Sequoia Charter School

Summary:

Sequoia Charter School is an alternative public charter school located in Mesa, Arizona, serving 362 students in grades K-12. The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 80.39% Hispanic, 10.22% White, and 7.18% African American.

Sequoia Charter School faces several academic challenges. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the state averages across multiple grade levels. For example, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was only 6% in 2022-2023, compared to the state average of 34%. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate of 73.8% and dropout rate of 2.2% are less favorable than the state averages. These academic performance metrics are generally lower than nearby schools, such as Great Hearts Academies - Archway Chandler and EDUPRIZE SCHOOL Gilbert, which have significantly higher proficiency rates.

One factor that may contribute to Sequoia Charter School's academic challenges is the high percentage of students from low-income families, with 83.7% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. This suggests the school may be serving a more disadvantaged population compared to nearby schools. While the school's spending per student has increased over the years, from $8,329 in 2018-2019 to $13,787 in 2021-2022, the academic outcomes have not shown a corresponding improvement, indicating that the additional funding may not be effectively translating into better student performance. Addressing the underlying socioeconomic factors and implementing targeted interventions may be necessary to improve the school's performance and better support its student population.


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Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

 1460 S Horne
       Mesa, AZ  85204-5760


(480) 890-4001

District: Edkey Inc. dba Sequoia Charter School

SchoolDigger Rank:
486th of 912 Arizona Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,787 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  n/a Help
Number of students:  685

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
77.4%
White:
11.2%
African American:
5.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.7% Help


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Compare Details Sequoia Charter School ranks worse than 53.3% of elementary schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.13. (See more...)
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Compare Details Sequoia Charter School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2017 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.72. (See more...)
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Compare Details Sequoia Charter School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2017 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.62. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Sequoia Charter School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (77.4%), White (11.2%), African American (5%). (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sequoia Charter School is $13,787.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sequoia Charter School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sequoia Charter School 486th of 912 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Sequoia Charter School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sequoia Charter School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Sequoia Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 42.73 632nd 1062 40.5%
2010 29.87 809th 1090 25.8%
2011 30.26 788th 1075 26.7%
2012 40.09 742nd 1141 35.0%
2013 37.17 788th 1158 32.0%
2014 16.20 972nd 1079 9.9%
2015 12.03 892nd 955 6.6%
2016 14.38 974th 1079 9.7%
2017 9.68 1066th 1106 3.6%
2018 16.74 966th 1109 12.9%
2019 11.75 960th 1039 7.6%
2021 20.87 972nd 1226 20.7%
2022 13.39 878th 1000 12.2%
2023 17.22 1065th 1245 14.5%
2024 39.13 486th 912 46.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Sequoia Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.35 587th 1027 42.8%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Sequoia Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.24 65th 155 58.1%
2021 42.22 424th 975 56.5%
2023 23.90 349th 451 22.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Sequoia Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.04 277th 417 33.6%
2021 28.26 960th 1201 20.1%
2023 22.48 708th 820 13.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sequoia Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.71 684th 820 16.6%
2023 23.35 918th 1116 17.7%
2024 53.52 215th 556 61.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Sequoia Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 59.03 21st 33 36.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Sequoia Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.61 862nd 1023 15.7%
2019 7.76 831st 862 3.6%
2021 20.03 1013th 1219 16.9%
2023 12.82 1151st 1219 5.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Sequoia Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.78 916th 1032 11.2%
2019 16.38 725th 850 14.7%
2021 23.30 942nd 1220 22.8%
2023 22.20 958th 1216 21.2%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Sequoia Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.80 647th 895 27.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Sequoia Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.99 782nd 911 14.2%
2019 16.86 639th 709 9.9%
2021 27.35 896th 1198 25.2%
2023 22.09 968th 1170 17.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Native American students at Sequoia Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.34 543rd 654 17.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Pacific Islander students at Sequoia Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 22.69 130th 171 24.0%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Sequoia Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.90 672nd 720 6.7%
2021 18.31 1056th 1161 9.0%
2022 18.77 705th 800 11.9%
2023 20.50 877th 1024 14.4%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Sequoia Charter School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 28.78 504th 663 24.0%
2010 29.17 535th 692 22.7%
2011 23.93 552nd 685 19.4%
2012 52.47 359th 772 53.5%
2013 44.97 440th 787 44.1%
2014 11.40 645th 690 6.5%
2017 18.72 587th 695 15.5%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Sequoia Charter School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 14.62 360th 416 13.5%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Sequoia Charter School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 244 34 9 96 7 n/a n/a 0 390
2003 244 34 9 96 7 n/a n/a 0 390
2004 210 31 9 118 10 n/a n/a 0 378
2005 197 31 11 124 10 n/a n/a 0 373
2006 175 26 8 133 7 n/a n/a 0 349
2007 154 26 8 122 7 n/a n/a 0 317
2008 157 25 5 154 5 n/a n/a 0 346
2009 181 28 6 195 11 n/a n/a 0 421
2010 161 32 3 218 10 n/a n/a 0 424
2011 140 27 5 230 22 2 3 0 429
2012 115 31 4 250 15 0 4 0 419
2013 108 31 2 304 13 0 5 0 463
2014 140 59 1 375 10 0 6 0 591
2015 140 50 6 364 6 1 7 0 574
2016 122 33 5 335 4 1 5 0 505
2017 223 64 5 657 15 6 14 0 984
2018 88 22 6 407 5 3 10 0 541
2019 65 29 4 386 4 2 12 0 502
2020 56 21 0 370 8 1 16 0 472
2021 47 23 1 312 8 0 8 0 399
2022 39 19 0 279 7 2 11 0 357
2023 37 26 0 291 3 1 4 0 362
2024 77 34 1 530 17 3 23 0 685

