Sycamore Canyon
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Newbury Park, California
Sycamore Canyon in Newbury Park, California enrolled 937 students in 2024-25 with 41.1 full-time teachers, 22.8 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 73-77% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 74% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
977 students in 2022-23, 954 students in 2023-24, 937 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.3 to 41.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 977 | 42.3 | 23.1 |
| 2023-24 | 954 | 43.3 | 22.0 |
| 2024-25 | 937 | 41.1 | 22.8 |
22.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 55 of every 100 California elementary schools
Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 413 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sycamore Canyon enrolled 991 students and had 2.4 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.4, one per 413 of the 991 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent8.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
53.4% of students were White, 23.3% Asian, 13.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White53.4%
- Asian23.3%
- Hispanic13.1%
- Two or more races8.8%
- Black0.9%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Sycamore Canyon scored proficient or above: 73-77% in reading in 2021-22 and 74% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 73‑77% | 67% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 74% | 56% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Newbury Park
6 public elementary schools in Newbury Park report 2024-25 enrollment; Sycamore Canyon is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Canyon | 937 | 22.8 | 5.3% |
| Env Acad of Research Tech and Earth Scis | 539 | 24.5 | 18.2% |
| Banyan Elementary | 416 | 18.9 | 26.9% |
| Cypress Elementary | 325 | 23.2 | 12.9% |
| Walnut Elementary | 259 | 18.4 | 51.0% |
| Maple Elementary | 181 | 13.9 | 42.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Sycamore Canyon
- Cypress ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 325 students, 23.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Maple ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 181 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Sycamore Canyon with Cypress ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Conejo Valley Unified spends per student$16,093 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,093
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaSycamore Canyon is the number 131 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#131 of 5,904
- California schools by students per teacher22.8 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.22.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Sycamore Canyon
How many students attend Sycamore Canyon?
937 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 977 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Newbury Park, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sycamore Canyon?
22.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Sycamore Canyon a Title I school?
Sycamore Canyon has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at Sycamore Canyon do on state tests?
The students tested at Sycamore Canyon scored proficient or above: 73-77% in reading in 2021-22 and 74% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Sycamore Canyon in?
Conejo Valley Unified, NCES district ID 0609640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060964010454 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.