Sequoia Middle

Sequoia Middle, a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school in Pleasant Hill, California, operated by Mt. Diablo Unified, caters to 882 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 34% above the state mean of about 659.

Sequoia Middle is one of 50 schools operated by Mt. Diablo Unified, a district that teaches 29,210 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sequoia Middle shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 24% White, 19% Asian, 15% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Sequoia Middle higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Sequoia Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.6%, the actual is 54.0%, a residual of +4.3 points.

In the broader community, Contra Costa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $127,229 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Sequoia Middle is one of 280 public schools in Contra Costa County (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students).

The closest other public school is Sequoia Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sequoia Middle at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 48.5%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Sequoia Middle's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 949 (now 882). White enrollment moved from 31% to 24% across the same window.

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