Sequoia Elementary Charter

Sequoia Elementary Charter, a compact elementary school in Lemon Cove, California, run under Sequoia Union Elementary, caters to 345 students, covering grades K through 7. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Sequoia Elementary Charter sits 26% below that benchmark.

Sequoia Union Elementary comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 388 students; Sequoia Elementary Charter is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sequoia Elementary Charter lists that White students make up the majority at 56%; the rest reads as 40% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 37% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Sequoia Elementary Charter tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Tulare County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sequoia Elementary Charter tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Tulare County shows median household income runs about $71,300, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Sequoia Elementary Charter is one of 196 public schools in Tulare County (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students).

The closest other public school is Sequoia Union Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sequoia Elementary Charter at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 35.0%.

Sequoia Elementary Charter operates from a rural location. Sequoia Elementary Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Sequoia Elementary Charter's enrollment has edged up 15% since 2018, when it stood at 301 (now 345). White enrollment moved from 63% to 56% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 today.

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