Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Hanford High School
Public · Hanford · Kings County · 1,522 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
8%
Higher than 10% of California high schools
-5.5 pp vs. peer median (13.0%)
· Ranked #8 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 6.6%
2025 · 7.5%
+13%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-1.2 pp
vs. Kings County baseline (+14%)
~1522
5-yr projected enrollment (-0.0%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, Hanford High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 8): 8% vs. a peer median of 13%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 5 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Hanford High School is admitting at roughly +28 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.023) alone would predict (56% actual vs. 29% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 13% (308→349 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of +3%.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanford West High School | Public | 14.0% | -5% |
| Sierra Pacific High School | Public | 11.9% | +75% |
| Lemoore High | Public | — | +0% |
| Kings Valley Academy Ii | Public | — | +223% |
| Mission Oak High School | Public | 9.9% | +20% |
| Selma High School | Public | 12.5% | +2% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Test Prep Gurus Intelligence by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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