Public school · Hanford Joint Union High

Sierra Pacific High — Rating & test scores

1259 North 13th Avenue, Hanford · 1,183 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 78

SolidScope Score · 64th percentile. Higher than 64 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 97% of the class graduated in four years (245 of 252); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 252
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Sierra Pacific a good high school?

Solid. Sierra Pacific is higher than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced6867%
Math, Proficient or Advanced6534%
English, Advanced5728%
Math, Advanced6112%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance7415 in 100
Sierra Pacific’s place among California high schools, out of 100Hanford Joint Union High’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 67% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 39% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Each bar is Sierra Pacific’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 251. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English and 413,523 in math tested).

In its own words

What does Sierra Pacific say about itself?

We haven’t read Sierra Pacific’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open hjuhsd.k12.ca.us (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 3 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Sierra Pacific. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

4 high schools within 2.6 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Sierra PacificScope Score 7864th
  2. HanfordNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7130th
  3. Hanford WestNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7126th
  4. Hanford Online CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 635th
Hanford Joint Union HighCharter

A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Sierra Pacific compare with schools like it?

Sierra Pacific’s Scope Score is 78. 214 California high schools, counting Sierra Pacific, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 74. Sierra Pacific’s result is higher than 153 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 214

  1. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 54%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 98th percentile

214 California public high schools where 53% to 65% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 53% to 65% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Sierra Pacific’s share. The count includes Sierra Pacific. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English stayed at 67% and math went from 34% to 39%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202663%72%67%Sierra PacificThis school57%CaliforniaCalifornia54%Hanford Joint Union HighDistrict

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202624%31%39%Sierra PacificThis school32%CaliforniaCalifornia27%Hanford Joint Union HighDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Hanford Joint Union High’s line combines its 4 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Hanford Joint Union High’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringSierra PacificHanford Joint Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201772%63%60%160
201867%62%56%186
201963%61%57%225
202262%53%55%235
202345%48%55%241
202449%45%56%261
202567%56%57%280
202667%54%57%251
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringSierra PacificHanford Joint Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201731%24%32%160
201826%21%31%185
201927%21%32%225
202225%16%27%235
202318%17%27%240
202427%18%28%262
202534%19%30%280
202639%27%32%251

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in English; above it in math.

English

67%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

12213631
Hanford Joint Union High53%California57%

Math

39%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

37242316
Hanford Joint Union High26%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 67% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 39% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 28 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school31%36%21%12%251
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Hanford Joint Union High22%31%25%22%952
Math, grade 11 · This school16%23%24%37%251
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Hanford Joint Union High9%17%22%52%951

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 251 tested in English, 251 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 63% of students. 178 of 1,214 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

15in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (178 of 1,214 students).

At the average high school in the Hanford Joint Union High district: 22 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 2.1% of students were suspended at least once (26 of 1,233). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

1,183

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 63%White 24%Two or more races 5%Black or African American 4%Asian 2%Filipino 2%

Family income

59%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 696 of 1,183. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

52

teachers, with 15 years of experience on average.

10% were in their first year.

88% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

33%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (23 of 69 students).

Hanford Joint Union High: 31%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino63%
White24%
Two or more races5%
Black or African American4%
Asian2%
Filipino2%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 36 of 40.8 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same group across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • White55 tested85%California 68%
  • Military families38 tested79%California 58%
  • Hispanic or Latino169 tested61%California 49%
  • Low-income162 tested59%California 49%

61% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Hanford Joint Union Highvs California
Low-income · 162 tested
English59%+1148%+1049%
Math32%+923%+923%
Hispanic or Latino · 169 tested
English61%+1150%+1249%
Math37%+1225%+1621%
White · 55 tested
English85%+1966%+1768%
Math55%+1936%+1144%
Military families · 38 tested
English79%+2257%+2158%
Math39%+1029%+732%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Hanford Joint Union High, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Black or African American students, English learners and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and homeless students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

97% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 61% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 82% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

61%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

55%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

97%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 245 of 252 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

61%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 154 of 252 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

55%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 135 of 245 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

82% enrolled in college within 12 months · 222 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓13 · 6%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓25 · 11%
  • California community college130 · 59%
  • In-state private6 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year6 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled41 · 18%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
82%enrolled in college within a year

