Lee Richmond Elementary

Lee Richmond Elementary is an elementary campus of middle-of-the-pack scale in Hanford, California, one of the schools within Hanford Elementary, hosting 402 students in grades K through 6.

Hanford Elementary runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 5,460 students. Lee Richmond Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Lee Richmond Elementary logs that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic; the rest consists of 8% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 58% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Lee Richmond Elementary logs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kings County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lee Richmond Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 26.3%; Lee Richmond Elementary posts 41.1%, +14.8 points above that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household income runs about $70,995, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Lee Richmond Elementary is one of 67 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 28,742 students).

The closest other public school is Kings County Special Education, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lee Richmond Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lee Richmond Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 36.9%.

Lee Richmond Elementary operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Lee Richmond Elementary's enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 456 (now 402). Class-load math has tightened: from 25.3:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Lee Richmond Elementary typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.