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Hanford High School

120 East Grangeville Boulevard, Hanford, CA 93230View on map

  • Public
  • Hanford
  • 346 seniors
  • 1,522 students

Hanford High School is a public high school in Hanford (Hanford Joint Union High) with 346 seniors. In fall 2025, 92% of its 24 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 90%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 42% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

92%

22 of 24 applicants, fall 2025

County median 90%

Seniors admitted to a UC

6%

22 of 346 seniors

County median 9%

Seniors who applied to UC

7%

24 of 346 seniors

County median 12%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 18 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 11 applicants, fall 2025

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Hanford High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 6 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • Irvine28 pts higher

    50%

    5 of 10 admitted

    This school50%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 4.05)

  • San Diego11 pts higher

    36%

    4 of 11 admitted

    This school36%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.02)

  • Santa Barbara49 pts higher

    82%

    9 of 11 admitted

    This school82%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Davis20 pts higher

    57%

    8 of 14 admitted

    This school57%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 4.03)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    73%

    8 of 11 admitted

    This school73%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    10 of 10 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report18 applied

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report11 applied

  • Riverside

    too few applicants to report— applied

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Hanford High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo9 pts lower

    21%

    4 of 19 admitted

    This school21%Overall30%

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    36%

    5 of 14 admitted

    This school36%Overall34%

  • Fresno4 pts higher

    100%

    33 of 33 admitted

    This school100%Overall96%

  • Monterey Bay

    ~88% · 3 yrs pooled7 applied

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (312 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

72%

224 of 312 graduates

UC or CSU

8%

24 graduates

Community college

59%

185 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC83%
CSU165%
CA private college72%
Out of state83%
Community college18559%
Not enrolled8828%
Enrolled in college22472%
Total312100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

12

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

14

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

11% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

15%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

51 of 335 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

5%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

17 of 344 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 4 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 48%County median 58%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 19%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 16%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 7%
  • Low-income students 83%County median 77%
  • Graduates completing courses 42%County median 42%

Across California

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