Las Virgenes Unified’s 9 public elementary schools all sit between the 73rd and the 94th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Elementary · 9 schools
from 73rd to 94th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Lupin Hill Elementary: 94th percentile, Strong
Willow Elementary: 92nd percentile, Strong
White Oak Elementary: 90th percentile, Strong
Yerba Buena Elementary: 89th percentile, Strong
Round Meadow Elementary: 83rd percentile, Strong
Bay Laurel Elementary: 81st percentile, Strong
Chaparral Elementary: 80th percentile, Strong
Mariposa School of Global Education: 74th percentile, Solid
Sumac Elementary: 73rd percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
2Solid
7Strong
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One dot per school.
Middle and high school pictures
Middle · 4 schools
from 63rd to 97th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Arthur E. Wright Middle: 97th percentile, Strong
Alice C. Stelle Middle: 86th percentile, Strong
Lindero Canyon Middle: 76th percentile, Strong
Mariposa School of Global Education: 63rd percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
3Strong
High · 2 schools
from 74th to 80th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests
Calabasas High: 80th percentile, Strong
Agoura High: 74th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
1Strong
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One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 1 of the 14 ranked schools teaches two levels, so it appears in more than one picture.
The average elementary school in Las Virgenes Unified had 7 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.
Middle schools
Which middle schools in Las Virgenes Unified score highest?
Arthur E. Wright Middle is highest, at the 97th percentile.
That’s higher than 97 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Highest in Las Virgenes Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean
Arthur E. Wright MiddleCalabasas · High ceiling · Broad base · Grade-to-grade gains · On the rise
The average middle school in Las Virgenes Unified had 11 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.
High schools
Which high schools in Las Virgenes Unified score highest?
Calabasas High is highest, at the 80th percentile.
That’s higher than 80 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).
Highest in Las Virgenes Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Where does Las Virgenes Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?
Las Virgenes Unified spent $18,070 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 61 cents of every Las Virgenes Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction61%
Instruction support11%
Student services9%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other1%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$140.0 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 21 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s 81% of its $173.8 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 112 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 87% of the money; their titles are below. The plan itself puts 88% of it toward staff.
Action 1 $81.5 million
Action 2 $36.7 million
Sustain 1:1 Forward Learning Initiative $3.8 million
18 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
5 of the plan’s 21 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners
Reading $38.2 million
Math $40.9 million
Catch-up help $1.4 million
English learners $0.6 million
An action naming two of these appears under both.
Largest of these
Facilitate Professional Learning Communities and targeted instructional support to improve outcomes for students with disabilities in ELA and Math, focusing on grades 6-8$36.7 million
Implement curriculum adoption, professional development and ongoing coaching to improve math achievement$2.7 million
Professional development to address student achievement in language and literacy development and mathematical discourse for unduplicated student groups (EL, Foster Youth, and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged students)$1.5 million
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
For English learners, low-income students and foster youth: For 2025–26, it planned $5.7 million and estimates it spent $6.8 million, $1.1 million (19%) more than planned (our arithmetic).
$6.8 million spent (estimated)$5.7 million planned
What changed
The total is $21.7 million (18%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Facilitate Professional Learning Communities and targeted instructional support to improve outcomes for students with disabilities in ELA and Math, focusing on grades 6-8, which went from $26.0 million to $36.7 million.
Largest increases
Facilitate Professional Learning Communities and targeted instructional support to improve outcomes for students with disabilities in ELA and Math, focusing on grades 6-8+$10.7 million
Retain, attract, and support highly qualified teachers and staff with competitive salaries, benefits, and professional development opportunities that align with district goals+$5.0 million
Sustain 1:1 Forward Learning Initiative+$2.2 million
New in the 2026–27 plan
Professional development to address student achievement in language and literacy development and mathematical discourse for unduplicated student groups (EL, Foster Youth, and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged students)$1.5 million
Adhere to the English Learner Master Plan 2026- 30 to improve student outcomes via high-quality instruction$556,789
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1 and 2
68%
70%
up 2 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1 and 2
60%
61%
up 1 pt
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoals 2 and 3
10 in 100
12 in 100
2 more in 100
Suspended at least onceGoals 2 and 3
1.2%
1.7%
up 0.5 pts
Goal 4 isn’t shown because it tracks other measures.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Retain, attract, and support highly qualified teachers and staff with competitive salaries, benefits, and professional development opportunities that align with district goals · $81,538,175
Facilitate Professional Learning Communities and targeted instructional support to improve outcomes for students with disabilities in ELA and Math, focusing on grades 6-8 · $36,738,476
The full plan4 goals, 50 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($140.0 million).
Where does the money go?
