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Top 10 Elementary Schools in Hanford, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Hanford based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 28.0% Exceeded Standard, compared to 20.6% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Jefferson Academy
Hanford Elementary
Kings 60.7 28.9% 63.5% 3.8% 0.8%
2 Kings River-Hardwick Elementary
Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary
Kings 60.4 34.8% 68.6% 8.6% 0.1%
3 Lee Richmond Elementary
Hanford Elementary
Kings 53.7 20.3% 45.4% 8.1% 3.1%
4 Monroe Elementary
Hanford Elementary
Kings 52.6 18.5% 49.1% 15.1% 1.2%
5 Pioneer Elementary
Pioneer Union Elementary
Kings 51.0 25.9% 53.6% 12.9% 2.5%
6 Frontier Elementary
Pioneer Union Elementary
Kings 51.0 24.9% 51.7% 11.7% 2.8%
7 Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
Hanford Elementary
Kings 50.1 29.3% 56.3% 10.9% 2.6%
8 Joseph M. Simas
Hanford Elementary
Kings 46.0 28.0% 54.0% 12.3% 2.7%
9 Roosevelt Elementary
Hanford Elementary
Kings 43.5 14.9% 41.9% 12.9% 2.4%
10 George Washington Elementary
Hanford Elementary
Kings 42.9 18.9% 38.7% 16.5% 4.2%