How does Redwood Middle compare to other middle schools in Thousand Oaks?

Redwood Middle has a Scope Score of 62.8/100, ranked #547 among California middle schools. 30% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,148 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Redwood Middle?

29.6% of students at Redwood Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 55.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Redwood Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Redwood Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 7.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Redwood Middle?

15.3% of students at Redwood Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Redwood Middle

Middle School

Conejo Valley Unified Thousand OaksVentura County91360

📍 233 West Gainsborough Road

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

653 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

23%

Teachers

28 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-3.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-3.8 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

13.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 66 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic36.5%

White46.3%

Asian5.0%

Black2.3%

Other9.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Redwood Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	29.6%
Met Standard	25.9%
Below Standard	44.5%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Exceeded standard: 29.6%

12.3pp above state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 55.5%

16.0pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 15.3%

4.0pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 55.5%

Above state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Growth (G6→G8): -7.4pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Suspension rate: 4.5%

0.4pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "56% proficient" for Redwood Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

29.6% of students exceeded standard while 25.9% met it. That exceeded rate is 12.3 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 3.0 points below the Conejo Valley Unified district average of 32.6%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.6 points higher (vs 26.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 7.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance declined and Math declined year-over-year. 13.6% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.3%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

29.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

55.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-7.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

15.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,148

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	167	28.1%	36.5%	16.8%	18.6%	64.7%
7th	201	34.8%	32.3%	16.4%	16.4%	67.2%
8th	202	28.2%	30.2%	25.7%	15.8%	58.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	170	28.8%	22.4%	21.2%	27.6%	51.2%
7th	204	32.8%	16.2%	23.5%	27.4%	49.0%
8th	204	25.0%	17.6%	24.0%	33.3%	42.6%

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