Lupin Hill Elementary, Calabasas CA

Original Research by School Decision on Lupin Hill Elementary

Lupin Hill Elementary sits on Adamor Road in Calabasas, a wealthy hillside suburb tucked into the northwest edge of Los Angeles County along the Santa Monica Mountains. The school serves kindergarten through fifth grade in the Las Virgenes Unified School District, a district that covers Calabasas and its neighboring communities.

The academic picture is strong. On the most recent California state assessments, proficiency rates across math, English language arts, and science run well above the statewide norm at every tested grade. Math proficiency across grades three through five clusters in the mid-to-upper seventies. ELA results are similar, with third grade sitting somewhat lower and fifth grade reaching the upper seventies. Science, tested at fifth grade, lands in the low seventies. Taken together, Lupin Hill's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to districts across Los Angeles County, which is a large and diverse comparison set of over four hundred districts. That position is worth naming plainly: this is a high-performing elementary school by the available evidence.

Multi-year trend data is available for only a single year, so there is no way to characterize whether results have been climbing, holding, or dipping over time. A parent who wants to understand trajectory would need to ask the school directly.

Enrollment is moderate for a K-5 campus, distributed fairly evenly across grade levels. The student body is majority white, with Hispanic students making up the second-largest group, followed by students identifying as two or more races and Asian students. A meaningful share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, though the rate is below what you would see at many urban schools in the county. Data on English learner status and students with IEPs was not available in what was provided, so a parent with a child who has an active IEP or is an English learner should ask the school about its support structures.

Discipline data, attendance and chronic absenteeism figures, and staffing information were not in the data. The school has no Title I designation reported.

On the district side, Las Virgenes Unified voters approved a major facilities bond in November 2022 that publicly reported sources describe as the largest capital bond in the district's history. It funds repair and upgrade projects across all fourteen campuses, replacing an expiring prior bond at the same property tax rate, with work expected to run through the mid-2020s. The practical impact for Lupin Hill families is ongoing campus modernization, including HVAC, roofs, classrooms, and technology, without a new tax burden layered on top of what property owners were already paying. An earlier bond attempt in 2020 failed, so the modernization timeline at district schools effectively restarted with the 2022 approval.

Calabasas itself is a car-dependent community. Outside the walkable cluster around Old Town and The Commons shopping center near the east side of town, residential areas have few sidewalks. The city operates a fare-free transit line and several other transit options, but the day-to-day reality for most families is driving. Housing costs in the zip code are among the highest in the state, running far above both statewide and national benchmarks, and the gap between rental costs and an estimated mortgage payment is wide. The city is largely built out, with growth directed toward infill redevelopment rather than new subdivisions, so the neighborhood character around the school is unlikely to change rapidly.

Program offerings specific to Lupin Hill were not included in the data provided. A parent interested in enrichment, arts, sports, or any specialized instruction at the school would want to review the school's own website or contact the office directly.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 378%

School 78% · District 71% · ▲ 6 pts above district

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

Grade 472%

School 72% · District 70% · ▲ 2 pts above district

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

Grade 578%

School 78% · District 60% · ▲ 18 pts above district

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

English language arts

Grade 368%

School 68% · District 65% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 474%

School 74% · District 70% · ▲ 4 pts above district

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

Grade 578%

School 78% · District 75% · ▲ 3 pts above district

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

Science

Grade 572%

School 72% · District 55% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 44 pts above state median · ▲ 45 pts above county median

This schoolLas Virgenes 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income45%Higher-income77%32 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income60%Higher-income82%22 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income65%Higher-income83%18 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income65%Higher-income82%17 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income57%Higher-income80%24 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income61%Higher-income85%25 pp gap