Sequoia Charter School
MESA · AZ · Edkey Inc. dba Sequoia Charter School (6446) · Public charter · K-12 combined
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East Valley Academy → EVIT - East Valley Institute of Technology → Sun Valley High School → International Commerce High School - Tempe → Great Hearts Academies - Chandler Prep → Gilbert Classical Academy 7-12 → San Tan Charter School → Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Sequoia Charter School compares for families
What families should know about Sequoia Charter School.
- ▸ LocallyAZ sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: East Valley Academy, EVIT - East Valley Institute of Technology, Sun Valley High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Arizona
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,674/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +33.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 764 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $10,452 per student in district revenue, the 2,526 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $26,401,752/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Valley Academy MESA |
Public | 2.2 | 295 | +14.8% |
| EVIT - East Valley Institute of Technology MESA |
Public | 3.4 | 300 | +96.1% |
| Sun Valley High School MESA |
Public · charter | 2.6 | 345 | -8.2% |
| International Commerce High School - Tempe TEMPE |
Public · charter | 6.3 | 290 | +16.0% |
| Great Hearts Academies - Chandler Prep CHANDLER |
Public · charter | 4.4 | 339 | +4.3% |
| Gilbert Classical Academy 7-12 GILBERT |
Public | 2.2 | 379 | -19.2% |
| San Tan Charter School GILBERT |
Public · charter | 6.9 | 283 | +12.7% |
| Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep Gilbert |
Public · charter | 4.6 | 243 | -2.8% |