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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Sequoia Middle this year?
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Enrollment
461
Middle
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REDDING ELEMENTARY·NCES 063204004929
Sequoia Middle
1805 Sequoia St., Redding, CA 96001 · (530) 225-0020 · Shasta County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of California public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
21.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
345 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 6 | 153 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 155 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 153 | 33% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
42.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.9pp since 2014
Math
28.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.4% | 30.4% | 22.7% | 34.4% |
| Math | 11.0% | 17.8% | 24.9% | 46.2% |
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 | 42.9% | 28.9% |
| 2023-24 | 42.7% | 23.4% |
| 2022-23 | 38.9% | 25.1% |
| 2021-22 | 43.9% | 23.9% |
| 2020-21 | 44.9% | 30.7% |
| 2018-19 | 48.2% | 39.0% |
| 2017-18 | 48.6% | 41.3% |
| 2016-17 | 52.4% | 43.4% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 (34.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoia Middle this school | 461 | 74.8% | 34.5% |
| Jackson Street Elementary Yreka | 438 | 72.6% | 23.8% |
| Anderson Middle Anderson | 341 | 73.6% | 26.0% |
| Crescent Elk Middle Crescent City | 507 | 76.7% | 21.5% |
| Lyman Gilmore Middle Grass Valley | 464 | 73.3% | 29.9% |
| Los Coches Creek Middle El Cajon | 518 | 71.8% | 36.4% |
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 Shasta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #645 of 1,224 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #624 of 1,227 ▲ 77 | #5 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #644 of 1,227 ▼ 51 | #3 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #644 of 1,214 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #990 of 1,377 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #713 of 1,279 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #339 of 1,278 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.8% | #650 of 1,329 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.9% | #162 of 930 | N/A |
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
461
+39 (+9%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 1,165
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 461 | 21.5 | 21.5:1 | 75% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 20.9 | 20.7:1 | 73% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 21.8 | 18.8:1 | 69% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 24 | 17.6:1 | 57% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 26.7 | 23.6:1 | 62% (392) |
| 2015-16 | 754 | 30 | 25.1:1 | 56% (425) |
| 2010-11 | 777 | N/A | N/A | 50% (385) |
| 2000-01 | 1,090 | 44 | 24.8:1 | 34% (376) |
| 1990-91 | 1,165 | 44 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sequoia Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (631 to 461); teachers down 20% (26.7 to 21.5).
About Sequoia Middle
Sequoia Middle serves students in Redding, California, as a small middle school. The latest federal count shows 461 students in grades 4 through 8. The average for middle schools in California is about 659 students, so this school is 30% smaller than average.
In Redding Elementary, 9 schools enroll a combined 2,958 students.
At 55%, White students outnumber all other groups at Sequoia Middle combined. The remaining students are 22% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Native American, and 5% Asian. Among people living in Shasta County, the White share is about 78%. By the diversity index, Sequoia Middle comes in at 63%.
Staffing totals 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.5:1. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 75%. That is higher than the 58% average for public schools in Shasta County.
Measured against California public middle schools, Sequoia Middle receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Sequoia Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.5%; the prediction is 35.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Shasta County show that median household income is about $72,636, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 95 public schools in Shasta County, with a combined enrollment of about 26,639.
The closest public school to Sequoia Middle is Cypress Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Sequoia Middle comes in 4th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
Sequoia Middle had 422 students in 2020-21 and 461 in 2024-25, a 9% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.6:1 to 21.5:1.
Discussions about Sequoia Middle may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Shasta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,436
Census ACS
Median income
$72,636
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
26,639 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Redding Elementary
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- Manzanita ElementaryElementary · 545 students
- Bonny View ElementaryElementary · 292 students
- Stellar CharterCombined · 273 students
- Sycamore ElementaryElementary · 235 students
- JuniperElementary · 227 students
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- Shasta HighHigh · 1,268 students
- Enterprise HighHigh · 1,148 students
- University PreparatoryHigh · 1,009 students
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- Turtle BayElementary · 692 students
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Other Sequoia Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 1 state are named Sequoia Middle. Sequoia Middle is the 6th largest of the 6.
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- Sequoia MiddleFontana, CA · 791 students
- Sequoia MiddlePorterville, CA · 532 students
Nearby schools
- Cypress Elementary0.6 mi · 215
- Shasta Charter Academy0.6 mi · 283
- Turtle Bay1.0 mi · 692
- Shasta Collegiate Academy1.4 mi · 76
- University Preparatory1.4 mi · 1,009
- Juniper1.4 mi · 227
Frequently asked questions
About Sequoia MiddleHow many students attend Sequoia Middle?
Sequoia Middle enrolls approximately 461 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does Sequoia Middle serve?
Sequoia Middle serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Sequoia Middle have?
Sequoia Middle employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sequoia Middle?
At Sequoia Middle, the student body is approximately 55% White, 22% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Sequoia Middle in?
Sequoia Middle is part of Redding Elementary.
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