Sequoia Elementary

Sequoia Elementary, a mid-sized primary school in Sacramento, California, operated by Sacramento City Unified, teaches 408 students, covering grades K through 6.

Sacramento City Unified comprises 73 schools with combined enrollment of 37,657 students; Sequoia Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Sequoia Elementary lists that 39% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 22% White, 16% multiracial, 12% Black, 9% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Sequoia Elementary reports 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Sequoia Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Sequoia Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.7%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Sacramento County) logs that median household earnings sit near $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Sacramento County runs 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), of which Sequoia Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Isador Cohen Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sequoia Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sequoia Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 29.1%.

Sequoia Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sequoia Elementary has contracted 11%, going from 456 students in 2018 to 408 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 34% to 39%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 24.0:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 in 2025.

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