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Enrollment
1,713
Middle
DISTRICT 857 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174000672
Sequoyah Middle School
3456 Aztec Rd, Atlanta, GA 30340 · (678) 676-7902 · DeKalb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,713 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
112 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
1,525 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
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 | 568 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 562 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 583 | 34% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 71% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Sequoyah Middle School→Cross Keys High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from DeKalb County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
16.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.7pp since 2021
Math
17.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.4% | 17.8% |
| 2023-24 | 16.9% | 13.8% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 10.6% |
| 2021-22 | 17.1% | 12.5% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
21.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 Sequoyah Middle School
Sequoyah Middle School's state test result (21.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoyah Middle School this school | 1,713 | 89.0% | 21.1% |
| Lilburn Middle School Lilburn | 1,636 | 91.7% | 26.2% |
| Radloff Middle School Duluth | 1,315 | 90.2% | 22.9% |
| Summerour Middle School Norcross | 1,319 | 84.8% | 30.4% |
| Sweetwater Middle School Lawrenceville | 1,470 | 82.4% | 33.4% |
| Berkmar Middle School Lilburn | 1,039 | 92.1% | 36.8% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Sequoyah Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #386 of 470 | #15 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #407 of 474 ▲ 8 | #16 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #442 of 474 ▲ 7 | #21 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #312 of 465 | #13 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,713 | #9 of 487 | #1 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #337 of 471 | #18 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.8% | #458 of 471 | #22 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.0% | #207 of 479 | #15 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #76 of 144 | #4 of 9 |
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
1,713
-147 (-8%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 1,223
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 1,713 | 112 | 15.3:1 | 89% (1,525) |
| 2023-24 | 1,710 | 109 | 15.7:1 | 78% (1,334) |
| 2022-23 | 1,763 | 112 | 15.7:1 | 100% (1,763) |
| 2020-21 | 1,860 | 128 | 14.5:1 | 60% (1,119) |
| 2017-18 | 1,570 | 108 | 14.5:1 | 95% (1,488) |
| 2015-16 | 1,456 | 94 | 15.5:1 | 96% (1,400) |
| 2010-11 | 930 | 63 | 14.8:1 | 92% (858) |
| 2000-01 | 1,052 | 74 | 14.2:1 | 85% (893) |
| 1990-91 | 1,223 | 74 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sequoyah Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (1,570 to 1,713); teachers up 4% (108 to 112).
About Sequoyah Middle School
Sequoyah Middle School is a large middle-grades school in Georgia, located in Atlanta. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 1,713 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in Georgia is about 763, so this school runs 125% bigger than that.
DeKalb County has a total of 131 schools and 92,088 students, Sequoyah Middle School among them.
About 93% of the student body at Sequoyah Middle School is Hispanic. The remaining students are 3% Black and 2% Asian. Among people living in DeKalb County, the Hispanic share is about 11%. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 112 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Sequoyah Middle School was 15.3:1. This ratio sits 1.2 above the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 89%. Across public schools in DeKalb County, the average is 77%.
Sequoyah Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 21.1% is 10.3 points below the 31.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
DeKalb County has these Census figures: the median household income is $80,644, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DeKalb County is home to 154 public schools and about 102,960 public school students.
The closest public school to Sequoyah Middle School is Tapestry Public Charter School, about 0.4 miles away. Sequoyah Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Sequoyah Middle School comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Sequoyah Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 147 students since 2020-21, to 1,713.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
765,351
Census ACS
Median income
$80,644
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
154
102,960 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb County
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Dunwoody High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
- Chamblee High SchoolHigh · 1,867 students
- Cross Keys High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Tucker High SchoolHigh · 1,614 students
- Lithonia High SchoolHigh · 1,547 students
Other schools in Atlanta
- Georgia Cyber Academy (Virtual)Combined · 9,952 students
- North Atlanta High SchoolHigh · 2,368 students
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Riverwood International Charter SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Midtown High SchoolHigh · 1,696 students
Other Sequoyah Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sequoyah Middle. Sequoyah Middle School is the largest of the 6.
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolRiverdale, GA · 765 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolEdmond, OK · 1,053 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolBroken Arrow, OK · 642 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolAuburn, WA · 570 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolClaremore, OK · 284 students
Nearby schools
- Tapestry Public Charter School0.4 mi · 300
- Doraville United Elementary School0.9 mi · 1,003
- Oakcliff Elementary School1.1 mi · 621
- Dresden Elementary School1.9 mi · 606
- Hightower Elementary School2.0 mi · 604
- Henderson Middle School2.0 mi · 1,367
Frequently asked questions
About Sequoyah Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sequoyah Middle School?
Sequoyah Middle School enrolls approximately 1,713 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Sequoyah Middle School serve?
Sequoyah Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Sequoyah Middle School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Sequoyah Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sequoyah Middle School?
At Sequoyah Middle School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 93% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Sequoyah Middle School public or private?
Sequoyah Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.