Mission Oak High School
3442 East Bardsley Avenue, Tulare, CA 93274View on map
- Public
- Tulare
- 342 seniors
- 1,789 students
Mission Oak High School is a public high school in Tulare (Tulare Joint Union High) with 342 seniors. In fall 2025, 83% of its 36 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 85%. Its students applied most often to UC Berkeley (Cal), UC Merced, and UC Davis (UCD). 46% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
83%
30 of 36 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
9%
30 of 342 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
11%
36 of 342 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 14 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
29%
6 of 21 applicants, fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Mission Oak High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- Berkeley15 pts higher
29%
6 of 21 admitted
This school29%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.86)
- IrvineAbout the same
25%
4 of 16 admitted
This school25%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.85)
- San Diego25 pts higher
50%
7 of 14 admitted
This school50%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 4.02)
- Santa Barbara26 pts higher
59%
10 of 17 admitted
This school59%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 4.00)
- Davis4 pts higher
41%
7 of 17 admitted
This school41%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.89)
- Santa Cruz14 pts lower
57%
8 of 14 admitted
This school57%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.83)
- Riverside13 pts higher
100%
12 of 12 admitted
This school100%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.78)
- MercedAbout the same
95%
20 of 21 admitted
This school95%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.76)
too few applicants to report14 applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
Mission Oak High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
27%
8 of 30 admitted
This school27%Overall30%
- Fullerton13 pts higher
100%
14 of 14 admitted
This school100%Overall87%
- Bakersfield5 pts lower
83%
24 of 29 admitted
This school83%Overall88%
- SacramentoAbout the same
93%
14 of 15 admitted
This school93%Overall94%
- FresnoAbout the same
97%
94 of 97 admitted
This school97%Overall96%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (330 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
65%
214 of 330 graduates
UC or CSU
17%
55 graduates
Community college
45%
148 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 14 | 4% |
| CSU | 41 | 12% |
| CA private college | 6 | 2% |
| Out of state | 5 | 2% |
| Community college | 148 | 45% |
| Not enrolled | 116 | 35% |
| Enrolled in college | 214 | 65% |
| Total | 330 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
14
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
20
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
15% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
22%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
87 of 398 graduates
A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.
2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
8%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
33 of 424 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 3 classes
- Foreign language: 4 classes
- Mathematics: 3 classes
- Science: 4 classes
- Social science: 6 classes
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 66%County median 59%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 32%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 27%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 14%County median 7%
- Low-income students 71%County median 73%
- Graduates completing courses 46%County median 45%