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Enrollment
791
Middle
DISTRICT 968 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FONTANA UNIFIED·NCES 061392001602
Sequoia Middle
9452 Hemlock Ave., Fontana, CA 92335 · (909) 357-5400 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL791 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of California public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
742 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 385 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 406 | 51% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fontana Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
38.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.8pp since 2014
Math
19.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.2% | 28.6% | 28.9% | 32.3% |
| Math | 7.8% | 11.7% | 24.5% | 56.0% |
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 | 38.8% | 19.5% |
| 2023-24 | 38.5% | 15.6% |
| 2022-23 | 37.8% | 14.6% |
| 2021-22 | 40.9% | 14.2% |
| 2018-19 | 39.5% | 17.4% |
| 2017-18 | 36.4% | 18.8% |
| 2016-17 | 31.5% | 19.4% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Middle
Sequoia Middle's state test result (28.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoia Middle this school | 791 | 93.8% | 28.1% |
| Jack G. Desmond Middle Madera | 838 | 93.6% | 23.2% |
| Wells Middle Riverside | 768 | 95.8% | 13.9% |
| Pacoima Middle Pacoima | 823 | 91.9% | 31.2% |
| Mission Middle Escondido | 855 | 95.9% | 24.9% |
| Bell Gardens Intermediate Bell Gardens | 790 | 93.4% | 28.6% |
Matched among California middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #797 of 1,224 | #39 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #877 of 1,227 ▲ 60 | #41 of 76 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #751 of 1,227 ▼ 59 | #34 of 76 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #672 of 1,214 | #48 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 791 | #448 of 1,377 | #35 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #660 of 1,279 | #36 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.9% | #1,181 of 1,278 | #74 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.8% | #151 of 1,329 | #9 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.5% | #103 of 930 | #2 of 56 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
791
-202 (-20%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 1,514
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 791 | 37.3 | 21.2:1 | 94% (742) |
| 2023-24 | 809 | 40.9 | 19.8:1 | 93% (751) |
| 2022-23 | 800 | 41 | 19.5:1 | 84% (670) |
| 2020-21 | 993 | 49 | 20.3:1 | 94% (935) |
| 2017-18 | 1,154 | 49.4 | 23.4:1 | 93% (1,069) |
| 2015-16 | 1,118 | 45 | 24.8:1 | 95% (1,060) |
| 2010-11 | 1,249 | N/A | N/A | 87% (1,088) |
| 2000-01 | 1,758 | 69 | 25.5:1 | 79% (1,392) |
| 1990-91 | 1,514 | 63 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sequoia Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (1,154 to 791); teachers down 24% (49.4 to 37.3).
About Sequoia Middle
Federal records list Sequoia Middle as a middle school in Fontana, California. Enrollment stands at 791 students, covering grades 7 through 8. It has 20% more students than the average for middle schools in California (about 659).
Sequoia Middle is in Fontana Unified, a district with 32,735 students across 44 schools.
Of every 100 students at Sequoia Middle, about 95 are Hispanic. That is higher than the 55% Hispanic share among all San Bernardino County residents. A diversity index of 9% means there is a 9% chance two randomly chosen students at Sequoia Middle are from different groups.
For every teacher at Sequoia Middle, there are about 21.2 students; the school has 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in California is similar, at 20.7:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 94%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in San Bernardino County is 74%.
On the allk12 Grade, Sequoia Middle lands at B-, ahead of 47% of California public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Sequoia Middle, the prediction is 24.6% and the result is 28.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for San Bernardino County show that median household income comes to about $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Bernardino County counts 583 public schools with about 393,648 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Live Oak Elementary, is the closest to Sequoia Middle. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Sequoia Middle comes in 7th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Sequoia Middle has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
From 993 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 791 by 2024-25.
The discussion board for Sequoia Middle is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fontana Unified
- Summit HighHigh · 2,725 students
- Fontana HighHigh · 2,534 students
- Fontana A. B. Miller HighHigh · 1,950 students
- Jurupa Hills HighHigh · 1,739 students
- Henry J. Kaiser HighHigh · 1,660 students
- Wayne Ruble MiddleMiddle · 1,394 students
Other schools in Fontana
- Summit HighHigh · 2,725 students
- Fontana HighHigh · 2,534 students
- Options for Youth-ActonHigh · 2,171 students
- Fontana A. B. Miller HighHigh · 1,950 students
- Jurupa Hills HighHigh · 1,739 students
- Henry J. Kaiser HighHigh · 1,660 students
Other Sequoia Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 1 state are named Sequoia Middle. Sequoia Middle is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Sequoia MiddlePleasant Hill, CA · 882 students
- Sequoia MiddleFresno, CA · 829 students
- Sequoia MiddleNewbury Park, CA · 798 students
- Sequoia MiddlePorterville, CA · 532 students
- Sequoia MiddleRedding, CA · 461 students
Nearby schools
- Live Oak Elementary0.3 mi · 434
- Beech Avenue Elementary0.4 mi · 615
- Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon0.7 mi · 221
- West Randall Elementary0.7 mi · 304
- Poplar Elementary1.0 mi · 450
- Citrus Elementary1.2 mi · 596
Frequently asked questions
About Sequoia MiddleHow many students attend Sequoia Middle?
Sequoia Middle enrolls approximately 791 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Sequoia Middle serve?
Sequoia Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Sequoia Middle have?
Sequoia Middle employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
How diverse is Sequoia Middle?
Sequoia Middle reports a student body of 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Sequoia Middle public or private?
Sequoia Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fontana Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.