Sequoia Union Elementary

Sequoia Union Elementary is a junior high of very small scale in Lemon Cove, California, part of Sequoia Union Elementary, educateing 43 students in grade 8. That puts it 93% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Sequoia Union Elementary comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 388 students; Sequoia Union Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sequoia Union Elementary shows that 58% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

Looking at school resources, Sequoia Union Elementary records 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.4:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Tulare County (around 77%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sequoia Union Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.4%, the actual is 46.9%, a residual of -3.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, Tulare County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,300 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sequoia Union Elementary is one of 196 public schools in Tulare County (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sequoia Elementary Charter, around 0.0 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sequoia Union Elementary at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 31.7%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sequoia Union Elementary has grew 34%, going from 32 students in 2018 to 43 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 7.4:1 today.

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