222 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California13 (6%)
  • California State University25 (11%)
  • California community college130 (59%)
  • In-state private6 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year6 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 (0%)
  • Not enrolled41 (18%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 245 of 252 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 154 of 252 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 135 of 245 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
28
Admitted
24
Enrolled
10

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC San DiegoApplied 23 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 20 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 17 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 4
  • UC IrvineApplied 15 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 14 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 14 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 9 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 28 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2024Applied 44 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2023Applied 39 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2022Applied 30 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2021Applied 23 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2020Applied 23 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2019Applied 22 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2018Applied 23 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2017Applied 18 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2016Applied 16 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 6

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
74
Admitted
69
Enrolled
31

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Fresno StateApplied 226 · Admitted 216 · Enrolled 63
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 140 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 19
  • San Diego StateApplied 114 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 87 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 72 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled 11
  • San José StateApplied 53 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 44 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 39 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 38 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 32 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 26 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 20 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 20 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 16 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 16 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 13 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 74 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 31
  • Fall 2024Applied 74 · Admitted 73 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 2023Applied 51 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2022Applied 61 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2021Applied 51 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled 21
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 11 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science2
  • Sciences2
  • English2
  • History & Social Science3
  • World Languages & Cultures2
Every approved AP course11 courses in 5 subjects
Math & Computer Science 2
  • Calculus AB
  • Statistics
Sciences 2
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 3
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Sierra Pacific. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$15,556 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Hanford Joint Union High’s plan for 2026–27 covers $17 million.

$15,556

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$9,730
The school’s share of district office costs
$5,826
Of the total, from federal funds
$615
  • Sierra Pacific$15,556
  • Hanford Joint Union High high schools$16,311
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Hanford Joint Union High’s yearly plan

$17million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$15million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 5 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $17 million of $79 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Hanford Joint Union High Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Sierra Pacific like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93230. They are not figures for the families at Sierra Pacific.

Typical household income in a year

$76,023

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 93230.

Typical home value
$345,000
People who live in this ZIP code
69,684
Typical age
33.4 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
17%

What you can do

Who can act on Sierra Pacific’s results?

Hanford Joint Union High’s board decides Sierra Pacific’s plan.

When the plan is set

Hanford Joint Union High’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

Read the 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Sierra Pacific in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Hanford Joint Union High extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Hanford Joint Union High: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to Sierra Pacific. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?33% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (23 of 69 students); California: 47%
  2. What extra help do low-income students get, and how do you know it’s working?32% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (162 students tested); the same group across California: 23%
  3. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  4. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

How do I get in?

Ask Hanford Joint Union High which school serves your address.

Where it is

Where is Sierra Pacific?

Address
1259 North 13th Avenue, Hanford 93230Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Jamie RogersAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 21, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Hanford Joint Union High which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Sierra Pacific a good high school?

Sierra Pacific High has a Scope Score of 78. It scored higher than 64 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Solid, 64th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 15 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 22 in 100 at the average high school in the Hanford Joint Union High district. 2.1% of students (26 of 1,233) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 28 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 59% of low-income students in grade 11 at Sierra Pacific High in Hanford scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 11 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26. See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

82% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #532 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #1 of 4 in Hanford Joint Union High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate97%6125%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math20%5522%
Ready for college or career (state measure)61%6020%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math51%6118%
Chronically absent14 in 100625%
Suspension rate2.8% (34 of 1,229)545%
English learners: top level17%515%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

School pattern · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

On the riseThe share of students at the state’s top two levels rose in both English and math across the three springs to 2025. The Every tested year record gives each year.
Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257864#532California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–198 in 1004.1% (40 of 974)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2413 in 1002.8% (33 of 1,161)
2024–2514 in 1002.8% (34 of 1,229)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1125131%36%21%12%67%57%+10

