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Tulare Western High — Rating & test scores

824 West Maple Avenue, Tulare · 1,927 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 77

SolidScope Score · 60th percentile. Higher than 60 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 97% of the class graduated in four years (466 of 481); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 481
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Tulare Western a good high school?

Solid. Tulare Western is higher than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced6365%
Math, Proficient or Advanced5327%
English, Advanced5627%
Math, Advanced5410%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance8113 in 100
Tulare Western’s place among California high schools, out of 100Tulare Joint Union High’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 8% of students tested in math scored Advanced, half California’s rate (16%). Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Each bar is Tulare Western’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 413,523 in math tested).

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 2 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Tulare Western. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

3 high schools within 1.3 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Tulare WesternScope Score 7760th
  2. Tulare UnionNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7654th
  3. Sierra Vista CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 6611th
Tulare Joint Union HighCharter

A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Tulare Western compare with schools like it?

Tulare Western’s Scope Score is 77. 269 California high schools, counting Tulare Western, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 73. Tulare Western’s result is higher than 206 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 269

  1. Students from low-income families: 75%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 79%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 71%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 76%

    La Quinta High

    Westminster

    Scope Score 89Strong · 93rd percentile

269 California public high schools where 67% to 79% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 67% to 79% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Tulare Western’s share. The count includes Tulare Western. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 65% to 63% and math from 27% to 26%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202656%58%63%Tulare WesternThis school61%Tulare Joint Union HighDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202628%27%32%CaliforniaCalifornia27%Tulare Joint Union HighDistrict26%Tulare WesternThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Tulare Joint Union High’s line combines its 4 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Tulare Joint Union High’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringTulare WesternTulare Joint Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201758%56%60%490
201860%58%56%418
201953%58%57%464
202252%54%55%443
202357%56%55%427
202464%58%56%464
202565%58%57%391
202663%61%57%399
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringTulare WesternTulare Joint Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201727%28%32%492
201826%29%31%418
201928%26%32%463
202216%18%27%439
202321%20%27%420
202418%20%28%466
202527%24%30%392
202626%27%32%400

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Above California in English (reading and writing); below it in math.

English

63%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

16213627
Tulare Joint Union High57%California57%

Math

26%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

5222188
Tulare Joint Union High25%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 63% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 26% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 37 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school27%36%21%16%399
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Tulare Joint Union High23%34%20%23%1,298
Math, grade 11 · This school8%18%22%52%400
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Tulare Joint Union High9%16%19%56%1,296

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 399 tested in English, 400 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 81% of students. 251 of 1,922 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

13in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (251 of 1,922 students).

At the average high school in the Tulare Joint Union High district: 17 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 3.5% of students were suspended at least once (68 of 1,961). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

1,927

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 81%White 12%Asian 3%Not reported 2%Black or African American 1%Two or more races 1%

Family income

73%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,401 of 1,927. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

111

teachers, with 11 years of experience on average.

2% were in their first year.

73% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

53%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (108 of 204 students).

Tulare Joint Union High: 49%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino81%
White12%
Asian3%
Not reported2%
Black or African American1%
Two or more races1%
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 64.7 of 88.3 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino and low-income students here scored well above the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • White49 tested82%California 68%
  • Hispanic or Latino317 tested62%California 49%
  • Low-income320 tested60%California 49%
  • English learners36 tested19%California 8%
  • Students with disabilities35 tested3%California 19%

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 62% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. Low-income students: 60% in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Students with disabilities scored well below the same group across California in English. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Tulare Joint Union Highvs California
Low-income · 320 tested in English, 322 in math
English60%+753%+1149%
Math20%020%−323%
Hispanic or Latino · 317 tested in English, 319 in math
English62%+953%+1349%
Math20%020%−121%
White · 49 tested in English, 48 in math
English82%+577%+1468%
Math58%+1147%+1444%
English learners · 36 tested in English, 40 in math
English19%+127%+118%
Math2%02%−68%
Students with disabilities · 35 tested
English3%−25%−1619%
Math3%03%−58%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Tulare Joint Union High, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Students of two or more races: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

97% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 65% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 71% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

65%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

65%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

97%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 466 of 481 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

65%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 315 of 481 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

65%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 302 of 466 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

71% enrolled in college within 12 months · 437 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓22 · 5%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓56 · 13%
  • California community college217 · 50%
  • In-state private5 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year9 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year3 · 1%
  • Not enrolled125 · 28%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
71%enrolled in college within a year

