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Sumac Elementary

6050 North Calmfield Ave., Agoura, CA 91301 · (818) 991-4940 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
129 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten11131%
Grade 16418%
Grade 25315%
Grade 35214%
Grade 43811%
Grade 54212%
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
9226%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
19454%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
113%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
82%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
5415%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
17047%
Female
19053%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
71.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.7pp since 2014
Math
59.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.1pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts40.9%30.7%18.9%9.4%
Math32.3%26.8%26.0%15.0%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2571.7%59.1%
2023-2471.4%58.6%
2022-2372.7%53.8%
2021-2273.0%52.7%
2020-2165.5%48.6%
2018-1970.4%53.9%
2017-1872.2%61.0%
2016-1769.7%62.1%
2015-1669.0%65.0%
2014-1555.0%49.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →

Where Sumac Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Los Angeles County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
65.2%#873 of 5,151#195 of 1,126
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
59.1%#1,114 of 5,172#262 of 1,129
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
71.7%#673 of 5,172#150 of 1,129
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+2.5pp#2,471 of 5,116#625 of 1,116
Enrollment
ranked largest first
360#4,184 of 5,915#907 of 1,300
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
23.2:1#3,166 of 5,352#766 of 1,213
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
62.0%#1,620 of 5,354#243 of 1,214
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
35.8%#4,518 of 5,625#1,089 of 1,276
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-4.5%#3,374 of 3,837#864 of 947
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
360
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 485
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 23.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2536015.523.2:136% (129)
2023-243381326.0:132% (108)
2022-233161324.3:139% (122)
2020-213471523.1:126% (91)
2017-1837717.321.8:132% (122)
2015-164041723.8:125% (100)
2010-11403N/AN/A23% (92)
2000-016783519.4:19% (63)
1990-914851826.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sumac Elementary.

About Sumac Elementary

As a small elementary school, Sumac Elementary serves students in Agoura, California. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 360 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 23% smaller than that.

Sumac Elementary reports to Las Virgenes Unified, which has 15 schools and 9,754 students.

At 54%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Sumac Elementary combined. The remaining students are 26% White, 15% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. Sumac Elementary has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

With 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Sumac Elementary was 23.2:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. Sumac Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 36%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.

A school with Sumac Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 58.5%. Sumac Elementary scores 65.2%, 6.6 points above that line.

In the county around the school, Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Sumac Elementary is among the 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County.

The nearest other public school, Mariposa School of Global Education, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Sumac Elementary is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

For locale, NCES codes Sumac Elementary as Suburb: Mid-size.

Enrollment was 347 in 2020-21 and 360 in 2024-25, a increase of 13 students.

Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Los Angeles County at a glance

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Population
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students

Quick facts

School name
Sumac Elementary
District
Las Virgenes Unified
Address
6050 North Calmfield Ave., Agoura, CA 91301
Phone
(818) 991-4940
County
Los Angeles County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
360
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
23.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
129 (36%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
062100002525
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Las Virgenes Unified
Other schools in Agoura
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Frequently asked questions

About Sumac Elementary
How large is Sumac Elementary?
Sumac Elementary enrolls approximately 360 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Sumac Elementary serve?
Sumac Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Sumac Elementary have?
Sumac Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sumac Elementary?
At Sumac Elementary, the student body is approximately 26% White, 54% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Sumac Elementary in?
Sumac Elementary is part of Las Virgenes Unified.
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