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Rank California high schools by UC outcomes — statewide or within a county. Click any school to view its full profile.

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🏆 Top 10 in Kings County — UC Reach

Kings County · 2025 · ≥50 seniors
What is UC Reach? UC Reach = unique top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size — the share of a school's entire graduating class that reaches the six most selective UCs (Berkeley, UCLA, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis). It's a better gauge of school-wide success than admit rate, which only reflects the handful of students who applied.
Why it beats admit rate: if 6 students apply to the top UCs and all get in, that's a 100% admit rate — but at a 1,000-senior school it's a UC Reach of just 0.6% (6 ÷ 1,000). By contrast, a school where 250 of 1,000 seniors land a top-UC admit has a 25% UC Reach — far stronger, even though its admit rate is lower.
Why some schools are over 100%? Out of every 100 seniors at these schools, the class is generating more than 100 admissions to the six most selective UCs — meaning the typical strong student is getting in at multiple top campuses (UCLA + UCSD, or Berkeley + UCSB + Irvine, for example). It's a rare achievement: fewer than 1% of California high schools clear 100% UC Reach.
1 Avenal High School · Avenal 19.9% 2 Corcoran High School · Corcoran 15.9% 3 Hanford West High School · Hanford 14.0% 4 Sierra Pacific High School · Hanford 11.9% 5 Hanford High School · Hanford 7.5%

Leaderboards by type — Kings County (2025)

Top and bottom schools by UC Reach, split public/charter vs private (≥50 seniors). Scoped to Kings County — change the County filter above to rescope.

▲ Top 10 Public + Charter

Kings County

1
Avenal High School
Avenal · Public
 19.9%
2
Corcoran High School
Corcoran · Public
 15.9%
3
Hanford West High School
Hanford · Public
 14.0%
4
Sierra Pacific High School
Hanford · Public
 11.9%
5
Hanford High School
Hanford · Public
 7.5%

▲ Top 10 Private

Kings County

Not enough schools in Kings County for this list.

▼ Bottom 10 Public + Charter

Kings County

1
Hanford High School
Hanford · Public
 7.5%
2
Sierra Pacific High School
Hanford · Public
 11.9%
3
Hanford West High School
Hanford · Public
 14.0%
4
Corcoran High School
Corcoran · Public
 15.9%
5
Avenal High School
Avenal · Public
 19.9%

▼ Bottom 10 Private

Kings County

Not enough schools in Kings County for this list.

Top 10 by individual UC campus — Kings County · 2025

Where each UC campus lands its admits, as a share of each high school's senior class. Same 50-senior floor.

Top 10 — UCB Reach

UC Berkeley

1
Corcoran High School
Corcoran · Public
 2.9%
2
Avenal High School
Avenal · Public
 2.6%
3
Hanford West High School
Hanford · Public
 1.6%

Top 10 — UCLA Reach

UCLA

1
Corcoran High School
Corcoran · Public
 2.9%
2
Hanford West High School
Hanford · Public
 1.2%

Top 10 — UCSD Reach

UC San Diego

1
Corcoran High School
Corcoran · Public
 2.9%
2
Hanford West High School
Hanford · Public
 2.8%
3
Sierra Pacific High School
Hanford · Public
 2.3%
4
Hanford High School
Hanford · Public
 1.2%

Top 10 — UCSB Reach

UC Santa Barbara

1
Avenal High School
Avenal · Public
 3.8%
2
Hanford West High School
Hanford · Public
 3.1%
3
Sierra Pacific High School
Hanford · Public
 2.7%
4
Hanford High School
Hanford · Public
 2.6%
5
Corcoran High School
Corcoran · Public
 2.4%

Top 10 — UCI Reach

UC Irvine

1
Avenal High School
Avenal · Public
 9.6%
2
Sierra Pacific High School
Hanford · Public
 3.1%
3
Corcoran High School
Corcoran · Public
 2.4%
4
Hanford West High School
Hanford · Public
 2.2%
5
Hanford High School
Hanford · Public
 1.4%

Top 10 — UCD Reach

UC Davis

1
Sierra Pacific High School
Hanford · Public
 3.8%
2
Avenal High School
Avenal · Public
 3.8%
3
Hanford West High School
Hanford · Public
 3.1%
4
Corcoran High School
Corcoran · Public
 2.4%
5
Hanford High School
Hanford · Public
 2.3%

Beyond UC Reach — three more lenses on Kings County

UC Reach measures who gets in. These lenses measure the upstream pipeline (A-G), the downstream outcome (UC graduation), the capacity that drives the pipeline (counselors), and reliability over time (consistency). Click any school for its full profile.

