How does Mulcahy Middle compare to other middle schools in Tulare?

Mulcahy Middle has a Scope Score of 23.8/100, ranked #1471 among California middle schools. 3% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,216 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mulcahy Middle?

3.0% of students at Mulcahy Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 14.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Mulcahy Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Mulcahy Middle's proficiency rate increases by 1.1 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Mulcahy Middle?

15.3% of students at Mulcahy 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.

Mulcahy Middle

Middle School

Tulare City TulareTulare County93274

📍 1001 West Sonora 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

725 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

91%

Teachers

33 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

-2.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-14.0 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

14.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 275 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic91.6%

White3.7%

Asian1.2%

Black2.3%

Other1.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mulcahy Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	3.0%
Met Standard	11.1%
Below Standard	85.9%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +1.1pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 15.3%

4.0pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 3.0%

14.3pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 14.1%

25.4pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 14.1%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 5.2%

1.1pp 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 "14% proficient" for Mulcahy Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

3.0% of students exceeded standard while 11.1% met it. That exceeded rate is 14.3 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 7.7 points below the Tulare City district average of 10.7%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 8.6% exceeded — 5.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 1.1 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance maintained and Math declined year-over-year. 14.6% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.3%, 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

3.0%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

14.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+1.1pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

15.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

5.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,216

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
5th	108	2.8%	14.8%	21.3%	61.1%	17.6%
6th	191	4.2%	15.7%	28.8%	51.3%	19.9%
7th	218	2.3%	20.2%	30.7%	46.8%	22.5%
8th	201	5.5%	18.4%	26.4%	49.8%	23.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
5th	108	0.9%	2.8%	20.4%	75.9%	3.7%
6th	189	2.6%	3.7%	24.9%	68.8%	6.3%
7th	218	1.4%	6.0%	20.6%	72.0%	7.3%
8th	199	2.0%	2.5%	19.1%	76.4%	4.5%

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