Sequoia Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 35.3% |
| Met Standard | 33.4% |
| Below Standard | 31.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "69% proficient" for Sequoia Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
35.3% of students exceeded standard while 33.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 16.5 points above the Mt. Diablo Unified district average of 18.8%. Compared to the 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 11.5 points higher (vs 23.8% 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 4.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 2.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 99 | 28.3% | 29.3% | 57.6% |
| 4th | 97 | 41.2% | 32.0% | 73.2% |
| 5th | 99 | 39.4% | 35.4% | 74.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 99 | 33.3% | 40.4% | 73.7% |
| 4th | 96 | 35.4% | 33.3% | 68.8% |
| 5th | 99 | 34.3% | 30.3% | 64.7% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.1