year	Hanford West High School	California	Hanford Joint Union High School District
2023	3%	6%	3%
2022	3%	5%	4%
2021	4%	5%	4%
2020	3%	4%	1%
2019	3%	4%	1%
2018	1%	4%	1%
2017	1%	4%	1%
2016	1%	4%
2014	1%	3%	1%
2011	1%	2%
2010	2%	3%	1%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.42

0.63

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Hanford West High School	California	Hanford Joint Union High School District
2023	0.43	0.64	0.46
2022	0.43	0.63	0.46
2021	0.46	0.62	0.48
2020	0.47	0.63	0.50
2019	0.47	0.63	0.50
2018	0.51	0.64	0.51
2017	0.51	0.64	0.51
2016	0.53	0.64	0.52
2015	0.54	0.64	0.53
2014	0.58	0.65	0.57
2013	0.59	0.65	0.58
2012	0.61	0.65	0.58
2011	0.61	0.67	0.59
2010	0.62	0.67	0.61
2009	0.63	0.71	0.62
2008	0.59	0.65	0.60
2007	0.65	0.67	0.61
2006	0.65	0.66	0.61
2005	0.66	0.67	0.61
2004	0.66	0.67	0.62
2003	0.63	0.67	0.62
2002	0.65	0.67	0.61
2001	0.63	0.67	0.60
2000	0.73	0.67	0.63
1999	0.64	0.67	0.61

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96%

87%

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Graduation Rate Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Hanford West High School	California	Hanford Joint Union High School District
2023	96%	87%	94%
2022	98%	87%	96%
2021	97%	84%	93%
2020	95%	85%	94%
2019	98%	84%	94%
2018	97%	84%	92%
2017	99%	83%	94%
2016	98%	83%	94%
2015	97%	89%	93%
2014	98%	88%	91%
2013	95%	87%	88%

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Eligible for

67%

54%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Hanford West High School	California	Hanford Joint Union High School District
2023	63%	51%	60%
2022	57%	51%	57%
2021	58%	53%	56%
2020	56%	52%	55%
2019	56%	52%	55%
2018	49%	49%	49%
2017	49%	49%	49%
2016	47%	50%	50%
2015	47%	50%	50%
2014	42%	49%	45%
2013	42%	48%	46%
2012	32%	9%	29%
2011	40%	46%	40%
2010	38%	46%	38%
2009	38%	43%	35%
2008	39%	41%	36%
2007	38%	40%	33%
2006	40%	40%	37%
2005	28%	40%	25%
2004	26%	40%	24%
2003	19%	39%	17%
2002	22%	39%	17%
2001	21%	39%	14%
2000	14%	40%	17%
1999	13%	40%	13%

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Eligible for

14%

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2002-2023)
Year	Hanford West High School	California	Hanford Joint Union High School District
2023	14%	8%	13%
2022	11%	7%	11%
2021	9%	6%	8%
2020	10%	7%	9%
2019	10%	7%	9%
2018	11%	9%	10%
2017	11%	9%	10%
2016	9%	9%	9%
2015	7%	9%	7%
2014	6%	9%	5%
2013	5%	7%	6%
2011	4%	8%	4%
2010	5%	9%	5%
2009	5%	10%	4%
2008	7%	10%	5%
2007	5%	10%	4%
2006	4%	9%	4%
2005	4%	9%	3%
2004	3%	9%	3%
2003	3%	9%	3%
2002	4%	8%	3%

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School Statewide Testing

School District Name

Hanford Joint Union High School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Hanford West High School's ranking?

Hanford West High School is ranked #5527 out of 9,523 schools, which ranks it among the bottom 50% of public schools in California.

What schools are Hanford West High School often compared to?

Hanford West High Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Sierra Pacific High School, Hanford High School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

20% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 34% CA state average), while 44% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 47% CA state average).

What is the graduation rate of Hanford West High School?

The graduation rate of Hanford West High School is 96%, which is higher than the California state average of 87%.

How many students attend Hanford West High School?

1,336 students attend Hanford West High School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

75% of Hanford West High School students are Hispanic, 14% of students are White, 4% of students are Black, 3% of students are Asian, 3% of students are Two or more races, and 1% of students are American Indian.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Hanford West High School?

Hanford West High School has a student ration of 22:1, which is higher than the California state average of 21:1.

What grades does Hanford West High School offer ?

Hanford West High School offers enrollment in grades 9-12

What school district is Hanford West High School part of?

Hanford West High School is part of Hanford Joint Union High School District.

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Quick Facts (2025-26)

Grades: 9-12
Enrollment: 1,336 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 22:1
Minority Enrollment: 86%
: 96% (Top 10%)
: Bottom 50%
: 20% (Btm 50%)
: 44% (Top 50%)
: 18% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education