Kings County Times

Lemoore High School had the highest enrollment among Kings County schools, welcoming 1,861 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the California Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.5% of them were boys, 48% were girls, and 0.5% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Among the 61 schools in Kings County, Hanford High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,549 students, while Hanford West High School welcomed 1,332 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Lemoore High School is part of Lemoore Union High School District, which roughly covers schools within Kings County and has a main office in Lemoore.

In the previous school year, Lemoore High School also had the highest number of students among Kings County schools.

In the last decade, enrollment in California elementary and secondary schools rose by at least 5%, while high school enrollment dropped 5%.

However, overall enrollment in California public schools is sliding, and predicted by the Public Policy Institute of California to drop another 8% by the 2031-32 school year.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Lemoore High School	Lemoore	1,861
Hanford High School	Hanford	1,549
Hanford West High School	Hanford	1,332
Sierra Pacific High School	Hanford	1,072
Corcoran High School	Corcoran	902
Kings River-Hardwick Elementary School	Hanford	823
Avenal High School	Avenal	786
John Muir Middle School	Corcoran	783
Akers Elementary School	Lemoore	691
Avenal Elementary School	Avenal	667
Liberty Middle School	Lemoore	666
Monroe Elementary School	Hanford	647
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School	Hanford	630
Woodrow Wilson Junior High School	Hanford	569
Reef Sunset Middle School	Avenal	562
Armona Elementary School	Armona	553
Pioneer Middle School	Hanford	550
Lemoore Elementary School	Lemoore	542
Bret Harte Elementary School	Corcoran	531
Mark Twain Elementary School	Corcoran	524
Frontier Elementary School	Hanford	521
John F. Kennedy Junior High School	Hanford	517
P. W. Engvall Elementary School	Lemoore	509
Joseph M. Simas	Hanford	508
Pioneer Elementary School	Hanford	502
Meadow Lane Elementary School	Lemoore	487
Jefferson Academy	Hanford	486
John C. Fremont Elementary School	Corcoran	472
Cinnamon Elementary School	Lemoore	469
Roosevelt Elementary School	Hanford	465
George Washington Elementary School	Hanford	463
Tamarack Elementary School	Avenal	442
Hamilton Elementary School	Hanford	441
R. J. Neutra	Lemoore	438
Parkview Middle School	Armona	429
Freedom Elementary School	Lemoore	416
Lee Richmond Elementary School	Hanford	415
Island Elementary School	Lemoore	392
Kit Carson Elementary School	Hanford	378
Lincoln Elementary School	Hanford	371
Kings County Special Education	Hanford	319
Stratford Elementary School	Lemoore	295
Central Elementary School	Lemoore	250
Lakeside Elementary School	Hanford	238
Kettleman City Elementary School	Kettleman City	237
Hanford Online Charter	Hanford	166
Crossroads Charter	Armona	156
Lemoore University Elementary Charter	Lemoore	136
Earl F. Johnson High (Continuation)	Hanford	91
Jamison (Donald C.) High (Continuation)	Lemoore	85
Mid Valley Alternative Charter	Hanford	56
Kings Lake Education Center	Corcoran	42
J. C. Montgomery	Hanford	29
Hanford Community Day	Hanford	27
Sunrise High (Continuation)	Avenal	20
Hanford Elementary Community Day	Hanford	13
Mission Community Day	Corcoran	9
Adelante High School	Kettleman City	4
Bridges Academy	Lemoore	4
Corcoran Academy	Corcoran	4
Reef-Sunset Secondary Community Day	Avenal	4