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Tulare Union High School

755 East Tulare Avenue, Tulare, CA 93274View on map

  • Public
  • Tulare
  • 355 seniors
  • 1,626 students

Tulare Union High School is a public high school in Tulare (Tulare Joint Union High) with 355 seniors. In fall 2025, 81% of its 32 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 85%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC Irvine (UCI). 39% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

81%

26 of 32 applicants, fall 2025

County median 85%

Seniors admitted to a UC

7%

26 of 355 seniors

County median 12%

Seniors who applied to UC

9%

32 of 355 seniors

County median 12%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

18%

4 of 22 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

23%

3 of 13 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

Tulare Union High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • Los Angeles9 pts higher

    18%

    4 of 22 admitted

    This school18%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.89)

  • Berkeley10 pts higher

    23%

    3 of 13 admitted

    This school23%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.93)

  • Irvine28 pts higher

    50%

    8 of 16 admitted

    This school50%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.89)

  • San Diego19 pts higher

    44%

    7 of 16 admitted

    This school44%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Santa Barbara43 pts higher

    75%

    15 of 20 admitted

    This school75%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Davis38 pts higher

    75%

    9 of 12 admitted

    This school75%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    70%

    7 of 10 admitted

    This school70%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Merced5 pts lower

    91%

    10 of 11 admitted

    This school91%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Riverside

    too few applicants to report5 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

Tulare Union High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo33 pts higher

    63%

    15 of 24 admitted

    This school63%Overall30%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    88%

    15 of 17 admitted

    This school88%Overall87%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    93%

    66 of 71 admitted

    This school93%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 (382 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

64%

246 of 382 graduates

UC or CSU

15%

57 graduates

Community college

45%

172 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC133%
CSU4412%
CA private college72%
Out of state103%
Community college17245%
Not enrolled13636%
Enrolled in college24664%
Total382100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

15

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

26

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

24% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

33%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

119 of 360 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)

6%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

23 of 372 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 4 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 9 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 57%County median 59%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 24%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 23%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 9%County median 7%
  • Low-income students 81%County median 73%
  • Graduates completing courses 39%County median 45%

Across California

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