Yerba Buena Elementary
- 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.
- C-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 elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 36% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat 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 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 45.4% | 26.5% | 16.8% | 11.3% |
| Math | 31.5% | 31.0% | 25.0% | 12.5% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.9% | 62.5% |
| 2023-24 | 75.8% | 67.8% |
| 2022-23 | 70.5% | 66.7% |
| 2021-22 | 70.1% | 70.1% |
| 2020-21 | 68.8% | 63.6% |
| 2018-19 | 78.4% | 69.3% |
| 2017-18 | 71.3% | 69.7% |
| 2016-17 | 67.2% | 67.8% |
| 2015-16 | 71.0% | 67.0% |
| 2014-15 | 72.0% | 70.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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%.
Schools most like Yerba Buena Elementary
Yerba Buena Elementary's state test result (69.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yerba Buena Elementary this school | 372 | 22.6% | 69.5% |
| Sequoia Elementary Santa Rosa | 414 | 22.7% | 54.2% |
| El Morro Elementary Laguna Beach | 404 | 24.5% | 73.9% |
| Silver Gate Elementary San Diego | 399 | 23.6% | 81.5% |
| Newport Elementary Newport Beach | 339 | 19.8% | 73.1% |
| Rio del Mar Elementary Aptos | 393 | 22.1% | 54.8% |
Where Yerba Buena Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #676 of 5,151 | #147 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #943 of 5,172 ▼ 240 | #215 of 1,129 ▼ 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #660 of 5,172 ▼ 232 | #149 of 1,129 ▼ 49 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.9pp | #980 of 5,116 | #154 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #4,031 of 5,915 | #867 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #4,315 of 5,352 | #979 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #2,553 of 5,354 | #406 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.6% | #5,058 of 5,625 | #1,190 of 1,276 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 372 | 15 | 24.8:1 | 23% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 15 | 25.5:1 | 24% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 18.5 | 21.0:1 | 24% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 17 | 23.0:1 | 9% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 18.1 | 20.6:1 | 10% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 17 | 25.2:1 | 8% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 420 | N/A | N/A | 3% (11) |
| 2000-01 | 549 | 26 | 21.1:1 | 2% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 615 | 22 | 27.9:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (372 to 372); teachers down 17% (18.1 to 15).
About Yerba Buena Elementary
Yerba Buena Elementary is a small elementary school with its address in Agoura Hills, California. The student body numbers 372 students, from kindergarten through 5.
The Las Virgenes Unified system has 15 schools and 9,754 students.
A majority of students at Yerba Buena Elementary, 66%, are White. Next come 14% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 6% Asian. The county population is about 31% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Yerba Buena Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
Teachers at Yerba Buena Elementary total 15 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 24.8:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 84 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 23%. That is 47 points below the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Yerba Buena Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 71% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 69.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 66.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Yerba Buena Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
Lindero Canyon Middle is located about 0.7 miles from Yerba Buena Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 69.5% is below the 71.8% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Mid-size.
Federal counts put enrollment at 391 in 2020-21 and 372 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 23.0:1 to 24.8:1.
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