Is Sundale Elementary a good school?

Sundale Elementary ranks 1868 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sundale Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 844 students attended Sundale Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sundale Elementary?

Students at Sundale Elementary are 48% White, 47% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Sundale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sundale Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Mission Oak High

Sundale Elementary

Summary:

Sundale Elementary is a public K-8 school in Tulare, California, serving 824 students. The school consistently outperforms the state average in academic assessments, particularly in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, where its proficiency rates are significantly higher than the state's. Sundale Elementary's strong performance, coupled with its relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, make it a standout among the nearby schools in the Tulare area.

Sundale Elementary's Hispanic and White student groups generally perform better than their respective state averages, with Hispanic students ranking in the top 33% of California elementary schools and White students ranking in the top 50%. However, the school's English Language Learner and Low Socioeconomic Status student groups perform below the state average, ranking in the bottom 50% and bottom 45% of California elementary schools, respectively. These achievement gaps highlight the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of these student populations.

While Sundale Elementary outperforms the nearby schools in the Tulare City School District, which are mostly rated 1 or 2 stars by SchoolDigger, the nearby Liberty Elementary, which is part of the Liberty Elementary School District, performs comparably to Sundale Elementary in many academic areas, with a similar 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Detail:

Public K-8

13990 Avenue 240
Tulare, CA 93274-9563

(559) 688-7320

District: Sundale Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1868^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,669

Students who attend Sundale Elementary usually attend:

High:

Mission Oak High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.5

Number of students: 844

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.0%

Hispanic:

46.6%

Two or more races:

4.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 38.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sundale Elementary ranks better than 68.1% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.09. (See more...)

Compare Details Sundale Elementary ranks better than 77.8% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.57. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (48%), Hispanic (46.6%), two or more races (4.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 38.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sundale Elementary is 25.5. (See more...)