437 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California22 (5%)
  • California State University56 (13%)
  • California community college217 (50%)
  • In-state private5 (1%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year9 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year3 (1%)
  • Not enrolled125 (28%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 466 of 481 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 315 of 481 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 302 of 466 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
72
Admitted
61
Enrolled
22

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 38 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled 3
  • UC MercedApplied 38 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 6
  • UCLAApplied 34 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 33 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 33 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 27 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 27 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 4
  • UC RiversideApplied 23 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 14 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 72 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2024Applied 79 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled 21
  • Fall 2023Applied 70 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2022Applied 75 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2021Applied 66 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2020Applied 66 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2019Applied 50 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2018Applied 49 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled 15
  • Fall 2017Applied 32 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2016Applied 34 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 10

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
178
Admitted
174
Enrolled
70

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Fresno StateApplied 651 · Admitted 632 · Enrolled 170
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 292 · Admitted 96 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 248 · Admitted 90 · Enrolled 30
  • Sacramento StateApplied 224 · Admitted 203 · Enrolled 20
  • San Diego StateApplied 215 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 208 · Admitted 189 · Enrolled 14
  • Chico StateApplied 153 · Admitted 131 · Enrolled 18
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 145 · Admitted 121 · Enrolled 11
  • San José StateApplied 102 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 78 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 73 · Admitted 67 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 72 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 57 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 48 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 46 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 41 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 38 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 26 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 24 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 20 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 17 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 13 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 178 · Admitted 174 · Enrolled 70
  • Fall 2024Applied 163 · Admitted 158 · Enrolled 53
  • Fall 2023Applied 162 · Admitted 156 · Enrolled 62
  • Fall 2022Applied 182 · Admitted 174 · Enrolled 78
  • Fall 2021Applied 128 · Admitted 127 · Enrolled 49
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 20 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science3
  • Sciences6
  • English2
  • History & Social Science6
  • World Languages & Cultures2
  • Arts1
Every approved AP course20 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 3
  • Calculus AB
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 6
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics 1
  • Physics 2
  • Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
  • Physics C: Mechanics
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 6
  • Human Geography
  • Macroeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 1
  • Art History

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
176 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Tulare Western. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
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  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$19,916 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Tulare Joint Union High’s plan for 2026–27 covers $23 million.

$19,916

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$15,299
The school’s share of district office costs
$4,617
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,571
  • Tulare Western$19,916
  • Tulare Joint Union High high schools$20,807
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Tulare Joint Union High’s yearly plan

$23million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$22million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 5 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $23 million of $111 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Tulare Joint Union High Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Tulare Western like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93274. They are not figures for the families at Tulare Western.

Typical household income in a year

$72,650

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 93274.

Typical home value
$329,800
People who live in this ZIP code
80,026
Typical age
29.7 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
12%

What you can do

Who can act on Tulare Western’s results?

Tulare Joint Union High’s board decides Tulare Western’s plan.

When the plan is set

Tulare Joint Union High’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

Read the 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Tulare Western in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Tulare Joint Union High extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Tulare Joint Union High: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 6 questions to Tulare Western. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do low-income students get, and how do you know it’s working?20% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (322 students tested); the same group across California: 23%
  2. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  3. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  4. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

How do I get in?

Ask Tulare Joint Union High which school serves your address.

Where it is

Where is Tulare Western?

Address
824 West Maple Avenue, Tulare 93274Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Tou LorAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated May 23, 2025.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Tulare Joint Union High which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Tulare Western a good high school?

Tulare Western High has a Scope Score of 77. It scored higher than 60 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Solid, 60th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 13 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 17 in 100 at the average high school in the Tulare Joint Union High district. 3.5% of students (68 of 1,961) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 37 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 60% of low-income students in grade 11 at Tulare Western High scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 20 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 176 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

71% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #586 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #1 of 4 in Tulare Joint Union High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate97%6125%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math19%5322%
Ready for college or career (state measure)65%6320%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math46%5718%
Chronically absent12 in 100645%
Suspension rate4.2% (85 of 2,022)485%
English learners: top level14%465%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257760#586California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–194 in 1006.5% (141 of 2,176)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–249 in 1005.3% (106 of 1,984)
2024–2512 in 1004.2% (85 of 2,022)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1139927%36%21%16%63%57%+6

