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Heritage Elementary

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Heritage Elementary ranks 4204 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4204^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of California elementary schools

Summary

Heritage Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 597 students in the Tulare City district, a school that faces significant academic challenges but also demonstrates some clear and important strengths.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, math, and science are below state averages, a pattern common among schools in its district. However, it has notable bright spots: its science scores outperform the district average and most nearby schools like Frank Kohn Elementary and Wilson Elementary, and it is exceptionally effective in supporting English Language Learners, ranking much higher for that student group than for the school overall. The school's most remarkable achievement is its student attendance; with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.2%, it far exceeds the district, state, and nearby schools such as Roosevelt Elementary and Maple Elementary.

When compared to other schools, Heritage sits in the middle tier within Tulare City, performing better than several peers but below higher-performing schools like Mission Valley Elementary and Pleasant Elementary. A key difference is its higher student-teacher ratio. In contrast, Liberty Elementary in the neighboring Liberty Elementary district achieves stronger academic results, highlighting how district-level factors can influence school performance.

597

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,800

Per pupil spending ?

85.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

895 West Gail Ave.
Tulare, CA 93274-1236

(559) 685-7360

District: Tulare City

Students who attend Heritage Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Los Tules Middle
High:	Tulare Western High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.9%

White:

6.7%

Asian:

3.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 16 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg26%

California avg41%

4,204^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	27.2	4204 of 5857	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	4668 of 5869	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	4349 of 5859	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4967 of 5883	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1162 of 1417	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4852 of 5789	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	5135 of 5662	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.1	5022 of 5692	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.2	4506 of 5614	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	4108 of 5611	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.5	4240 of 5530	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.7	3686 of 5390	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.1	3525 of 5377	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.1	3542 of 5314	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.1	3235 of 5193	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.0	2660 of 5113	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.4	2318 of 5113	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.0	2328 of 4818	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.9	2607 of 4822	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.0	2546 of 4809	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	20.0	277 of 293	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	2139 of 2585	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.7	897 of 3162	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	47.7	1307 of 3245	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	1953 of 3311	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	349 of 602	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	1350 of 3275	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.4	2966 of 3246	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	3724 of 5597	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	4283 of 5612	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	3998 of 5609	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	4837 of 5635	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	964 of 1267	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	4266 of 5492	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	4826 of 5413	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	3016 of 5107	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	3692 of 5107	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	3353 of 5087	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	3911 of 5084	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	3680 of 4963	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	4164 of 4830	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	3458 of 5460	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	4287 of 5517	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	3789 of 5363	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	4266 of 5264	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	808 of 1110	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	4123 of 5173	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	4537 of 5084	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	4410 of 5628	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	4597 of 5643	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	4507 of 5638	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	4571 of 5663	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	1059 of 1272	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	4909 of 5510	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	5020 of 5431	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)72nd percentile+51 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2021)5th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Science25%-7 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 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)	% MMR (2022)	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/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 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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			$17,800	$16,168	$1,632
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			$15,775	$14,364	$1,411
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				$70,945	$69,676	$1,269
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				$20,603	$19,184	$1,419
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				$14,688	$13,086	$1,602
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				$18,432	$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%)	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				$17,288	$15,836	$1,452
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	$15,624	$13,982	$1,642
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				$21,191	$19,738	$1,453
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-8	1771 East Pacific Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Liberty Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-1675	861	38	22.6	48.5%	336 (39.0%)	18 (2.1%)	459 (53.3%)	21 (2.4%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.9%)	56.5	2231^st of 5857 public elementary schools	61.9%		60	2067^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.8%	164	27.6	33.3	30.3	61.9	50.6	42.5	52.4	52.2	42.1	50.4	54.8	46.5	31.0	35.7	28.9	36.8	38.9	95.5	96.6	96.6	$17,682	$14,934	$2,748

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage Elementary

Is Heritage Elementary a good school?

Heritage Elementary ranks 4204^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Heritage Elementary in?

Tulare City

How many students attend Heritage Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 597 students attended Heritage Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Heritage Elementary attend?

Students who attend Heritage Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Los Tules Middle
High : Tulare Western High

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Elementary?

Students at Heritage Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

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