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Sequoia High

Public Grades 9-12

1932^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 11% of California high schools

Summary

Sequoia High is a small public high school serving about 280 students in grades 9-12 within the Visalia Unified School District, but it faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 11% of all California high schools.

The school's most pressing issue is an extremely high rate of chronic absenteeism, at over 80%, which is four to five times higher than other district high schools like Golden West High or Redwood High. This severe lack of regular attendance is closely tied to its very low academic proficiency rates, where only 11% of students are proficient in English and less than 2% are proficient in math, placing it far behind all nearby schools. Despite having a smaller student body and more funding per student than most other comprehensive high schools in the district, these advantages have not translated into better outcomes for students.

While Sequoia High has shown recent improvement in its graduation rate, its overall performance remains an outlier in the district. The success of other small local schools, such as Visalia Technical Early College and University Preparatory High, demonstrates that different educational models in the same area can achieve strong results, suggesting that fundamental changes in approach may be needed to address Sequoia's deep-seated challenges with student engagement and achievement.

280

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,351

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1040 North Woodland St
Visalia, CA 93291-4793

(559) 730-7649

District: Visalia Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.1%

White:

11.4%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 11th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2016)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (6% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (82% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,932^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7High Schools in the Visalia Unified

878^th of 1,543Visalia 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	11.7	1932 of 2162	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1958 of 2159	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1927 of 2170	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1997 of 2123	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	2032 of 2133	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1949 of 2017	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.8	1965 of 2021	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.7	2016 of 2039	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.3	1957 of 1994	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.9	1986 of 2426	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.2	1841 of 2354	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.4	1785 of 2367	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.3	1857 of 2281	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.4	1556 of 2238	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	15.5	1731 of 2117	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.8	1677 of 2063	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.0	1565 of 1968	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.0	1430 of 1901	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.7	1367 of 1653	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.2	882 of 1085	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	824 of 1064	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	943 of 1044	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	891 of 941	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	901 of 938	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1808 of 1906	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1791 of 1915	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1737 of 1915	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1658 of 1858	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1757 of 1833	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1699 of 1760	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1729 of 1900	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1731 of 1902	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1673 of 1917	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1725 of 1861	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1753 of 1814	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1674 of 1742	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1784 of 2013	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1924 of 2026	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1797 of 2030	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1797 of 1943	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	1805 of 1937	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1792 of 1862	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1671 of 1942	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1771 of 1948	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1748 of 1963	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1876 of 1916	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1806 of 1880	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1762 of 1834	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	16.5	1152 of 1216	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1044 of 1197	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	5.0	1116 of 1173	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	1192 of 1204	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	1210 of 1222	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

White (2024)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy11%-38 vs state

Science5%-28 vs state

Mathematics2%-36 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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sequoia High	Public	9-12	1040 North Woodland St	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7649	280	19	14.6	81.1%	32 (11.4%)	6 (2.1%)	227 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	11.7	1932^nd of 2162 public high schools	10.6%		11.9	1958^th of 2159 public high schools	9.3%	26			4.9	4.9			11.0	11.0			1.6	1.6	$32,351	$29,920	$2,431
Creekside Community Day	Public	7-12	901 N Mooney Blvd	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7491	34	4	8.6	94.1%	4 (11.8%)	2 (5.9%)	28 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$99,254	$77,082	$22,172
University Preparatory High	Public, Charter	9-12	915 South Mooney Blvd. Maripos	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-2529	253	9	29.5	37.5%	98 (38.7%)	3 (1.2%)	119 (47.0%)	18 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	98.1	32^nd of 2162 public high schools	98.5%		96.1	85^th of 2159 public high schools	96.1%	53		80.5		74.5			88.9	88.9			73.3	73.3	$41,725	$26,126	$15,599
Redwood High	Public	9-12	1001 West Main St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7367	2,490	103	24.0	47.5%	558 (22.4%)	31 (1.2%)	1,605 (64.5%)	152 (6.1%)	10 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	130 (5.2%)	82.9	363^rd of 2162 public high schools	83.2%		71.7	542^nd of 2159 public high schools	74.9%	179		48.6		48.4			80.1	80.1			34.8	34.8	$17,078	$15,496	$1,582
Visalia Charter Independent Study	Public, Charter	7-12	1821 West Meadow Ln.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 735-8055	515	48	10.8	70.3%	93 (18.1%)	9 (1.7%)	365 (70.9%)	23 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	31.2	1462^nd of 2162 public high schools	32.4%		43.9	1150^th of 2159 public high schools	46.7%	312		12.0		12.1			48.2	48.2			9.3	9.3	$25,759	$24,172	$1,587
Mt. Whitney High	Public	9-12	900 South Conyer St.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7602	1,637	75	21.8	74.0%	216 (13.2%)	20 (1.2%)	1,227 (75.0%)	84 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (5.2%)	46.4	1105^th of 2162 public high schools	48.9%		47	1079^th of 2159 public high schools	50.0%	26		26.4	18.8	26.0			52.9	52.9			15.5	15.5	$18,669	$17,032	$1,637
Visalia Technical Early College	Public, Charter	9-12	2245 South Linwood	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3212	216	14	15.1	56.5%	76 (35.2%)	1 (0.5%)	121 (56.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.4%)	62.2	758^th of 2162 public high schools	64.9%		63.9	676^th of 2159 public high schools	68.7%	82		42.2		41.5			57.8	57.8			20.3	20.3	$33,179	$31,598	$1,581
La Sierra High	Public, Charter	7-12	1735 East Houston Ave.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 733-6963	191	11	16.8	62.8%	10 (5.2%)	5 (2.6%)	169 (88.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	39.3	1285^th of 2162 public high schools	40.6%		21.5	1668^th of 2159 public high schools	22.7%	383	18.0	10.0		15.3	19.1	21.1	65.0	31.7	23.8	18.4	10.0	17.7	$55,986	$40,324	$15,662
El Diamante High	Public	9-12	5100 West Whitendale Ave.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 735-3500	1,890	89	21.2	62.6%	321 (17.0%)	21 (1.1%)	1,363 (72.1%)	84 (4.4%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	90 (4.8%)	67.7	642^nd of 2162 public high schools	70.3%		68.7	588^th of 2159 public high schools	72.8%	54		37.0	7.1	36.0			70.4	70.4			25.5	25.5	$17,664	$16,084	$1,580
Tulare County Community	Public	7-12	2101 North Shirk Rd.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 651-9007	5	2	2.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Sequoia High

What is the racial makeup of Sequoia High?

Students at Sequoia High are 81% Hispanic, 11% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Sequoia High in?

Visalia Unified

Is Sequoia High a good school?

Sequoia High ranks in the bottom 10.6% of California high schools.

How many students attend Sequoia High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended Sequoia High.

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