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Maple Elementary · Newbury Park

Maple Elementary: Most kids here clear the bar, year after year. The question is what happens after that.

Maple posts 58% meeting the standard, and 31.2% going well past it. Most kids here keep up. Fewer get pushed further. Ask the school what it does for a child who already finds the work easy.

3501 Kimber Drive, 91320 (opens in new tab)·Conejo Valley Unified·Newbury Park·Grades TK-5·181 students·45% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(805) 498-6748
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope4345
% Exceeded31%21%
% Met+58%43%
Growth-3.3-2.9
Absence24.6%17.9%
Suspension0.3%1.6%
Scope Score
43
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #2,838 statewide · #15 of 17 in Conejo Valley Unified

Maple Elementary scores 43 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 51st 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 →

🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

Most rating sites would stop at “58% proficient” and call it done. Maple deserves a closer read. The school sits in Newbury Park, where two in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 5,744 elementary schools statewide

Has stayed near the 51st percentile since 2019.

CA Dashboard
ELAOrange(Declined Significantly)MathBlue(Increased Significantly)

Proficiency here is back to its pre-pandemic level — 58% meet the standard, about where the school stood in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 366%61%83%53%56%
Grade 457%46%41%79%48%
Grade 564%53%47%52%67%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 378%69%83%53%70%
Grade 455%51%41%63%56%
Grade 545%41%53%41%53%

The story this school is actually telling

The school, grade by grade

ELA · CAASPP 2024–25

Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.

33%
22%
45%
Grade 3 · 55% proficient
22%
26%
52%
Grade 4 · 48% proficient
44%
22%
34%
Grade 5 · 66% proficient

The honest read: the share exceeding rises 11.1pp across grades; the floor rises 11.1pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.

The 6 things our score weighs

Exceeded standard
31.2%
State 21.3%
9.9pp above state avg
Growth (G3→G5)
-3.3pp
State -2.9pp
Scores decline across grades
Met or exceeded
58.2%
State 42.7%
15.5pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
24.6%
State 17.9%
6.7pp above state avg
Suspension rate
0.3%
State 1.6%
1.3pp below state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
7.5%
State 18.0%
10.5pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.

  • Ask how the school follows up when a student starts missing days — chronic absence often starts outside the classroom, not inside it.
  • Ask what changes between grade 3 and grade 5 here, and who teaches the older kids.
  • 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 Maple Elementary in Newbury Park, 37.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 42.1% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Maple Elementary trails its district average for low-income students by 4.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (37.5% Math proficient); Hispanic students (35.7% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 24 students tested.

All students at this school: 58% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 58%, district —, state 43%58%
MaleMale: this school 58%, district 60%, state 42%58% · +0 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 43%, district 40%, state 32%43% · −15 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 54%, district 62%, state 44%54% · −4 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 37%, district 37%, state 32%37% · −20 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 64%, district 69%, state 56%64% · +6 vs school

6 of 12 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group
Subgroup growth by grade

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

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 24.6%, district 13.8%, state 17.9%24.6% · +6.7pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 0.3%, district —, state 1.6%0.3% · −1.3pp vs state

TK/K students miss school at roughly twice the rate of Grades 4–6 students (33.3% vs 13.8%). Chronic absence here concentrates in the earliest grades — worth asking how the school works with new families on attendance.

Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 4–613.8%
TK/K33.3%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

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

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 14:1, district 21:114:1
Teaching staff17 teachers
Avg. experience14.2 years
Fully credentialed82%
First-year teachers6%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$60,015 – $123,634
Principal salary$158,682 – $180,239
Superintendent salary$316,924

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $21,484, CA average $14,815$21,484 · spent at this school
Federal share$363 per student

$363 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,979 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction63%
Instruction support11%
Student services8%
Administration6%
Buildings & maintenance9%
Other1%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$11,901 per pupil
2019$10,885 per pupil
2018$11,119 per pupil
2017$10,744 per pupil
2016$10,214 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic50.8%
District 31.9% · CA 56.1%
White35.4%
District 49.6% · CA 19.9%
Other9.9%
District 9.0% · CA 9.0%
Asian3.9%
District 8.4% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 45.3% (19pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$149K · CA $85K
Median home value$948K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+54% · CA 35%
ZIP population43,472
Median age43 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 181 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California elementary school (≈480).

Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.

On the state's science test (CAST), 61% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Maple Elementary a good elementary school?

Maple Elementary has a Scope Score of 43 out of 100, placing it in the 51st percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #2,838 statewide. 31.2% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 9.9 percentage points above the California average of 21.3%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (38%), grade 3-to-5 growth (27%), met or exceeded (proficient) (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Maple Elementary's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 58.2% of students at Maple Elementary met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 31.2% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 27.0% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 31.2% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 145 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Maple Elementary rank in California?

Maple Elementary ranks #2,838 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 51st percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Is Maple Elementary getting better or worse?

Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Maple Elementary decreases by 3.3 percentage points from Grade 3 to grade 5 growth. This downward pattern doesn't necessarily mean the school is failing — it can reflect cohort differences, demographic shifts, or curriculum changes. A campus visit and conversation with teachers can reveal what the numbers can't. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the elementary Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Maple Elementary?

24.6% of students at Maple Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 0.3%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Maple Elementary compare to other schools in Newbury Park?

Maple Elementary scores 43/100 (51st percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 181 students. Use the schools in Newbury Park page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.

How does Maple Elementary serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Maple Elementary in Newbury Park, 37.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 42.1% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Maple Elementary trails its district average for low-income students by 4.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (37.5% Math proficient); Hispanic students (35.7% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 24 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 38%
31.2%
↑ vs CA 21.3% · 60th pctile
Growth (G3→G5) · 27%
-3.3pp
↓ vs CA -2.9pp · 24th pctile
Met or exceeded · 20%
58.2%
↑ vs CA 42.7% · 62th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
24.6%
↓ vs CA 17.9% · 39th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
0.3%
↑ vs CA 1.6% · 61th pctile
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
7.5%
↓ vs CA 18.0% · 38th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 32733%22%15%30%56%+12
Grade 42722%26%26%26%48%+3
Grade 51844%22%11%22%67%+19
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 32737%33%19%11%70%+25
Grade 42719%37%30%15%56%+14
Grade 51932%21%16%32%53%+17
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/111833%28%28%11%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged2437.5%−5−1
Hispanic/Latino2835.7%−10−3
03Peer comparison · nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Maple Elementary ←4331.2%58.2%−3.30.3%
Sycamore Canyon1.2 mi8256.7%83.5%−3.80.4%
Environmental Academy of Research Technology and E1.2 mi6446.0%74.0%−15.30.1%
Cypress Elementary0.7 mi6446.2%76.2%−17.40.1%
California average4521.3%42.7%−2.91.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
20194658#232628.3%60.6%6.0%0.7%-17.5pp
20224569#178228.3%53.7%28.5%0.1%-18.2pp
20234052#273935.1%58.2%30.4%0.5%-33.3pp
20244557#244728.6%57.0%24.4%0.3%-6.8pp
20254351#283831.2%58.2%24.6%0.3%-3.3pp
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female4.7%27.4%+22.7pp
Male6.6%25.0%+18.4pp
Asian0.0%
Hispanic/Latino6.5%30.3%+23.8pp
Two or More Races6.7%26.7%+20.0pp
Students with Disabilities12.5%33.3%+20.8pp
English Learners5.2%35.3%+30.1pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged8.3%33.3%+25.0pp
All Students5.8%26.0%+20.2pp
Homeless41.7%
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,744 elementary schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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