Sequoyah Middle School

Sequoyah Middle School, a mid-tier 6-8 campus in Riverdale, Georgia, overseen by Clayton County, serves 765 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Within Clayton County, which oversees 68 schools and 51,326 students, Sequoyah Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Sequoyah Middle School records that 62% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian.

On the resource side, On paper, Sequoyah Middle School has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sequoyah Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 18.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Clayton County indicate median household income runs about $59,806, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Clayton County runs 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,156 students), of which Sequoyah Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Harper Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sequoyah Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sequoyah Middle School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 18.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Sequoyah Middle School's enrollment has edged down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 887 (now 765).

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