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Sequoia Elementary Charter School in Lemon Cove, CA
(KG-07 • Public • Regular School)

City-data.com school rating (using weighted test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 48
Address
 23958 Ave. 324
Lemon Cove, CA 93244
Telephone
(559) 564-2106
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Website
http://www.sequoiaunion.org
City-data.com school rating
48
Students
310
National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status
No
Free lunch eligible students
127
Reduced-price lunch
eligible students
22
School district
Sequoia Union Elementary
Charter school
Yes
Title I status
Title I targeted assistance school
Magnet School Indicator
No
Shared Time Indicator
Missing
Adult education offered
No

Ratings

This school rating compared to other nearby schools ratings:
Bravo Lake High (5.0 miles):

68
Exeter Union High (7.8 miles):

48
Sequoia Elementary Charter School:

48
Lincoln Elementary (8.0 miles):

43
Woodlake High (4.8 miles):

37
Rocky Hill Elementary (7.7 miles):

36
Woodlake Valley Middle (4.7 miles):

32
Castle Rock Elementary (4.2 miles):

17
Kaweah High (4.6 miles):

15
Sequoia Elementary Charter School rating compared to average state, county and city schools ratings:
California:

46
Tulare County:

29
Lemon Cove:

48
Sequoia Elementary Charter School:

48

Students & Teachers


Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 310
Enrollment in 2015: 305
Enrollment in 2014: 313
Enrollment in 2013: 302
Enrollment in 2012: 334
Enrollment in 2011: 338
Enrollment in 2010: 349
Enrollment in 2009: 331
Enrollment in 2008: 362
Enrollment in 2007: 380
Enrollment in 2006: 347
Enrollment in 2005: 296
Enrollment in 2004: 308
Enrollment in 2003: 337
Enrollment in 2002: 330
Enrollment in 2001: 339
Enrollment in 2000: 313
Enrollment in 1999: 321

Sequoia Elementary Charter School - Historical enrollment


Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)

GradeKGG01G02G03G04G05G06G07G08Total
All students263433263339324641310
Female students141615141916152725161
Male students121818121423171916149
American Indian/Alaska Native students1 - - - - - 1 - 13
Asian students1 - 1 - - - - - - 2
Hispanic students9111211714101319106
White students142218152225183320187
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander students - - - - - - 1 - - 1
Two or More Races students112 - 4 - 2 - 111

Enrollment by grade:
Kindergarten enrollment: 26
1st grade enrollment: 34
2nd grade enrollment: 33
3rd grade enrollment: 26
4th grade enrollment: 33
5th grade enrollment: 39
6th grade enrollment: 32
7th grade enrollment: 46
8th grade enrollment: 41

Sequoia Elementary Charter School - Historical enrollment by grade


Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)

Female enrollment: 161 (51.9%)
Here:

51.9%
State:

49.4%
Male enrollment: 149 (48.1%)
School:

48.1%
State:

49.6%

Sequoia Elementary Charter School - Historical enrollment by gender


Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)

American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment: 3 (1.0%)
School:

1.0%
California:

1.0%
Asian enrollment: 2 (0.6%)
School:

0.6%
State:

9.4%
Hispanic enrollment: 106 (34.2%)
Here:

34.2%
California:

46.0%
White enrollment: 187 (60.3%)
Sequoia Elementary Charter School:

60.3%
State:

28.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander enrollment: 1 (0.3%)
Sequoia Elementary Charter School:

0.3%
State:

0.6%
Two or More Races enrollment: 11 (3.5%)
Sequoia Elementary Charter School:

3.5%
California:

4.5%

Sequoia Elementary Charter School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity


Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)

Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 149 (48.1%)
Here:

48.1%
California:

61.2%
Free lunch eligible students: 127 (41.0%)
School:

41.0%
State:

52.8%
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 22 (7.1%)
Sequoia Elementary Charter School:

7.1%
State:

