Is Sequoia Elementary Charter a good school?

Sequoia Elementary Charter ranks 3201 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sequoia Elementary Charter?

In the 2023-24 school year, 348 students attended Sequoia Elementary Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Sequoia Elementary Charter?

Students at Sequoia Elementary Charter are 58% White, 37% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Sequoia Elementary Charter

Summary:

Sequoia Elementary Charter is a public charter elementary school located in Lemon Cove, CA, serving grades K-7 with 326 students. It is part of the Sequoia Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 645 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sequoia Elementary Charter has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 691 out of 1,417 elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 3,201 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024, with a 3-star rating. The school struggles with the performance of certain student subgroups, particularly Hispanic students and low-socioeconomic status students, whose rankings are often in the bottom 20-25% of California elementary schools. Sequoia Elementary Charter has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 2.5% in 2017-2018 to 15.0% in 2021-2022, before dropping to 8.9% in 2022-2023. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science, is generally below the state and district averages, with some exceptions in certain grade levels and subject areas.

Compared to nearby schools in the Exeter Unified, Lindsay Unified, Farmersville Unified, and Three Rivers Union Elementary districts, Sequoia Elementary Charter's performance is generally lower, with higher academic achievement, lower chronic absenteeism, and less economically disadvantaged student populations. One notable exception is Three Rivers Elementary, which consistently ranks in the top 25-30% of California elementary schools. The high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at Sequoia Elementary Charter (43.56% in 2022-2023) compared to the nearby schools suggests that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in the school's performance.

Detail:

Public, Charter K-7

23958 Avenue 324
Lemon Cove, CA 93286

(559) 564-2106

District: Sequoia Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3201^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,954

Student/teacher ratio: 17.5

Number of students: 348

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.0%

Hispanic:

36.8%

Two or more races:

3.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 42.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sequoia Elementary Charter ranks worse than 54.6% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.48. (See more...)

Compare Details Sequoia Elementary Charter ranks worse than 51.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.08. (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 (58%), Hispanic (36.8%), two or more races (3.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 42.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sequoia Elementary Charter is 17.5. (See more...)

Compare Sequoia Elementary Charter employs 19.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sequoia Elementary Charter is $7,954.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sequoia Elementary Charter:

SchoolDigger ranks Sequoia Elementary Charter 3201^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Sequoia Elementary Charter in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Sequoia Elementary Charter 1421^st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Sequoia Elementary Charter in the ranking list.)

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Sequoia Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sequoia Union Elementary 645^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sequoia Elementary Charter

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Sequoia Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	50.57	2129^th	4809	55.7%
2005	53.41	2023^rd	4822	58.0%
2006	46.96	2327^th	4818	51.7%
2007	50.46	2311^th	5113	54.8%
2008	46.99	2549^th	5113	50.1%
2009	48.37	2584^th	5193	50.2%
2010	45.27	2825^th	5314	46.8%
2011	45.93	2837^th	5377	47.2%
2012	49.37	2661^st	5390	50.6%
2013	45.14	2994^th	5530	45.9%
2015	50.46	2417^th	5611	56.9%
2016	53.94	2298^th	5614	59.1%
2017	57.43	2155^th	5692	62.1%
2018	65.03	1807^th	5662	68.1%
2019	52.27	2476^th	5789	57.2%
2021	46.89	691^st	1417	51.2%
2022	46.57	2722^nd	5883	53.7%
2023	47.72	2658^th	5874	54.7%
2024	39.48	3201^st	5862	45.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.19	1503^rd	5084	70.4%
2019	43.88	2834^th	5173	45.2%
2021	40.23	643^rd	1110	42.1%
2022	37.57	3214^th	5264	38.9%
2023	32.61	3680^th	5374	31.5%
2024	30.80	3869^th	5511	29.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Sequoia Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.27	1698^th	5413	68.6%
2019	57.99	2051^st	5492	62.7%
2021	52.06	546^th	1267	56.9%
2022	45.50	2671^st	5635	52.6%
2023	54.92	2172^nd	5617	61.3%
2024	51.63	2333^rd	5605	58.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Sequoia Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.45	1900^th	5431	65.0%
2019	42.40	2883^rd	5510	47.7%
2021	41.40	680^th	1272	46.5%
2022	46.04	2654^th	5663	53.1%
2023	40.23	3050^th	5650	46.0%
2024	27.37	4056^th	5636	28.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Sequoia Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.52	2961^st	4830	38.7%
2019	44.14	2673^rd	4963	46.1%
2022	26.98	3954^th	5084	22.2%
2023	20.13	4491^st	5098	11.9%
2024	20.91	4402^nd	5102	13.7%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Sequoia Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.64	1142^nd	2737	58.3%
2019	35.96	1957^th	2834	30.9%
2022	35.61	1862^nd	2726	31.7%
2023	36.41	1814^th	2662	31.9%
2024	25.99	2068^th	2647	21.9%

