How does Sequoia Middle compare to other middle schools in Newbury Park?

Sequoia Middle has a Scope Score of 57.3/100, ranked #686 among California middle schools. 21% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,439 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Sequoia Middle?

21.1% of students at Sequoia Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 46.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Sequoia Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Sequoia Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 4.5 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 Sequoia Middle?

16.8% of students at Sequoia 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.

Sequoia Middle

Middle School

Conejo Valley Unified Newbury ParkVentura County91320

📍 2855 Borchard 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

843 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

32%

Teachers

40 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

+2.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+14.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

15.8%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 114 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic38.2%

White47.2%

Asian6.5%

Black0.6%

Other7.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Sequoia Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	21.1%
Met Standard	24.9%
Below Standard	54.0%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Exceeded standard: 21.1%

3.8pp above state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 46.0%

6.5pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 16.8%

2.5pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 46.0%

Above state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

✓Suspension rate: 2.6%

1.5pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Growth (G6→G8): -4.5pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% 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 "46% proficient" for Sequoia Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

21.1% of students exceeded standard while 24.9% met it. That exceeded rate is 3.8 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 11.5 points below the Conejo Valley Unified district average of 32.6%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 4.5 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 maintained and Math increased year-over-year. 15.8% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.8%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

21.1%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

46.0%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-4.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

16.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,439

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	225	19.6%	30.7%	24.9%	24.9%	50.2%
7th	236	14.4%	37.3%	28.4%	19.9%	51.7%
8th	260	16.9%	28.5%	23.9%	30.8%	45.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	224	29.9%	14.7%	28.1%	27.2%	44.6%
7th	239	23.9%	19.7%	27.2%	29.3%	43.5%
8th	255	22.0%	18.4%	21.2%	38.4%	40.4%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

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Middle

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High School

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Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.