Cypress Elementary, Newbury Park CA

Original Research by School Decision on Cypress Elementary

Cypress Elementary is a small public school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in Newbury Park, a residential suburb in the western part of the Conejo Valley. The school enrolls students from a community that is primarily white, with a smaller share of Hispanic students, Asian students, and multiracial students. About one in seven students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the school serves a relatively affluent area overall.

In state assessments for 2024-2025, the school's academic profile shows solid proficiency in English language arts across tested grades, with results in the high seventies. Math proficiency varies more noticeably by grade level: third-graders score well, fourth-graders score in the mid-eighties, but fifth-graders show a meaningful dip to the mid-fifties. Science proficiency at fifth grade sits in the mid-sixties. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among elementary schools in Ventura County.

The school's enrollment of roughly a small number of students means it is compact for an elementary school, with kindergarten through grade five distributed fairly evenly with slightly smaller fifth-grade cohorts. Class sizes and grade-level composition reflect a typical neighborhood school serving the immediate area.

Newbury Park itself is a car-oriented, spread-out suburban community without a walkable town center. Housing is predominantly single-family residential, with newer master-planned developments like Dos Vientos sitting at the higher end of the local market. The community is quiet and family-oriented, marketed as more affordable and spacious than some neighboring parts of the Conejo Valley. Real estate values are high relative to national mediums, and rents reflect a market where housing costs consume a substantial share of household income. Families in the area tend to rely on cars for access to schools, shopping, and services.

The school is part of Conejo Valley Unified School District, which serves a broad area of Ventura County. The district has recently implemented an ethnic studies course that will become a graduation requirement beginning with the high school class of 2030. The district has also faced active litigation since 2022 concerning the age-appropriateness of its health and sex education materials and parental notification practices, a matter that remained in appellate proceedings through 2025. Parents considering the school or district may want to look into these ongoing curriculum and notification issues further with the district. The district has also joined a national lawsuit against social media companies over harm to student mental health, reflecting a stated concern about youth digital wellness.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 381%

School 81% · District 70% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

Grade 487%

School 87% · District 66% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 49 pts above state median · ▲ 50 pts above county median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 59% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 385%

School 85% · District 64% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 44 pts above state median · ▲ 46 pts above county median

Grade 473%

School 73% · District 70% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 574%

School 74% · District 72% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Science

Grade 567%

School 67% · District 57% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 39 pts above county median

This schoolConejo Valley Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.