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Tulare Union High

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Tulare Union High ranks 927 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

927^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 57% of California high schools

Summary

Tulare Union High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 1,600 students in Tulare, CA, operating within the Tulare Joint Union High district and performing solidly in the middle tier of California schools.

The school's greatest strength is its exceptional 98.3% graduation rate, which far exceeds the state average, and it maintains better student attendance than most nearby schools. While its English Language Arts performance is strong and beats many local peers like Mission Oak High, the school faces significant challenges in math and science proficiency, a pattern seen across the entire district. Compared to other options, Tulare Union is a reliable, traditional choice; it generally outperforms struggling charter schools like Accelerated Charter High but trails higher-performing schools in neighboring districts such as University Preparatory High in Visalia.

Parents should note the notable disconnect between the high graduation rate and lower math proficiency, suggesting students are supported to finish school but may need additional preparation for college-level STEM work. The school has shown historical strength in supporting English Learners but has recently seen a concerning drop in its effectiveness for Special Education students. For families prioritizing a high likelihood of graduation with strong attendance, Tulare Union is a sound choice, though those seeking advanced STEM preparation might also consider higher-performing schools in the larger Visalia Unified district.

1,616

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,446

Per pupil spending ?

75.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

755 East Tulare Ave.
Tulare, CA 93274-4353

(559) 686-4761

District: Tulare Joint Union High

Feeder schools for Tulare Union High:

Elementary:	Frank Kohn Elementary
	Garden Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
	Mission Valley Elementary
	More...
	Palo Verde Elementary
	Wilson Elementary
Middle:	Live Oak Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.7%

White:

12.5%

African American:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg32%

California avg41%

927^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5High Schools in the Tulare Joint Union High