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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 Sequoia Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	54.56	692^nd	1769	60.9%
2005	48.56	831^st	1777	53.2%
2006	56.32	693^rd	1804	61.6%
2007	47.07	959^th	1999	52.0%
2008	64.70	607^th	2005	69.7%
2009	49.96	968^th	2063	53.1%
2010	52.07	978^th	2179	55.1%
2011	52.81	1009^th	2236	54.9%
2012	52.96	1024^th	2259	54.7%
2013	62.17	827^th	2379	65.2%
2015	36.35	1431^st	2477	42.2%
2016	47.48	1183^rd	2497	52.6%
2017	61.06	863^rd	2508	65.6%
2018	60.59	833^rd	2480	66.4%
2019	27.56	1891^st	2715	30.3%
2021	40.95	491^st	894	45.1%
2022	31.45	1721^st	2740	37.2%
2023	56.12	1008^th	2802	64.0%
2024	41.08	1421^st	2777	48.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.77	446^th	2230	80.0%
2019	22.89	1929^th	2369	18.6%
2021	25.21	589^th	721	18.3%
2022	20.47	2081^st	2458	15.3%
2023	47.62	1102^nd	2549	56.8%
2024	39.71	1383^rd	2575	46.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Sequoia Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.19	839^th	2262	62.9%
2019	29.31	1641^st	2380	31.1%
2021	53.30	301^st	738	59.2%
2022	37.34	1428^th	2509	43.1%
2023	51.51	1021^st	2547	59.9%
2024	47.36	1131^st	2546	55.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Sequoia Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.45	786^th	2273	65.4%
2019	26.46	1747^th	2407	27.4%
2021	33.44	482^nd	763	36.8%
2022	26.87	1776^th	2527	29.7%
2023	58.10	860^th	2558	66.4%
2024	35.45	1482^nd	2547	41.8%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Sequoia Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.46	903^rd	2072	56.4%
2019	17.61	1960^th	2213	11.4%
2022	17.28	2122^nd	2359	10.0%
2024	20.84	1986^th	2383	16.7%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Sequoia Elementary Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.37	708^th	1496	52.7%
2019	23.70	1240^th	1602	22.6%
2022	23.30	1213^th	1555	22.0%
2023	45.83	811^th	1552	47.7%
2024	36.00	957^th	1535	37.7%

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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 Sequoia Elementary Charter

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	187	0	0	91	0	n/a	n/a	0	278
1989	205	0	0	95	0	n/a	n/a	0	300
1990	240	1	0	114	0	n/a	n/a	0	355
1991	254	1	0	115	0	n/a	n/a	0	370
1992	251	1	0	113	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
1993	256	0	0	113	0	n/a	n/a	0	369
1994	252	1	0	102	0	n/a	n/a	0	355
1995	245	5	0	105	0	n/a	n/a	0	355
1996	245	5	0	105	0	n/a	n/a	0	355
1997	261	3	0	97	0	n/a	n/a	0	361
1998	253	1	0	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	329
1999	253	0	0	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	321
2000	248	0	0	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	313
2001	273	0	0	66	0	n/a	n/a	0	339
2002	250	2	7	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	337
2003	250	2	7	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	337
2004	241	0	7	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	308
2005	215	1	8	72	0	n/a	n/a	0	296
2006	252	1	9	83	0	n/a	n/a	2	347
2007	269	2	17	88	1	n/a	n/a	3	380
2008	253	2	15	91	1	n/a	n/a	0	362
2009	236	2	14	71	2	0	6	0	331
2010	219	2	7	100	4	1	16	0	349
2011	217	5	3	84	0	2	27	0	338
2012	199	2	3	103	4	2	21	0	334
2013	181	2	3	98	3	2	13	0	302
2014	194	1	3	99	1	2	13	0	313
2015	191	0	5	93	2	3	11	0	305
2016	187	0	2	106	3	1	11	0	310
2017	183	0	2	96	2	1	8	0	292
2018	190	0	2	100	1	0	8	0	301
2019	200	0	2	106	1	0	13	0	322
2020	234	0	8	18	4	0	50	0	314
2021	220	0	8	40	3	0	46	0	317
2022	214	0	1	116	0	0	15	0	346
2023	199	0	1	109	0	0	17	0	326
2024	202	0	5	128	0	0	13	0	348

