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What's the one class at Tulare Union High every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,616
High
DISTRICT 800 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TULARE JOINT UNION HIGH·NCES 063993006619
Tulare Union High
755 East Tulare Ave., Tulare, CA 93274 · (559) 686-4761 · Tulare County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,616 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of California public high schools
- B-Test 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.
- B-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
1,217 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 462 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 409 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 390 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 355 | 22% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
59.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.3pp since 2014
Math
24.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.1% | 36.2% | 22.6% | 18.1% |
| Math | 5.9% | 18.3% | 26.7% | 49.2% |
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 | 59.3% | 24.2% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 21.7% |
| 2022-23 | 59.7% | 19.4% |
| 2021-22 | 57.7% | 21.1% |
| 2020-21 | 63.0% | 22.5% |
| 2018-19 | 60.4% | 29.1% |
| 2017-18 | 61.2% | 35.6% |
| 2016-17 | 65.2% | 37.2% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Tulare Union High
Tulare Union High's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulare Union High this school | 1,616 | 75.3% | 41.1% |
| Lompoc High Lompoc | 1,593 | 76.7% | 22.3% |
| Hilltop Senior High Chula Vista | 1,771 | 77.4% | 41.8% |
| Hanford West High Hanford | 1,331 | 77.6% | 32.4% |
| Tulare Western High Tulare | 1,927 | 72.7% | 43.3% |
| Napa High Napa | 1,642 | 74.4% | 29.9% |
Matched among California high 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 Tulare Union High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #503 of 1,052 | #12 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #558 of 1,056 ▲ 6 | #9 of 24 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #492 of 1,056 ▼ 38 | #10 of 24 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #513 of 1,044 | #16 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,616 | #503 of 2,093 | #10 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #714 of 1,352 | #11 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.3% | #931 of 1,351 | #13 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.3% | #743 of 1,575 | #14 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #687 of 802 | #11 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,616
+52 (+3%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 1,856
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 1,616 | 76.3 | 21.2:1 | 75% (1,217) |
| 2023-24 | 1,622 | 76.4 | 21.2:1 | 83% (1,339) |
| 2022-23 | 1,699 | 82.6 | 20.6:1 | 78% (1,320) |
| 2020-21 | 1,564 | 74 | 21.1:1 | 74% (1,161) |
| 2017-18 | 1,675 | 77.3 | 21.7:1 | 70% (1,176) |
| 2015-16 | 1,740 | 78 | 22.3:1 | 71% (1,229) |
| 2010-11 | 1,839 | N/A | N/A | 56% (1,035) |
| 2000-01 | 1,841 | 77 | 23.9:1 | 32% (584) |
| 1990-91 | 1,856 | 78 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tulare Union High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,675 to 1,616); teachers down 1% (77.3 to 76.3).
About Tulare Union High
In Tulare, California, Tulare Union High is a high-enrollment high school. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 1,616 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in California average about 838 students.
Tulare Union High is a school in Tulare Joint Union High. The district has 7 schools and 5,598 students.
At Tulare Union High, Hispanic students make up 80% of the student body. Next come 13% White, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 67% Hispanic. Tulare Union High's diversity index is 34%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 76.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Tulare Union High and a ratio of 21.2:1. This ratio sits 3.0 above the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 75% of students. That tracks the 77% average for public schools in Tulare County.
allk12 grades Tulare Union High a B. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Tulare Union High is 5.7 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 41.1% actual, 35.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Among Tulare County residents, the median household income is $71,300, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tulare Union High is one of 196 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Wilson Elementary is about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Tulare Union High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Tulare Union High is 1st of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES describes the area around Tulare Union High as Suburb: Small, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment is up 3% from 2020-21, when Tulare Union High had 1,564 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,616.
The Tulare Union High community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Tulare Joint Union High
- Tulare Western HighHigh · 1,927 students
- Mission Oak HighHigh · 1,678 students
- Sierra Vista Charter HighHigh · 166 students
- Accelerated Charter HighHigh · 152 students
- Tulare Technical Preparatory HighHigh · 35 students
- Countryside Community DayHigh · 24 students
Other schools in Tulare
- Tulare Western HighHigh · 1,927 students
- Mission Oak HighHigh · 1,678 students
- Liberty ElementaryElementary · 861 students
- Sundale ElementaryElementary · 840 students
- Mulcahy MiddleMiddle · 745 students
- Garden ElementaryElementary · 689 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Elementary0.3 mi · 487
- Cherry Avenue Middle0.5 mi · 483
- Sierra Vista Charter High0.5 mi · 166
- Lincoln Elementary0.7 mi · 309
- Garden Elementary0.7 mi · 689
- Frank Kohn Elementary1.1 mi · 617
Frequently asked questions
About Tulare Union HighWhat is the total enrollment at Tulare Union High?
Tulare Union High enrolls approximately 1,616 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Tulare Union High serve?
Tulare Union High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Tulare Union High?
Approximately 21.2:1 students per teacher at Tulare Union High.
What is the student diversity at Tulare Union High?
Student demographics at Tulare Union High are roughly 13% White, 80% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Tulare Union High public or private?
Tulare Union High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tulare Joint Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.