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Tulare Western High School

824 West Maple Avenue, Tulare, CA 93274View on map

  • Public
  • Tulare
  • 483 seniors
  • 1,870 students

Tulare Western High School is a public high school in Tulare (Tulare Joint Union High) with 483 seniors. In fall 2025, 85% of its 72 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 85%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Merced, and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 56% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

85%

61 of 72 applicants, fall 2025

County median 85%

Seniors admitted to a UC

13%

61 of 483 seniors

County median 12%

Seniors who applied to UC

15%

72 of 483 seniors

County median 12%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

18%

6 of 34 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 27 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

Tulare Western High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • Los Angeles8 pts higher

    18%

    6 of 34 admitted

    This school18%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Irvine28 pts higher

    50%

    19 of 38 admitted

    This school50%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.96)

  • San Diego30 pts higher

    55%

    18 of 33 admitted

    This school55%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Santa Barbara31 pts higher

    63%

    17 of 27 admitted

    This school63%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Davis4 pts lower

    33%

    11 of 33 admitted

    This school33%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Santa Cruz21 pts lower

    50%

    7 of 14 admitted

    This school50%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.46)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    87%

    20 of 23 admitted

    This school87%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.72)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    36 of 38 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report27 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 Western 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 Obispo12 pts higher

    42%

    20 of 48 admitted

    This school42%Overall30%

  • BakersfieldAbout the same

    91%

    49 of 54 admitted

    This school91%Overall88%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    96%

    22 of 23 admitted

    This school96%Overall94%

  • Chico7 pts lower

    86%

    19 of 22 admitted

    This school86%Overall94%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    97%

    140 of 144 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 (437 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

71%

312 of 437 graduates

UC or CSU

18%

78 graduates

Community college

50%

217 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC225%
CSU5613%
CA private college51%
Out of state123%
Community college21750%
Not enrolled12529%
Enrolled in college31271%
Total437100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American
  • 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

29

AP class sections

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

22% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

30%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

120 of 404 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)

11%

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

47 of 442 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: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 7 classes
  • Social science: 11 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 63%County median 59%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 26%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 27%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 9%County median 7%
  • Low-income students 79%County median 73%
  • Graduates completing courses 56%County median 45%

Across California

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