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Cherry Avenue Middle · Tulare

Cherry Avenue Middle: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Cherry Avenue is a middle school in Tulare. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,238 middle schools statewide

Has stayed near the 33rd percentile since 2019.

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ELABlue(Increased Significantly)MathGreen(Increased)

Proficiency here is back to its pre-pandemic level — 17% meet the standard, about where the school stood in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 618%18%15%13%
Grade 727%20%29%31%41%
Grade 826%27%19%26%28%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 67%7%6%8%
Grade 719%9%15%11%16%
Grade 816%16%11%12%6%
Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Cherry Avenue Middle in Tulare, 32.9% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 30.2% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Cherry Avenue Middle outperforms its district average for low-income students by 2.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (11.3% Math proficient); Hispanic students (32.6% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 29.7 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 445 students tested.

All students at this school: 23% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 23%, district —, state 39%23%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 22%, district 24%, state 32%22% · −1 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 22%, district 26%, state 32%22% · −1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 27%, district 28%, state 44%27% · +4 vs school
MaleMale: this school 18%, district 27%, state 42%18% · −5 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 4%, district 10%, state 11%4% · −19 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 28%, district 37%, state 56%28% · +4 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 2%, district 6%, state 15%2% · −21 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 16%, district 19%, state 22%16% · −7 vs school

6 of 15 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 22:1, district 23:122:1
Teaching staff24 teachers
Avg. experience13.7 years
Fully credentialed86%
First-year teachers8%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$67,304 – $131,180
Principal salary$163,743 – $0
Superintendent salary$230,420

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $19,023, CA average $14,815$19,023 · spent at this school
Federal share$826 per student

$826 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,006 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction56%
Instruction support12%
Student services11%
Administration5%
Buildings & maintenance13%
Other3%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$12,996 per pupil
2019$12,068 per pupil
2018$12,773 per pupil
2017$11,692 per pupil
2016$11,047 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic82.8%
District 81.2% · CA 56.1%
White10.1%
District 11.9% · CA 19.9%
Black3.1%
District 2.8% · CA 4.8%
Other2.5%
District 2.4% · CA 9.0%
Asian1.4%
District 1.6% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 91.1% (27pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$73K · CA $85K
Median home value$330K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+12% · CA 35%
ZIP population80,026
Median age30 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 14% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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