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1201 Brewster Avenue, Redwood City · 1,854 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 73

DevelopingScope Score · 39th percentile. Higher than 39 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 84% of the class graduated in four years (388 of 464); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 464
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Sequoia High a good high school?

Developing. Sequoia High is higher than most California high schools on math test results. Sequoia High is lower than most on English test results and attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced4054%
Math, Proficient or Advanced6132%
English, Advanced5326%
Math, Advanced7418%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance3326 in 100
Sequoia High’s place among California high schools, out of 100Sequoia Union High’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 22% of students tested in math scored Advanced, about one and a third times California’s rate (16%). Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Each bar is Sequoia High’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 413,523 in math tested).

In its own words

What does Sequoia High say about itself?

We haven’t read Sequoia High’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open seqsas.org (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

5 of the 5 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Sequoia High. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

6 high schools within 4.0 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. CarlmontNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 9296th
  2. Design TechCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8992nd
  3. Menlo-AthertonNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8279th
  4. WoodsideNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7863rd
  5. Summit Preparatory CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7757th
  6. SequoiaScope Score 7339th
Sequoia Union HighCharter

A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Sequoia High compare with schools like it?

Sequoia High’s Scope Score is 73. 195 California high schools, counting Sequoia High, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 79. Sequoia High’s result is higher than 35 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 195

  1. Students from low-income families: 37%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 36%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 40%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 45%

    West Campus

    Sacramento

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 40%

    Troy High

    Fullerton

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

195 California public high schools where 33% to 45% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 33% to 45% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Sequoia High’s share. The count includes Sequoia High. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were higher than in 2025. English went from 54% to 63% and math from 32% to 37%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202674%67%68%Sequoia Union HighDistrict63%Sequoia HighSequoia High57%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202652%45%51%Sequoia Union HighDistrict37%Sequoia HighSequoia High32%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Sequoia Union High’s line combines its 7 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Sequoia Union High’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringSequoia HighSequoia Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201767%74%60%498
201855%64%56%468
201960%71%57%439
202263%70%55%376
202365%70%55%429
202454%68%56%413
202554%66%57%418
202663%68%57%398
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringSequoia HighSequoia Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201745%52%32%498
201838%47%31%460
201945%52%32%454
202240%49%27%403
202338%48%27%458
202429%48%28%409
202532%47%30%416
202637%51%32%401

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Above California in both subjects.

English

63%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

17203330
Sequoia Union High66%California57%

Math

37%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

43201522
Sequoia Union High49%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 63% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 37% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 26 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school30%33%20%17%398
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Sequoia Union High40%26%16%18%2,026
Math, grade 11 · This school22%15%20%43%401
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Sequoia Union High32%17%17%34%2,004

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 398 tested in English, 401 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 61% of students. 445 of 1,872 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

24in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (445 of 1,872 students).

At the average high school in the Sequoia Union High district: 21 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 2.1% of students were suspended at least once (39 of 1,884). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

1,854

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 61%White 27%Two or more races 5%Asian 4%Pacific Islander 1%Filipino <1%Black or African American <1%

Family income

39%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 728 of 1,854. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

124

teachers, with 16 years of experience on average.

3% were in their first year.

81% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

37%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (100 of 268 students).

Sequoia Union High: 38%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino61%
White27%
Two or more races5%
Asian4%
Pacific Islander1%
Filipino<1%
Black or African American<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 88 of 109 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income students scored well below the same group across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Two or more races32 tested88%California 67%
  • White113 tested85%California 68%
  • Hispanic or Latino224 tested45%California 49%
  • Low-income168 tested37%California 49%
  • Students with disabilities36 tested31%California 19%
  • English learners39 tested3%California 8%

37% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Sequoia Union Highvs California
Low-income · 168 tested in English, 169 in math
English37%−138%−1249%
Math12%−719%−1123%
Hispanic or Latino · 224 tested in English, 225 in math
English45%+144%−449%
Math18%−321%−321%
White · 113 tested
English85%085%+1768%
Math63%−871%+1944%
Two or more races · 32 tested in English, 33 in math
English88%−492%+2167%
Math61%−1778%+1843%
English learners · 39 tested in English, 44 in math
English3%−25%−58%
Math7%+25%−18%
Students with disabilities · 36 tested
English31%+229%+1219%
Math11%−213%+38%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Sequoia Union High, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Asian students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

84% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 57% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 81% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

57%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

61%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

84%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 388 of 464 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

57%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 263 of 464 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

61%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 238 of 388 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

81% enrolled in college within 12 months · 427 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓54 · 13%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓66 · 16%
  • California community college146 · 34%
  • In-state private23 · 5%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year56 · 13%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled82 · 19%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
81%enrolled in college within a year