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sequoia Charter School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 390 n/a n/a n/a
2003 390 n/a n/a n/a
2004 378 n/a n/a 64.8
2005 373 n/a n/a 70.2
2006 349 n/a n/a 14.3
2007 317 n/a n/a 64.4
2008 346 n/a n/a 7.5
2009 421 n/a n/a 83.6
2010 424 n/a n/a 71.7
2011 429 n/a n/a 43.6
2012 419 n/a n/a 87.4
2013 463 n/a n/a 91.4
2014 591 n/a n/a 90
2015 574 n/a n/a 94.9
2016 505 n/a n/a 95.2
2017 984 n/a n/a 93.9
2018 541 n/a n/a 82.8
2019 502 n/a n/a 82.9
2020 472 n/a n/a 78
2021 399 n/a n/a 77.9
2022 357 n/a n/a 77.9
2023 362 n/a n/a 83.7
2024 685 n/a n/a n/a

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 Sequoia Charter School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 390 n/a n/a n/a
2003 390 n/a n/a n/a
2004 378 n/a n/a 64.8
2005 373 n/a n/a 70.2
2006 349 n/a n/a 14.3
2007 317 n/a n/a 64.4
2008 346 n/a n/a 7.5
2009 421 n/a n/a 83.6
2010 424 n/a n/a 71.7
2011 429 n/a n/a 43.6
2012 419 n/a n/a 87.4
2013 463 n/a n/a 91.4
2014 591 n/a n/a 90
2015 574 n/a n/a 94.9
2016 505 n/a n/a 95.2
2017 984 n/a n/a 93.9
2018 541 n/a n/a 82.8
2019 502 n/a n/a 82.9
2020 472 n/a n/a 78
2021 399 n/a n/a 77.9
2022 357 n/a n/a 77.9
2023 362 n/a n/a 83.7
2024 685 n/a n/a n/a

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sequoia Charter School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,296 (15.6%) $348 (4.2%) $2,941 (35.3%) $8,257 (99.1%) n/a $6,685 (80.3%) $8,329
2020 $1,181 (12.1%) $805 (8.3%) $3,168 (32.5%) $4,094 (42.0%) $3,664 (37.6%) $7,758 (79.6%) $9,745
2022 $1,805 (13.1%) $2,983 (21.6%) $6,594 (47.8%) $5,688 (41.3%) $3,311 (24.0%) $8,999 (65.3%) $13,787

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sequoia Charter School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
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Ranks 960th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 1065th of 1245 Elementary schools
 6.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students502362
 27.9%
African American2926
 10.3%
American Indian43
 25%
Asian40
 100%
Hispanic386291
 24.6%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White6537
 43.1%
Two or More Races124
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients82.9%83.7%
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Students at Sequoia Charter School are 77% Hispanic, 11% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 685 students attended Sequoia Charter School.

Sequoia Charter School ranks 486th of 912 Arizona alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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