Enrollment
180
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005548
Sequoia Elementary
4690 Limerick Ave., San Diego, CA 92117 · (619) 605-1800 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL180 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% 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.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-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
18.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
134 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 41 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
64%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
62.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +36.6pp since 2014
Math
57.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +35.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 37 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.5% | 30.1% | 16.9% | 20.5% |
| Math | 35.7% | 21.4% | 26.2% | 16.7% |
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 | 62.6% | 57.1% |
| 2023-24 | 53.9% | 53.8% |
| 2022-23 | 38.5% | 39.1% |
| 2021-22 | 30.4% | 27.9% |
| 2018-19 | 46.9% | 35.8% |
| 2017-18 | 46.9% | 32.5% |
| 2016-17 | 27.8% | 20.8% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in California's top 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 (56.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoia Elementary this school | 180 | 74.4% | 56.5% |
| Ross Elementary San Diego | 187 | 72.7% | 40.0% |
| Lafayette Elementary San Diego | 208 | 76.0% | 32.1% |
| Enadia Way Technology Charter West Hills | 213 | 70.0% | 39.4% |
| Glenfeliz Boulevard Elementary Los Angeles | 189 | 74.1% | 45.0% |
| Westwood Elementary Concord | 224 | 72.3% | 36.1% |
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 San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #1,310 of 5,151 | #147 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #1,188 of 5,172 ▲ 108 | #129 of 393 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #1,168 of 5,172 ▲ 456 | #134 of 393 ▲ 37 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +30.8pp | #3 of 5,116 | #1 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 180 | #5,422 of 5,915 | #429 of 453 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.4% | #2,656 of 5,625 | #137 of 442 |
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
180
-5 (-3%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 180 | 10 | 18.0:1 | 74% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 170 | 10 | 17.0:1 | 66% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 161 | 9 | 17.9:1 | 69% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 185 | 10 | 18.5:1 | 63% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 190 | 8 | 23.8:1 | 69% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 201 | 8 | 25.1:1 | 68% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 250 | N/A | N/A | 71% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 426 | 22 | 19.4:1 | 45% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 412 | 16 | 25.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sequoia Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (190 to 180); teachers up 25% (8 to 10).
About Sequoia Elementary
Sequoia Elementary is a very small elementary school in San Diego, California, under San Diego Unified. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 180 students. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
The district for Sequoia Elementary is San Diego Unified, with 174 schools and 94,828 students.
Federal enrollment data show Sequoia Elementary is 54% Hispanic. Other groups make up 21% White, 12% Asian, 10% multiracial, and 3% Black. San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at Sequoia Elementary are from different groups.
Teacher count: 10 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 18.0:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Roughly 74% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in San Diego County is 54%.
Among California public elementary schools, Sequoia Elementary outscored 95%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Sequoia Elementary scores 20.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 56.5% actual versus 35.9% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is San Diego County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Diego County's 766 public schools enroll about 467,437 students and include Sequoia Elementary.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Madison High, is the closest to Sequoia Elementary. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Sequoia Elementary. Its average proficiency rate of 56.5% is above the 37.0% average for nearby schools.
Sequoia Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 185 students in 2020-21 to 180 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Sequoia Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
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Other Sequoia Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 1 state are named Sequoia Elementary. Sequoia Elementary is the 9th largest of the 9.
- Sequoia ElementaryManteca, CA · 814 students
- Sequoia ElementaryFresno, CA · 696 students
- Sequoia ElementaryPleasant Hill, CA · 594 students
- Sequoia ElementaryShafter, CA · 534 students
- Sequoia ElementaryOakland, CA · 452 students
Nearby schools
- Madison High0.4 mi · 780
- Creative Performing and Media Arts0.6 mi · 614
- Lafayette Elementary0.6 mi · 208
- Innovation Middle0.7 mi · 350
- Learning Choice Academy0.7 mi · 177
- Mt. Everest Academy0.8 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About Sequoia ElementaryHow large is Sequoia Elementary?
Sequoia Elementary enrolls approximately 180 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 18.0:1 students per teacher at Sequoia Elementary.
How diverse is Sequoia Elementary?
Sequoia Elementary reports a student body of 21% White, 54% Hispanic, 3% Black, 12% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Sequoia Elementary?
Sequoia Elementary is overseen by San Diego Unified in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.