J. C. Montgomery
Hanford · CA · Kings County Office of Education · Public · K-12 combined
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Horizon High → Tulare County Community → Mission Community Day → Kings County ROP → STRIVE Academy → Corcoran Academy → Valley Life Charter → Fowler Academy Community Day (9-12) →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
- 4-yr grad rate: 30% in 2019 (Bottom 6% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How J. C. Montgomery compares for families
What families should know about J. C. Montgomery.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Horizon High, Tulare County Community, Mission Community Day and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 6% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon High Riverdale |
Public | 12.6 | 7 | — |
| Tulare County Community Visalia |
Public | 16.7 | 4 | — |
| Mission Community Day Corcoran |
Public | 17.0 | 4 | — |
| Kings County ROP Hanford |
Public | 6.0 | — | — |
| STRIVE Academy Selma |
Public | 16.3 | 8 | — |
| Corcoran Academy Corcoran |
Public | 17.1 | 2 | — |
| Valley Life Charter Visalia |
Public · charter | 18.7 | 12 | — |
| Fowler Academy Community Day (9-12) Fowler |
Public | 20.8 | — | — |
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