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B−

Sequoia Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Lemon Cove and Lindcove.

Lemon Cove’s Schools page →

Students
388
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,779
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
The gist

What stands out about Sequoia Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 45% of California districts
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 26% less per student than the CA average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 14.1% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 45% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Lemon Cove 484Lindcove 214

How TownRatings grades schools →

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency30%
State average 33.1% · 231 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 46.7% · 231 students tested

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,779 per student · 26% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 85%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
340’20
384’21
367’22
384’23
388’24

Up 14.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 56%Hispanic 39%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Sequoia Elementary Charter
Elementary · Grades K–7 · Lemon Cove
B−
345 students19:1
Sequoia Union Elementary
Middle · Grades 8 · Lemon Cove
B
43 students7:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.