60% to Goal 4, Professional Capacity. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1College & Career$6.4 million5% of action budgets
“LVUSD will support students with the curriculum, instruction, and intentional guidance to provide every opportunity for success in college and career” p. 17 ↗
6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $5.3 million (+$1.1 million)
Largest funded actions
Implement curriculum adoption, professional development and ongoing coaching to improve math achievement$2.7 millionaction 1.5 · p. 71 ↗
Strengthen community college and business partnerships to expand access to career technical education (CTE)$2.3 millionaction 1.4 · p. 71 ↗
Continue to develop best practices in (Professional Learning Communities or PLCs) to support curriculum alignment, upcoming curriculum adoptions, and increase student academic achievement$1.0 millionaction 1.1 · p. 71 ↗
Strengthen dual enrollment opportunities for students with local community colleges$0.3 millionaction 1.3 · p. 71 ↗
Utilize and analyze formative and interim assessments to inform instruction and targeted support for students, focusing on improving outcomes for unduplicated students and students with unique needs$0.1 millionaction 1.2 · p. 71 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
1 more funded action in this goal
Focus on instructional practices, continuity and coherence across specialized programs (e.g., Dual Immersion, Gifted and Talented Education, International Baccalaureate, Waldorf, AP Capstone) · action 1.6 · p. 71 ↗under $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Implement curriculum adoption, professional development and ongoing coaching to improve math achievement+$1.3 million$1.4 million → $2.7 million · p. 71 ↗
Strengthen community college and business partnerships to expand access to career technical education (CTE)−$0.2 million$2.6 million → $2.3 million · p. 71 ↗
Utilize and analyze formative and interim assessments to inform instruction and targeted support for students, focusing on improving outcomes for unduplicated students and students with unique needs−$130,882$242,429 → $111,547 · p. 71 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Continue to develop best practices in (Professional Learning Communities or PLCs) to support curriculum alignment, upcoming curriculum adoptions, and increase student academic achievement · $1.1 million → $1.0 million · p. 71 ↗−$0.1 million
Strengthen dual enrollment opportunities for students with local community colleges · $300,000 · p. 71 ↗new or renamed
Focus on instructional practices, continuity and coherence across specialized programs (e.g., Dual Immersion, Gifted and Talented Education, International Baccalaureate, Waldorf, AP Capstone) · $25,000 → $25,000 · p. 71 ↗unchanged
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 19 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 17 ↗.
Goal 2Opportunity & Equity$44.1 million32% of action budgets
“LVUSD will provide regular assessment, monitoring, and intervention support to ensure the success of all students on the CAASPP ELA, Math, and Science tests. Support will also be provided for students taking the ELPAC to increase the number of students making progress towards proficiency” p. 27 ↗
5 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $30.5 million (+$13.7 million)
Largest funded actions
Facilitate Professional Learning Communities and targeted instructional support to improve outcomes for students with disabilities in ELA and Math, focusing on grades 6-8$36.7 millionaction 2.4 · p. 72 ↗
Provide extended after school and summer learning opportunities to support grade-level and subject-level competency and achievement with a focus on homeless, low income, foster youth, and English Learners$1.7 millionaction 2.1 · p. 71 ↗
Utilize multi-tiered interventions to provide equitable and comprehensive access to school services for students with unique needs$1.4 millionaction 2.2 · p. 72 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Adhere to the English Learner Master Plan 2026- 30 to improve student outcomes via high-quality instruction$0.6 millionaction 2.3 · p. 72 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Facilitate Professional Learning Communities and targeted instructional support to improve outcomes for students with disabilities in ELA and Math, focusing on grades 6-8+$10.7 million$26.0 million → $36.7 million · p. 72 ↗
Sustain 1:1 Forward Learning Initiative+$2.2 million$1.6 million → $3.8 million · p. 72 ↗
Utilize multi-tiered interventions to provide equitable and comprehensive access to school services for students with unique needs+$0.3 million$1.1 million → $1.4 million · p. 72 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Provide extended after school and summer learning opportunities to support grade-level and subject-level competency and achievement with a focus on homeless, low income, foster youth, and English Learners · $1.3 million → $1.7 million · p. 71 ↗+$0.3 million
Adhere to the English Learner Master Plan 2026- 30 to improve student outcomes via high-quality instruction · $556,789 · p. 72 ↗new or renamed
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 13 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 27 ↗.
