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Tulare City

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At a glance

1090^thof 1,530 California districts▲ 108

Better than 28% of California districts

Elementary 12 Middle 6Grades K-8

600 North Cherry St.
Tulare, CA 93274-2920·(559) 685-7200·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 28.8% of districts

Schools

9,289

Students

Top rankedPleasant Elementary1929^th of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Pleasant Elementary up 866 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lincoln Elementary 20.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Tulare City has 17 schools—12 elementary and five middle schools, with no high schools—and the latest results are for 2025–2026. Across the schools, average proficiency was 35% in English language arts (ELA), 25% in math, and 20% in reported science results, compared with 49%, 38%, and 36% statewide. The most important finding for parents is how uneven results are from school to school: only two schools exceeded the state ELA result and three exceeded it in math.

Pleasant Elementary stands out overall, leading in ELA at 56% and placing second in math at 51%—about 6 and 12 points above state results. Alpine Vista Elementary led math at 54%, about 15 points above the state. Mission Valley Elementary had the highest reported science result, 33%, though that was still about 3 points below the state. At the low end, Tulare Support scored 8% in ELA and 0% in math; it enrolls just 19 students. Among regular schools, Mulcahy Middle had the lowest ELA and math results, at 24% and 11%.

Average school results improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 by about 3 points in both ELA and math, narrowing the gaps with the state by about 2 points in each subject. Science results rose by about 1 point on average while the state rose by about 3, widening the gap by about 3 points. SchoolDigger rankings also improved for some schools: Pleasant rose 24 percentile points, from the 43rd to the 67th percentile, and Alpine Vista Middle rose 25 points, from the 24th to the 49th percentile. Low-income figures offer context, not an explanation: in 2024–2025, 84% of Pleasant students and 51% of Alpine Vista Elementary students were free/reduced lunch eligible. Results vary even among similarly sized schools: Pleasant enrolled 668 students with a 23.8 student-teacher ratio, while Maple Elementary enrolled 574 with a 22.0 ratio and had lower results. Schools serve different grade spans, and science results are not reported for every school.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cherry Avenue Middle	Public	7-8	540 North Cherry St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7320	483	23	21.1	91.1%	49 (10.1%)	15 (3.1%)	399 (82.6%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	18	2305^th of 2740 public middle schools	15.9%		21.4	2170^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.4%	135		16.9	16.9					29.2	31.0	30.2					11.1	16.7	14.0			$16,223	$14,196	$2,027
Garden Elementary	Public	K-6	640 East Pleasant Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7330	689	29	24.0	79.5%	117 (17.0%)	20 (2.9%)	531 (77.1%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	48.9	2671^st of 5817 public elementary schools	54.1%		39.7	3242^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.6%	571	30.3		30.3	46.9	51.2	46.1	35.8			44.7	53.1	47.7	27.0	32.6			39.6	96%	0%	$14,688	$13,086	$1,602
Frank Kohn Elementary	Public	K-6	500 South Laspina St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7340	617	27	22.7	88.7%	68 (11.0%)	21 (3.4%)	509 (82.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	29.5	4029^th of 5817 public elementary schools	30.7%		20.5	4783^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.3%	754	26.7		26.7	22.9	30.1	32.4	51.4			34.2	30.0	30.1	18.9	25.7			26.3	96%	0%	$15,333	$13,620	$1,713
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	909 East Cedar Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7350	309	15	20.6	92.2%	13 (4.2%)	12 (3.9%)	277 (89.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	16.1	5129^th of 5817 public elementary schools	11.8%		17.5	5056^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%	73	12.2		12.2	34.2	5.3	34.2	23.1			24.5	26.8	13.2	11.9	15.4			16.9	96%	0%	$21,191	$19,738	$1,453
Maple Elementary	Public	K-6	640 West Cross Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7270	574	26	22.0	93.4%	37 (6.4%)	7 (1.2%)	519 (90.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	17.2	5045^th of 5817 public elementary schools	13.3%		16.7	5132^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.4%	87	7.5		7.5	25.8	32.9	28.7				29.0	23.7	29.3	7.4				19.1	97%	0%	$20,603	$19,184	$1,419
Mulcahy Middle	Public	5-8	1001 West Sonora Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7250	745	34	21.9	92.6%	34 (4.6%)	16 (2.1%)	679 (91.1%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	13.1	2492^nd of 2740 public middle schools	9.1%		11	2587^th of 2761 public middle schools	6.3%	95	9.5	14.4	12.9			24.2	26.2	21.2	23.4	23.7			8.3	17.7	7.8	8.8	10.9			$13,856	$12,450	$1,406
