Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Tulare Western High School
Public · Tulare · Tulare County · 1,870 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
15%
Higher than 40% of California high schools
+3.4 pp above peer median (11.3%)
· Ranked #2 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 7.9%
2025 · 14.7%
-19%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-21.5 pp
vs. Tulare County baseline (+2%)
~1816
5-yr projected enrollment (54 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Tulare Western High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 10): 15% vs. a peer median of 11%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 7 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Tulare Western High School is admitting at roughly +20 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.888) alone would predict (43% actual vs. 23% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 19% (493→398 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +11%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.0%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1816 by 2029 — about 54 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulare Union High School | Public | 13.0% | +4% |
| El Diamante High School | Public | 13.6% | -8% |
| Mission Oak High School | Public | 9.9% | +20% |
| Mt. Whitney High | Public | — | +9% |
| Golden West High School | Public | 5.9% | +15% |
| Redwood High | Public | 15.2% | +18% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Test Prep Gurus Intelligence by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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