Top 10 — A-G Completion

% of graduates meeting UC/CSU course requirements · 2024-25 cohort

1
Lemoore Middle College High
· Public
 100.0%
2
Sierra Pacific High School
Hanford · Public
 55.1%
3
Avenal High School
Avenal · Public
 43.5%
4
Hanford West High School
Hanford · Public
 42.7%
5
Lemoore High
· Public
 42.5%
6
Corcoran High School
Corcoran · Public
 39.6%
7
Hanford High School
Hanford · Public
 34.6%

Top 10 — UC 6-Yr Grad Rate

% of UC entrants who finished in 6 years · cohort N ≥ 20

1
Hanford High School
Hanford · Public
 72.7%
2
Hanford West High School
Hanford · Public
 70.0%

Top 10 — Best Counselor Capacity

Lowest students-per-counselor (ASCA target 250:1) · public/charter, ≥500 students

1
Sierra Pacific High School
Hanford · Public
 299:1
2
Hanford West High School
Hanford · Public
 318:1
3
Avenal High School
Avenal · Public
 369:1
4
Lemoore High
· Public
 369:1
5
Hanford High School
Hanford · Public
 381:1
6
John F. Kennedy Junior High
· Public
 501:1
7
Woodrow Wilson Junior High
· Public
 513:1
8
Corcoran High School
Corcoran · Public
 566:1
9
Jefferson Academy
· Public
 1545:1

Top 10 — Most Consistent

Lowest UC Reach std-dev across 5 years (above-CA-median mean)

1
Sierra Pacific High School
avg 11.6% · σ 3.1
 σ 3.1
2
Corcoran High School
avg 11.9% · σ 3.95
 σ 3.95
3
Avenal High School
avg 17.0% · σ 5.66
 σ 5.66

Top 10 — Private Net Assets

Wealthiest CA private high schools · IRS Form 990 · latest fiscal year

No private-school 990 data for this filter.

Reach momentum — biggest gains & declines over time ⓘ

≥50 seniors · earliest→latest year

Which schools are moving a growing — or shrinking — share of their graduating class into the six most selective UCs. Reflects the current county/type filter.

▲ Biggest gains

SchoolThen → NowΔ
Hanford West High School
Hanford · Public
 5% '18 → 14% '25 +9.1pp
Avenal High School
Avenal · Public
 11% '18 → 20% '25 +8.9pp
Hanford High School
Hanford · Public
 3% '18 → 8% '25 +4.6pp
Corcoran High School
Corcoran · Public
 12% '18 → 16% '25 +4.1pp
Sierra Pacific High School
Hanford · Public
 11% '18 → 12% '25 +0.6pp

▼ Biggest declines

SchoolThen → NowΔ
Sierra Pacific High School
Hanford · Public
 11% '18 → 12% '25 0.6pp
Corcoran High School
Corcoran · Public
 12% '18 → 16% '25 4.1pp
Hanford High School
Hanford · Public
 3% '18 → 8% '25 4.6pp
Avenal High School
Avenal · Public
 11% '18 → 20% '25 8.9pp
Hanford West High School
Hanford · Public
 5% '18 → 14% '25 9.1pp

Demand momentum — biggest gaps vs the county baseline ⓘ

grade-12 enrollment Δ vs. county · ≥80 students

The demographic tide is shrinking CA enrollment ~10% over 7 years statewide, so absolute decline alone is noise. The gap vs the county baseline is the actionable signal — schools losing share faster than their demographic floor are the ones to watch. Reflects the current county/type filter.

