Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Hanford West High School
Public · Hanford · Kings County · 1,271 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
14%
Higher than 37% of California high schools
+1.5 pp above peer median (12.5%)
· Ranked #2 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 9.7%
2025 · 14.0%
-5%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-19.1 pp
vs. Kings County baseline (+14%)
~1261
5-yr projected enrollment (10 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Hanford West High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 8): 14% vs. a peer median of 12%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 9 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Hanford West High School is admitting at roughly +20 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.885) alone would predict (42% actual vs. 21% 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 down 5% (307→293 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +11%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.3%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1261 by 2029 — about 10 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Pacific High School | Public | 11.9% | +75% |
| Hanford High School | Public | 7.5% | +13% |
| Kings Valley Academy Ii | Public | — | +223% |
| Lemoore High | Public | — | +0% |
| Kingsburg High School | Public | 13.4% | -2% |
| Mission Oak High School | Public | 9.9% | +20% |
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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