Sierra Pacific High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Hanford, California

Sierra Pacific High in Hanford, California enrolled 1,183 students in 2024-25 with 45.3 full-time teachers, 26.1 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 18% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 96% (California: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

1,072 students in 2022-23, 1,102 students in 2023-24, 1,183 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.5 to 45.3.

Students enrolled at Sierra Pacific High by school year2022-23: 1,072, 2023-24: 1,102, 2024-25: 1,18305001k1.5k2022-231,0722023-241,1022024-251,183
Students enrolled at Sierra Pacific High by school year2022-23: 1,072, 2023-24: 1,102, 2024-25: 1,18305001k1.5k2022-231,0722023-241,1022024-251,183
Students enrolled at Sierra Pacific High by school year2022-23: 1,072, 2023-24: 1,102, 2024-25: 1,18305001k1.5k2022-231,0722023-241,1022024-251,183
Students enrolled at Sierra Pacific High by school year2022-23: 1,072, 2023-24: 1,102, 2024-25: 1,18305001k1.5k2022-231,0722023-241,1022024-251,183
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,07242.525.3
2023-241,10243.625.3
2024-251,18345.326.1

26.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Sierra Pacific High 26.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSierra Pacific High 26.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Sierra Pacific High 26.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSierra Pacific High 26.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Sierra Pacific High 26.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSierra Pacific High 26.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Sierra Pacific High 26.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSierra Pacific High 26.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

9 AP courses and one counselor per 336 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sierra Pacific High enrolled 1,007 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 52 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses9
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 336 of the 1,007 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions52
  • Chronically absent15.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.4% of students were Hispanic, 24.2% White, 4.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic63.4%
  2. White24.2%
  3. Two or more races4.7%
  4. Asian4.0%
  5. Black3.4%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Sierra Pacific High scored proficient or above: 18% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Math18%not published34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

96% of the 226 students in Sierra Pacific High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate96%94%86.2%
Students in the class2261,039495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Hanford

7 public high schools in Hanford report 2024-25 enrollment; Sierra Pacific High is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hanford High1,49823.474.1%
Hanford West High1,33121.667.8%
Sierra Pacific High1,18326.147.8%
Hanford Online Charter13715.780.3%
Earl F. Johnson High (Continuation)5010.492.0%
Hanford Community Day3811.084.2%
J. C. Montgomery61.589.7%

All public schools in Hanford →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sierra Pacific High

  1. J. C. MontgomeryThe nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 6 students (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Hanford Online CharterThe next nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 137 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Sierra Pacific High with J. C. MontgomeryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hanford Joint Union High School District spends per student$15,003 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,003
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaSierra Pacific High is the number 689 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#689 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher26.1 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.26.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Sierra Pacific High

  1. How many students attend Sierra Pacific High?
    1,183 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,072 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Hanford, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sierra Pacific High?
    26.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Sierra Pacific High a Title I school?
    Sierra Pacific High has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Sierra Pacific High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Sierra Pacific High scored proficient or above: 18% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Sierra Pacific High?
    96% of the 226 students in Sierra Pacific High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Sierra Pacific High in?
    Hanford Joint Union High School District, NCES district ID 0616500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 061650012317 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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