▲ Outperforming the county the most

SchoolSchool · CountyGap
Sierra Pacific High School
Hanford · Kings · Public  Best in class
 +74.8% vs +14.5% +60.4pp
Corcoran High School
Corcoran · Kings · Public  Strong demand
 +20.0% vs +14.5% +5.5pp
Hanford High School
Hanford · Kings · Public  Tracking
 +13.3% vs +14.5% -1.2pp
Avenal High School
Avenal · Kings · Public  Demand problem
 +12.3% vs +14.5% -2.2pp
Hanford West High School
Hanford · Kings · Public  Sharp downturn
 -4.6% vs +14.5% -19.0pp

▼ Underperforming the county the most

SchoolSchool · CountyGap
Hanford West High School
Hanford · Kings · Public  Sharp downturn
 -4.6% vs +14.5% -19.0pp
Avenal High School
Avenal · Kings · Public  Demand problem
 +12.3% vs +14.5% -2.2pp
Hanford High School
Hanford · Kings · Public  Tracking
 +13.3% vs +14.5% -1.2pp
Corcoran High School
Corcoran · Kings · Public  Strong demand
 +20.0% vs +14.5% +5.5pp
Sierra Pacific High School
Hanford · Kings · Public  Best in class
 +74.8% vs +14.5% +60.4pp

GPA Performance — over/under their predicted UC admit rate ⓘ

5 schools eligible · 2025

Each dot is one school. The diagonal is the per-campus GPA expectation — points above it admit students at higher rates than their GPA mix predicts; points below admit at lower rates. Schools need ≥30 top-6 UC applications and data across ≥3 campuses to appear.

▲ Top 10 outperformers

School GPA Actual Δ vs exp.
Avenal High School
Avenal · Public
 3.85 53.4% +30.0pp
Hanford High School
Hanford · Public
 4.02 56.5% +27.9pp
Hanford West High School
Hanford · Public
 3.88 41.7% +20.5pp
Corcoran High School
Corcoran · Public
 3.86 35.5% +17.1pp
Sierra Pacific High School
Hanford · Public
 4.09 44.9% +16.3pp

▼ Top 10 underperformers

School GPA Actual Δ vs exp.
Sierra Pacific High School
Hanford · Public
 4.09 44.9% 16.3pp
Corcoran High School
Corcoran · Public
 3.86 35.5% 17.1pp
Hanford West High School
Hanford · Public
 3.88 41.7% 20.5pp
Hanford High School
Hanford · Public
 4.02 56.5% 27.9pp
Avenal High School
Avenal · Public
 3.85 53.4% 30.0pp

Full rankings — every Kings County high school by UC Reach

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5 schools · 2025 data · 2 hidden (under 50 seniors)
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# School County Seniors ⓘ Total Enroll ⓘ UC Reach ⓘ App Reach ⓘ Admit Rate ⓘ Yield ⓘ Selective Reach ⓘ Elite Reach ⓘ Raw Apps ⓘ Raw Admits ⓘ
1
Avenal High School
Avenal · Public  Demand problem
 Kings 156 762 19.9% 44.9% 44.3% 16.1% 16.0 2.6 70 31
2
Corcoran High School
Corcoran · Public  Strong demand
 Kings 208 931 15.9% 44.7% 35.5% 15.2% 13.5 5.8 93 33
3
Hanford West High School
Hanford · Public  Sharp downturn
 Kings 321 1,331 14.0% 33.6% 41.7% 13.3% 10.9 2.8 108 45
4
Sierra Pacific High School
Hanford · Public  Best in class
 Kings 261 1,183 11.9% 39.5% 30.1% 12.9% 8.1 — 103 31
5
Hanford High School
Hanford · Public  Tracking
 Kings 346 1,498 7.5% 21.7% 34.7% 15.4% 5.2 — 75 26
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size. Where UCOP has not published unique-student totals, campus admits are summed — students admitted to more than one of the 6 campuses are counted at each, so values above 100% indicate strong students winning multiple competitive UC offers. Schools with fewer than 50 seniors are excluded from the leaderboard by default — a small cohort with one strong year can otherwise dominate. See methodology →