Banyan Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 41.4% |
| Met Standard | 31.6% |
| Below Standard | 27.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "73% proficient" for Banyan Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
41.4% of students exceeded standard while 31.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 20.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.6 points above the Conejo Valley Unified district average of 34.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 40.9% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 6.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 46.9% | 24.5% | 71.4% |
| 4th | 72 | 54.2% | 27.8% | 81.9% |
| 5th | 61 | 37.7% | 39.3% | 77.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 33.3% | 41.7% | 75.0% |
| 4th | 72 | 44.4% | 30.6% | 75.0% |
| 5th | 61 | 31.1% | 26.2% | 57.4% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 60.0