Compare Sundale Elementary employs 33 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sundale Elementary is $9,669.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sundale Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sundale Elementary 1868^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Sundale Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Sundale Elementary 617^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Sundale Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Sundale Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sundale Union Elementary 361^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sundale Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Sundale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	42.24	2533^rd	4809	47.3%
2005	47.50	2323^rd	4822	51.8%
2006	49.78	2206^th	4818	54.2%
2007	55.59	2035^th	5113	60.2%
2008	62.18	1758^th	5113	65.6%
2009	69.51	1461^st	5193	71.9%
2010	73.11	1320^th	5314	75.2%
2011	73.31	1332^nd	5377	75.2%
2012	61.16	1979^th	5390	63.3%
2013	59.08	2170^th	5530	60.8%
2015	65.61	1678^th	5611	70.1%
2016	62.93	1863^rd	5614	66.8%
2017	68.14	1656^th	5692	70.9%
2018	64.50	1835^th	5662	67.6%
2019	65.08	1840^th	5789	68.2%
2022	65.73	1794^th	5883	69.5%
2023	57.63	2163^rd	5874	63.2%
2024	64.09	1868^th	5862	68.1%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Sundale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	40.35	1781^st	3311	46.2%
2024	25.77	2800^th	3160	11.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sundale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.72	2691^st	5084	47.1%
2019	46.74	2626^th	5173	49.2%
2022	49.40	2313^th	5264	56.1%
2023	39.40	3115^th	5374	42.0%
2024	42.11	2975^th	5511	46.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Sundale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.98	1932^nd	5413	64.3%
2019	57.48	2086^th	5492	62.0%
2022	65.40	1716^th	5635	69.5%
2023	60.17	1937^th	5617	65.5%
2024	57.99	2036^th	5605	63.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Sundale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.37	1697^th	5431	68.8%
2019	69.61	1533^rd	5510	72.2%
2022	63.14	1819^th	5663	67.9%
2023	53.73	2249^th	5650	60.2%
2024	65.90	1706^th	5636	69.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Sundale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.12	1318^th	4830	72.7%
2019	65.19	1398^th	4963	71.8%
2022	64.50	1405^th	5084	72.4%
2023	58.98	1727^th	5098	66.1%
2024	60.24	1672^nd	5102	67.2%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Sundale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.12	1448^th	2737	47.1%
2019	51.41	1511^th	2834	46.7%
2022	49.68	1470^th	2726	46.1%
2023	44.51	1586^th	2662	40.4%
2024	53.86	1299^th	2647	50.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Sundale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	35.51	1072^nd	1769	39.4%
2005	31.62	1184^th	1777	33.4%
2006	27.34	1317^th	1804	27.0%
2007	29.87	1395^th	1999	30.2%
2008	25.23	1558^th	2005	22.3%
2009	45.11	1082^nd	2063	47.6%
2010	62.24	729^th	2179	66.5%
2011	68.53	599^th	2236	73.2%
2012	61.73	779^th	2259	65.5%
2013	74.75	466^th	2379	80.4%
2015	72.16	602^nd	2477	75.7%
2016	72.16	611^th	2497	75.5%
2017	74.98	568^th	2508	77.4%
2018	72.23	599^th	2480	75.8%
2019	73.18	631^st	2715	76.8%
2022	73.67	601^st	2740	78.1%
2023	74.05	601^st	2802	78.6%
2024	73.57	617^th	2777	77.8%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Sundale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	41.26	586^th	1364	57.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sundale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.94	633^rd	2230	71.6%
2019	67.24	559^th	2369	76.4%
2022	58.72	764^th	2458	68.9%
2023	55.33	875^th	2549	65.7%
2024	49.74	1055^th	2575	59.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Sundale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.29	512^th	2262	77.4%
2019	70.53	614^th	2380	74.2%
2022	82.50	385^th	2509	84.7%
2023	74.21	535^th	2547	79.0%
2024	81.48	411^th	2546	83.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Sundale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.65	614^th	2273	73.0%
2019	72.42	570^th	2407	76.3%
2022	61.36	786^th	2527	68.9%
2023	69.96	610^th	2558	76.2%
2024	62.71	765^th	2547	70.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Sundale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.86	312^th	2072	84.9%
2019	85.78	201^st	2213	90.9%
2022	69.86	503^rd	2359	78.7%
2023	72.75	456^th	2391	80.9%
2024	70.81	497^th	2383	79.1%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Sundale Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.68	561^st	1496	62.5%
2019	53.42	732^nd	1602	54.3%
2022	67.73	465^th	1555	70.1%
2023	66.29	484^th	1552	68.8%
2024	65.15	496^th	1535	67.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Sundale Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	242	1	21	115	12	n/a	n/a	0	391
1989	246	1	16	112	13	n/a	n/a	0	388
1990	258	2	16	94	0	n/a	n/a	0	370
1991	261	2	14	111	0	n/a	n/a	0	388
1992	221	2	8	137	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
1993	248	4	7	122	1	n/a	n/a	0	382
1994	251	5	7	137	9	n/a	n/a	0	409
1995	288	5	13	142	0	n/a	n/a	0	448
1996	288	5	13	142	0	n/a	n/a	0	448
1997	323	7	15	154	0	n/a	n/a	0	499
1998	350	4	13	167	0	n/a	n/a	0	534
1999	341	5	20	180	0	n/a	n/a	0	546
2000	378	7	18	185	0	n/a	n/a	0	588
2001	355	2	19	202	0	n/a	n/a	5	583
2002	357	8	16	192	0	n/a	n/a	9	582
2003	357	8	16	192	0	n/a	n/a	9	582
2004	368	8	17	220	0	n/a	n/a	9	622
2005	372	4	16	243	0	n/a	n/a	4	639
2006	388	4	14	225	0	n/a	n/a	9	640
2007	428	4	16	228	0	n/a	n/a	11	687
2008	424	4	10	244	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	682
2009	442	4	9	233	0	1	13	0	702
2010	428	5	14	255	0	3	8	0	713
2011	434	6	11	290	0	2	6	0	749
2012	483	6	13	300	0	1	1	0	804
2013	451	6	14	321	0	0	1	0	793
2014	445	4	11	349	1	0	1	0	811
2015	437	5	8	367	2	0	1	0	820
2016	424	5	5	374	2	0	2	0	812
2017	419	3	6	389	3	0	1	0	821
2018	407	3	6	402	4	1	4	0	827
2019	400	2	6	403	5	1	9	0	826
2020	392	2	6	395	5	1	16	0	817
2021	369	2	5	357	5	1	17	0	756
2022	401	1	6	356	3	1	25	0	793
2023	409	1	7	373	3	1	30	0	824
2024	405	0	8	393	2	1	35	0	844

