Sequoia Middle

Public 6-8

 2855 Borchard Rd.
       Newbury Park, CA  91320-3898


(805) 498-3617

District: Conejo Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
522nd of 2,798 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,078 Help


Students who attend Sequoia Middle usually attend:

High:    Newbury Park High

Feeder schools for Sequoia Middle:

Elementary:    Banyan Elementary
    Cypress Elementary
    Maple Elementary
    Sycamore Canyon
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Student/teacher ratio:  21.0 Help
Number of students:  849

Racial breakdown:

White:
44.3%
Hispanic:
42.0%
Asian:
6.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  30.9% Help


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Compare Details Sequoia Middle ranks better than 81.3% of middle schools in California. It also ranks last among 4 ranked middle schools in the Conejo Valley Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.52. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Sequoia Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Conejo Valley Unified School District. Racial makeup is: White (44.3%), Hispanic (42%), Asian (6.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 30.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Conejo Valley Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sequoia Middle is 21, which is the 2nd best among 4 middle schools in the Conejo Valley Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sequoia Middle is $6,078. 2 middle schools in the Conejo Valley Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Sequoia Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Sequoia Middle 522nd of 2798 California public middle schools. (See Sequoia Middle in the ranking list.)

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Conejo Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Conejo Valley Unified 286th of 1560 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sequoia Middle

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Rank History for all students at Sequoia Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 86.60 169th 1769 90.4%
2005 89.33 127th 1777 92.9%
2006 88.62 142nd 1804 92.1%
2007 88.86 148th 1999 92.6%
2008 87.46 152nd 2005 92.4%
2009 87.23 148th 2063 92.8%
2010 87.95 139th 2179 93.6%
2011 87.01 149th 2236 93.3%
2012 84.03 208th 2259 90.8%
2013 83.78 227th 2379 90.5%
2015 80.41 419th 2477 83.1%
2016 81.02 425th 2497 83.0%
2017 74.69 573rd 2508 77.2%
2018 68.02 687th 2480 72.3%
2019 74.34 611th 2715 77.5%
2022 79.55 490th 2740 82.1%
2023 78.52 522nd 2788 81.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sequoia Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.00 241st 462 47.8%
2019 63.45 226th 554 59.2%
2022 77.22 129th 665 80.6%
2023 79.04 121st 678 82.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sequoia Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.48 1237th 1364 9.3%
2019 26.09 1331st 1442 7.7%
2022 46.02 573rd 1540 62.8%
2023 35.49 953rd 1523 37.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sequoia Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 50.69 546th 1532 64.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sequoia Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.13 1459th 2230 34.6%
2019 34.47 1510th 2369 36.3%
2022 36.32 1465th 2458 40.4%
2023 39.42 1357th 2535 46.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Sequoia Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.49 684th 2262 69.8%
2019 68.46 660th 2380 72.3%
2022 84.18 360th 2509 85.7%
2023 80.39 426th 2535 83.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Sequoia Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.51 512th 1369 62.6%
2019 40.37 739th 1491 50.4%
2022 39.30 784th 1531 48.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Sequoia Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.59 617th 2273 72.9%
2019 77.24 481st 2407 80.0%
2022 73.16 570th 2527 77.4%
2023 74.73 536th 2546 78.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Sequoia Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.29 245th 700 65.0%
2019 72.44 224th 745 69.9%
2022 78.89 132nd 733 82.0%
2023 79.41 114th 717 84.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sequoia Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.66 1478th 2072 28.7%
2019 33.52 1435th 2213 35.2%
2022 54.08 884th 2359 62.5%
2023 55.59 830th 2379 65.1%
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Rank History for White students at Sequoia Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.56 596th 1496 60.2%
2019 69.88 450th 1602 71.9%
2022 76.89 296th 1555 81.0%
2023 77.23 289th 1549 81.3%
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Reviews:
by a student
Friday, June 16, 2017

Open Quote I am a graduate of Sequoia Middle School and loved it. Go Indians!!!!!! Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Open Quote They are not helpful in the least if your child doesn't fit into the cookie cutter mold of a "normal" child. My child has an extremely high IQ and ADHD. His grades are C's and D's and is now struggling behaviorally. I have had several meetings with the school as well as constant contact with most of his teachers and they are not willing to make any sort of accommodations or help him at all. They see nothing wrong with getting C's and D's as this is "passing". Also, a child can bully or physically harm another child and the school does nothing. But make sure you don't forget your red pen or toss a toy on the floor before school even starts! Major detention for that! I am planning on doing what several other parents have done who had similar situations. Pull him out and homeschool. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Sequoia Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 624 7 40 48 3 n/a n/a 0 722
1989 633 8 34 62 4 n/a n/a 0 741
1990 626 11 26 69 3 n/a n/a 0 735
1991 621 14 30 82 6 n/a n/a 0 753
1992 609 9 36 74 5 n/a n/a 0 733
1993 591 9 43 82 7 n/a n/a 0 732
1994 609 10 53 87 5 n/a n/a 0 764
1995 555 17 44 109 4 n/a n/a 0 729
1996 555 17 44 109 4 n/a n/a 0 729
1997 533 14 38 118 2 n/a n/a 0 705
1998 665 12 41 121 6 n/a n/a 0 845
1999 693 15 43 112 8 n/a n/a 6 877
2000 734 19 55 144 15 n/a n/a 0 967
2001 730 23 59 179 11 n/a n/a 0 1002
2002 808 21 82 224 6 n/a n/a 5 1146
2003 808 21 82 224 6 n/a n/a 5 1146
2004 792 25 82 256 5 n/a n/a 11 1171
2005 739 27 73 247 13 n/a n/a 6 1105
2006 738 25 75 284 8 n/a n/a 14 1144
2007 768 15 81 280 6 n/a n/a 14 1164
2008 672 12 90 214 3 n/a n/a 0 991
2009 736 18 92 268 4 3 6 0 1127
2010 747 16 94 286 4 3 6 0 1156
2011 690 18 112 280 11 1 19 0 1131
2012 687 15 105 298 11 2 21 0 1139
2013 629 11 114 314 12 2 21 0 1103
2014 638 8 114 315 7 2 20 0 1104
2015 618 8 107 322 6 2 30 0 1093
2016 646 6 108 330 1 3 36 0 1130
2017 601 7 106 321 3 3 43 0 1084
2018 588 7 91 296 2 3 40 0 1027
2019 518 9 82 301 2 1 47 0 960
2020 510 9 78 311 1 2 45 0 956
2021 454 12 63 340 1 3 46 1 920
2022 416 9 60 336 2 4 54 0 881
2023 376 7 56 357 5 3 45 0 849

