Los Tules Middle

Los Tules Middle, an average-sized 6-8 campus in Tulare, California, run under Tulare City, instructs 569 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Los Tules Middle is one of 18 schools operated by Tulare City, a district that enrolls 9,289 students overall.

On demographics, Los Tules Middle lists that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 5% White, 3% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 67% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Los Tules Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.9%, the actual is 25.6%, a residual of -3.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Tulare County shows median household income runs about $71,300, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tulare County's 196 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students), Los Tules Middle is one campus in the mix.

Heritage Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Los Tules Middle. On composite proficiency, Los Tules Middle comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 29.3%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 13%: 655 students in 2018 compared to 569 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 22.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.