8.6%

Sequoia Elementary Charter School - Lunch Program Eligibility


School Expenditures:
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $1,926,715
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 13 (Salary Expenditures: $1,191,604)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 4 (Salary Expenditures: $109,088)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 9 (Salary Expenditures: $249,921)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 3 (Salary Expenditures: $315,256)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $1,210,248
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds,: $2,133,291
  • Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $1,191,604
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 5 (Salary Expenditures: $135,668)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 9 (Salary Expenditures: $249,921)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 3 (Salary Expenditures: $315,256)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds: $1,210,248

Limited English Proficiency:
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Students Enrolled in LEP Programs: 25 (male: 9, female: 16)
  • Hispanic: 19 (male: 5, female: 14)
  • Asian: 2 (all male)
  • White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)

Students with disabilities:
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Students with Disabilities (IDEA): Students with intellectual disabilities; hearing impairment, including deafness; speech or language impairment; visual impairment, including blindness; serious emotional disturbance; orthopedic impairment; autism; traumatic brain injury; developmental delay; other health impairment; specific learning disability; deaf-blindness; or multiple disabilities and who, by reason thereof, receive special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) according to an Individualized Education Program, Individual Family Service Plan, or service plan. The "Students with Disabilities (IDEA)" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive special education and related services under IDEA.
Students with disabilities served under IDEA: 4 (all female)
  • White: 4


Retention:
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(State average from 2,659 schools)

A student is retained if he or she is not promoted to the next grade prior to the beginning of the following school year. Students are not considered retained if they can proceed to the next grade because they successfully completed a summer school program or for a similar reason. At the high school level, a student who has not accumulated enough credits to be classified as being in the next grade is considered retained
Total number of students retained in Kindergarten: 2 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 2

Percent of Kindergarten students retained
Sequoia Elementary Charter School:

7.7%
California:

5.3%

Total number of students retained in 1st grade: 2 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 2
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2

Percent of 1st grade students retained
Sequoia Elementary Charter School:

5.9%
State:

4.8%

Statewide Student Assessments


Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments:
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(State average from 10,463 schools)

Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments (SB) is one of the online summative assessments - part of California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System.

The summative assessments are comprehensive, end-of-year assessments of grade-level learning that measure progress toward college and career readiness. Each test in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics is comprised of two parts: (1) a computer-adaptive test and (2) a performance task, administered within a selected testing window available at 66 percent of the instructional year for grades three through eight, and grade eleven.

The summative assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA and mathematics. The tests capitalize on the strengths of computer adaptive testing efficient and precise measurement across the full range of achievement and timely turnaround of results.

    ELA Standard Met and Above

  • All52%
  • Males45%
  • Females60%
  • Hispanic41%
  • White48%
ELA students tested: 168
ELA students with scores: 168

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

52%
State:

49%

Standard Not Met: 26.8%
Standard Nearly Met: 20.8%
Standard Met: 30.9%
Standard Exceeded: 21.4%

All Grades:
26.8%
20.8%
30.9%
21.4%
3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2412.5, Students tested: 34, Standard Not Met: 38.2%, Nearly Met: 11.8%, Met: 17.6%, Exceeded: 32.4%)
38.2%
11.8%
17.6%
32.4%
4th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2479.0, Students tested: 28, Standard Not Met: 25.0%, Nearly Met: 21.4%, Met: 32.1%, Exceeded: 21.4%)
25.0%
21.4%
32.1%
21.4%
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2506.5, Students tested: 38, Standard Not Met: 23.7%, Nearly Met: 26.3%, Met: 26.3%, Exceeded: 23.7%)
23.7%
26.3%
26.3%
23.7%
6th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2515.4, Students tested: 35, Standard Not Met: 22.9%, Nearly Met: 25.7%, Met: 34.3%, Exceeded: 17.1%)
22.9%
25.7%
34.3%
17.1%
7th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2551.3, Students tested: 33, Standard Not Met: 24.2%, Nearly Met: 18.2%, Met: 45.5%, Exceeded: 12.1%)
24.2%
18.2%
45.5%
12.1%

Sequoia Elementary Charter School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)