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sequoia Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 722 30.9 23.3 n/a
1989 741 30.7 24.1 n/a
1990 735 32.0 22.9 n/a
1991 753 33.0 22.8 n/a
1992 733 33.5 21.8 9.5
1993 732 29.6 24.7 12
1994 764 27.8 27.5 12.7
1995 729 27.0 27.0 16.7
1996 729 27.0 27.0 16.7
1997 705 26.3 26.8 12.3
1998 845 33.0 25.6 15
1999 877 31.3 28.0 12.7
2000 967 35.3 27.4 6.4
2001 1002 42.4 23.6 16.2
2002 1146 44.0 26.0 16.6
2003 1146 44.0 26.0 16.6
2004 1171 48.4 24.2 18.5
2005 1105 45.4 24.3 18.7
2006 1144 43.9 26.1 24.1
2007 1164 48.5 24.0 18.9
2008 991 50.2 19.7 22.7
2009 1127 47.7 21.3 22.4
2010 1156 44.9 25.7 23.3
2011 1131 n/a n/a 24.4
2012 1139 43.5 26.1 n/a
2013 1103 43.8 25.1 33.4
2014 1104 43.8 25.2 33
2015 1093 45.0 24.2 28.8
2016 1130 45.0 25.1 25.9
2017 1084 45.8 23.6 27.7
2018 1027 43.2 23.7 33.1
2019 960 41.1 23.3 33.4
2020 956 n/a n/a 31.9
2021 920 n/a n/a 28.6
2022 881 44.6 19.7 26.3
2023 849 40.3 21.0 30.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sequoia Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 722 30.9 23.3 n/a
1989 741 30.7 24.1 n/a
1990 735 32.0 22.9 n/a
1991 753 33.0 22.8 n/a
1992 733 33.5 21.8 9.5
1993 732 29.6 24.7 12
1994 764 27.8 27.5 12.7
1995 729 27.0 27.0 16.7
1996 729 27.0 27.0 16.7
1997 705 26.3 26.8 12.3
1998 845 33.0 25.6 15
1999 877 31.3 28.0 12.7
2000 967 35.3 27.4 6.4
2001 1002 42.4 23.6 16.2
2002 1146 44.0 26.0 16.6
2003 1146 44.0 26.0 16.6
2004 1171 48.4 24.2 18.5
2005 1105 45.4 24.3 18.7
2006 1144 43.9 26.1 24.1
2007 1164 48.5 24.0 18.9
2008 991 50.2 19.7 22.7
2009 1127 47.7 21.3 22.4
2010 1156 44.9 25.7 23.3
2011 1131 n/a n/a 24.4
2012 1139 43.5 26.1 n/a
2013 1103 43.8 25.1 33.4
2014 1104 43.8 25.2 33
2015 1093 45.0 24.2 28.8
2016 1130 45.0 25.1 25.9
2017 1084 45.8 23.6 27.7
2018 1027 43.2 23.7 33.1
2019 960 41.1 23.3 33.4
2020 956 n/a n/a 31.9
2021 920 n/a n/a 28.6
2022 881 44.6 19.7 26.3
2023 849 40.3 21.0 30.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sequoia Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $6,078

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sequoia Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 611th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 522nd of 2788 Middle schools
 3.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sequoia Middle)61.761.4
 0.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Conejo Valley Unified)64.865.6
 0.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Sequoia Middle)48.549
 0.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Conejo Valley Unified)53.653.4
 0.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sequoia Middle)62.661.2
 1.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Conejo Valley Unified)67.568.8
 1.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Sequoia Middle)47.943.9
 4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Conejo Valley Unified)57.653.6
 3.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sequoia Middle)61.558.7
 2.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Conejo Valley Unified)63.663.2
 0.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Sequoia Middle)49.541.9
 7.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Conejo Valley Unified)58.449.7
 8.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Sequoia Middle)39.441.1
 1.7%
   8th Grade Science (Conejo Valley Unified)46.445
 1.4%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students960849
 11.6%
African American97
 22.2%
American Indian25
 150%
Asian8256
 31.7%
Hispanic301357
 18.6%
Pacific Islander13
 200%
White518376
 27.4%
Two or More Races4745
 4.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients33.4%30.9%
 2.6%


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Students who attend Sequoia Middle usually go on to attend Newbury Park High

Students at Sequoia Middle are 44% White, 42% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 849 students attended Sequoia Middle.

Sequoia Middle ranks 522nd of 2798 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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