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Sequoia Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
500 E. Fresno Ave.
Shafter, CA 93263
Phone
(661) 746-8740
District
RICHLAND UNION ELEMENTARY
County
KERN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
603
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

3

(10 is best)

Better than 20.3% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Sequoia Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
16%
43%
18%
42%
14%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
42%
31%
44%
19%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
40%
30%
47%
13%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
39%
27%
45%
16%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
20
19
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 80 13.3%
Grade 1 85 14.1%
Grade 2 72 11.9%
Grade 3 90 14.9%
Grade 4 87 14.4%
Grade 5 90 14.9%
Grade 6 99 16.4%
Total 603 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 10.8% 5.1% 22.7%
Black 0.3% 0.4% 5.4%
Hispanic 85.6% 93.0% 58.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.2% 1.4% 12.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.1% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 79.6% 82.4% 57.6%
Free lunch eligible 73.1% 75.7% 50.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.5% 6.8% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 20,729 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 244.6 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 30.2% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.9% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 17.8% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 7.7% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,190 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 14.9% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 61.6% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 10.7% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.6% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.1% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.6% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.8% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.0% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.5% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 12.4% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,491 $24,207,841 55.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,122 $3,198,822 7.4%
Staff $792 $2,257,992 5.2%
General Administration $374 $1,066,274 2.5%
School Administration $492 $1,402,692 3.2%
Operation $1,369 $3,903,019 9.0%
Transportation $262 $746,962 1.7%
Other $558 $1,590,858 3.7%
Total Support $4,971 $14,172,321 32.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,745 $4,974,995 11.5%
Total Expenditures $15,207 $43,355,157 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,443 $49,757,893,850 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $924 $5,448,154,552 5.3%
Staff $874 $5,153,341,847 5.0%
General Administration $228 $1,344,982,098 1.3%
School Administration $939 $5,530,709,253 5.3%
Operation $1,330 $7,835,832,768 7.6%
Transportation $297 $1,752,376,286 1.7%
Other $706 $4,162,206,192 4.0%
Total Support $5,299 $31,228,266,126 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,859 $22,743,739,970 21.9%
Total Expenditures $17,602 $103,729,621,761 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%