    Math Standard Met and Above

  • All39%
  • Males44%
  • Females35%
  • Hispanic26%
  • White39%
Math students tested: 168
Math students with scores: 168

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

39%
California:

38%

Standard Not Met: 26.8%
Standard Nearly Met: 33.9%
Standard Met: 20.2%
Standard Exceeded: 19.1%

All Grades:
26.8%
33.9%
20.2%
19.1%
3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2438.0, Students tested: 34, Standard Not Met: 26.5%, Nearly Met: 20.6%, Met: 32.4%, Exceeded: 20.6%)
26.5%
20.6%
32.4%
20.6%
4th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2467.2, Students tested: 28, Standard Not Met: 25.0%, Nearly Met: 35.7%, Met: 21.4%, Exceeded: 17.9%)
25.0%
35.7%
21.4%
17.9%
5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2491.9, Students tested: 38, Standard Not Met: 34.2%, Nearly Met: 36.8%, Met: 10.5%, Exceeded: 18.4%)
34.2%
36.8%
10.5%
18.4%
6th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2524.3, Students tested: 35, Standard Not Met: 25.7%, Nearly Met: 37.1%, Met: 17.1%, Exceeded: 20.0%)
25.7%
37.1%
17.1%
20.0%
7th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2542.9, Students tested: 33, Standard Not Met: 21.2%, Nearly Met: 39.4%, Met: 21.2%, Exceeded: 18.2%)
21.2%
39.4%
21.2%
18.2%

Sequoia Elementary Charter School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)


Paper-based CAASPP:
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(State average from 9,784 schools)

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System includes paper-based tests:

California Standards Tests (CSTs) - The CSTs for science in grades five, eight, and ten are administered only to students in California public schools. All questions are multiple-choice. These tests were developed specifically to assess students' knowledge of the California content standards in science.

CST Science students tested: 36
CST Science students with scores: 36

Percentage At Or Above Proficient:

42%
State:

54%

Percentage Far Below Basic: 3.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 8.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 47.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 31.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 11.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.

5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 346.9, Students tested: 36, Far Below Basic: 3.0%, Below Basic: 8.0%, Basic: 47.0%, Proficient: 31.0%, Advanced: 11.0%)
3.0%
8.0%
47.0%
31.0%
11.0%

CST Science students tested: 30
CST Science students with scores: 30

Percentage At Or Above Proficient:

47%
California:

54%

Percentage Far Below Basic: 3.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 23.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 27.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 47.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 0.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.

8th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 337.7, Students tested: 30, Far Below Basic: 3.0%, Below Basic: 23.0%, Basic: 27.0%, Proficient: 47.0%, Advanced: 0.0%)
3.0%
23.0%
27.0%
47.0%

The Physical Fitness Test:
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The Physical Fitness Test (PFT) for students in California schools is the FITNESSGRAM. The main goal of the test is to help students in starting life-long habits of regular physical activity.
Aerobic Capacity:
5th grade: (Students tested: 38, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 47.4%, Needs Improvement: 42.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 10.5%)
47.4%
42.1%
10.5%
7th grade: (Students tested: 42, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 66.7%, Needs Improvement: 31.0%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 2.3%)
66.7%
31.0%
2.3%


Body Composition:
5th grade: (Students tested: 38, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 60.5%, Needs Improvement: 31.6%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 7.9%)
60.5%
31.6%
7.9%
7th grade: (Students tested: 42, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 73.8%, Needs Improvement: 14.3%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 11.9%)
73.8%
14.3%
11.9%


Abdominal Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 38, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 94.7%, Needs Improvement: 5.3%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
94.7%
5.3%
7th grade: (Students tested: 42, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 97.6%, Needs Improvement: 2.4%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
97.6%
2.4%


Trunk Extension Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 38, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 100.0%, Needs Improvement: 0.0%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
100.0%
7th grade: (Students tested: 42, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 100.0%, Needs Improvement: 0.0%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
100.0%


Upper Body Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 38, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 73.7%, Needs Improvement: 26.3%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
73.7%
26.3%
7th grade: (Students tested: 42, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 76.2%, Needs Improvement: 23.8%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
76.2%
23.8%


Flexibility:
5th grade: (Students tested: 38, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 78.9%, Needs Improvement: 21.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
78.9%
21.1%
7th grade: (Students tested: 42, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 81.0%, Needs Improvement: 19.0%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
81.0%
19.0%


California English Language Development Test:
(State average from 9,932 schools)

Students in kindergarten through grade twelve whose home language is not English are required by law to take an English skills test. In California, the test is called the California English Language Development Test (CELDT).

