Jefferson Academy
Public · Grades K–8 · 501 students
Joseph M. Simas
1875 Fitzgerald, Hanford, CA 93230
Grades
K–6
Elementary
Students
514
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
23.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Hanford Elementary
Kings County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Joseph M. Simas
Joseph M. Simas is a public elementary school in Hanford, California, serving grades K–6. It is part of Hanford Elementary. The school is located in a small city in Kings County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 514 students were enrolled, with about 23.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 514 students
- Students per teacher
- 23.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Hanford Elementary
- County
- Kings County
- NCES school ID
- 061647010816
Schools near Joseph M. Simas
All 33 schools in Hanford →
Monroe Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 611 students
Frontier Elementary
Charter · Grades K–5 · 619 students
St. Rose-McCarthy Catholic School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 98 students
George Washington Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 460 students
Hanford Christian School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 265 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.