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Sequoia Elementary

San Diego Unified San Diego San Diego County 92117
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
334 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
170 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
66%
Teachers
10 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 51.2%
White 22.4%
Asian 7.7%
Black 5.3%
Other 13.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Sequoia Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard34.2%
Met Standard25.3%
Below Standard40.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "59% proficient" for Sequoia Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

34.2% of students exceeded standard while 25.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.8 points above the San Diego Unified district average of 25.3%. Compared to the 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.8 points higher (vs 27.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 1.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 32.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
34.2%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
59.5%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+1.7pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
32.8%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
2.4%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
334
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 26 34.6% 26.9% 15.4% 23.1% 61.5%
4th 23 34.8% 21.7% 21.7% 21.7% 56.5%
5th 34 29.4% 38.2% 14.7% 17.6% 67.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 26 34.6% 26.9% 34.6% 3.9% 61.5%
4th 24 33.3% 16.7% 25.0% 25.0% 50.0%
5th 34 38.2% 20.6% 20.6% 20.6% 58.8%