Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 194 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEQUOIA UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063636006193
Sequoia Elementary Charter
23958 Avenue 324, Lemon Cove, CA 93244 · (559) 564-2106 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–07ELEMENTARY42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
166 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 36% larger than its 7th grade class (45).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Sequoia Elementary Charter→Sequoia Union Elementary
Based on grade levels within Sequoia Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
44.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.3pp since 2014
Math
33.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.3% | 25.4% | 22.8% | 32.5% |
| Math | 14.2% | 19.3% | 27.9% | 38.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.7% | 33.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.7% | 25.8% |
| 2022-23 | 42.4% | 38.7% |
| 2021-22 | 38.1% | 31.5% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 30.9% |
| 2018-19 | 50.3% | 34.4% |
| 2017-18 | 60.5% | 44.3% |
| 2016-17 | 52.4% | 39.3% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 27.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Sequoia Elementary Charter
Sequoia Elementary Charter's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoia Elementary Charter this school | 345 | 48.1% | 36.8% |
| Van Allen Elementary Escalon | 325 | 48.6% | 47.9% |
| Hickman Elementary Hickman | 308 | 47.4% | 54.8% |
| Indian Creek Elementary Placerville | 392 | 51.3% | 34.4% |
| Island Elementary Lemoore | 395 | 50.4% | 59.2% |
| Binkley Elementary Charter Santa Rosa | 351 | 46.7% | 45.2% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sequoia Elementary Charter ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #2,780 of 5,151 | #39 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #2,876 of 5,172 ▲ 652 | #37 of 102 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #2,485 of 5,172 ▲ 175 | #30 of 102 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #1,884 of 5,116 | #63 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #4,331 of 5,915 | #87 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #540 of 5,352 | #14 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #2,580 of 5,354 | #11 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #3,998 of 5,625 | #101 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.6% | #374 of 1,139 | #5 of 19 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
345
+28 (+9%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 19.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 345 | 18.2 | 19.0:1 | 48% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 19.8 | 17.6:1 | 43% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 17 | 19.1:1 | 44% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 16 | 19.8:1 | 42% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 15 | 20.1:1 | 51% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | N/A | N/A | 48% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 338 | N/A | N/A | 42% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 16 | 21.2:1 | 44% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 13 | 28.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sequoia Elementary Charter.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (301 to 345); teachers up 21% (15 to 18.2).
About Sequoia Elementary Charter
At 23958 Avenue 324 in Lemon Cove, California, Sequoia Elementary Charter operates as a small elementary school. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 7, with 345 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 26% smaller than that.
Sequoia Elementary Charter is part of Sequoia Union Elementary, where 2 schools serve 388 students.
At Sequoia Elementary Charter, White students make up 56% of the student body. Next come 40% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 37% White. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 19.0 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 48%. Among public schools in Tulare County, the average eligibility rate is 77%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Sequoia Elementary Charter receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Sequoia Elementary Charter's results are 14.6 points below predicted: 36.8% against 51.4%.
In Tulare County (population about 478,693), the median household income is $71,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. There are 196 public schools in Tulare County, enrolling about 101,494 students in all.
The school nearest to Sequoia Elementary Charter is Sequoia Union Elementary, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. By average proficiency, Sequoia Elementary Charter is 3rd among 5 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant. Sequoia Elementary Charter is a public charter school.
Enrollment climbed 9% from its 2020-21 level of 317.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Sequoia Elementary Charter. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sequoia Union Elementary
- Sequoia Union ElementaryMiddle · 43 students
Nearby schools
- Sequoia Union Elementary0.0 mi · 43
- Castle Rock Elementary4.1 mi · 418
- Woodlake Valley Middle4.7 mi · 483
- Woodlake High4.7 mi · 646
- Bravo Lake High4.9 mi · 19
- Francis J. White Learning Center5.1 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About Sequoia Elementary CharterHow many students attend Sequoia Elementary Charter?
Sequoia Elementary Charter enrolls approximately 345 students in grades KG-07.
Is Sequoia Elementary Charter an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sequoia Elementary Charter is an elementary school covering grades KG-07.
How many teachers does Sequoia Elementary Charter have?
Sequoia Elementary Charter employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
How diverse is Sequoia Elementary Charter?
Sequoia Elementary Charter reports a student body of 56% White, 40% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Sequoia Elementary Charter?
Sequoia Elementary Charter is overseen by Sequoia Union Elementary in Tulare County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.