How does Sequoia Middle compare to other middle schools in Pleasant Hill?

Sequoia Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 52.4/100, placing it at the 77th percentile statewide. 25% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,725 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Sequoia Middle?

25.1% of students at Sequoia Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 50.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Sequoia Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Sequoia Middle's proficiency rate increases by 2.3 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Sequoia Middle?

8.7% of students at Sequoia Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Sequoia Middle

Middle School

Mt. Diablo Unified Pleasant HillContra Costa County94523

📍 265 Boyd Road

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

835 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

29%

Teachers

33 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-6.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-6.9 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

35.4%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 65 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic38.7%

White26.4%

Asian8.9%

Black3.2%

Other22.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Sequoia Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	25.1%
Met Standard	25.7%
Below Standard	49.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Sequoia Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

25.1% of students exceeded standard while 25.7% met it. That exceeded rate is 7.8 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 6.6 points above the Mt. Diablo Unified district average of 18.5%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.3 points higher (vs 22.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 2.3 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance declined and Math declined year-over-year. 35.4% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 8.7%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →