Sundale Elementary

Sundale Elementary, an expansive elementary campus in Tulare, California, operated by Sundale Union Elementary, caters to 840 students, covering grades K through 8. That puts it 81% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Sundale Union Elementary is the operating authority for Sundale Elementary, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sundale Elementary reports that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 47% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly less Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 39% of students at Sundale Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Tulare County's rate of about 77%.

With demographic context factored in, Sundale Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.2%, the actual is 51.0%, a residual of -5.2 points.

In the broader community, Tulare County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,300, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tulare County runs 196 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students), of which Sundale Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mission Oak High, around 2.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sundale Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 30.9%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sundale Elementary has held roughly steady, going from 827 students in 2018 to 840 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 24.3:1 in 2018 to 25.4:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Sundale Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.