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Tulare City Schools
Tulare City is a public school district in California, based in Tulare County (Tulare). SchoolGrade grades 17 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Tulare City on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Tulare City
16 of 17 schools in Tulare City carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 1D: 12F: 3
Best schools in Tulare City
Statewide rankings: all 1051 high schools in California · all 513 middle schools in California · all 1758 elementary schools in California
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C- Live Oak Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D+ Mission Valley Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Tulare Support (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Alpine Vista (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Cypress Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Garden Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Los Tules Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D Heritage Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Pleasant Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Cherry Avenue Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Tulare City
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- D- Cherry Avenue Middle, Tulare
- C- Live Oak Middle, Tulare
- D Los Tules Middle, Tulare
- F Mulcahy Middle, Tulare
Elementary and primary schools (10)
- D+ Cypress Elementary, Tulare
- D- Frank Kohn Elementary, Tulare
- D+ Garden Elementary, Tulare
- D Heritage Elementary, Tulare
- F Lincoln Elementary, Tulare
- D- Maple Elementary, Tulare
- D+ Mission Valley Elementary, Tulare
- D Pleasant Elementary, Tulare
- D- Roosevelt Elementary, Tulare
- F Wilson Elementary, Tulare
Other schools and academies (3)
- D+ Alpine Vista, Tulare
- Tulare City Community Day, Tulare
- D+ Tulare Support, Tulare
Where Tulare City schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Tulare (17)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Tulare County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 9,253 students with 405 full-time-equivalent teachers and 903 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0639870
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Tulare Joint Union High (7 schools, 6 mi)
- Farmersville Unified (6 schools, 11 mi)
- Lindsay Unified (10 schools, 12 mi)
- Visalia Unified (41 schools, 13 mi)
- Burton Elementary (6 schools, 15 mi)
- Exeter Unified (7 schools, 17 mi)
- Hanford Joint Union High (6 schools, 19 mi)
- Earlimart Elementary (3 schools, 21 mi)
Questions about Tulare City
How many schools are in Tulare City?
SchoolGrade grades 17 public schools in Tulare City, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Tulare City serve?
The largest by graded schools: Tulare.
How good are the schools in Tulare City?
Across the 16 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 17.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 18.8%. 94% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Tulare City?
9,253 students were enrolled in Tulare City in the 2023-24 school year, about 22.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Tulare City?
Tulare City is in California, based in Tulare County, with its district office in Tulare. Its boundary covers about 45.1 sq mi.