427 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California54 (13%)
  • California State University66 (16%)
  • California community college146 (34%)
  • In-state private23 (5%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year56 (13%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled82 (19%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 388 of 464 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 263 of 464 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 238 of 388 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
157
Admitted
119
Enrolled
34

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 103 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 101 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled 4
  • UCLAApplied 99 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 93 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 87 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 10
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 87 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled 8
  • UC IrvineApplied 77 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 45 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 39 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 5

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 157 · Admitted 119 · Enrolled 34
  • Fall 2024Applied 182 · Admitted 140 · Enrolled 56
  • Fall 2023Applied 185 · Admitted 132 · Enrolled 55
  • Fall 2022Applied 152 · Admitted 90 · Enrolled 40
  • Fall 2021Applied 157 · Admitted 98 · Enrolled 32
  • Fall 2020Applied 160 · Admitted 115 · Enrolled 53
  • Fall 2019Applied 141 · Admitted 94 · Enrolled 43
  • Fall 2018Applied 169 · Admitted 106 · Enrolled 46
  • Fall 2017Applied 145 · Admitted 91 · Enrolled 31
  • Fall 2016Applied 136 · Admitted 102 · Enrolled 41

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
207
Admitted
198
Enrolled
64

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 596 · Admitted 317 · Enrolled 114
  • San Diego StateApplied 579 · Admitted 212 · Enrolled 20
  • San José StateApplied 457 · Admitted 356 · Enrolled 73
  • San Francisco StateApplied 406 · Admitted 365 · Enrolled 41
  • Chico StateApplied 329 · Admitted 309 · Enrolled 57
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 307 · Admitted 84 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 189 · Admitted 157 · Enrolled 10
  • Sonoma StateApplied 165 · Admitted 162 · Enrolled 11
  • Sacramento StateApplied 162 · Admitted 152 · Enrolled 9
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 151 · Admitted 96 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 127 · Admitted 96 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 94 · Admitted 94 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 78 · Admitted 75 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 71 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 57 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 46 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 38 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 29 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 27 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 25 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 24 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 13 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 207 · Admitted 198 · Enrolled 64
  • Fall 2024Applied 230 · Admitted 224 · Enrolled 74
  • Fall 2023Applied 216 · Admitted 208 · Enrolled 74
  • Fall 2022Applied 216 · Admitted 203 · Enrolled 86
  • Fall 2021Applied 218 · Admitted 204 · Enrolled 72
Advanced courses on record

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
148 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Sequoia High. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
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  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
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Money

Where does the money go?

$20,588 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Sequoia Union High’s plan for 2026–27 covers $17 million.

$20,588

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$19,249
The school’s share of district office costs
$1,339
Of the total, from federal funds
$867
  • Sequoia High$20,588
  • Sequoia Union High high schools$20,582
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Sequoia Union High’s yearly plan

$17million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$8million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 6 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $17 million of $276 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Sequoia Union High Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Sequoia High like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 94062. They are not figures for the families at Sequoia High.

Typical household income in a year

$233,262

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 94062.

Typical home value
$2,000,001
People who live in this ZIP code
25,759
Typical age
44.0 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
68%

What you can do

Who can act on Sequoia High’s results?

Sequoia Union High’s board decides Sequoia High’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Sequoia High in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Sequoia Union High extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Sequoia Union High: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Sequoia High. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?37% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (100 of 268 students); California: 47%
  2. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?24 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (445 of 1,872 students); average high school in the Sequoia Union High district: 21 in 100
  3. What extra help do low-income students get, and how do you know it’s working?12% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (169 students tested); the same group across California: 23%
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

How do I get in?

Ask Sequoia Union High which school serves your address.

Where it is

Where is Sequoia High?

Address
1201 Brewster Avenue, Redwood City 94062Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Sean PriestAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Sequoia Union High which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Sequoia High a good high school?

Sequoia High has a Scope Score of 73. It scored higher than 39 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Developing, 39th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 24 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 21 in 100 at the average high school in the Sequoia Union High district. 2.1% of students (39 of 1,884) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 26 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 37% of low-income students in grade 11 at Sequoia High in Redwood City scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

148 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

81% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 16 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
16
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #906 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #7 of 8 in Sequoia Union High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate84%4725%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math22%5722%
Ready for college or career (state measure)57%5820%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math43%5518%
Chronically absent25 in 100545%
Suspension rate3.0% (58 of 1,933)535%
English learners: top level9%385%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257339#906California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1918 in 1006.5% (142 of 2,188)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2427 in 1004.2% (84 of 2,004)
2024–2525 in 1003.0% (58 of 1,933)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1139830%33%20%17%63%57%+6

