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Garden Elementary

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Garden Elementary ranks 3242 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3242^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of California elementary schools

Summary

Garden Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 689 students in the Tulare City school district, and it stands out as a steadily improving school within its district.

The school has shown consistent academic growth, now performing better than the district average in English, math, and science. A particular strength is its effectiveness with Hispanic students, where it ranks above the state average. The school has also made impressive progress in improving student attendance, which is now better than the state average. Compared to other schools in the same district like Roosevelt Elementary and Maple Elementary, Garden achieves stronger academic results while spending less money per student.

There are some areas for attention, including a significant need to improve support for students in special education, and a trend where academic performance declines in the upper grades. When looking at a nearby higher-performing school like Liberty Elementary in a different district, Garden's overall scores are lower, but its steady multi-year improvement from the 29th to the 45th percentile is a positive sign of its trajectory compared to more volatile schools in the area.

689

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,604

Per pupil spending ?

79.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

640 East Pleasant Ave.
Tulare, CA 93274-2124

(559) 685-7330

District: Tulare City

Students who attend Garden Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cherry Avenue Middle
High:	Tulare Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.1%

White:

17.0%

African American:

2.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg26%

California avg41%

3,242^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Tulare City

1198^th of 1,543Tulare City among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	3242 of 5857	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	3282 of 5869	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	3693 of 5859	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	4186 of 5883	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	952 of 1417	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	3516 of 5789	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	3451 of 5662	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.5	3559 of 5692	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.1	3068 of 5614	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.4	2991 of 5611	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.1	2232 of 5530	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.1	2262 of 5390	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.2	2083 of 5377	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.8	2284 of 5314	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.5	2393 of 5193	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.5	2129 of 5113	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	75.5	1150 of 5113	77.5%	★★★★☆
2006	64.7	1555 of 4818	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.9	1801 of 4822	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.5	1903 of 4809	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.7	1657 of 2227	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	2010 of 2585	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1852 of 2128	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.4	1720 of 3162	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	2303 of 3245	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	1740 of 3311	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	312 of 602	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	2213 of 3275	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	1252 of 3246	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	3227 of 5597	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	3426 of 5612	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	3398 of 5609	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	3812 of 5635	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	774 of 1267	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	3014 of 5492	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	3268 of 5413	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	2287 of 5107	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	2335 of 5107	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	2942 of 5087	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	3503 of 5084	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	2958 of 4963	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	2999 of 4830	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	2724 of 5460	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	2693 of 5517	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	3118 of 5363	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3669 of 5264	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	662 of 1110	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	3099 of 5173	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3564 of 5084	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	3032 of 5628	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	2942 of 5643	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3679 of 5638	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4229 of 5663	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	957 of 1272	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	3744 of 5510	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	3408 of 5431	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	2613 of 2847	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1753 of 2635	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	2090 of 2420	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	1953 of 2598	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1916 of 2651	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	2082 of 2661	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	2345 of 2726	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	2118 of 2834	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	2163 of 2737	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science28%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	39.7	3242^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.6%		38.3	3282^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.1%	40	27.7	27.7	51.1	47.3	37.0	30.0	41.3	39.1	40.4	28.7	15.4	31.0					$17,604	$3,029	$14,575
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%)	25.2	4371^st of 5857 public elementary schools	25.4%		14.7	5337^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.1%	966	16.4	16.4	33.9	30.9	23.9	33.3	30.4	46.2	21.8	11.9	20.3	25.1					$17,620	$3,359	$14,261
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)							0.0					0.0					$29,176	$2,538	$26,638
Maple Elementary	Public	K-5	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%)	16.7	5132^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.4%		9.8	5694^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.0%	562	12.6	12.6	22.7	28.0	24.2		25.2	27.9	22.3	9.5		19.5					$19,092	$3,458	$15,634
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%)	27.2	4204^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.2%		22.1	4668^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.5%	464	25.3	25.3	35.6	32.9	40.0	24.2	32.9	33.8	30.1	23.0	7.5	22.9	98.1				$18,196	$3,313	$14,883
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%)	17.5	5056^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%		22.2	4658^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.6%	398	18.4	18.4	26.7	27.5	29.0	24.5	26.7	20.0	22.5	15.8	10.2	16.9					$22,188	$4,649	$17,539
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%)	41.1	3144^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%		51.1	2500^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.4%	644	23.3	23.3	30.9	49.4	43.3	45.1	41.9	34.4	38.0	25.6	36.3	33.5	98.0	98.0		98.0	$17,559	$3,093	$14,466
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%)	20.5	4783^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.3%		20.6	4799^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.2%	16	16.4	16.4	22.7	35.8	21.9	29.6	27.8	22.7	28.1	6.9	22.5	20.4	98.3		98.3		$18,227	$3,354	$14,873
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-4	1046 West Sonora Ave.	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%)	15.1	5253^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.3%		8.7	5742^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	2.2%	489			23.9	22.8			23.3	27.6	13.0			19.8					$18,877	$3,425	$15,452
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%)	46.5	2795^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.3%		37.5	3336^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.2%	541	18.0	18.0	51.3	43.5	48.5		48.0	51.8	27.2	31.0		37.6	98.3				$18,240	$3,458	$14,782

Frequently Asked Questions about Garden Elementary

How many students attend Garden Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 689 students attended Garden Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Garden Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garden Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cherry Avenue Middle
High : Tulare Union High

What is the racial makeup of Garden Elementary?

Students at Garden Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 17% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Garden Elementary a good school?

Garden Elementary ranks 3242^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Garden Elementary in?

Tulare City

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