📍 1450 W. Castle Ave., Porterville, Tulare County, 93257
Sequoia Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Porterville, Tulare County. The school has 497 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stephen Bradley. It is part of the Porterville Unified school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
Sequoia Middle enrolls 497 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 3.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 383 | 77% |
| White | 80 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 10 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
391 of the school's 497 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sequoia Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Sequoia Middle is one of 22 schools in Porterville Unified, based in Porterville, California. The district serves 13,893 students district-wide and employs 627 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 497 students, Sequoia Middle is smaller than the district average of about 632 students per school.