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What advice would you give to incoming students at Sequoia Elementary?
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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTMINSTER·NCES 064215006914
Sequoia Elementary
5900 Iroquois Rd., Westminster, CA 92683 · (714) 894-7271 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
257 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 103 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 84% larger than its 6th grade class (56).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
56.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.6pp since 2014
Math
53.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.3% | 23.3% | 22.9% | 20.5% |
| Math | 26.9% | 26.9% | 26.1% | 20.1% |
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 | 56.6% | 53.8% |
| 2023-24 | 54.9% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.7% | 54.3% |
| 2021-22 | 61.0% | 58.7% |
| 2018-19 | 63.3% | 57.6% |
| 2017-18 | 64.5% | 57.4% |
| 2016-17 | 54.6% | 56.3% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 54.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 (54.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoia Elementary this school | 440 | 58.4% | 54.3% |
| Steve Luther Elementary La Palma | 403 | 58.1% | 56.0% |
| Anderson (Alex) Elementary San Jose | 492 | 55.9% | 25.6% |
| George B. Miller Elementary La Palma | 502 | 54.4% | 61.9% |
| Eastwood Elementary La Mirada | 351 | 55.8% | 49.2% |
| Longfellow Elementary San Francisco | 466 | 57.5% | 25.5% |
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 Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #1,437 of 5,151 | #189 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #1,366 of 5,172 ▲ 162 | #178 of 382 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #1,569 of 5,172 ▼ 7 | #190 of 382 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.6pp | #643 of 5,116 | #37 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #3,163 of 5,915 | #244 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #4,070 of 5,352 | #231 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #917 of 5,354 | #84 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #3,550 of 5,625 | #207 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #3,150 of 3,837 | #281 of 324 |
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
440
-21 (-5%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 440 | 18 | 24.4:1 | 58% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 19 | 25.1:1 | 65% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 20 | 21.3:1 | 64% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 20 | 23.1:1 | 57% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 19 | 24.7:1 | 58% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 17 | 23.1:1 | 59% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | N/A | N/A | 47% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 485 | 25 | 19.4:1 | 26% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 596 | 24 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sequoia Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (470 to 440); teachers down 5% (19 to 18).
About Sequoia Elementary
Sequoia Elementary runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Westminster, California. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 6, with 440 students enrolled.
The district, Westminster, operates 16 schools serving 7,864 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Sequoia Elementary, with 46% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% Asian, 14% White, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 34%. By the diversity index, Sequoia Elementary comes in at 68%.
Sequoia Elementary counts 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 24.4 students for each one. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Orange County, the average is about the same, 55%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 45.3% at Sequoia Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.3%.
Federal survey data for Orange County show that median household income is about $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 649 public schools operate in Orange County, serving about 430,458 students.
Of nearby public schools, Eastwood Elementary is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Sequoia Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 461 to 440 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher rose from 23.1 to 24.4 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westminster
- Helen Stacey MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Warner MiddleMiddle · 846 students
- Demille ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Eastwood ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Jessie Hayden ElementaryElementary · 514 students
- Johnson MiddleMiddle · 505 students
Other schools in Westminster
- Westminster HighHigh · 2,529 students
- La Quinta HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Warner MiddleMiddle · 846 students
- Sarah McGarvin IntermediateMiddle · 717 students
- Eastwood ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Leo Carrillo ElementaryElementary · 508 students
Other Sequoia Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 1 state are named Sequoia Elementary. Sequoia Elementary is the 6th 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
- Eastwood Elementary0.5 mi · 542
- Finley Elementary0.6 mi · 316
- Johnson Middle0.6 mi · 505
- Garden Park Elementary0.8 mi · 248
- Loyal Barker Elementary1.0 mi · 444
- Fryberger Elementary1.1 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About Sequoia ElementaryHow many students attend Sequoia Elementary?
Sequoia Elementary enrolls approximately 440 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Sequoia Elementary serve?
Sequoia Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Sequoia Elementary have?
Sequoia Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Sequoia Elementary?
Student demographics at Sequoia Elementary are roughly 14% White, 46% Hispanic, 3% Black, 29% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Sequoia Elementary public or private?
Sequoia Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Westminster.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.