Cypress Elementary: Two in five kids exceed the standard. But this year's 5th graders test below its 3rd graders.
Cypress is one of the strongest elementary schools in Newbury Park by raw achievement. The catch worth understanding: the cohort doesn't gain ground year-over-year.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64 | 46% | 76% | -17.4 | 4.3% | 0.1% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
Cypress Elementary scores 64 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 87th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
🏫 Solid Base — Ask what the school does for a kid who's already meeting the standard with room to spare — steady proficiency across the board doesn't tell you whether the strongest kids are being pushed further.
Most rating sites would stop at “76% proficient” and call it done. Cypress deserves a closer read. It sits at the 87th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.
The headline number: 46.2% of students scored in the top band on the state test. The California average is 21.3%.
The seven-year arc
Has held the 87th-percentile line every tested year since 2019.
The pandemic drop is behind this school: 76% of students meet the standard today, above the 72% who did in 2019.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 60% | 63% | 76% | 85% | 85% |
| Grade 4 | 74% | 79% | 76% | 73% | 73% |
| Grade 5 | 83% | 78% | 85% | 87% | 74% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 69% | 81% | 83% | 87% | 81% |
| Grade 4 | 81% | 72% | 58% | 71% | 87% |
| Grade 5 | 64% | 59% | 76% | 48% | 57% |
The story this school is actually telling
of students scored in the top band on the state test. The California average is 21.3%.
proficiency runs 83% in this year's grade 3 against 66% in its grade 5. The state average rises by +4.5pp over the same span.
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding falls 9.1pp across grades; the floor slips 11.3pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. The school's 5th graders aren't posting a wider lead than its 3rd graders. One question worth asking on a tour: are the strongest students being pushed, or coasting? A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
The 6 things our score weighs
Ask the principal what changes between grade 3 and grade 5. Ask who teaches the older grades, and what the school does when a child starts falling behind.
- Ask what changes between grade 3 and grade 5 here, and who teaches the older kids.
- Ask which schools families here actually choose next — the zoned path is only the default.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
How every group of students does here
At Cypress Elementary in Newbury Park, 76.9% of white students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 74.2% district-wide and 61.8% statewide. Cypress Elementary outperforms its district average for white students by 2.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: White students (74.1% Math proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 108 students tested.
7 of 12 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Showing up, and staying in class
Where the path goes
The zoned path continues to Sequoia Middle, which scores 26 points lower than this school — worth weighing alongside everything above. Families here often look at charter or magnet options for middle school.
Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
$2 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.
On the state's science test (CAST), 67% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
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Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 69
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 47 | 47% | 38% | 13% | 2% | 85% | +42 |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 56% | 18% | 13% | 13% | 73% | +29 |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 38% | 36% | 15% | 11% | 74% | +26 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 47 | 47% | 34% | 13% | 6% | 81% | +35 |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 51% | 36% | 7% | 7% | 87% | +45 |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 39% | 18% | 28% | 15% | 57% | +22 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 61 | 20% | 48% | 31% | 2% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 108 | 76.9% | +3 | +15 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Elementary ← | — | 64 | 46.2% | 76.2% | −17.4 | 0.1% |
| Sycamore Canyon | 0.5 mi | 82 | 56.7% | 83.5% | −3.8 | 0.4% |
| Environmental Academy of Research Technology and E | 1.9 mi | 64 | 46.0% | 74.0% | −15.3 | 0.1% |
| Banyan Elementary | 1 mi | 61 | 41.3% | 73.0% | −6.0 | 0.1% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 72 | 92 | #445 | 36.4% | 71.9% | 2.8% | 0.4% | +9.0pp |
| 2022 | 58 | 86 | #816 | 36.8% | 72.0% | 5.3% | 1.4% | -3.8pp |
| 2023 | 70 | 93 | #413 | 41.9% | 75.7% | 9.0% | 0.1% | +0.8pp |
| 2024 | 66 | 88 | #689 | 44.2% | 75.3% | 8.9% | 0.4% | -18.4pp |
| 2025 | 64 | 87 | #750 | 46.2% | 76.2% | 4.3% | 0.1% | -17.4pp |
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 1.3% | 2.9% | +1.6pp |
| Male | 3.6% | 3.0% | -0.6pp |
| Asian | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 2.4% | 4.5% | +2.1pp |
| Two or More Races | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 10.5% | 7.5% | -3.0pp |
| English Learners | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 6.1% | 9.4% | +3.3pp |
| All Students | 2.5% | 3.0% | +0.5pp |
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