Enrollment
325
Elementary
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONEJO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060964001011
Cypress Elementary
4200 Kimber Dr., Newbury Park, CA 91320 · (805) 498-6683 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
46 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 85 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 39% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
77.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.1pp since 2014
Math
73.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 45.8% | 31.4% | 13.7% | 9.2% |
| Math | 45.1% | 28.1% | 17.0% | 9.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.1% | 73.2% |
| 2023-24 | 80.3% | 71.5% |
| 2022-23 | 78.7% | 74.1% |
| 2021-22 | 73.3% | 71.0% |
| 2018-19 | 72.4% | 69.8% |
| 2017-18 | 68.9% | 63.7% |
| 2016-17 | 77.3% | 65.1% |
| 2015-16 | 76.0% | 69.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 64.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cypress Elementary
Cypress Elementary's state test result (75.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Elementary this school | 325 | 14.2% | 75.7% |
| Flora Vista Elementary Encinitas | 377 | 13.3% | 69.8% |
| Harbor View Elementary Corona Del Mar | 344 | 12.2% | 77.8% |
| Newcastle Charter Newcastle | 333 | 18.3% | 63.5% |
| Newport Elementary Newport Beach | 339 | 19.8% | 73.1% |
| Mission Estancia Elementary Carlsbad | 355 | 12.7% | 70.1% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cypress Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #401 of 5,151 | #6 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #477 of 5,172 ▲ 51 | #7 of 122 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #394 of 5,172 ▼ 152 | #10 of 122 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,275 of 5,116 | #55 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #4,517 of 5,915 | #99 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #3,150 of 5,352 | #86 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #2,850 of 5,354 | #63 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.2% | #5,351 of 5,625 | #121 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #3,184 of 3,837 | #83 of 99 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
325
+59 (+22%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 26.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 325 | 14 | 23.2:1 | 14% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 13 | 22.5:1 | 14% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 13.5 | 21.6:1 | 13% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 10 | 26.6:1 | 8% (20) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 15 | 23.1:1 | 7% (25) |
| 2015-16 | 343 | 15 | 22.9:1 | 11% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 413 | N/A | N/A | 8% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 564 | 30 | 18.8:1 | 4% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 17 | 28.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cypress Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (346 to 325); teachers down 7% (15 to 14).
About Cypress Elementary
Cypress Elementary is a small elementary school in California, located in Newbury Park. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 325 students. Enrollment is 30% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Conejo Valley Unified, which runs Cypress Elementary, has 26 schools and 15,713 students.
At 68%, White students outnumber all other groups at Cypress Elementary combined. The remaining students are 20% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Among people living in Ventura County, the White share is about 52%. By the diversity index, Cypress Elementary comes in at 49%.
A ratio of 23.2:1 comes from the school's 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 14% of students at Cypress Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 59% average for public schools in Ventura County is 45 points.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Cypress Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Cypress Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 75.7% and a predicted 71.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Ventura County show that median household income is about $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 238 public schools in Ventura County, with a combined enrollment of about 147,841.
Sycamore Canyon is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Cypress Elementary ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 75.7% versus a 61.7% average.
The NCES locale for Cypress Elementary is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Cypress Elementary went from 266 students to 325. The ratio of students to teachers went from 26.6:1 to 23.2:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Ventura County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
837,469
Census ACS
Median income
$109,797
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
238
147,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Conejo Valley Unified
- Newbury Park HighHigh · 2,047 students
- Westlake HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Thousand Oaks HighHigh · 1,703 students
- Sycamore CanyonElementary · 937 students
- Colina MiddleMiddle · 832 students
- Sequoia MiddleMiddle · 798 students
Other schools in Newbury Park
- Newbury Park HighHigh · 2,047 students
- Sycamore CanyonElementary · 937 students
- Sequoia MiddleMiddle · 798 students
- Env Acad of Research Tech and Earth ScisElementary · 539 students
- Banyan ElementaryElementary · 416 students
- Walnut ElementaryElementary · 259 students
Other Cypress Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 4 states are named Cypress Elementary. Cypress Elementary is the 9th largest of the 11.
- Cypress ElementaryFontana, CA · 572 students
- Cypress ElementaryTulare, CA · 562 students
- Cypress ElementaryCovina, CA · 558 students
- Cypress ElementaryHighland, CA · 517 students
- Cypress ElementaryRedding, CA · 215 students
Nearby schools
- Sycamore Canyon0.6 mi · 937
- Maple Elementary0.8 mi · 181
- Banyan Elementary1.0 mi · 416
- Newbury Park High1.2 mi · 2,047
- Walnut Elementary1.5 mi · 259
- Sequoia Middle1.7 mi · 798
Frequently asked questions
About Cypress ElementaryHow many students attend Cypress Elementary?
Cypress Elementary enrolls approximately 325 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Cypress Elementary serve?
Cypress Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cypress Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cypress Elementary is approximately 23.2:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cypress Elementary?
Cypress Elementary reports a student body of 68% White, 20% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Cypress Elementary?
Cypress Elementary is overseen by Conejo Valley Unified in Ventura County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.