Sequoya Elementary School in Arizona - U.S. News Education

Sequoya Elementary School

11808 N 64Th St, Scottsdale, AZ 85254|(480) 484-3200|Website|Award Winning

Overall Score 98.97/100

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Type

Public

Grades

PK-5

Total Enrollment

577

Overview of Sequoya Elementary School

Sequoya Elementary School is a public school located in Scottsdale, AZ, which is in a mid-size city setting. The student population of Sequoya Elementary School is 577 and the school serves PK-5. At Sequoya Elementary School, 83% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 80% scored at or above that level for reading.The school’s minority student enrollment is 26%. The student-teacher ratio is 18:1, which is worse than that of the district.The student population is made up of 53% female students and 47% male students. The school enrolls 6% economically disadvantaged students. There are 31 equivalent full-time teachers.

At a Glance

Student/Teacher Ratio
18:1
Math Proficiency
83%
Reading Proficiency
80%

Sequoya Elementary School 2024 Rankings

Sequoya Elementary School is ranked #11 in Arizona Elementary Schools. Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation, and how well they prepare their students for high school. Read more about how we rank the Best Elementary Schools.

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Ranking Factors

How Sequoya Elementary School placed statewide out of 974 schools ranked in Arizona.

Reading Proficiency Rank

#14 (tie)

Math Proficiency Rank

#7 (tie)

Reading Performance

Well Above Expectations

Math Performance

Well Above Expectations

Students/Teachers at Sequoya Elementary School

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by state education agencies to the federal government

School information is provided by the government.

Enrollment by Grade

Kindergarten

1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

Enrollment by Gender

Female53%
Male47%

Student Diversity

25.6%

Minority Enrollment

25.6%

Minority Enrollment

74.4%

White

13.0%

Hispanic/Latino

4.3%

Two or more races

4.2%

Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander

3.8%

Black or African American

0.2%

American Indian or Alaska Native

0.2%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander


6%

economically disadvantaged students at Sequoya Elementary School

Full-time teachers

31

Percentage of full-time teachers who are certified

96%

Student-teacher ratio

18:1

Percentage of teachers with 3 or more years experience

96.3%

Number of full-time school counselors

N/A

Test Scores at Sequoya Elementary School

At Sequoya Elementary School, 83% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 80% scored at or above that level for reading.Compared with the district, the school did better in math and better in reading, according to this metric. In Scottsdale Unified District, 60% of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 57% tested at or above that level for math.Sequoya Elementary School did better in math and better in reading in this metric compared with students across the state. In Arizona, 37% of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 30% tested at or above that level for math.

School information is provided by the government.

Subject Proficiency

83%

57%

30%

80%

60%

37%

Math

Reading

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District
State

School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

School information is provided by the government.

Setting

Mid-Size City

Charter School

No

Magnet School

No

District

This information relates to schools run by this school's state operating agency. Many districts contain only one school.

School information is provided by the government.

Total Schools (all grades)

30

Total Ranked Elementary Schools

19

Total Ranked Middle Schools

9

Total Students (all grades)

21,428

Elementary Schoolers Proficient in Reading (district average)

63%

Elementary Schoolers Proficient in Math (district average)

61%

All District Schools

School Map

Sequoya Elementary School

11808 N 64Th St, Scottsdale, AZ 85254

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Sequoya Elementary School's high ranking earned it eligibility to display a U.S. News Best Elementary Schools award badge. Badge eligibility recognizes educational excellence, as described here. Officials at badge-eligible schools can learn how to promote their awards here.

Insufficient student data was reported by six states (California, D.C., Delaware, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington). As such, the rankings for these states were held at their previous positions. They are therefore based on assessment data from 2018-2019 and include schools that were active as of 2019-2020. Updated directory information from 2021-2022 was provided for schools when available.

Data is based on the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years.