947^th of 1,543Tulare Joint Union High 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	55.4	927 of 2162	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	1020 of 2159	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	1085 of 2170	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	919 of 2123	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	514 of 1290	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	638 of 2133	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	527 of 2017	73.9%	★★★★☆
2017	74.1	521 of 2021	74.2%	★★★★☆
2016	66.0	647 of 2039	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.0	544 of 1994	72.7%	★★★★☆
2013	63.0	458 of 2426	81.1%	★★★★☆
2012	64.1	437 of 2354	81.4%	★★★★☆
2011	66.1	375 of 2367	84.2%	★★★★☆
2010	58.3	550 of 2281	75.9%	★★★★☆
2009	52.1	688 of 2238	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.0	658 of 2117	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.3	649 of 2063	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.8	598 of 1968	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.2	664 of 1901	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.9	553 of 1653	66.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	342 of 523	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.8	102 of 592	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	94.6	30 of 582	94.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.2	606 of 1161	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	357 of 555	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	591 of 1117	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	661 of 1052	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.1	281 of 1085	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	47.9	388 of 1064	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	245 of 1044	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	27.4	363 of 467	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.2	327 of 941	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.3	555 of 938	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	836 of 1906	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	972 of 1915	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	942 of 1915	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	785 of 1858	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	498 of 1054	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	634 of 1833	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.8	440 of 1760	75.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	649 of 1900	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	769 of 1902	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	787 of 1917	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	633 of 1861	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.9	453 of 1814	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	343 of 1742	80.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	784 of 2013	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	886 of 2026	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	959 of 2030	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	664 of 1943	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	452 of 1126	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	500 of 1937	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	376 of 1862	79.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	827 of 1942	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	909 of 1948	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	1111 of 1963	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	896 of 1916	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	466 of 1122	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.9	591 of 1880	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	648 of 1834	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	896 of 1252	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.7	569 of 1216	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.1	777 of 1197	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	467 of 1155	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	682 of 1173	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	862 of 1193	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.5	671 of 1204	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.5	372 of 1222	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	482 of 1173	58.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+11 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science24%-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)		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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tulare Union High	Public	9-12	755 East Tulare Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-4761	1,616	76	21.1	75.3%	202 (12.5%)	57 (3.5%)	1,288 (79.7%)	17 (1.1%)	12 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.2%)	55.4	927^th of 2162 public high schools	57.1%		49.2	1020^th of 2159 public high schools	52.8%	93	23.9		28.6	24.1	59.3	59.3	24.2	24.2	$32,446	$30,692	$1,754
Sierra Vista Charter High	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	351 North K St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 687-7384	166	11	14.9	79.5%	31 (18.7%)	1 (0.6%)	123 (74.1%)	9 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	27.7	1536^th of 2162 public high schools	29.0%		30.5	1479^th of 2159 public high schools	31.5%	57	10.0			11.6	41.3	41.3	7.9	7.9	$33,689	$32,174	$1,515
Tulare Western High	Public	9-12	824 West Maple Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-8751	1,927	88	21.8	72.7%	224 (11.6%)	25 (1.3%)	1,579 (81.9%)	50 (2.6%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (1.9%)	56.3	901^st of 2162 public high schools	58.3%		55.2	875^th of 2159 public high schools	59.5%	26	20.3		15.0	20.0	64.7	64.7	27.0	27.0	$29,809	$28,238	$1,571
Tulare Technical Preparatory High	Public	9-12	737 West Bardsley Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 687-7400	35	4	9.2	97.1%	3 (8.6%)	2 (5.7%)	29 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)
Countryside Community Day	Public	9-12	1084 South Pratt St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 687-7384	24	3	8.7	91.7%	5 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (62.5%)	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$72,010	$66,958	$5,052
Mission Oak High	Public	9-12	3442 East Bardsley Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 688-2021	1,678	80	20.8	66.3%	261 (15.6%)	36 (2.1%)	1,326 (79.0%)	25 (1.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.1%)	51.3	1015^th of 2162 public high schools	53.1%		48.4	1044^th of 2159 public high schools	51.6%	29	23.1		20.0	22.9	53.7	53.7	23.8	23.8	$30,793	$28,758	$2,035
Accelerated Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	4136 North Mooney Blvd.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 688-2021	152	9	16.5	86.2%	13 (8.6%)	4 (2.6%)	133 (87.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	10.5	2000^th of 2162 public high schools	7.5%		11.5	1976^th of 2159 public high schools	8.5%	24	0.0		0.0	0.0	4.2	4.2	5.3	5.3	$43,470	$40,784	$2,686
El Diamante High	Public	9-12	5100 West Whitendale Ave.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 735-3500	1,890	89	21.2	62.6%	321 (17.0%)	21 (1.1%)	1,363 (72.1%)	84 (4.4%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	90 (4.8%)	67.7	642^nd of 2162 public high schools	70.3%		68.7	588^th of 2159 public high schools	72.8%	54		37.0	7.1	36.0	70.4	70.4	25.5	25.5	$17,664	$16,084	$1,580
Visalia Technical Early College	Public, Charter	9-12	2245 South Linwood	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3212	216	14	15.1	56.5%	76 (35.2%)	1 (0.5%)	121 (56.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.4%)	62.2	758^th of 2162 public high schools	64.9%		63.9	676^th of 2159 public high schools	68.7%	82		42.2		41.5	57.8	57.8	20.3	20.3	$33,179	$31,598	$1,581
Visalia Charter Independent Study	Public, Charter	7-12	1821 West Meadow Ln.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 735-8055	515	48	10.8	70.3%	93 (18.1%)	9 (1.7%)	365 (70.9%)	23 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	31.2	1462^nd of 2162 public high schools	32.4%		43.9	1150^th of 2159 public high schools	46.7%	312		12.0		12.1	48.2	48.2	9.3	9.3	$25,759	$24,172	$1,587

Frequently Asked Questions about Tulare Union High

What schools feed into Tulare Union High?

Tulare Union High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Frank Kohn Elementary
Elementary : Garden Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Mission Valley Elementary
Elementary : Palo Verde Elementary
Elementary : Wilson Elementary
Middle : Live Oak Middle

What district is Tulare Union High in?

Tulare Joint Union High

What is the racial makeup of Tulare Union High?

Students at Tulare Union High are 80% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Tulare Union High a good school?

Tulare Union High ranks 927^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tulare Union High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,616 students attended Tulare Union High.

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