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Yerba Buena Elementary

6098 Reyes Adobe Rd., Agoura Hills, CA 91301 · (818) 889-0040 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% 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.
  • 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
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
84 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
Kindergarten8022%
Grade 15816%
Grade 24612%
Grade 36517%
Grade 46417%
Grade 55916%

This year's kindergarten class (80) is 36% larger than its 5th grade class (59).

Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
24466%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
5214%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
226%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
4913%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
19051%
Female
18149%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
71.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.1pp since 2014
Math
62.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.5pp 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 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

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts45.4%26.5%16.8%11.3%
Math31.5%31.0%25.0%12.5%
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
2024-2571.9%62.5%
2023-2475.8%67.8%
2022-2370.5%66.7%
2021-2270.1%70.1%
2020-2168.8%63.6%
2018-1978.4%69.3%
2017-1871.3%69.7%
2016-1767.2%67.8%
2015-1671.0%67.0%
2014-1572.0%70.0%
% 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
69.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Yerba Buena Elementary this school37222.6%69.5%
Sequoia Elementary
Santa Rosa
41422.7%54.2%
El Morro Elementary
Laguna Beach
40424.5%73.9%
Silver Gate Elementary
San Diego
39923.6%81.5%
Newport Elementary
Newport Beach
33919.8%73.1%
Rio del Mar Elementary
Aptos
39322.1%54.8%
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 Yerba Buena Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
372
-19 (-5%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 615
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 23.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253721524.8:123% (84)
2023-243821525.5:124% (92)
2022-2338918.521.0:124% (92)
2020-213911723.0:19% (34)
2017-1837218.120.6:110% (39)
2015-164291725.2:18% (34)
2010-11420N/AN/A3% (11)
2000-015492621.1:12% (9)
1990-916152227.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yerba Buena Elementary.

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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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
Yerba Buena Elementary
District
Las Virgenes Unified
Address
6098 Reyes Adobe Rd., Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Phone
(818) 889-0040
County
Los Angeles County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
372
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
24.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
84 (23%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
062100002529
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Yerba Buena Elementary
How many students attend Yerba Buena Elementary?
Yerba Buena Elementary enrolls approximately 372 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Yerba Buena Elementary serve?
Yerba Buena Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Yerba Buena Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Yerba Buena Elementary is approximately 24.8:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Yerba Buena Elementary?
At Yerba Buena Elementary, the student body is approximately 66% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Yerba Buena Elementary?
Yerba Buena Elementary is overseen by Las Virgenes Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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