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Sequoia Middle

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Sequoia Middle ranks 664 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

664^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 76% of California middle schools

Summary

Sequoia Middle is a well-regarded public school serving about 880 students in grades 6-8 within the Mt. Diablo Unified School District in Pleasant Hill, consistently ranking in the top quarter of all California middle schools.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, outperforming both its district and the state in English, Math, and Science, and for its exceptionally low rate of chronic student absenteeism, which is less than half the average of many neighboring schools. It achieves these outcomes while serving an economically diverse student body and spending significantly less per student than most comparable schools in the area, including Pine Hollow Middle and Oak Grove Middle. While the top-performing school in its district is Foothill Middle, Sequoia holds its own as a strong second, particularly excelling in supporting students with special needs.

Notably, Sequoia has maintained its academic standing even as the number of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch has increased, demonstrating resilience. Parents should know the school shows notable strengths in attendance culture and resource efficiency, though, like many middle schools, there is a common challenge with 8th-grade science scores. Compared to schools in wealthier neighboring districts like San Ramon Valley Unified, proficiency rates are lower, which highlights the different contexts in which schools operate.

882

Students ?

25.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$137

Per pupil spending ?

50.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

265 Boyd Rd.
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-3297

(925) 934-8174

District: Mt. Diablo Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.2%

White:

24.5%

Asian:

18.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg42%

California avg41%

664^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Middle Schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified

759^th of 1,543Mt. Diablo Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	664 of 2761	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	527 of 2783	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	597 of 2781	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	730 of 2740	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	163 of 894	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	568 of 2715	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	476 of 2480	80.8%	★★★★☆
2017	72.6	613 of 2508	75.6%	★★★★☆
2016	77.4	497 of 2497	80.1%	★★★★☆
2015	81.2	403 of 2477	83.7%	★★★★☆
2013	76.2	421 of 2379	82.3%	★★★★☆
2012	78.3	350 of 2259	84.5%	★★★★☆
2011	78.7	317 of 2236	85.8%	★★★★☆
2010	76.6	386 of 2179	82.3%	★★★★☆
2009	84.0	217 of 2063	89.5%	★★★★☆
2008	87.1	156 of 2005	92.2%	★★★★★
2007	90.9	100 of 1999	95.0%	★★★★★
2006	91.7	92 of 1804	94.9%	★★★★★
2005	91.2	101 of 1777	94.3%	★★★★★
2004	85.2	198 of 1769	88.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	90.4	33 of 613	94.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	321 of 739	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	428 of 743	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	401 of 715	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	485 of 733	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	337 of 745	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	382 of 700	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	82.5	156 of 1531	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	44 of 354	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	256 of 1491	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	49.5	498 of 1369	63.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.5	1312 of 1478	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.7	703 of 1521	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.1	1067 of 1540	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	173 of 363	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.6	1431 of 1442	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1102 of 1364	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	650 of 2533	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	455 of 2551	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	572 of 2531	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	697 of 2509	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	151 of 738	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	626 of 2380	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	548 of 2262	75.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	1098 of 2395	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	688 of 2388	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.0	868 of 2374	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	815 of 2359	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	899 of 2213	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	707 of 2072	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	748 of 2542	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	528 of 2579	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	49.6	1034 of 2531	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	935 of 2458	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.2	165 of 721	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	826 of 2369	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	864 of 2230	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	649 of 2534	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	544 of 2552	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	550 of 2538	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	658 of 2527	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	151 of 763	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	439 of 2407	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	390 of 2273	82.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	342 of 726	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	212 of 701	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	293 of 677	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	399 of 665	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.4	236 of 554	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	171 of 462	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	233 of 1566	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	226 of 1552	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	310 of 1531	79.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	621 of 1520	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	475 of 1537	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	428 of 1543	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	564 of 1555	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.8	381 of 1602	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	282 of 1496	81.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2023)95th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)57th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)11th percentile-70 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+7 vs state

