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C−

Tulare City Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Tulare.

Tulare’s School Grade C better than 27% of California school districts

Students
9,289
Schools
18
Spent per student
$17,502
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Debt
$4.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Tulare City Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 22% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the CA average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Debt of $4.8M, about $512 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 22% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tulare. Grade by grade →

K–611 schoolsThis district
7–85 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsTulare Joint Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency18%
State average 33.1% · 6,217 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 46.7% · 6,202 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 96% at Tulare Joint Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,502 per student · 17% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 37%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 73%Federal 16%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
9,319’20
9,204’21
9,169’22
9,252’23
9,289’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 81%White 12%Black 3%Asian 2%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

18 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.