Sequoia Charter School

Sequoia Charter School is a mid-tier multi-level school in MESA, Arizona, part of Edkey Inc. dba Sequoia Charter School (6446). The school caters to 764 students in grades K through 12. That puts it 39% larger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 550 students.

Operationally, Sequoia Charter School answers to Edkey Inc. dba Sequoia Charter School (6446), which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Sequoia Charter School logs that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 11% Black, 9% White, 4% Native American, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Sequoia Charter School has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.4:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, Maricopa County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Sequoia Charter School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Deaf School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sequoia Charter School.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. Sequoia Charter School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 41%: 541 students in 2018 compared to 764 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 16% to 9%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.