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Mission Valley Elementary

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Mission Valley Elementary ranks 3144 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mission Valley Elementary is a public K-6 school serving about 670 students in Tulare, part of the Tulare City school district, which faces significant challenges statewide.

Within its district, Mission Valley is a relatively strong performer, with test scores in English, math, and science that are consistently higher than the district average and better than most neighboring schools like Lincoln Elementary and Wilson Elementary. It achieves this despite having larger class sizes and spending less per student than many peers, suggesting efficient use of resources. The school also has a lower rate of chronic absenteeism than both the district and state, showing improvement in recent years.

However, the school's statewide ranking has recently declined, and its performance can vary significantly from year to year and between different grade levels. While it outperforms most schools in its district, nearby Alpine Vista (in the same district) and Liberty Elementary (in the Liberty Elementary district) achieve higher proficiency rates, offering useful points of comparison for understanding potential areas for growth.

671

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,624

Per pupil spending ?

61.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1695 Bella Oaks Dr.
Tulare, CA 93274-6268

(559) 685-7396

District: Tulare City

Students who attend Mission Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Live Oak Middle
High:	Tulare Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.6%

White:

23.4%

Asian:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg26%

California avg41%

3,144^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	3144 of 5857	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	2500 of 5869	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	2918 of 5859	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	2875 of 5883	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.6	889 of 1417	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	2349 of 5789	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	2416 of 5662	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.1	2112 of 5692	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.6	2264 of 5614	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.5	1966 of 5611	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.0	1832 of 5530	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.1	1411 of 5390	73.8%	★★★★☆
2011	71.6	1419 of 5377	73.6%	★★★★☆
2010	73.8	1289 of 5314	75.7%	★★★★☆
2009	68.5	1507 of 5193	71.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	52.2	1086 of 3245	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	1440 of 3311	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.5	408 of 602	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	834 of 3275	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	2828 of 5597	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	2269 of 5612	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	3006 of 5609	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	2753 of 5635	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.9	793 of 1267	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	2195 of 5492	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	2465 of 5413	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	2980 of 5107	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	2114 of 5107	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	2701 of 5087	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	2627 of 5084	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	1838 of 4963	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	1685 of 4830	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	3335 of 5460	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	2080 of 5517	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	2784 of 5363	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	2332 of 5264	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.5	723 of 1110	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	2192 of 5173	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	2024 of 5084	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	3242 of 5628	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	2599 of 5643	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	2679 of 5638	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	2837 of 5663	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	761 of 1272	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	2320 of 5510	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	2282 of 5431	58.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	1760 of 2598	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	1524 of 2651	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	1930 of 2661	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	1870 of 2726	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	1757 of 2834	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	1944 of 2737	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	46.4	1271 of 2781	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	37.0	1417 of 2531	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	949 of 2509	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.5	1408 of 2359	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	46.0	1145 of 2531	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	925 of 2458	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.6	1388 of 2527	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2023)67th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)55th percentile~ school

Male (2022)45th percentile

Female (2023)44th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2022)40th percentile

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics34%-4 vs state

Science23%-9 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 (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	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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		$15,333	$13,620	$1,713
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
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
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%)	54.2	2355^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.8%		43.5	2957^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.6%	602				45.8	46.5					46.2	46.2	44.2					45.1	96.2				$16,645	$15,068	$1,577
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mission Valley Elementary

Is Mission Valley Elementary a good school?

Mission Valley Elementary ranks 3144^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mission Valley Elementary?

Students at Mission Valley Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 23% White, 7% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Mission Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mission Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Live Oak Middle
High : Tulare Union High

What district is Mission Valley Elementary in?

Tulare City

How many students attend Mission Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 671 students attended Mission Valley Elementary.

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