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Sequoia Middle

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Sequoia Middle ranks 835 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

835^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 70% of California middle schools

Summary

Sequoia Middle is a public school serving about 800 students in grades 6-8 within the Conejo Valley Unified district in Newbury Park, CA.

Academically, Sequoia's test scores are near or slightly above the state average but are notably lower than other middle schools in its own district, such as Los Cerritos Middle and Redwood Middle. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, and this trend has continued recently even though spending per student has increased significantly. Some student groups, including those from low-income families, have shown particularly sharp declines in performance rankings. The school also faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, which is higher than the district average.

Interesting comparisons show that Medea Creek Middle in the neighboring Oak Park Unified district achieves much higher test scores with lower spending and far better attendance. Closer to home, Las Colinas Middle in the Pleasant Valley district serves a similar student population but achieves stronger academic results, indicating that demographics alone do not determine outcomes. Key areas for Sequoia to address include improving attendance, supporting struggling student groups, and learning from schools with similar challenges that are seeing more success.

798

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,709

Per pupil spending ?

31%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2855 Borchard Rd.
Newbury Park, CA 91320-3898

(805) 498-3617

District: Conejo Valley Unified

Students who attend Sequoia Middle usually attend:

High:

Newbury Park High

Feeder schools for Sequoia Middle:

Elementary:	Banyan Elementary
	Cypress Elementary
	Maple Elementary
	Sycamore Canyon
	More...
	Walnut Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.7%

Hispanic:

38.2%

Asian:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2013 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Conejo Valley Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg59%

California avg41%

835^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Conejo Valley Unified

282^nd of 1,543Conejo Valley Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	835 of 2761	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.4	602 of 2783	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	520 of 2781	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	490 of 2740	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	611 of 2715	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	687 of 2480	72.3%	★★★★☆
2017	74.7	573 of 2508	77.2%	★★★★☆
2016	81.0	425 of 2497	83.0%	★★★★☆
2015	80.4	419 of 2477	83.1%	★★★★☆
2013	83.8	227 of 2379	90.5%	★★★★★
2012	84.0	208 of 2259	90.8%	★★★★★
2011	87.0	149 of 2236	93.3%	★★★★★
2010	88.0	139 of 2179	93.6%	★★★★★
2009	87.2	148 of 2063	92.8%	★★★★★
2008	87.5	152 of 2005	92.4%	★★★★★
2007	88.9	148 of 1999	92.6%	★★★★★
2006	88.6	142 of 1804	92.1%	★★★★★
2005	89.3	127 of 1777	92.9%	★★★★★
2004	86.6	169 of 1769	90.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	380 of 739	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.3	222 of 743	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	113 of 715	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	132 of 733	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	224 of 745	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	245 of 700	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.3	784 of 1531	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	739 of 1491	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	512 of 1369	62.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.2	1211 of 1478	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	954 of 1521	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	573 of 1540	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.1	1331 of 1442	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	1237 of 1364	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	696 of 2533	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	519 of 2551	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	424 of 2531	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	360 of 2509	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	660 of 2380	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	684 of 2262	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	1384 of 2395	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	877 of 2388	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	829 of 2374	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	884 of 2359	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.5	1435 of 2213	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	1478 of 2072	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	1929 of 2542	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	1349 of 2579	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	1353 of 2531	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	1465 of 2458	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	1510 of 2369	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1459 of 2230	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	917 of 2534	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	634 of 2552	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	534 of 2538	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	570 of 2527	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	481 of 2407	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	617 of 2273	72.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	397 of 726	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.5	183 of 701	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	120 of 677	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	129 of 665	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	226 of 554	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	241 of 462	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	640 of 1566	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	442 of 1552	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	50.7	545 of 1531	64.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	661 of 1520	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	520 of 1537	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.2	287 of 1543	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	296 of 1555	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	450 of 1602	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	596 of 1496	60.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)49th percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2025)49th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)45th percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-46 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics43%+5 vs state

Science39%+6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, June 16, 2017

I am a graduate of Sequoia Middle School and loved it. Go Indians!!!!!! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, February 10, 2009

