[1] The Administration Building and the school's Tulare Community Auditorium are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

A new administration building was dedicated on May 30, 1937, with the first commencement of the Tulare High School class of 1937 on June 1, 1937.

The school's athletic teams compete in the six-team West Yosemite League under the name Tribe.

Tulare Union is one of few U.S. high schools to have graduated multiple Olympic gold medal winners.

[11] The term "redskin" is widely defined by dictionaries as pejorative, and the California State Assembly banned use of the mascot by public schools in September 2015.

Principal Nunley defended the term, saying that the school had no history of racism and that the mascot honored natives.