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Mulcahy Middle

Q: Is Mulcahy Middle a good school?

Mulcahy Middle ranks in the bottom 9.1% of California middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Mulcahy Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 745 students attended Mulcahy Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mulcahy Middle?

Students at Mulcahy Middle are 91% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Public Grades 5-8

2492^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 9% of California middle schools

Summary

Mulcahy Middle serves 745 students in grades 5–8 in Tulare, California. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were 24% in English language arts (ELA), 11% in mathematics and 13% in science, below the state and district results in every subject. The most important finding is that Mulcahy had the lowest all-grades proficiency rates among the nine supplied nearby schools in all three subjects.

Science is Mulcahy’s strongest result relative to state and district benchmarks, while mathematics has the largest gaps. Mulcahy’s science rate was 13%, compared with 36% statewide and 20% in Tulare City Unified; its shortfalls were 23 and 7 points, respectively. In mathematics, its 11% rate was 27 points below the state and 14 below the district. The next-lowest nearby results were at Farmersville Junior High in ELA and mathematics, and Los Tules Middle in science. Mulcahy’s sixth graders had the school’s highest ELA and mathematics rates, while seventh graders had its lowest; even those sixth-grade results trailed the available nearby same-grade comparisons.

Scores rose from 2024–25 to 2025–26 by 2 points in ELA, 5 in mathematics and 3 in science, but over the longer comparison with 2022–23, ELA and mathematics declined and science was nearly unchanged. State results improved over that period, widening Mulcahy’s gaps. SchoolDigger ranks the school at the 9th statewide percentile with 0 stars, though its percentile rose from 6 the prior year; nearby schools rank from the 14th to 66th percentiles and have 1–3 stars. SchoolDigger also places Mulcahy at the 46th percentile for serving students receiving special education, up 44 percentile points over two years, and at the 42nd percentile for serving migrant students. In 2024–25, 93% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the highest reported figure among nearby schools with the same measure and year; the student–teacher ratio was 21.9. Chronic absenteeism was 18% in 2025–26, close to the state’s 18.3% but above the district’s 12.4%. Nearby schools serve different grade spans, so all-grades comparisons are not fully like-for-like.

745

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,529

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1001 West Sonora Ave.
Tulare, CA 93274-5041

(559) 685-7250

District: Tulare City

Feeder schools for Mulcahy Middle:

Elementary:

Roosevelt Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.1%

White:

4.6%

African American:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg29%

California avg42%

2,492^nd of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the Tulare City

1090^th of 1,530Tulare 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
2026	13.1	2492 of 2740	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	2587 of 2761	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	2432 of 2783	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	2288 of 2781	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	2364 of 2740	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	820 of 894	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	2393 of 2715	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	2118 of 2480	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.3	2173 of 2508	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.2	1942 of 2497	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.0	1898 of 2477	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.8	1399 of 2379	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.7	1460 of 2259	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.1	1580 of 2236	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.5	1556 of 2179	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.8	1667 of 2063	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.9	1750 of 2005	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.1	1773 of 1999	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.5	1498 of 1804	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.4	1365 of 1777	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.2	1490 of 1769	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.4	1158 of 1531	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	304 of 354	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1447 of 1491	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1062 of 1369	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	1182 of 1478	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1140 of 1521	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1247 of 1540	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	280 of 363	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	976 of 1442	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	803 of 1364	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	2282 of 2516	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	2405 of 2533	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	2310 of 2551	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	2222 of 2531	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	2264 of 2509	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	702 of 738	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	2081 of 2380	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	1961 of 2262	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	2061 of 2357	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	2224 of 2395	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1987 of 2388	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1792 of 2374	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1870 of 2359	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	1907 of 2213	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	1695 of 2072	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	352 of 442	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	450 of 477	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	342 of 394	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	2235 of 2529	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	2339 of 2542	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	2195 of 2579	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1930 of 2531	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1986 of 2458	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	626 of 721	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	2021 of 2369	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	1827 of 2230	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	2317 of 2514	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	2378 of 2534	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	2196 of 2552	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1967 of 2538	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	2095 of 2527	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	669 of 763	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	2210 of 2407	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	1962 of 2273	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	61 of 106	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	10.8	186 of 197	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	178 of 193	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	871 of 1605	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.6	1026 of 1566	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1523 of 1552	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1372 of 1531	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	1.2	1489 of 1490	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)46th percentile+37 vs school

Migrant (2026)42nd percentile+33 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile+11 vs school

Homeless (2026)20th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2023)6th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)<1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-26 vs state

Science13%-23 vs state

Mathematics11%-27 vs state

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by a citizen
Saturday, July 11, 2020

This school sucked. I attended it after moving to Tulare and they were absolutely behind in every subject. I went from Algebra2 (which I had an A in) to Pre-Algebra. The staff was ridiculous too. They obviously hated us. There were like 2 good teachers I had. I specifically remember some teachers always picking on specific Black kids too, or some that dressed like “gangbangers” without addressing the fact that it’s a style those kids grow up seeing, it didn’t have real meaning until the teachers gave it meaning. They label their students and are surprised they act out. Close Quote

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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	$17,529	$1,406	$16,123
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	$93,337	$1,526	$91,811
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	$19,023	$2,027	$16,996
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	$17,989	$1,572	$16,417
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	$19,066	$1,318	$17,748
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	$18,510	$1,601	$16,909
La Joya Middle	Public	7-8	4711 West La Vida	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7921	727	31	23.2	71.1%	126 (17.3%)	10 (1.4%)	548 (75.4%)	21 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	43.2	1396^th of 2740 public middle schools	49.1%		37.1	1573^rd of 2761 public middle schools	43.0%	177		21.7	21.7			59.8	46.7	53.1			33.0	18.2	25.5	$18,287	$1,718	$16,569
Divisadero Middle	Public	7-8	1200 South Divisadero	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7661	769	35	21.8	79.5%	75 (9.8%)	17 (2.2%)	590 (76.7%)	42 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.3%)	26.9	1953^rd of 2740 public middle schools	28.7%		27.8	1905^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.0%	48		20.0	20.0			42.2	32.8	37.9			22.2	16.6	19.6	$17,860	$1,774	$16,086
Green Acres Middle	Public	6-8	1147 North Mooney Blvd.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7671	761	33	23.1	68.3%	117 (15.4%)	9 (1.2%)	541 (71.1%)	42 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.7%)	42.2	1424^th of 2740 public middle schools	48.0%		46.6	1277^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.7%	147		31.4	31.4			46.5	43.9	45.3			26.4	28.9	27.6	$19,152	$1,750	$17,402
Farmersville Junior High	Public	7-8	650 North Virginia St.	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 747-0764	384	20	18.8	91.1%	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	374 (97.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.8	2354^th of 2740 public middle schools	14.1%		25.2	1991^st of 2761 public middle schools	27.9%	363		19.2	19.2			25.4	29.9	27.6			8.4	16.9	12.6	$22,619	$1,474	$21,145

Frequently Asked Questions about Mulcahy Middle

How many students attend Mulcahy Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 745 students attended Mulcahy Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Mulcahy Middle?

Students at Mulcahy Middle are 91% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is Mulcahy Middle a good school?

Mulcahy Middle ranks in the bottom 9.1% of California middle schools.

What district is Mulcahy Middle in?

Tulare City

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