Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Sierra Pacific High School
Public · Hanford · Kings County · 1,196 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
12%
Higher than 27% of California high schools
On the peer median (12.5%)
· Ranked #5 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 7.1%
2025 · 11.9%
+75%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+60.3 pp
vs. Kings County baseline (+14%)
~1362
5-yr projected enrollment (+4.4%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach, Sierra Pacific High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 8): 12% vs. a peer median of 12%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has held roughly steady since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Sierra Pacific High School is admitting at roughly +16 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.087) alone would predict (45% 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 75% (159→278 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of +8%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+4.4%/yr); projects to ~1362 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanford West High School | Public | 14.0% | -5% |
| Hanford High School | Public | 7.5% | +13% |
| Kings Valley Academy Ii | Public | — | +223% |
| Lemoore High | Public | — | +0% |
| Kingsburg High School | Public | 13.4% | -2% |
| Corcoran High School | Public | 15.9% | +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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