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1140122%15%20%43%37%32%+5

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English39830%63%
2026 · Math40122%37%
2025 · English41826%54%
2025 · Math41618%32%
2024 · English41325%54%
2024 · Math40916%29%
2023 · English42936%65%
2023 · Math45820%38%
2022 · English37632%63%
2022 · Math40320%40%
2019 · English43933%60%
2019 · Math45425%45%
2018 · English46830%55%
2018 · Math46020%38%
2017 · English49834%67%
2017 · Math49823%45%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English41854%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math41632%
2024 · Grade 11 · English41354%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math40929%
2023 · Grade 11 · English42965%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math45838%
2022 · Grade 11 · English37663%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math40340%
2019 · Grade 11 · English43960%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math45445%
2018 · Grade 11 · English46855%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math46038%
2017 · Grade 11 · English49867%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math49845%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide42912%30%52%7%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income16837%−1−12
Hispanic or Latino22445%+1−4
White11385%0+17
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 25 in 100 → 2025–26 · 24 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.0% (58 of 1,933) → 2025–26 · 2.1% (39 of 1,884) · −0.9 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female19 in 10024 in 100+5 in 100
Male18 in 10023 in 100+5 in 100
Asian2 of 706 of 77—
Black or African American6 of 325 of 11—
Filipino1 of 342 of 16—
Hispanic or Latino24 in 10030 in 100+6 in 100
Pacific Islander9 of 456 of 20—
Two or more races11 of 8110 of 88—
White10 in 10013 in 100+3 in 100
Students with disabilities34 in 10040 in 100+6 in 100
English learners31 in 10044 in 100+13 in 100
Homeless7 of 1910 of 14—
Military families4 of 270 of 12—
Low-income24 in 10034 in 100+10 in 100
All students18 in 10024 in 100+6 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 57% · numerator 263 students classified Prepared · denominator 464 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 1% · AP-pathway numerator 2 · denominator 263 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 263 of 464 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
84%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
1%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
61%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
81%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025157119343.893.943.96
2024182140563.974.034.13
2023185132553.873.943.97
202215290403.884.064.16
202115798323.803.984.12
2020160115533.833.913.99
201914194433.793.933.96
2018169106463.733.863.82
201714591313.693.893.91
2016136102413.823.943.89

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley2025871610
Berkeley20241092213
Berkeley2023120169
Berkeley202289144
Berkeley202183127
Davis2025101304
Davis2024130549
Davis2023120429
Davis2022107329
Davis20219539under 3
Irvine20257711under 3
Irvine20248812under 3
Irvine202310415under 3
Irvine20228412under 3
Irvine2021779under 3
Los Angeles20259983
Los Angeles202411774
Los Angeles202311794
Los Angeles2022961310
Los Angeles20218953
Merced202539375
Merced20243332under 3
Merced202335334
Merced202239345
Merced202139333
Riverside20254544under 3
Riverside20244235under 3
Riverside202347338
Riverside202245273
Riverside20213017under 3
San Diego20259316under 3
San Diego2024120248
San Diego2023112193
San Diego202289154
San Diego202184228
Santa Barbara202510320under 3
Santa Barbara20241293511
Santa Barbara2023124329
Santa Barbara20229517under 3
Santa Barbara202199184
Santa Cruz202587628
Santa Cruz2024109877
Santa Cruz2023114708
Santa Cruz20228924under 3
Santa Cruz202182405
Universitywide202515711934
Universitywide202418214056
Universitywide202318513255
Universitywide20221529040
Universitywide20211579832

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationoffered · 811 enrolled
Dual enrollmentoffered · 148 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections1
Physics sections6
Chemistry sections16
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,891

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California5413%
California State University6616%
California community college14634%
In-state private235%
Out-of-state, 4-year5613%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled8219%

427 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 81% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$20,527 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 9,424 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$850 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,854

Central federal expenditures attributed here$17 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,854

District current expense · FY 2024–25$31,271 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 53%Instruction support 13%Student services 16%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$129,781,47952.88%53%
Instruction support$31,718,60812.92%13%
Student services$38,157,34015.55%16%
Administration$18,138,3917.39%7%
Buildings & maintenance$22,893,7299.33%9%
Other$4,726,5391.93%2%
Total$245,416,087100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $245,416,087 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$20,527 per pupil
2020$19,977 per pupil
2019$19,367 per pupil
2018$16,314 per pupil
2017$15,522 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders1.1%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 94062 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94062 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$233,262
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)68%
ZIP-area population25,759
Median age44.0 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 94062 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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