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

Science39%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sequoia Middle	Public	6-8	265 Boyd Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 934-8174	882	34	25.7	50.1%	216 (24.5%)	27 (3.1%)	337 (38.2%)	164 (18.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	134 (15.2%)	70.4	664^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.0%		78	527^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.1%	137	39.3	39.3	53.9	57.7	54.5	55.3	43.5	48.0	47.5	46.2	$137	$22	$115
Pleasant Hill Middle	Public	6-8	1 Santa Barbara Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 256-0791	738	32	23.2	44.4%	291 (39.4%)	26 (3.5%)	240 (32.5%)	72 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	104 (14.1%)	74.3	594^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.5%		67.4	729^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.8%	135	44.3	44.3	64.0	57.7	54.4	58.9	47.0	45.2	47.7	46.6	$142	$30	$112
Valley View Middle	Public	6-8	181 Viking Dr.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 686-6136	819	34	24.2	49.7%	263 (32.1%)	28 (3.4%)	273 (33.3%)	131 (16.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	120 (14.7%)	68.2	714^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.1%		61.2	856^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.2%	142	40.3	40.3	58.1	48.6	52.9	53.2	45.8	44.5	45.0	45.1	$363	$92	$271
Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	2050 Minert Rd.	Concord	94518	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-1843	681	33	20.6	88.0%	29 (4.3%)	21 (3.1%)	511 (75.0%)	65 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	52 (7.6%)	12.8	2523^rd of 2761 public middle schools	8.6%		11.1	2626^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.6%	103	9.4	9.4	32.5	23.7	14.2	23.2	9.3	8.5	8.1	8.6	$652	$00	$652
Walnut Creek Intermediate	Public	6-8	2425 Walnut Blvd.	Walnut Creek	94597	Contra Costa County	Walnut Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 944-6840	940	42	22.1	15.3%	447 (47.6%)	29 (3.1%)	179 (19.0%)	161 (17.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	119 (12.7%)	90.4	269^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.3%		90.2	273^rd of 2783 public middle schools	90.2%	4	51.0	51.0	73.0	68.7	69.6	70.4	59.7	70.0	64.6	64.9	$16,628	$15,958	$670
Foothill Middle	Public	6-8	2775 Cedro Ln.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 939-8600	1,005	39	25.7	8.4%	442 (44.0%)	8 (0.8%)	169 (16.8%)	203 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	178 (17.7%)	91.8	230^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.7%		90.8	262^nd of 2783 public middle schools	90.6%	32	56.2	56.2	74.9	73.2	69.8	72.6	72.8	64.1	56.7	64.3	$44	$12	$32
El Dorado Middle	Public	6-8	1750 West St.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-5700	861	37	23.5	75.4%	139 (16.1%)	24 (2.8%)	489 (56.8%)	96 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.4%)	91 (10.6%)	19	2268^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.9%		15.1	2474^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.1%	206	15.3	15.3	27.5	28.3	24.0	26.6	20.3	13.3	15.3	16.5	$407	$00	$407
M. H. Stanley Middle	Public	6-8	3455 School St.	Lafayette	94549	Contra Costa County	Lafayette Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 927-3530	1,117	59	18.9	5.0%	629 (56.3%)	2 (0.2%)	121 (10.8%)	149 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	216 (19.3%)	95	155^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.4%		96.5	106^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.2%	49	55.3	55.3	82.5	75.1	71.3	76.3	80.6	75.5	73.0	76.4	$15,097	$13,704	$1,393
Martinez Junior High	Public	6-8	1600 Ct. St.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5820	843	36	23.2	32.7%	367 (43.5%)	19 (2.3%)	263 (31.2%)	65 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	121 (14.4%)	73	622^nd of 2761 public middle schools	77.5%		70	685^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.4%	63	38.8	38.8	55.2	62.2	56.7	58.1	43.2	54.3	44.7	47.5	$17,472	$16,352	$1,120
Pine Hollow Middle	Public	6-8	5522 Pine Hollow Rd.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 672-5444	538	25	21.2	57.1%	152 (28.3%)	17 (3.2%)	204 (37.9%)	95 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	66 (12.3%)	54.3	1063^rd of 2761 public middle schools	61.5%		50.4	1160^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.3%	97	39.9	39.9	42.8	48.3	50.6	47.3	36.5	27.7	35.3	33.5	$297	$48	$249

Frequently Asked Questions about Sequoia Middle

What is the racial makeup of Sequoia Middle?

Students at Sequoia Middle are 38% Hispanic, 24% White, 19% Asian, 15% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Sequoia Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 882 students attended Sequoia Middle.

What district is Sequoia Middle in?

Mt. Diablo Unified

Is Sequoia Middle a good school?

Sequoia Middle ranks 664^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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