Elementary school (grades K-5) · Show Low, AZ

Sequoia Village School

Federal NCES profile for Sequoia Village School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 040024601856Charter school
0/100100/10030/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Sequoia Village School earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#3 of 3
elementary schools in Show Low · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
54.0%
free-lunch eligible
173
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Sequoia Village School ranks #3 of 3 elementary schools in Show Low, AZ.

Enrollment

173

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

54.0%

vs 48.3% Arizona avg

+12% vs state

What stands out at Sequoia Village School

Sequoia Village School is a higher-need, mid-sized charter elementary school in Show Low, Arizona, enrolling 173 students.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 54.0% lands close to the Arizona typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 173 puts it in the smaller third of Arizona schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,064 scored Arizona schools.

Against 92 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #43.

Its student body is led by White (64%) and Hispanic or Latino (23%) (diversity index 53/100).

The surrounding Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Village School (79211) spends $10,408 per pupil, 21% below the Arizona average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 30.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Village School (79211) also operates George Washington Academy (124 students) and Sequoia Village High School (57 students) alongside Sequoia Village School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Sequoia Village School compares

Sequoia Village School on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 54.0% ▲ 12% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 173 top 74% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

173
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
54.0%
free-lunch eligible - 12% above the Arizona average of 48.3%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Funding equity
$10,408
per pupil, district-wide - below Arizona avg of $13,145
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 14 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 64.2%
Hispanic or Latino 23.1%
Two or More 8.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4.0%
African American 0.6%

Largest group: White at 64.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 52.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 52.6, Sequoia Village School is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Village School (79211), which includes Sequoia Village School.

$10,408
Per student
-21%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-37%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 0.4%
State 69.2%
Federal 30.5%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Sequoia Village School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
George Washington Academy Smaller Similar economic need No ratio data
Sequoia Village High School Smaller Similar economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Sequoia Village School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Village School (79211) · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Arizona, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Sequoia Village School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Sequoia Village School

How many students attend Sequoia Village School?

Sequoia Village School has 173 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Show Low, AZ.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Sequoia Village School?

54.0% of students at Sequoia Village School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sequoia Village School?

The largest demographic group at Sequoia Village School is White at 64.2% of enrollment, in Show Low, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 52.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Sequoia Village School?

Sequoia Village School has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Sequoia Village School rank among elementary schools in Show Low?

By Resource Investment Index, Sequoia Village School ranks #3 of 3 elementary schools in Show Low, AZ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Show Low on the city page.

Is Sequoia Village School a good school?

Sequoia Village School earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Village School (79211)?

Besides Sequoia Village School, Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Village School (79211) also operates George Washington Academy (124 students) and Sequoia Village High School (57 students). See the Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Village School (79211) district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

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