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sequoia Elementary Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	278	11.0	25.2	n/a
1989	300	12.0	25.0	n/a
1990	355	13.9	25.5	n/a
1991	370	13.0	28.4	n/a
1992	365	13.2	27.6	49
1993	369	15.0	24.6	52.8
1994	355	15.0	23.7	43.9
1995	355	14.2	25.0	38
1996	355	14.2	25.0	38
1997	361	15.0	24.1	42.7
1998	329	16.0	20.6	44.7
1999	321	15.0	21.4	44.9
2000	313	15.0	20.9	43.5
2001	339	16.0	21.2	44
2002	337	17.0	19.8	42.1
2003	337	17.0	19.8	42.1
2004	308	16.0	19.3	47.4
2005	296	16.0	18.5	44.9
2006	347	15.0	23.1	46.1
2007	380	17.5	21.7	38.5
2008	362	20.0	18.1	38.7
2009	331	18.0	18.4	35
2010	349	16.9	20.6	38.7
2011	338	n/a	n/a	41.7
2012	334	15.0	22.2	38.9
2013	302	14.0	21.5	11.9
2014	313	12.0	26.0	32.6
2015	305	13.0	23.4	39
2016	310	n/a	n/a	48.1
2017	292	13.0	22.4	45.5
2018	301	15.0	20.0	50.8
2019	322	16.0	20.1	45
2020	314	n/a	n/a	47.8
2021	317	16.0	19.8	41.6
2022	346	17.7	19.4	38.4
2023	326	17.0	19.1	43.6
2024	348	19.7	17.5	42.8

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 Elementary Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	278	11.0	25.2	n/a
1989	300	12.0	25.0	n/a
1990	355	13.9	25.5	n/a
1991	370	13.0	28.4	n/a
1992	365	13.2	27.6	49
1993	369	15.0	24.6	52.8
1994	355	15.0	23.7	43.9
1995	355	14.2	25.0	38
1996	355	14.2	25.0	38
1997	361	15.0	24.1	42.7
1998	329	16.0	20.6	44.7
1999	321	15.0	21.4	44.9
2000	313	15.0	20.9	43.5
2001	339	16.0	21.2	44
2002	337	17.0	19.8	42.1
2003	337	17.0	19.8	42.1
2004	308	16.0	19.3	47.4
2005	296	16.0	18.5	44.9
2006	347	15.0	23.1	46.1
2007	380	17.5	21.7	38.5
2008	362	20.0	18.1	38.7
2009	331	18.0	18.4	35
2010	349	16.9	20.6	38.7
2011	338	n/a	n/a	41.7
2012	334	15.0	22.2	38.9
2013	302	14.0	21.5	11.9
2014	313	12.0	26.0	32.6
2015	305	13.0	23.4	39
2016	310	n/a	n/a	48.1
2017	292	13.0	22.4	45.5
2018	301	15.0	20.0	50.8
2019	322	16.0	20.1	45
2020	314	n/a	n/a	47.8
2021	317	16.0	19.8	41.6
2022	346	17.7	19.4	38.4
2023	326	17.0	19.1	43.6
2024	348	19.7	17.5	42.8

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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