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-4	365 South Howard St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7280	561	27	20.7	97.1%	21 (3.7%)	7 (1.2%)	520 (92.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	15.4	5181^st of 5817 public elementary schools	10.9%		15.1	5253^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.3%	72				27.1	25.8					26.5	22.5	12.4					17.7	98%	0%	$18,432	$16,676	$1,756
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	955 East Tulare Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7260	487	22	22.6	93.6%	40 (8.2%)	13 (2.7%)	415 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	30.3	3979^th of 5817 public elementary schools	31.6%		25.2	4371^st of 5857 public elementary schools	25.4%	392	15.1		15.1	32.9	34.5	28.3	36.5			33.2	35.7	43.3	17.0	28.1			31.6	96%	0%	$17,288	$15,836	$1,452
Heritage Elementary	Public	K-6	895 West Gail Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7360	597	24	24.8	85.4%	40 (6.7%)	19 (3.2%)	507 (84.9%)	21 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	27.3	4207^th of 5817 public elementary schools	27.7%		27.2	4204^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.2%	3	14.0		14.0	31.3	42.4	20.7	35.6			32.3	38.8	38.8	12.1	23.0			27.3	≥ 99%		$17,800	$16,168	$1,632
Tulare City Community Day	Public	6-8	505 West Maple Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7376	4	1	3.8	—	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										7.7							0.0
Cypress Elementary	Public	K-6	1870 South Laspina St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7290	562	23	24.3	87.5%	62 (11.0%)	17 (3.0%)	472 (84.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	24.2	4448^th of 5817 public elementary schools	23.5%		21.6	4707^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.6%	259	12.2		12.2	46.2	26.2	35.1	25.6			32.5	50.0	23.0	12.2	15.6			23.1	≥ 99%		$16,006	$14,612	$1,394
Pleasant Elementary	Public	K-5	1855 West Pleasant Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7300	668	28	23.8	84.4%	38 (5.7%)	15 (2.2%)	585 (87.6%)	17 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	63	1929^th of 5817 public elementary schools	66.8%		46.5	2795^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.3%	866	25.8		25.8	60.0	55.1	51.7				55.5	67.1	51.4	33.7				50.5	98%	0%	$15,775	$14,364	$1,411
Live Oak Middle	Public	7-8	980 North Laspina St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7310	458	21	22.2	65.5%	102 (22.3%)	8 (1.7%)	327 (71.4%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	41.5	1449^th of 2740 public middle schools	47.1%		38.8	1527^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.7%	78		29.1	29.1					45.2	47.6	46.3					24.1	29.9	26.7			$17,018	$15,700	$1,318
Los Tules Middle	Public	6-8	801 West Gail Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 687-3156	569	25	22.5	84.9%	31 (5.4%)	15 (2.6%)	501 (88.0%)	16 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	18.8	2267^th of 2740 public middle schools	17.3%		28.3	1882^nd of 2761 public middle schools	31.8%	385		16.8	16.8				42.6	31.0	23.8	30.4				23.8	14.2	8.4	13.8			$14,610	$13,038	$1,572
Mission Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	1695 Bella Oaks Dr.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7396	671	28	23.8	61.3%	157 (23.4%)	22 (3.3%)	427 (63.6%)	44 (6.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.5%)	41.2	3160^th of 5817 public elementary schools	45.7%		41.1	3144^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%	16	33.0		33.0	42.5	34.7	55.0	36.3			41.9	37.5	23.5	40.7	27.5			31.9	≥ 99%		$15,624	$13,982	$1,642
Tulare Support	Public	K-8	505 West Maple Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7376	19	3	6.2	84.2%	6 (31.6%)	4 (21.1%)	8 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)								(n/a)										7.7							0.0			$70,945	$69,676	$1,269
Alpine Vista	Public	K-4	2975 East Alpine Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 687-3135	659	30	21.9	51.1%	148 (22.5%)	23 (3.5%)	447 (67.8%)	21 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	60.3	2065^th of 5817 public elementary schools	64.5%		54.2	2355^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.8%	290				46.9	43.0					45.1	58.5	48.3					53.7	97%	1%	$16,645	$15,068	$1,577
Alpine Vista Middle	Public	5-8	2975 East Alpine Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7200	617	28	21.8	48.3%	145 (23.5%)	28 (4.5%)	417 (67.6%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	42.8	1407^th of 2740 public middle schools	48.6%		29.6	1843^rd of 2761 public middle schools	33.2%	436	25.6	28.8	27.3			46.6	52.6	49.0	50.3	49.7			23.3	24.8	21.6	23.5	23.3			$15,623	$14,022	$1,601

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tulare Joint Union High	0.5 mi	7	1053^rd
Liberty Elementary	2.34 mi	1	598^th
Tulare County Office of Education	4.3 mi	9	1063^rd
Sundale Union Elementary	4.32 mi	1	286^th
Oak Valley Union Elementary	4.82 mi	1	637^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.