Sierra Pacific High School
1259 North 13th Avenue, Hanford, CA 93230View on map
- Public
- Hanford
- 261 seniors
- 1,196 students
Sierra Pacific High School is a public high school in Hanford (Hanford Joint Union High) with 261 seniors. In fall 2025, 86% of its 28 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 90%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Davis (UCD). 53% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
86%
24 of 28 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
9%
24 of 261 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
11%
28 of 261 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 20 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 14 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
Sierra Pacific High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1.
- Irvine31 pts higher
53%
8 of 15 admitted
This school53%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.10)
- San DiegoAbout the same
26%
6 of 23 admitted
This school26%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.09)
- Santa Barbara18 pts higher
50%
7 of 14 admitted
This school50%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.08)
- Davis22 pts higher
59%
10 of 17 admitted
This school59%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.08)
too few applicants to report20 applied
too few applicants to report14 applied
~97% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied
~87% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied
~66% · 3 yrs pooled9 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
Sierra Pacific High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo11 pts lower
19%
6 of 32 admitted
This school19%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
37%
11 of 30 admitted
This school37%Overall34%
- San JoseAbout the same
83%
10 of 12 admitted
This school83%Overall80%
- Fresno4 pts lower
92%
48 of 52 admitted
This school92%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 (222 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
82%
181 of 222 graduates
UC or CSU
17%
38 graduates
Community college
59%
130 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 13 | 6% |
| CSU | 25 | 11% |
| CA private college | 6 | 3% |
| Out of state | 7 | 3% |
| Community college | 130 | 59% |
| Not enrolled | 41 | 18% |
| Enrolled in college | 181 | 82% |
| Total | 222 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, English learners
Advanced Placement
9
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
13
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
19% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
33%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
87 of 266 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
29 of 240 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 4 classes
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 2 classes
- Science: 1 class
- 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 67%County median 58%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 39%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 31%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 16%County median 7%
- Low-income students 64%County median 77%
- Graduates completing courses 53%County median 42%