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What's one thing Mesa Verde Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
574
Middle
DISTRICT 558 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOORPARK UNIFIED·NCES 062569004325
Mesa Verde Middle
14000 Peach Hill Rd., Moorpark, CA 93021 · (805) 378-6309 · Ventura County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of California public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
184 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 203 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 174 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 197 | 34% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
54.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.0pp since 2014
Math
39.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.7% | 33.3% | 23.7% | 22.3% |
| Math | 20.9% | 18.3% | 26.9% | 33.8% |
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 | 54.0% | 39.3% |
| 2023-24 | 49.1% | 35.7% |
| 2022-23 | 51.8% | 37.5% |
| 2021-22 | 57.3% | 44.7% |
| 2020-21 | 64.2% | 40.6% |
| 2018-19 | 59.7% | 48.2% |
| 2017-18 | 65.3% | 51.3% |
| 2016-17 | 67.5% | 48.9% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 61.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Mesa Verde Middle
Mesa Verde Middle's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Verde Middle this school | 574 | 32.1% | 44.5% |
| Redwood Middle Thousand Oaks | 589 | 27.5% | 55.8% |
| Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate Half Moon Bay | 521 | 27.4% | 35.2% |
| Sequoia Middle Newbury Park | 798 | 31.0% | 48.5% |
| Las Colinas Middle Camarillo | 819 | 30.0% | 53.7% |
| Ranchos Middle Madera | 452 | 36.7% | 55.8% |
Matched among California middle 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 Mesa Verde Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #426 of 1,224 | #8 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #414 of 1,227 ▲ 25 | #8 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #413 of 1,227 ▲ 51 | #7 of 28 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.4pp | #84 of 1,214 | #2 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #816 of 1,377 | #24 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.5:1 | #1,202 of 1,279 | #27 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #395 of 1,278 | #10 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.1% | #1,129 of 1,329 | #22 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #465 of 930 | #19 of 24 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
574
-45 (-7%) vs 2020
-40% since 2000-01, when it was 963
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 574 | 22.5 | 25.5:1 | 32% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 22.6 | 24.6:1 | 31% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 22.9 | 24.7:1 | 31% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 619 | 26 | 23.8:1 | 29% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 685 | 26 | 26.4:1 | 33% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 27 | 25.7:1 | 28% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 827 | N/A | N/A | 32% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 963 | 41 | 23.5:1 | 27% (261) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mesa Verde Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (685 to 574); teachers down 13% (26 to 22.5).
About Mesa Verde Middle
Families in Moorpark, California, are served by Mesa Verde Middle, a medium-sized middle school. The school reports 574 students in grades 6 through 8.
Federal data list 10 schools in Moorpark Unified, with 5,599 students enrolled.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Mesa Verde Middle. The largest is Hispanic students, at 45%. The remaining students are 41% White, 9% Asian, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Ventura County is about 44% Hispanic. Mesa Verde Middle's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 25.5:1. That is higher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 32%. That is 27 points below the 59% average for public schools in Ventura County.
Measured against California public middle schools, Mesa Verde Middle receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Mesa Verde Middle ranks in the bottom 10% in California. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.5%, against a prediction of 60.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Ventura County show that the median household income is $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Mesa Verde Middle is one of 238 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Peach Hill Academy is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Mesa Verde Middle. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Mesa Verde Middle ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Mesa Verde Middle has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
The school enrolled 574 students in 2024-25, 45 fewer than the 619 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 23.8:1 to 25.5:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Mesa Verde Middle covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Moorpark Unified
- Moorpark HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Campus Canyon ElementaryElementary · 545 students
- Chaparral MiddleMiddle · 542 students
- Walnut Canyon ElementaryElementary · 486 students
- Mountain Meadows ElementaryElementary · 424 students
- Peach Hill AcademyElementary · 420 students
Other schools in Moorpark
- Moorpark HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Campus Canyon ElementaryElementary · 545 students
- Chaparral MiddleMiddle · 542 students
- Walnut Canyon ElementaryElementary · 486 students
- Mountain Meadows ElementaryElementary · 424 students
- Peach Hill AcademyElementary · 420 students
Other Mesa Verde Middle schools
One other US public school is named Mesa Verde Middle. Mesa Verde Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Mesa Verde MiddleSan Diego, CA · 1,178 students
Nearby schools
- Peach Hill Academy0.7 mi · 420
- Flory Academy of Sciences and Technology1.1 mi · 411
- Chaparral Middle1.5 mi · 542
- Mountain Meadows Elementary1.6 mi · 424
- Walnut Canyon Elementary1.7 mi · 486
- Moorpark High1.9 mi · 1,691
Frequently asked questions
About Mesa Verde MiddleHow large is Mesa Verde Middle?
Mesa Verde Middle enrolls approximately 574 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Mesa Verde Middle serve?
Mesa Verde Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Mesa Verde Middle have?
Mesa Verde Middle employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.5:1.
How diverse is Mesa Verde Middle?
Mesa Verde Middle reports a student body of 41% White, 45% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Mesa Verde Middle in?
Mesa Verde Middle is part of Moorpark Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.