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Sequoia Union High Schools
Sequoia Union High is a public school district in California, based in San Mateo County (Redwood City). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Sequoia Union High on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Sequoia Union High
6 of 6 schools in Sequoia Union High carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 2D: 1
Best schools in Sequoia Union High
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Carlmont High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Menlo Atherton High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Woodside High (High school, meets expectations)
- B Sequoia High (High school, meets expectations)
- B Tide Academy (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D- Redwood High (High school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Sequoia Union High
High schools (5)
- A+ Carlmont High, Belmont
- A Menlo Atherton High, Atherton
- D- Redwood High, Redwood City
- B Sequoia High, Redwood City
- A- Woodside High, Woodside
Other schools and academies (1)
- B Tide Academy, Menlo Park
Where Sequoia Union High schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Redwood City (2)
- Atherton (1)
- Belmont (1)
- Menlo Park (1)
- Woodside (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: San Mateo County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 8,553 students with 485 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,032 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0636390
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Redwood City Elementary (12 schools, 2 mi)
- Menlo Park City Elementary (4 schools, 2 mi)
- San Carlos Elementary (8 schools, 3 mi)
- Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary (7 schools, 5 mi)
- Ravenswood City Elementary (4 schools, 5 mi)
- Palo Alto Unified (19 schools, 5 mi)
- San Mateo-Foster City (21 schools, 7 mi)
- Mountain View-Los Altos Union High (3 schools, 9 mi)
Questions about Sequoia Union High
How many schools are in Sequoia Union High?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Sequoia Union High, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Sequoia Union High serve?
The largest by graded schools: Redwood City, Atherton, Belmont, Menlo Park, Woodside.
How good are the schools in Sequoia Union High?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 43.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 52.3%. 83% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Sequoia Union High?
8,553 students were enrolled in Sequoia Union High in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Sequoia Union High?
Sequoia Union High is in California, based in San Mateo County, with its district office in Redwood City. Its boundary covers about 99.5 sq mi.