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Enrollment
1,927
High
DISTRICT 800 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TULARE JOINT UNION HIGH·NCES 063993006620
Tulare Western High
824 West Maple Ave., Tulare, CA 93274 · (559) 686-8751 · Tulare County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,927 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of California public high schools
- BTest 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.
- AThree-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
21.8:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
1,401 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 | 554 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 461 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 429 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 483 | 25% |
Student demographics
31%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
64.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.7pp since 2014
Math
27.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 13 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 | 27.4% | 37.3% | 21.5% | 13.8% |
| Math | 10.2% | 16.8% | 23.7% | 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 | 64.7% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.9% | 21.4% |
| 2021-22 | 52.4% | 16.4% |
| 2020-21 | 56.2% | 17.8% |
| 2018-19 | 53.0% | 27.6% |
| 2017-18 | 59.8% | 25.8% |
| 2016-17 | 58.0% | 27.0% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Western High
Tulare Western High's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulare Western High this school | 1,927 | 72.7% | 43.3% |
| Golden West High Visalia | 2,059 | 70.7% | 30.1% |
| Patriot High Jurupa Valley | 2,399 | 74.4% | 32.4% |
| John F. Kennedy High Granada Hills | 2,152 | 72.0% | 45.4% |
| Mt. Whitney High Visalia | 1,637 | 74.0% | 34.0% |
| 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 Western High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #448 of 1,052 | #8 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #486 of 1,056 ▲ 181 | #7 of 24 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #366 of 1,056 no change | #7 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #103 of 1,044 | #8 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,927 | #329 of 2,093 | #5 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #826 of 1,352 | #15 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.8% | #971 of 1,351 | #15 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.7% | #808 of 1,575 | #17 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #642 of 802 | #8 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
1,927
+41 (+2%) vs 2020
+73% since 1990-91, when it was 1,116
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 1,927 | 88.2 | 21.8:1 | 73% (1,401) |
| 2023-24 | 1,886 | 84.7 | 22.3:1 | 81% (1,519) |
| 2022-23 | 1,933 | 88.5 | 21.8:1 | 78% (1,517) |
| 2020-21 | 1,886 | 82 | 23.0:1 | 71% (1,342) |
| 2017-18 | 2,023 | 84.4 | 24.0:1 | 75% (1,513) |
| 2015-16 | 1,853 | 75 | 24.7:1 | 74% (1,365) |
| 2010-11 | 1,693 | N/A | N/A | 65% (1,093) |
| 2000-01 | 1,825 | 77 | 23.7:1 | 40% (735) |
| 1990-91 | 1,116 | 48 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tulare Western High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (2,023 to 1,927); teachers up 5% (84.4 to 88.2).
About Tulare Western High
Tulare Western High is a large high school in Tulare, California, (ZIP code 93274). The school's enrollment of 1,927 students covers grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in California average about 838 students each.
Tulare Joint Union High, which runs Tulare Western High, has 7 schools and 5,598 students.
The large majority of students at Tulare Western High, 82%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% White and 3% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 67%. Tulare Western High has a diversity index of 31%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 88.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 21.8:1. That ratio is over the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 73%.
allk12 grades Tulare Western High an A-. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Tulare Western High would score about 36.9%. It scores 43.3%, 6.4 points above that figure.
Within Tulare County, median household income is about $71,300, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 196 public schools in Tulare County, with a combined enrollment of about 101,494.
The nearest public school is Tulare Support, at less than a tenth of a mile. Tulare Western High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 43.3% average proficiency ranks 1st among 6 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Small, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Tulare Western High had 1,886 students in 2020-21 and 1,927 in 2024-25, nearly the same. Federal data show the ratio falling from 23.0:1 to 21.8:1.
Discussions about Tulare Western High may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Mission Oak HighHigh · 1,678 students
- Tulare Union HighHigh · 1,616 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
- Mission Oak HighHigh · 1,678 students
- Tulare Union HighHigh · 1,616 students
- Liberty ElementaryElementary · 861 students
- Sundale ElementaryElementary · 840 students
- Mulcahy MiddleMiddle · 745 students
- Garden ElementaryElementary · 689 students
Nearby schools
- Tulare Support0.1 mi · 19
- Tulare City Community Day0.1 mi · 4
- Maple Elementary0.2 mi · 574
- Sierra Vista Charter High0.7 mi · 166
- Pleasant Elementary0.8 mi · 668
- Los Tules Middle0.9 mi · 569
Frequently asked questions
About Tulare Western HighHow many students attend Tulare Western High?
Tulare Western High enrolls approximately 1,927 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Tulare Western High serve?
Tulare Western High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Tulare Western High have?
Tulare Western High employs 88 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Tulare Western High?
Student demographics at Tulare Western High are roughly 12% White, 82% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Tulare Western High?
Tulare Western High is overseen by Tulare Joint Union High in Tulare County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.