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Alpine Vista Middle

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Alpine Vista Middle ranks 1843 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

1843^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 33% of California middle schools

Summary

Alpine Vista Middle is a public school serving 617 students in grades 5 through 8 in the Tulare City School District, showing notable improvement in its statewide ranking over the past year.

The school has clear strengths, particularly in keeping students engaged and in science instruction. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 8.6% is exceptionally low, less than half the state average and significantly better than nearby schools like Mulcahy Middle (15.3%) and Cherry Avenue Middle (19.9%). In science, Alpine Vista's proficiency rate outperforms the district average and is competitive with higher-ranked schools in other districts, such as Green Acres Middle in Visalia Unified. The school also demonstrates consistent support for students in special education.

Areas for growth include mathematics, where proficiency is less than half the state average and is a persistent challenge, especially in 7th grade. Performance with English Language Learners has shown significant fluctuation in recent years. Compared to other middle schools in the Tulare City district, Alpine Vista serves a student population with a lower rate of economic disadvantage, which provides important context when comparing its results to peers like Los Tules Middle and Live Oak Middle.

617

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,623

Per pupil spending ?

48.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2975 East Alpine Ave.
Tulare, CA 93274-4265

(559) 685-7200

District: Tulare City

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.6%

White:

23.5%

African American:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2023 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg26%

California avg41%

1,843^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 3 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle 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	29.6	1843 of 2761	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	2109 of 2783	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1773 of 2781	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.7	1386 of 1478	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	848 of 1521	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	1533 of 2533	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.6	2071 of 2551	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1790 of 2531	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	1441 of 2395	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1736 of 2388	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	1344 of 2374	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1956 of 2542	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	1997 of 2579	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1662 of 2531	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	1913 of 2534	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1820 of 2552	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	1507 of 2538	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1081 of 1566	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	840 of 1552	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	736 of 1531	51.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1281 of 1520	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1337 of 1537	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1283 of 1543	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)40th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Science25%-8 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 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)					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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	29.6	1843^rd of 2761 public middle schools	33.2%		23.4	2109^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.2%	266	24.6	25.2	24.9	35.1	42.5	32.7	38.9	37.2	20.0	20.1	12.0	18.5	17.5	$15,623	$14,022	$1,601
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%)	38.8	1527^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.7%		42.9	1375^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.6%	152		31.7	31.7			43.3	33.2	38.3			28.1	22.1	25.1	$17,018	$15,700	$1,318
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%)	21.4	2170^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.4%		18.3	2330^th of 2783 public middle schools	16.3%	160		14.2	14.2			40.7	28.0	34.7			16.2	6.2	11.5	$16,223	$14,196	$2,027
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)								0.0					0.0
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%)	11	2587^th of 2761 public middle schools	6.3%		16.1	2432^nd of 2783 public middle schools	12.6%	155	7.4	11.0	9.7	17.6	19.9	22.5	23.9	21.5	3.7	6.4	7.3	4.5	5.7	$13,856	$12,450	$1,406
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%)	28.3	1882^nd of 2761 public middle schools	31.8%		27.6	1916^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.2%	34		17.2	17.2		44.8	31.6	45.2	40.0		17.6	12.6	17.0	15.5	$14,610	$13,038	$1,572
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%)	37.1	1573^rd of 2761 public middle schools	43.0%		39	1506^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.9%	67		25.6	25.6			37.5	51.1	43.9			18.2	22.6	20.3	$17,114	$15,396	$1,718
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%)	27.8	1905^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.0%		23.4	2110^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.2%	205		16.6	16.6			37.2	35.9	36.5			21.3	18.9	20.1	$16,204	$14,430	$1,774
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%)	25.2	1991^st of 2761 public middle schools	27.9%		27.2	1940^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.3%	51		16.2	16.2			33.0	33.7	33.3			11.9	25.8	18.7	$26,354	$24,880	$1,474
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%)	46.6	1277^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.7%		40	1464^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.4%	187		26.6	26.6			52.8	43.2	47.8			35.2	22.8	28.8	$18,812	$17,062	$1,750

Frequently Asked Questions about Alpine Vista Middle

What district is Alpine Vista Middle in?

Tulare City

How many students attend Alpine Vista Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Alpine Vista Middle.

Is Alpine Vista Middle a good school?

Alpine Vista Middle ranks 1843^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Alpine Vista Middle?

Students at Alpine Vista Middle are 68% Hispanic, 24% White, 5% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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