Hanford Community Day

38 Students

High School 9th - 12th

School Overview

**Hanford Community Day School**, located at 120 E. Grangeville Blvd. in Hanford, California, serves as an alternative educational setting designed to support students who require a more structured and individualized environment than a traditional comprehensive high school. Operating under the umbrella of the Hanford Joint Union High School District, the school provides a specialized program aimed at students who may be at risk of academic failure, have faced behavioral challenges, or are transitioning from other placements.

The mission of the school is to provide a focused, small-group learning environment that fosters personal and academic accountability. By maintaining smaller class sizes and lower student-to-teacher ratios, Hanford Community Day School emphasizes credit recovery and social-emotional growth. The faculty works closely with students to create personalized success plans, helping them overcome specific barriers to education while ensuring they remain on the path toward meeting graduation requirements or successfully reintegrating into the district’s mainstream high school programs.

Total Students

3.5

Full-Time Teachers

11.0

Student/Teacher Ratio

92.1%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Hanford Community Day
Demographic	Student Count
White	1
Hispanic	34
Black	1
Asian	1
American Indian	1

Hispanic
34 (89.5%)
White
1 (2.6%)
Black
1 (2.6%)
Asian
1 (2.6%)
American Indian
1 (2.6%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	High School
School Type:	Alternative School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Hanford Joint Union High
Phone:	(559)583-5904
Grade Range:	9th - 12th
Total Students:	38
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	3.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.0
NSLP Participation:¹	N/A
Qualified Free Lunch:	32
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	3

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 9 5

Grade 10 14

Grade 11 12

Grade 12 7