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1125116%23%24%37%39%32%+7

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English25131%67%
2026 · Math25116%39%
2025 · English28028%67%
2025 · Math28012%34%
2024 · English26120%49%
2024 · Math2628%27%
2023 · English24116%45%
2023 · Math2403%18%
2022 · English23529%62%
2022 · Math2355%25%
2019 · English22526%63%
2019 · Math2254%27%
2018 · English18625%67%
2018 · Math18510%26%
2017 · English16029%72%
2017 · Math16013%31%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English28067%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math28034%
2024 · Grade 11 · English26149%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math26227%
2023 · Grade 11 · English24145%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math24018%
2022 · Grade 11 · English23562%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math23525%
2019 · Grade 11 · English22563%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math22527%
2018 · Grade 11 · English18667%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math18526%
2017 · Grade 11 · English16072%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math16031%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide3237%31%57%5%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income16259%+11+10
Hispanic or Latino16961%+11+12
White5585%+19+17
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 14 in 100 → 2025–26 · 15 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.8% (34 of 1,229) → 2025–26 · 2.1% (26 of 1,233) · −0.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female7 in 10018 in 100+11 in 100
Male9 in 10012 in 100+3 in 100
Asian0 of 312 of 22—
Black or African American3 of 3514 of 52—
Filipino0 of 251 of 20—
Hispanic or Latino9 in 10016 in 100+7 in 100
Two or more races1 of 168 of 57—
White8 in 10012 in 100+4 in 100
Students with disabilities11 of 6222 of 98—
English learners11 of 6020 of 94—
Homeless5 of 1410 of 28—
Military families3 of 214 of 33—
Low-income11 in 10018 in 100+7 in 100
All students8 in 10015 in 100+7 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 61% · numerator 154 students classified Prepared · denominator 252 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 49% · AP-pathway numerator 76 · denominator 154 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 154 of 252 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
97%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
49%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
55%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
82%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20252824104.084.114.25
20244432163.873.984.07
20233925134.084.164.20
20223024104.074.084.04
2021231473.713.944.13
2020231673.954.114.25
2019221373.944.164.15
2018231483.954.084.12
2017181363.864.034.14
2016161063.904.114.17

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202514under 3under 3
Berkeley2024223under 3
Berkeley202317under 3under 3
Berkeley202210under 3under 3
Berkeley2021103under 3
Davis202517104
Davis202426144
Davis202320105
Davis2022198under 3
Davis2021153under 3
Irvine2025158under 3
Irvine2024204under 3
Irvine2023217under 3
Irvine202216under 3under 3
Irvine2021133under 3
Los Angeles202520under 3under 3
Los Angeles202423under 3under 3
Los Angeles2023263under 3
Los Angeles20222043
Los Angeles202112under 3under 3
Merced202599under 3
Merced202415153
Merced202376under 3
Merced202211113
Merced202154under 3
Riverside202599under 3
Riverside202475under 3
Riverside202376under 3
Riverside202254under 3
Riverside20215under 3under 3
San Diego2025236under 3
San Diego2024275under 3
San Diego2023173under 3
San Diego2022144under 3
San Diego202111under 3under 3
Santa Barbara2025147under 3
Santa Barbara20242610under 3
Santa Barbara2023209under 3
Santa Barbara2022197under 3
Santa Barbara2021115under 3
Santa Cruz202598under 3
Santa Cruz202419123
Santa Cruz2023137under 3
Santa Cruz2022117under 3
Santa Cruz202166under 3
Universitywide2025282410
Universitywide2024443216
Universitywide2023392513
Universitywide2022302410
Universitywide202123147

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Chemistrythis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count9
AP enrollment (male/female)241
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections2
Physics sections1
Chemistry sections6
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,086

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California136%
California State University2511%
California community college13059%
In-state private63%
Out-of-state, 4-year63%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled4118%

222 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 82% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,510 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 5,690 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$371 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,183

Central federal expenditures attributed here$244 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,183

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,643 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 55%Instruction support 12%Student services 12%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 14%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$37,099,39155.41%55%
Instruction support$7,719,10811.53%12%
Student services$8,376,55912.51%12%
Administration$3,915,6165.85%6%
Buildings & maintenance$9,149,70513.67%14%
Other$694,2851.04%1%
Total$66,954,664100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $66,954,664 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$13,510 per pupil
2020$12,613 per pupil
2019$12,023 per pupil
2018$11,618 per pupil
2017$11,153 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders3.8%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 93230 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93230 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$76,023
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)17%
ZIP-area population69,684
Median age33.4 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 93230 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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