How does Sycamore Canyon compare to other elementary schools in Newbury Park?

Sycamore Canyon has a SchoolScope composite score of 70.6/100, placing it at the 95th percentile statewide. 54% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,490 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Sycamore Canyon?

53.9% of students at Sycamore Canyon exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 81.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Sycamore Canyon improving or declining?

Sycamore Canyon's proficiency rate decreases by 3.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Sycamore Canyon?

5.7% of students at Sycamore Canyon are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Sycamore Canyon

Conejo Valley Unified Newbury Park Ventura County 91320

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

2,490 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

954 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

Teachers

43 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 11.9%

White 54.1%

Asian 23.1%

Black 0.6%

Other 10.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Sycamore Canyon
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	53.9%
Met Standard	27.2%
Below Standard	18.9%

Exceeded

53.9%

Met

27.2%

Below

18.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "81% proficient" for Sycamore Canyon and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

53.9% of students exceeded standard while 27.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 32.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 19.1 points above the Conejo Valley Unified district average of 34.8%. Compared to the 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 15.5 points higher (vs 38.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 3.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 5.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

53.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

81.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-3.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

5.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,490

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	68	60.3%	20.6%	10.3%	8.8%	80.9%
4th	106	52.8%	24.5%	12.3%	10.4%	77.4%
5th	89	60.7%	25.8%	7.9%	5.6%	86.5%
6th	117	42.7%	35.0%	17.1%	5.1%	77.8%
7th	127	45.7%	33.1%	16.5%	4.7%	78.7%
8th	115	45.2%	40.0%	7.8%	7.0%	85.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	68	58.8%	35.3%	2.9%	2.9%	94.1%
4th	106	48.1%	33.0%	15.1%	3.8%	81.1%
5th	89	59.5%	21.4%	11.2%	7.9%	80.9%
6th	117	55.6%	17.1%	16.2%	11.1%	72.7%
7th	128	52.3%	22.7%	14.1%	10.9%	75.0%
8th	115	66.1%	18.3%	7.8%	7.8%	84.3%