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Sequoia Middle

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Sequoia Middle ranks 1042 nd of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1042^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 62% of California middle schools

Summary

Sequoia Middle serves 532 students in grades 7–8 in Porterville, within the Central Valley community served by Porterville Unified. Its latest results show strong English and science performance, while chronic absenteeism is a concern: 21% of students were chronically absent in 2025–2026, the highest rate among the nearby schools with data. The school’s clearest distinction is leading nearby schools in English and science proficiency.

In 2025–2026, Sequoia’s English proficiency was 53%, above the state at 49% and district at 46%; its science proficiency was 40%, compared with 36% statewide and 29% districtwide. Those results also led the nearby schools with data: Sequoia was 3 points ahead of Alpine Vista Middle in English and 8 points ahead of Wilson Middle in science. Math is the relative weakness against the state: Sequoia’s 33% proficiency was 6 points below the state’s 38%, though 3 points above the district’s 30%. In grade 7, math was 7 points below the state; grade 8 was just 1 point below. Grade 8 English was a bright spot at 56%, 7 points above the state and higher than nearby schools reporting that grade.

Results have improved since 2022–2023: English rose 2 points, math 3 points and science 7 points, although the school’s math gap with the state widened by about 1 point. SchoolDigger gives Sequoia a 62nd-percentile ranking and 3 stars, the highest percentile among nearby schools with rankings supplied. One notable concern in those rankings is service to students receiving special education: Sequoia’s statewide percentile fell to 6 in 2025–2026 from 70 the prior year, compared with 62 overall. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 21.2, and 85.5% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible—close to the nearby-school average of 85.8%. These measures provide context, not an explanation for the results; nearby schools also serve different grade spans.

532

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,206

Per pupil spending ?

85.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1450 West Castle Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257

(559) 788-0923

District: Porterville Unified

Feeder schools for Sequoia Middle:

Elementary:	Monte Vista Elementary
	West Putnam Elementary
	Westfield Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.8%

White:

12.6%

Asian:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg36%

California avg42%

1,042^nd of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Porterville Unified

879^th of 1,530Porterville 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
2026	55.6	1042 of 2740	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.6	1114 of 2761	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	1163 of 2783	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	965 of 2781	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	1107 of 2740	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	1239 of 2715	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	1324 of 2480	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.1	1249 of 2508	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.6	1095 of 2497	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	40.5	1322 of 2477	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.0	1585 of 2379	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.5	1260 of 2259	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.6	1425 of 2236	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.0	1201 of 2179	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.8	890 of 2063	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.6	1002 of 2005	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	34.1	1282 of 1999	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.9	1030 of 1531	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	687 of 1491	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.2	950 of 1369	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.1	944 of 1478	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	508 of 1521	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	436 of 1540	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	37.4	774 of 1442	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	900 of 1364	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	966 of 2516	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.8	1076 of 2533	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	1072 of 2551	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	929 of 2531	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	1176 of 2509	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	1281 of 2380	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	1314 of 2262	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	667 of 2357	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	60.6	749 of 2395	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	795 of 2388	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	507 of 2374	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	567 of 2359	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	51.1	912 of 2213	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	1032 of 2072	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	677 of 2529	73.2%	★★★★☆
2025	59.4	800 of 2542	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	913 of 2579	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	616 of 2531	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	669 of 2458	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	48.7	1051 of 2369	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	1321 of 2230	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	1005 of 2514	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.1	1031 of 2534	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	1100 of 2552	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	855 of 2538	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	885 of 2527	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	1024 of 2407	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	1194 of 2273	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	67.2	25 of 106	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	66.7	21 of 95	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	20 of 86	76.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	110 of 181	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	1509 of 1605	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	55.2	467 of 1566	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	30.8	1068 of 1552	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	905 of 1531	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	627 of 1490	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.2	837 of 1520	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.9	640 of 1537	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	749 of 1543	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	978 of 1555	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	711 of 1602	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	703 of 1496	53.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Migrant (2026)76th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)72nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)60th percentile~ school