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 114008%18%22%52%26%32%−6

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English39927%63%
2026 · Math4008%26%
2025 · English39127%65%
2025 · Math39210%27%
2024 · English46427%64%
2024 · Math4666%18%
2023 · English42722%57%
2023 · Math4206%21%
2022 · English44320%52%
2022 · Math4393%16%
2019 · English46420%53%
2019 · Math4638%28%
2018 · English41825%60%
2018 · Math4187%26%
2017 · English49020%58%
2017 · Math4927%27%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English39165%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math39227%
2024 · Grade 11 · English46464%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math46618%
2023 · Grade 11 · English42757%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math42021%
2022 · Grade 11 · English44352%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math43916%
2019 · Grade 11 · English46453%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math46328%
2018 · Grade 11 · English41860%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math41826%
2017 · Grade 11 · English49058%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math49227%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide5186%25%63%7%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income32060%+7+11
Hispanic or Latino31762%+9+13
White4982%+5+14
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 12 in 100 → 2025–26 · 13 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 4.2% (85 of 2,022) → 2025–26 · 3.5% (68 of 1,961) · −0.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female4 in 10014 in 100+10 in 100
Male4 in 10012 in 100+8 in 100
Asian1 of 3013 of 49—
Black or African American3 of 576 of 23—
Filipino0 of 11——
Hispanic or Latino4 in 10012 in 100+8 in 100
White4 in 10013 in 100+9 in 100
Students with disabilities6 in 10025 in 100+19 in 100
English learners6 in 10018 in 100+12 in 100
Foster youth1 of 1310 of 15—
Homeless2 of 3710 of 20—
Military families1 of 3510 of 49—
Low-income4 in 10015 in 100+11 in 100
All students4 in 10013 in 100+9 in 100
Two or more races—5 of 21—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 65% · numerator 315 students classified Prepared · denominator 481 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 44% · AP-pathway numerator 138 · denominator 315 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 315 of 481 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
97%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
44%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
65%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
71%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20257261223.813.924.03
20247962213.683.813.89
20237057223.683.803.95
20227550243.783.873.95
20216645133.723.853.82
20206650163.723.883.90
20195032123.783.944.00
20184930153.954.154.22
2017322073.703.894.05
20163421103.663.984.05

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202527under 3under 3
Berkeley2024173under 3
Berkeley2023256under 3
Berkeley20222854
Berkeley202125under 3under 3
Davis20253311under 3
Davis202444187
Davis202331123
Davis2022249under 3
Davis202131103
Irvine202538193
Irvine20242663
Irvine202332under 3under 3
Irvine2022426under 3
Irvine2021233under 3
Los Angeles2025346under 3
Los Angeles2024405under 3
Los Angeles202325under 3under 3
Los Angeles202240under 3under 3
Los Angeles202124under 3under 3
Merced202538366
Merced20244035under 3
Merced202342407
Merced202221206
Merced202124224
Riverside202523203
Riverside2024116under 3
Riverside2023115under 3
Riverside2022199under 3
Riverside2021128under 3
San Diego20253318under 3
San Diego20243813under 3
San Diego2023307under 3
San Diego20223774
San Diego2021239under 3
Santa Barbara202527174
Santa Barbara202439183
Santa Barbara202324137
Santa Barbara202236144
Santa Barbara20214212under 3
Santa Cruz2025147under 3
Santa Cruz20243417under 3
Santa Cruz20233412under 3
Santa Cruz2022236under 3
Santa Cruz20212111under 3
Universitywide2025726122
Universitywide2024796221
Universitywide2023705722
Universitywide2022755024
Universitywide2021664513

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Art Historythis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Chemistrythis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Human Geographythis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Physics 1this school
Physics 2this school
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetismthis school
Physics C: Mechanicsthis school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count15
AP enrollment (male/female)381
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 176 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections2
Physics sections7
Chemistry sections14
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,877

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California225%
California State University5613%
California community college21750%
In-state private51%
Out-of-state, 4-year92%
Out-of-state, 2-year31%
Not enrolled12528%

437 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 71% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,279 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 5,700 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$1,180 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,927

Central federal expenditures attributed here$391 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,927

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,166 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 52%Instruction support 9%Student services 14%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 15%Other 3%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$57,135,34751.40%52%
Instruction support$10,035,1219.03%9%
Student services$15,763,92214.18%14%
Administration$8,181,9667.36%7%
Buildings & maintenance$16,753,17315.07%15%
Other$3,285,4192.96%3%
Total$111,154,947100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $111,154,947 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$14,279 per pupil
2020$14,107 per pupil
2019$14,165 per pupil
2018$13,538 per pupil
2017$12,963 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders4.6%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 93274 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93274 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$72,650
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)12%
ZIP-area population80,026
Median age29.7 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 93274 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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