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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Redwood Middle this year?
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Enrollment
589
Middle
DISTRICT 736 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONEJO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060964001022
Redwood Middle
233 West Gainsborough Rd., Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 · (805) 497-7264 · Ventura County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of California public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
22.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
162 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 168 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 213 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 208 | 35% |
Student demographics
62%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
63.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.3pp since 2014
Math
47.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.5% | 32.8% | 19.8% | 16.8% |
| Math | 28.9% | 18.5% | 23.0% | 29.6% |
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 | 63.3% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 63.5% | 48.6% |
| 2022-23 | 66.7% | 47.2% |
| 2021-22 | 61.6% | 44.4% |
| 2018-19 | 61.5% | 47.9% |
| 2017-18 | 59.7% | 53.5% |
| 2016-17 | 63.4% | 54.4% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 57.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Redwood Middle
Redwood Middle's state test result (55.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Middle this school | 589 | 27.5% | 55.8% |
| Mesa Verde Middle Moorpark | 574 | 32.1% | 44.5% |
| East Avenue Middle Livermore | 581 | 25.8% | 50.8% |
| Mission Hill Middle Santa Cruz | 510 | 32.0% | 49.7% |
| New Brighton Middle Capitola | 585 | 30.3% | 48.1% |
| Rosedale Middle Bakersfield | 810 | 29.6% | 49.0% |
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 Redwood Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #269 of 1,224 | #3 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #305 of 1,227 ▼ 31 | #5 of 28 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #282 of 1,227 ▼ 35 | #3 of 28 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #577 of 1,214 | #16 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #780 of 1,377 | #21 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #867 of 1,279 | #18 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #369 of 1,278 | #9 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.5% | #1,164 of 1,329 | #25 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.3% | #91 of 930 | #6 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
589
-167 (-22%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 724
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 | 589 | 26.3 | 22.4:1 | 28% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 28.5 | 22.9:1 | 23% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 668 | 29.5 | 22.7:1 | 28% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 756 | N/A | N/A | 28% (213) |
| 2017-18 | 870 | 36.5 | 23.8:1 | 28% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 888 | 38 | 23.4:1 | 23% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 1,057 | N/A | N/A | 17% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 1,052 | 43 | 24.5:1 | 9% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 724 | 31 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Redwood Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (870 to 589); teachers down 28% (36.5 to 26.3).
About Redwood Middle
Redwood Middle is a public middle school in Thousand Oaks, California. The school's 589 students are in grades 6 through 8.
A total of 26 schools make up Conejo Valley Unified, with 15,713 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Redwood Middle, at 47%. Other reported shares: 39% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.4:1. On average, middle schools in California have 20.7:1, compared with 22.4:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Redwood Middle is 28%. That is lower than the 59% average for public schools in Ventura County.
allk12 grades Redwood Middle a B. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Redwood Middle's results are 7.6 points below predicted: 55.8% against 63.4%.
Ventura County has these Census figures: the median household income is $109,797, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Ventura County has 238 public schools and roughly 147,841 students.
The closest other public school is Aspen Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Redwood Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Redwood Middle at 3rd of 7.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, Redwood Middle's enrollment declined 22%, to 589.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. 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 Conejo Valley Unified
- Newbury Park HighHigh · 2,047 students
- Westlake HighHigh · 1,900 students
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- Sequoia MiddleMiddle · 798 students
Other schools in Thousand Oaks
- Thousand Oaks HighHigh · 1,703 students
- Compass Charter Schools of Los AngelesCombined · 1,032 students
- Compass Charter Schools of San DiegoCombined · 842 students
- Colina MiddleMiddle · 832 students
- Los Cerritos MiddleMiddle · 725 students
- Lang RanchElementary · 723 students
Other Redwood Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Redwood Middle. Redwood Middle is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Redwood MiddleNapa, CA · 868 students
- Redwood MiddleSaratoga, CA · 709 students
- REDWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLJAMAICA, NY · 270 students
Nearby schools
- Aspen Elementary0.3 mi · 332
- Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning0.5 mi · 352
- MADRONA ACADEMY OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCES0.5 mi · 245
- Glenwood Elementary1.0 mi · 218
- Century Academy1.2 mi · 237
- Thousand Oaks High1.2 mi · 1,703
Frequently asked questions
About Redwood MiddleHow many students attend Redwood Middle?
Redwood Middle enrolls approximately 589 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Redwood Middle serve?
Redwood Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Redwood Middle have?
Redwood Middle employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Redwood Middle?
At Redwood Middle, the student body is approximately 47% White, 39% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Redwood Middle?
Redwood Middle 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.