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sundale Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	391	16.6	23.5	n/a
1989	388	18.6	20.8	n/a
1990	370	18.0	20.5	n/a
1991	388	16.3	23.8	n/a
1992	368	16.6	22.1	47
1993	382	16.0	23.9	53.9
1994	409	16.0	25.6	55.5
1995	448	18.5	24.2	44
1996	448	18.5	24.2	44
1997	499	22.8	21.9	54.1
1998	534	26.6	20.1	55.1
1999	546	27.6	19.8	54.8
2000	588	30.0	19.6	51
2001	583	30.0	19.4	53.6
2002	582	29.0	20.1	57.2
2003	582	29.0	20.1	57.2
2004	622	29.0	21.4	57.1
2005	639	28.0	22.8	58.6
2006	640	30.0	21.3	55.3
2007	687	33.0	20.8	46.3
2008	682	36.0	18.9	47.9
2009	702	32.0	20.6	44
2010	713	32.0	22.2	5.3
2011	749	n/a	n/a	46.5
2012	804	31.0	25.9	n/a
2013	793	31.0	25.5	48.2
2014	811	32.0	25.3	44.5
2015	820	33.0	24.8	43.7
2016	812	33.0	24.6	43.6
2017	821	33.0	24.8	42.3
2018	827	34.0	24.3	44.4
2019	826	32.0	25.8	45.5
2020	817	n/a	n/a	44.3
2021	756	32.0	23.6	37.7
2022	793	33.0	24.0	46.2
2023	824	32.0	25.7	35.1
2024	844	33.0	25.5	38.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sundale Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	391	16.6	23.5	n/a
1989	388	18.6	20.8	n/a
1990	370	18.0	20.5	n/a
1991	388	16.3	23.8	n/a
1992	368	16.6	22.1	47
1993	382	16.0	23.9	53.9
1994	409	16.0	25.6	55.5
1995	448	18.5	24.2	44
1996	448	18.5	24.2	44
1997	499	22.8	21.9	54.1
1998	534	26.6	20.1	55.1
1999	546	27.6	19.8	54.8
2000	588	30.0	19.6	51
2001	583	30.0	19.4	53.6
2002	582	29.0	20.1	57.2
2003	582	29.0	20.1	57.2
2004	622	29.0	21.4	57.1
2005	639	28.0	22.8	58.6
2006	640	30.0	21.3	55.3
2007	687	33.0	20.8	46.3
2008	682	36.0	18.9	47.9
2009	702	32.0	20.6	44
2010	713	32.0	22.2	5.3
2011	749	n/a	n/a	46.5
2012	804	31.0	25.9	n/a
2013	793	31.0	25.5	48.2
2014	811	32.0	25.3	44.5
2015	820	33.0	24.8	43.7
2016	812	33.0	24.6	43.6
2017	821	33.0	24.8	42.3
2018	827	34.0	24.3	44.4
2019	826	32.0	25.8	45.5
2020	817	n/a	n/a	44.3
2021	756	32.0	23.6	37.7
2022	793	33.0	24.0	46.2
2023	824	32.0	25.7	35.1
2024	844	33.0	25.5	38.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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