Goal 3Whole Child$5.6 million4% of action budgets
“LVUSD will cultivate the health, safety, and well-being of the whole child through curriculum, counseling, and positive learning spaces” p. 37 ↗
7 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $4.6 million (+$1.0 million)
Largest funded actions
Enhance student access to and engagement in high-quality Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) education, fostering creativity, cultural awareness, and academic success$1.8 millionaction 3.8 · p. 73 ↗
Provide comprehensive secondary counseling services focused on academic, wellness, and career readiness$1.8 millionaction 3.2 · p. 72 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $867,137 is state funding counted toward those services
Provide counseling services in Elementary schools to support students social and emotional learning$1.0 millionaction 3.1 · p. 72 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Provide a Wellness Center to support students, staff, and parents$0.7 millionaction 3.4 · p. 72 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Maintain and sustain systems of attendance, intervention, and discipline that provide students with high accountability and high support through multifaceted efforts$0.3 millionaction 3.7 · p. 73 ↗
2 more funded actions in this goal
An inclusive curriculum and environment with multiple perspectives for students, staff and community · action 3.3 · p. 72 ↗under $0.1 million
Continue to develop and offer educational events at the site and district level that are responsive to parent/community needs · action 3.6 · p. 72 ↗under $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Enhance student access to and engagement in high-quality Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) education, fostering creativity, cultural awareness, and academic success+$0.5 million$1.3 million → $1.8 million · p. 73 ↗
Provide comprehensive secondary counseling services focused on academic, wellness, and career readiness+$0.2 million$1.5 million → $1.8 million · p. 72 ↗
Provide a Wellness Center to support students, staff, and parents+$139,132$517,878 → $657,010 · p. 72 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Provide counseling services in Elementary schools to support students social and emotional learning · $0.9 million → $1.0 million · p. 72 ↗+$0.1 million
Maintain and sustain systems of attendance, intervention, and discipline that provide students with high accountability and high support through multifaceted efforts · $211,480 → $277,759 · p. 73 ↗+$66,279
An inclusive curriculum and environment with multiple perspectives for students, staff and community · $25,000 · p. 72 ↗new or renamed
Continue to develop and offer educational events at the site and district level that are responsive to parent/community needs · $50,000 → $12,500 · p. 72 ↗−$37,500
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 12 measures · 2 quoted
<5% Recidivism rate for suspension- based referrals to the Counseling Centerp. 38 ↗
128 parents participated in the district's Parent Series
Target for year 3
150 parents participated in the district's Parent Series
10 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 4Professional Capacity$83.9 million60% of action budgets
“LVUSD will build the professional capacity of our staff to prepare current and future teachers and leaders to meet our students’ diverse needs best” p. 52 ↗
3 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $78.0 million (+$5.9 million)
Largest funded actions
Retain, attract, and support highly qualified teachers and staff with competitive salaries, benefits, and professional development opportunities that align with district goals$81.5 millionaction 4.2 · p. 73 ↗
Professional development to address student achievement in language and literacy development and mathematical discourse for unduplicated student groups (EL, Foster Youth, and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged students)$1.5 millionaction 4.3 · p. 73 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Sustain the Center for Educational Excellence TIP, PASC, CASC, CELP, ECE, and Microcredential Programs to support growth of educators in LVUSD and across the region$0.8 millionaction 4.1 · p. 73 ↗
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Retain, attract, and support highly qualified teachers and staff with competitive salaries, benefits, and professional development opportunities that align with district goals+$5.0 million$76.5 million → $81.5 million · p. 73 ↗
Sustain the Center for Educational Excellence TIP, PASC, CASC, CELP, ECE, and Microcredential Programs to support growth of educators in LVUSD and across the region+$390,839$450,000 → $840,839 · p. 73 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Professional development to address student achievement in language and literacy development and mathematical discourse for unduplicated student groups (EL, Foster Youth, and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged students) · $1.5 million · p. 73 ↗new or renamed
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 6 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 52 ↗.
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 9,767 students
1White65%
2Hispanic or Latino15%
3Two or more races8%
4Asian5%
5Not reported4%
6Black or African American2%
7Filipino<1%
8American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
9Pacific Islander<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.
Free or reduced-price meals
24%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 2,370 of 9,754 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
The state is giving Las Virgenes Unified extra help in 2026, the second year after it qualified on the 2025 Dashboard.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 63% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (174 of 276 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
Which public schools in Las Virgenes Unified rank highest?
Elementary: Lupin Hill Elementary, 94th percentile (Strong). Middle: Arthur E. Wright Middle, 97th percentile (Strong). High: Calabasas High, 80th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the Las Virgenes Unified district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in Las Virgenes Unified good?
Las Virgenes Unified’s 9 public elementary schools run from the 73rd to the 94th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 7 Strong and 2 Solid. Las Virgenes Unified’s 4 public middle schools run from the 63rd to the 97th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Strong and 1 Solid. Las Virgenes Unified’s 2 public high schools run from the 74th to the 80th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong and 1 Solid. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How does chronic absence in Las Virgenes Unified compare with California?
The average elementary school in Las Virgenes Unified had 7 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average middle school in Las Virgenes Unified had 11 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does Las Virgenes Unified spend per student?
Las Virgenes Unified spent $18,070 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 61 cents of every Las Virgenes Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in Las Virgenes Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $140.0 million into 21 funded actions in 4 goals, 81% of its $173.8 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $83.9 million, 60% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by Las Virgenes Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.