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If you could change one rule at Sequoia Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
594
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MT. DIABLO UNIFIED·NCES 062637007319
Sequoia Elementary
277 Boyd Rd., Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 · (925) 935-5721 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL594 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
28.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
135 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
68.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.5pp since 2014
Math
69.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.3% | 32.2% | 23.4% | 8.1% |
| Math | 34.4% | 34.7% | 24.5% | 6.5% |
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 | 68.5% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.8% | 68.4% |
| 2022-23 | 68.6% | 69.0% |
| 2021-22 | 68.8% | 60.6% |
| 2020-21 | 60.3% | 58.0% |
| 2018-19 | 69.8% | 66.7% |
| 2017-18 | 73.7% | 74.7% |
| 2016-17 | 72.4% | 68.7% |
| 2015-16 | 79.0% | 71.0% |
| 2014-15 | 73.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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
Sequoia Elementary's state test result (69.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoia Elementary this school | 594 | 22.7% | 69.2% |
| Frank Otis Elementary Alameda | 569 | 22.3% | 76.0% |
| Natoma Station Elementary Folsom | 548 | 21.5% | 67.0% |
| North Davis Elementary Davis | 552 | 27.2% | 69.7% |
| Castlebay Lane Charter Porter Ranch | 666 | 26.7% | 73.1% |
| Westwood Charter Elementary Los Angeles | 670 | 19.6% | 76.4% |
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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #690 of 5,151 | #40 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #643 of 5,172 ▲ 41 | #40 of 153 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #825 of 5,172 ▼ 144 | #42 of 153 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.1pp | #1,948 of 5,116 | #38 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 594 | #1,455 of 5,915 | #32 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 28.3:1 | #5,259 of 5,352 | #152 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #522 of 5,354 | #40 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.7% | #5,049 of 5,625 | #109 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #903 of 1,139 | #34 of 42 |
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
594
0 (0%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
28.3:1
was 27.0:1
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 | 594 | 21 | 28.3:1 | 23% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 594 | 21 | 28.3:1 | 14% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 20.6 | 28.8:1 | 12% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 22 | 27.0:1 | 15% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 22.5 | 25.7:1 | 13% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 18 | 29.4:1 | 9% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | N/A | N/A | 6% (36) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 26 | 23.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 19 | 30.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sequoia Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (578 to 594); teachers down 7% (22.5 to 21).
About Sequoia Elementary
Sequoia Elementary is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Pleasant Hill, California. Federal data show 594 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 28% bigger than that mark.
Mt. Diablo Unified is the district for Sequoia Elementary. It has 50 schools and 29,210 students.
The biggest share of students at Sequoia Elementary, 43%, is White. The remaining shares are 22% Asian, 18% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, and 2% Black. That is in line with Contra Costa County, where about 41% of residents are White. The diversity index for Sequoia Elementary is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 21 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 28.3:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 6.0 students per teacher. On the income side, 23% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 45% average for public schools in Contra Costa County is 22 points higher.
Sequoia Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 69.2% is 3.0 points above the 66.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For Contra Costa County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $127,229, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 280 public schools and about 167,423 students.
Sequoia Middle is the nearest public school to Sequoia Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 69.2% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
Sequoia Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 594 to 594. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 27.0:1 to 28.3:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Sequoia Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Contra Costa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,165,012
Census ACS
Median income
$127,229
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
280
167,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mt. Diablo Unified
- College Park HighHigh · 1,948 students
- Northgate HighHigh · 1,546 students
- Mt. Diablo HighHigh · 1,397 students
- Concord HighHigh · 1,137 students
- Ygnacio Valley HighHigh · 1,059 students
- Foothill MiddleMiddle · 1,005 students
Other schools in Pleasant Hill
- College Park HighHigh · 1,948 students
- Sequoia MiddleMiddle · 882 students
- Valley View MiddleMiddle · 819 students
- Pleasant Hill MiddleMiddle · 738 students
- Valhalla ElementaryElementary · 721 students
- Pleasant Hill ElementaryElementary · 652 students
Other Sequoia Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 1 state are named Sequoia Elementary. Sequoia Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 9.
- Sequoia ElementaryManteca, CA · 814 students
- Sequoia ElementaryFresno, CA · 696 students
- Sequoia ElementaryShafter, CA · 534 students
- Sequoia ElementaryOakland, CA · 452 students
- Sequoia ElementaryWestminster, CA · 440 students
Nearby schools
- Sequoia Middle0.1 mi · 882
- Horizons School: Independent Study0.5 mi · 182
- Prospect High (Continuation)0.5 mi · 60
- Pleasant Hill Middle0.5 mi · 738
- Strandwood Elementary0.6 mi · 596
- Fair Oaks Elementary1.0 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About Sequoia ElementaryHow large is Sequoia Elementary?
Sequoia Elementary enrolls approximately 594 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Sequoia Elementary serve?
Sequoia Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sequoia Elementary?
Approximately 28.3:1 students per teacher at Sequoia Elementary.
How diverse is Sequoia Elementary?
Sequoia Elementary reports a student body of 43% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 22% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Is Sequoia Elementary public or private?
Sequoia Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mt. Diablo Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.