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Enrollment
569
Middle
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TULARE CITY·NCES 063987011371
Los Tules Middle
801 West Gail Ave., Tulare, CA 93274 · (559) 687-3156 · Tulare County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of California public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
483 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 126 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 215 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 228 | 40% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.0pp since 2014
Math
15.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.8% | 28.2% | 28.4% | 31.6% |
| Math | 5.3% | 10.2% | 25.6% | 58.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 15.4% |
| 2023-24 | 34.8% | 17.1% |
| 2022-23 | 36.7% | 17.2% |
| 2021-22 | 36.7% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 11.7% |
| 2018-19 | 36.7% | 16.9% |
| 2017-18 | 29.8% | 15.2% |
| 2016-17 | 30.1% | 12.9% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 13.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Los Tules Middle
Los Tules Middle's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Tules Middle this school | 569 | 84.9% | 26.8% |
| Vernon Middle Montclair | 580 | 85.9% | 34.3% |
| Nicolas Junior High Fullerton | 539 | 82.6% | 30.1% |
| Washington Middle La Habra | 580 | 85.0% | 37.1% |
| Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design Oxnard | 617 | 86.2% | 18.0% |
| Compton Junior High Bakersfield | 586 | 85.8% | 18.8% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Los Tules Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #834 of 1,224 | #13 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #1,010 of 1,227 ▼ 132 | #19 of 23 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #719 of 1,227 ▲ 73 | #10 of 23 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #772 of 1,214 | #14 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 569 | #824 of 1,377 | #12 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #902 of 1,279 | #19 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.0% | #1,028 of 1,278 | #13 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.9% | #415 of 1,329 | #12 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #566 of 930 | #6 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
569
-74 (-12%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 22.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 569 | 25.3 | 22.5:1 | 85% (483) |
| 2023-24 | 619 | 28.4 | 21.8:1 | 79% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 664 | 31 | 21.4:1 | 86% (571) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 29 | 22.2:1 | 90% (578) |
| 2017-18 | 655 | 27.4 | 23.9:1 | 91% (599) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 29 | 22.5:1 | 90% (589) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | N/A | N/A | 91% (575) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Los Tules Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (655 to 569); teachers down 8% (27.4 to 25.3).
About Los Tules Middle
Los Tules Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school in California, located in Tulare. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 569 students enrolled.
Tulare City enrolls 9,289 students, and its 18 schools include Los Tules Middle.
A large majority of enrollment at Los Tules Middle is Hispanic, at 88%. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% White, 3% Asian, and 3% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 67%. The diversity index for Los Tules Middle is 22%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 22.5:1 is based on 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in California have an average ratio of 20.7:1. In all, 85% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Los Tules Middle earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 34% of California public middle schools.
The model predicts 29.8% for a school in California with Los Tules Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Los Tules Middle posts 26.8%.
In Tulare County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $71,300 a year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Tulare County number 196, with about 101,494 students.
Heritage Elementary is the nearest public school to Los Tules Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Los Tules Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Los Tules Middle ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Los Tules Middle the locale Suburb: Small, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 12%.
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Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
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- Alpine Vista MiddleMiddle · 617 students
Other schools in Tulare
- Tulare Western HighHigh · 1,927 students
- Mission Oak HighHigh · 1,678 students
- Tulare Union HighHigh · 1,616 students
- Liberty ElementaryElementary · 861 students
- Sundale ElementaryElementary · 840 students
- Mulcahy MiddleMiddle · 745 students
Nearby schools
- Heritage Elementary0.1 mi · 597
- Tulare Western High0.9 mi · 1,927
- Tulare Support1.0 mi · 19
- Tulare City Community Day1.0 mi · 4
- Pleasant Elementary1.1 mi · 668
- Maple Elementary1.1 mi · 574
Frequently asked questions
About Los Tules MiddleHow many students attend Los Tules Middle?
Los Tules Middle enrolls approximately 569 students in grades 06-08.
Is Los Tules Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Los Tules Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Los Tules Middle have?
Los Tules Middle employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
How diverse is Los Tules Middle?
Los Tules Middle reports a student body of 5% White, 88% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Los Tules Middle in?
Los Tules Middle is part of Tulare City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.