Mission Oak High

Set in Tulare, California, Mission Oak High is a sizable four-year high school, part of Tulare Joint Union High. It teaches 1,678 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 100% bigger than the state mean of about 838.

Mission Oak High is one of 7 schools operated by Tulare Joint Union High, a district that serves 5,598 students overall.

On demographics, Mission Oak High lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder consists of 16% White, 2% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Mission Oak High higher than the state norm the norm. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Tulare County's rate of about 77%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mission Oak High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.0%; this one delivers 37.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Tulare County) reports that median household income runs about $71,300, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Tulare County runs 196 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students), of which Mission Oak High is one.

Alpine Vista Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mission Oak High. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mission Oak High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 28.4%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mission Oak High has grew 8%, going from 1,550 students in 2018 to 1,678 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 21% to 16% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 today.

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