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Hanford West High School

1150 West Lacey Boulevard, Hanford, CA 93230View on map

  • Public
  • Hanford
  • 321 seniors
  • 1,271 students

Hanford West High School is a public high school in Hanford (Hanford Joint Union High) with 321 seniors. In fall 2025, 84% of its 32 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 90%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 37% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

84%

27 of 32 applicants, fall 2025

County median 90%

Seniors admitted to a UC

8%

27 of 321 seniors

County median 9%

Seniors who applied to UC

10%

32 of 321 seniors

County median 12%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

17%

4 of 23 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

24%

5 of 21 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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 West High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 7 campuses, worse at 1.

  • Los Angeles8 pts higher

    17%

    4 of 23 admitted

    This school17%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.97)

  • Berkeley10 pts higher

    24%

    5 of 21 admitted

    This school24%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Irvine19 pts higher

    41%

    7 of 17 admitted

    This school41%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.93)

  • San Diego22 pts higher

    47%

    9 of 19 admitted

    This school47%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Santa Barbara45 pts higher

    77%

    10 of 13 admitted

    This school77%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Davis30 pts higher

    67%

    10 of 15 admitted

    This school67%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Merced7 pts lower

    89%

    16 of 18 admitted

    This school89%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Santa Cruz

    ~67% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied

  • Riverside

    ~82% · 3 yrs pooled7 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 West High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo4 pts higher

    33%

    6 of 18 admitted

    This school33%Overall30%

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    50%

    9 of 18 admitted

    This school50%Overall47%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    95%

    35 of 37 admitted

    This school95%Overall96%

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

Any college

63%

182 of 290 graduates

UC or CSU

7%

19 graduates

Community college

53%

155 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC83%
CSU114%
CA private college21%
Out of state62%
Community college15553%
Not enrolled10837%
Enrolled in college18263%
Total290100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

10

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.

17% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

18%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

52 of 285 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)

12%

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

35 of 286 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 7 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 56%County median 58%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 31%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 24%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 7%
  • Low-income students 80%County median 77%
  • Graduates completing courses 37%County median 42%

Across California

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