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Pleasant Elementary

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Pleasant Elementary ranks 2795 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2795^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pleasant Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 668 students in the Tulare City School District, and it stands out as a remarkable success story for achieving strong academic results in a high-need community.

The school has shown incredible improvement, climbing from a low state ranking four years ago to now performing at or above the California average in English and Math. In fact, its scores in these subjects are the highest among all elementary schools in its district, including Mission Valley Elementary. This is especially impressive given that a high percentage of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, demonstrating that the school's effective teaching and support systems are helping all students succeed. The school is particularly strong at supporting English Language Learners and students from low-income families, ranking well above average for these groups statewide.

While Pleasant Elementary excels in core subjects, its science scores are an area for growth, lagging behind both the state average and a nearby school like Oak Valley Elementary in the neighboring Oak Valley Union Elementary district. The school achieves these results with average per-student spending for the area, showing efficient use of resources. Compared to other local schools such as Heritage Elementary (with lower absenteeism but lower scores) and Lincoln Elementary (with higher spending but lower performance), Pleasant Elementary proves that focused instruction and strong support can lead to outstanding academic outcomes.

668

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,240

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1855 West Pleasant Ave.
Tulare, CA 93274-1765

(559) 685-7300

District: Tulare City

Students who attend Pleasant Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Los Tules Middle
High:	Tulare Western High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.6%

White:

5.7%

Asian:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Tulare City

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 15 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg26%

California avg41%

2,795^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	46.5	2795 of 5857	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	3336 of 5869	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	3502 of 5859	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3700 of 5883	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1102 of 1417	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	3535 of 5789	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3993 of 5662	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	4325 of 5692	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.7	3953 of 5614	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.0	4329 of 5611	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.6	4077 of 5530	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.6	4666 of 5390	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.8	4070 of 5377	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.6	3878 of 5314	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.3	3533 of 5193	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.4	2863 of 5113	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.3	3089 of 5113	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.4	2363 of 4818	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.4	2640 of 4822	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.2	2630 of 4809	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.0	609 of 3162	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	422 of 3245	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	39.5	1841 of 3311	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	384 of 602	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	862 of 3275	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	39.7	1780 of 3246	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	2744 of 5597	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	3048 of 5612	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3759 of 5609	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	3792 of 5635	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	953 of 1267	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	3244 of 5492	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	4229 of 5413	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	1595 of 5107	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	2181 of 5107	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	2046 of 5087	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	2574 of 5084	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	2211 of 4963	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	2633 of 4830	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	1959 of 5460	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	3020 of 5517	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	2480 of 5363	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	2391 of 5264	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	677 of 1110	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	2660 of 5173	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	3122 of 5084	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	2663 of 5628	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	3421 of 5643	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	3070 of 5638	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	3378 of 5663	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.9	986 of 1272	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	3477 of 5510	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	3512 of 5431	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	14.1	2417 of 2726	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)81st percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

White (2022)11th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science18%-15 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)	% DTP (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 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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
Oak Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	24500 Road 68	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Oak Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 688-2908	562	31	17.8	65.3%	101 (18.0%)	6 (1.1%)	447 (79.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	56.4	2232^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.9%		51.5	2472^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	57.9%	240	29.8	45.8	37.9	67.2	58.3	33.3	46.8	55.1	56.9	53.0	65.6	55.0	24.6	24.2	32.7	20.7	37.5			$19,186	$485	$18,701
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Elementary?

Students at Pleasant Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Pleasant Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pleasant Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Los Tules Middle
High : Tulare Western High

How many students attend Pleasant Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 668 students attended Pleasant Elementary.

Is Pleasant Elementary a good school?

Pleasant Elementary ranks 2795^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Pleasant Elementary in?

Tulare City

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