Sequoia Elementary Charter School - students who met CELDT criterion (all grades)

All Grades:
Student Count: 18
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 5

Students who met CELDT criterion:

28.0%
State:

34.0%

Grade 6:
Student Count: 4
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 3

Students who met CELDT criterion:

75.0%
California:

39.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

577.8
State:

532.4
Reading Mean Scale Score:

565.8
California:

518.5
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

554.8
State:

518.5
Writing Mean Scale Score:

537.8
State:

522.0

Accountability


Adequate Yearly Progress:
(State average from 9,846 schools)

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - Accountability system mandated by federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Statistics are based on test results of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), and the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA).

Sequoia Elementary Charter School - Adequate Yearly Progress status


ELA Participation Rate
Here:

93.0%
State:

96.3%

    ELA Participation Rate

  • Hispanic94
  • American Indian100
  • Native Hawaiian100
  • White93
  • Multirace86
  • SED92
  • LEP80
  • With Disabilities25
  • Hispanic: 94% (tested 69 out of 74 enrolled)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • White: 93% (tested 122 out of 131 enrolled)
  • Two or More Races: 86% (tested 6 out of 7 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 92% (tested 101 out of 110 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 80% (tested 12 out of 15 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 25% (tested 1 out of 4 enrolled)


Math Participation Rate
School:

93.0%
California:

96.1%

    Math Participation Rate

  • Hispanic92
  • American Indian100
  • Native Hawaiian100
  • White93
  • Multirace86
  • SED91
  • LEP75
  • With Disabilities25
  • Hispanic: 92% (tested 68 out of 74 enrolled)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • White: 93% (tested 122 out of 131 enrolled)
  • Two or More Races: 86% (tested 6 out of 7 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 91% (tested 100 out of 110 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 75% (tested 12 out of 16 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 25% (tested 1 out of 4 enrolled)

Health & Safety


Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
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(State average from 8,415 schools)

A chronically absent student is a student who is absent 15 or more school days during the school year. A student is absent if he or she is not physically on school grounds and is not participating in instruction or instruction - related activities at an approved off-grounds location for at least half the school day. Each day that a student is absent for 50 percent or more of the school day should be counted. Any day that a student is absent for less than 50 percent of the school day should not be counted. The number of absences is based on the total number of school days absent. Chronically absent students include students who are absent for any reason(e.g., illness, suspension, the need to care for a family member), regardless of whether absences are excused or unexcused.
Chronic Student Absenteeism: 10 (male: 4, female: 6)
  • Hispanic: 2 (all female)
  • White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Two or More Races: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Chronic Student Absenteeism per 1,000 students
Sequoia Elementary Charter School:

32.3
California:

178.2

Suspensions:
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(State average from 1,406 schools)

Out-of-school suspension
  • For students with disabilities served under IDEA : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his/her regular school for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes to another setting (e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include both removals in which no individualized family service plan(IFSP) or individualized education plan(IEP) services are provided because the removal is 10 days or less as well as removals in which the child continues to receive services according to his/her IFSP or IEP.
  • For students without disabilities and students with disabilities served solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his / her regular school for at least half a day(but less than the remainder of the school year) for disciplinary purposes to another setting(e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include removals in which no educational services are provided, and removals in which educational services are provided(e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring).
School days missed due to out-of-school suspension: 4 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 1
  • White: 3

Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students without disabilities): 4

Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students without disabilities)
Here:

12.9
California:

84.8

Students without disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 4 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 2
  • White: 2

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