White (2026)58th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2026)39th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+3 vs state

Science40%+4 vs state

Mathematics33%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	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	7-8	1450 West Castle Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 788-0923	532	25	21.2	85.5%	67 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	435 (81.8%)	16 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	55.6	1042^nd of 2740 public middle schools	62.0%		52.6	1114^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.7%	72		39.6	39.6			48.7	56.4	52.6			30.2	35.3	32.8	$22,206	$20,926	$1,280
Burton Middle	Public	7-8	1155 North Elderwood St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 781-2671	586	28	20.5	83.6%	69 (11.8%)	3 (0.5%)	450 (76.8%)	33 (5.6%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.1%)	35.9	1628^th of 2740 public middle schools	40.6%		43.5	1381^st of 2761 public middle schools	50.0%	247		19.1	19.1			36.3	39.8	38.2			37.2	29.2	32.8	$20,137	$19,758	$379
Bartlett Middle	Public	7-8	335 North G St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7100	443	25	17.8	97.1%	32 (7.2%)	2 (0.5%)	395 (89.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	23.9	2044^th of 2740 public middle schools	25.4%		23.9	2058^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.5%	14		26.5	26.5			32.8	23.9	28.0			24.9	16.0	20.1	$23,102	$21,990	$1,112
Burton Community Day	Public	2-8	264 North Westwood St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 781-8020	1	1	2.0	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Pioneer Middle	Public	6-8	225 East College Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7200	754	39	19.4	93.9%	24 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	658 (87.3%)	9 (1.2%)	52 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	46.7	1285^th of 2740 public middle schools	53.1%		36.9	1585^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.6%	300		25.3	25.3		47.5	43.2	51.4	47.2		33.0	28.0	39.6	33.3	$18,859	$17,604	$1,255
Buena Vista Community Day	Public	4-8	18900 Ave. 145	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Pleasant View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 788-2002	2	1	1.9	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)								(n/a)														$42,535	$39,520	$3,015
Carl Smith Middle	Public	6-8	23825 Avenue 92	Terra Bella	93270	Tulare County	Terra Bella Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 535-4451	262	13	20.1	93.1%	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (97.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	30.4	1815^th of 2740 public middle schools	33.8%		37.2	1571^st of 2761 public middle schools	43.1%	244		15.6	15.6		39.3	34.4	44.3	39.3		18.0	20.2	31.1	23.7	$24,123	$23,424	$699
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	710 West Maple St.	Exeter	93221	Tulare County	Exeter Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-2144	523	28	18.8	79.9%	131 (25.0%)	1 (0.2%)	385 (73.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	48.3	1240^th of 2740 public middle schools	54.7%		37	1580^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.8%	340		31.7	31.7		47.7	48.2	48.2	48.0		31.6	35.1	28.8	31.9	$26,567	$25,506	$1,061
Pixley Middle	Public	6-8	1520 East Ct. St.	Pixley	93256	Tulare County	Pixley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 757-3018	297	17	17.1	96.3%	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	286 (96.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.7	1729^th of 2740 public middle schools	36.9%		28.3	1886^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.7%	157		25.5	25.5		38.8	48.8	41.2	42.8		22.4	17.9	18.6	19.6	$27,364	$24,294	$3,070
Alpine Vista Middle	Public	5-8	2975 East Alpine Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7200	617	28	21.8	48.3%	145 (23.5%)	28 (4.5%)	417 (67.6%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	42.8	1407^th of 2740 public middle schools	48.6%		29.6	1843^rd of 2761 public middle schools	33.2%	436	25.6	28.8	27.3	46.6	52.6	49.0	50.3	49.7	23.3	24.8	21.6	23.5	23.3	$15,623	$14,022	$1,601

Frequently Asked Questions about Sequoia Middle

How many students attend Sequoia Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 532 students attended Sequoia Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Sequoia Middle?

Students at Sequoia Middle are 82% Hispanic, 13% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Sequoia Middle a good school?

Sequoia Middle ranks 1042^nd of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Sequoia Middle in?

Porterville Unified

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