How does Los Tules Middle compare to other middle schools in Tulare?

Los Tules Middle has a Scope Score of 37.7/100, ranked #1158 among California middle schools. 9% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,103 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Los Tules Middle?

8.6% of students at Los Tules Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 28.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Los Tules Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Los Tules Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 0.1 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Los Tules Middle?

16.3% of students at Los Tules Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Los Tules Middle

Middle School

Tulare City TulareTulare County93274

📍 801 West Gail Avenue

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

619 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

79%

Teachers

28 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+10.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

-2.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

16.7%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 126 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic88.0%

White5.0%

Asian3.4%

Black2.8%

Other0.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Los Tules Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	8.6%
Met Standard	19.6%
Below Standard	71.9%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Chronic absenteeism: 16.3%

3.0pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 8.6%

8.8pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 28.1%

11.4pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Growth (G6→G8): -0.1pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 28.1%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 4.3%

0.2pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Los Tules Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

8.6% of students exceeded standard while 19.6% met it. That exceeded rate is 8.8 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 2.2 points below the Tulare City district average of 10.7%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.6 points higher (vs 3.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 0.1 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math maintained year-over-year. 16.7% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.3%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

8.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

28.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-0.1pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

16.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,103

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	125	14.4%	30.4%	29.6%	25.6%	44.8%
7th	209	7.2%	24.4%	28.2%	40.2%	31.6%
8th	219	14.6%	30.6%	27.9%	26.9%	45.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	125	4.0%	13.6%	34.4%	48.0%	17.6%
7th	207	2.4%	10.1%	22.7%	64.7%	12.6%
8th	218	8.7%	8.3%	23.4%	59.6%	17.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

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High School

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