Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Deaf School

Mesa · AZ · Edkey Inc. - Sequoia School for the Deaf and Hard (81050) · Public charter · K-12 combined

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Most similar nearby schools

Valley Preparatory Academy → Crossroads at East Valley Academy → Hill Academy @ ICAN → International Commerce High School MCG → Intelli-School → EVIT - Mesa High School → Riverview High School → EVIT - East Valley Academy →

At a glance

Academic signals

4-yr grad rate: 75% in 2019 (Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

This is a special-education school. It serves students with disabilities, who take alternate state assessments rather than the SAT/ACT. College-prep measures like test participation and AP rigor aren't collected here and don't reflect what this school does.

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4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

4-year graduation rate

75%

Range: 50–100%

4-year cohort size

Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years

Compared against

17,988

US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

41.9%

Elevated — a quarter or more of teachers are in years 1-2. Often correlates with school instability.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

22.2%

Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

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.

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University of Arizona

86%

admit rate

$13,926

in-state tuition/yr · $42,278 out-of-state

1160–1420

SAT 25–75 · ACT 21–30

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.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days

60.3%

Well above the national average (~16%). At this level, chronic absence becomes a leading driver of enrollment loss as families rotate to other schools.

Students absent 15+ days

Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

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 ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor

11:1

Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.

Counselor FTE

1.0

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

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
Valley Preparatory Academy Tempe	Public · charter	4.5	30	—
Crossroads at East Valley Academy MESA	Public	2.2	15	—
Hill Academy @ ICAN CHANDLER	Public	6.5	39	—
International Commerce High School MCG Mesa	Public · charter	1.5	50	—
Intelli-School CHANDLER	Public · charter	4.1	48	—
EVIT - Mesa High School MESA	Public	1.2	10	—
Riverview High School MESA	Public	3.5	11	—
EVIT - East Valley Academy MESA	Public	2.2	—	—

At a glance

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Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Deaf School is a public high school in Mesa, AZ, enrolling 11 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 75% in the latest EDFacts release.

It has about 11 students per school counselor.

60% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

What is Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Deaf School's graduation rate? Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Deaf School's federal four-year graduation rate was about 75% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Deaf School? Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Deaf School is a public high school in Mesa, AZ, enrolling 11 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.