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Tulare City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 8 public middle schools serving 3,667 students in Tulare City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle Schools in Tulare City School District have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the California public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 85% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
18 Schools
3,501 Schools
# Students
9,252 Students
1,854,363 Students
# Teachers
407 Teachers
87,821 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
23:1
23:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Tulare City School District, which is ranked #1461 of all 1,925 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#1455 out of 1941 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
29%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.64
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
2%
11%
% Hispanic
81%
55%
% Black
3%
5%
% White
12%
22%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,722 in this school district is less than the state median of $19,974. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,157 is less than the state median of $18,396. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$146 MM
$116,387 MM
Spending
$131 MM
$107,188 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,722
$19,974
Spending / Student
$14,157
$18,396
Best Tulare City School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Tulare Support
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
909 East Cedar Ave.
Tulare, CA 93274
(559) 685-7200
Tulare, CA 93274
(559) 685-7200
Grades: K-8
| 17 students
Rank: #22.
Tulare City Community Day
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
909 East Cedar Ave.
Tulare, CA 93274
(559) 685-7376
Tulare, CA 93274
(559) 685-7376
Grades: 6-8
| 11 students
Rank: #33.
Mission Valley Elementary School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1695 Bella Oaks Dr.
Tulare, CA 93274
(559) 685-7396
Tulare, CA 93274
(559) 685-7396
Grades: K-8
| 700 students
Rank: #44.
Live Oak Middle School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
980 North Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
(559) 685-7310
Tulare, CA 93274
(559) 685-7310
Grades: 7-8
| 445 students
Rank: #55.
Los Tules Middle School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
801 West Gail Ave.
Tulare, CA 93274
(559) 687-3156
Tulare, CA 93274
(559) 687-3156
Grades: 6-8
| 619 students
Rank: #66.
Cherry Avenue Middle School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
540 North Cherry St.
Tulare, CA 93274
(559) 685-7320
Tulare, CA 93274
(559) 685-7320
Grades: 6-8
| 456 students
Rank: #77.
Mulcahy Middle School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1001 West Sonora Ave.
Tulare, CA 93274
(559) 685-7250
Tulare, CA 93274
(559) 685-7250
Grades: 5-8
| 725 students
Rank: n/an/a
2975 East Alpine Ave.
Tulare, CA 93274
(559) 685-7200
Tulare, CA 93274
(559) 685-7200
Grades: 5-8
| 694 students
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