They are not helpful in the least if your child doesn't fit into the cookie cutter mold of a "normal" child. My child has an extremely high IQ and ADHD. His grades are C's and D's and is now struggling behaviorally. I have had several meetings with the school as well as constant contact with most of his teachers and they are not willing to make any sort of accommodations or help him at all. They see nothing wrong with getting C's and D's as this is "passing". Also, a child can bully or physically harm another child and the school does nothing. But make sure you don't forget your red pen or toss a toy on the floor before school even starts! Major detention for that! I am planning on doing what several other parents have done who had similar situations. Pull him out and homeschool. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sequoia Middle	Public	6-8	2855 Borchard Rd.	Newbury Park	91320	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-3617	798	41	19.6	31.0%	357 (44.7%)	4 (0.5%)	305 (38.2%)	77 (9.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	48 (6.0%)	62.7	835^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.8%		74.4	602^nd of 2783 public middle schools	78.4%	233	38.6	38.6	50.2	51.7	45.4	49.0	44.6	43.5	40.4	42.8	$15,709	$1,065	$14,644
Redwood Middle	Public	6-8	233 West Gainsborough Rd.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 497-7264	589	26	22.3	27.5%	275 (46.7%)	11 (1.9%)	229 (38.9%)	32 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.3%)	76.3	555^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.9%		82.4	432^nd of 2783 public middle schools	84.5%	123	38.4	38.4	64.7	67.2	58.4	63.3	51.2	49.0	42.7	47.4	$15,819	$1,052	$14,767
Las Colinas Middle	Public	6-8	5750 Fieldcrest Dr.	Camarillo	93012	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5320	819	35	23.5	30.0%	311 (38.0%)	13 (1.6%)	346 (42.2%)	91 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	53 (6.5%)	76.8	545^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.3%		74.5	599^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.5%	54	39.3	39.3	64.4	60.1	63.1	62.6	52.5	50.0	42.2	48.4	$15,105	$1,801	$13,304
Colina Middle	Public	6-8	1500 East Hillcrest Dr.	Thousand Oaks	91362	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 495-7429	832	38	21.7	26.2%	406 (48.8%)	12 (1.4%)	295 (35.5%)	56 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.9%)	76.5	553^rd of 2761 public middle schools	80.0%		81.1	457^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.6%	96	49.4	49.4	56.7	61.7	59.2	59.1	49.3	44.7	49.8	48.0	$15,792	$1,071	$14,721
Los Cerritos Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Avenida de las Flores	Thousand Oaks	91362	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 492-3538	725	34	21.5	20.0%	335 (46.2%)	8 (1.1%)	243 (33.5%)	82 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.6%)	89.7	283^rd of 2761 public middle schools	89.8%		88.3	315^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.7%	32	52.5	52.5	77.3	67.1	66.0	70.2	61.3	60.2	65.3	62.2	$15,535	$1,029	$14,506
Monte Vista Middle	Public	6-8	888 North Lantana St.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5335	576	27	21.4	45.5%	197 (34.2%)	14 (2.4%)	275 (47.7%)	49 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.4%)	49.7	1186^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.0%		53.6	1053^rd of 2783 public middle schools	62.2%	133	32.4	32.4	48.7	50.3	44.4	47.8	37.2	30.5	23.0	30.4	$16,224	$1,689	$14,535
Mesa Verde Middle	Public	6-8	14000 Peach Hill Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-6309	574	22	25.5	32.1%	236 (41.1%)	4 (0.7%)	259 (45.1%)	50 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	61.3	873^rd of 2761 public middle schools	68.4%		61.5	853^rd of 2783 public middle schools	69.3%	20	29.7	29.7	57.3	54.4	50.3	54.0	44.1	40.4	33.3	39.3	$16,081	$1,007	$15,074
Chaparral Middle	Public	6-8	280 Poindexter Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-6302	542	25	22.0	41.9%	163 (30.1%)	11 (2.0%)	317 (58.5%)	31 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	58	951^st of 2761 public middle schools	65.6%		55	1014^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.6%	63	32.4	32.4	61.4	50.3	49.2	53.9	40.2	34.4	29.2	34.6	$16,518	$1,260	$15,258
Lindero Canyon Middle	Public	6-8	5844 Larboard Ln.	Agoura	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 889-2134	795	33	24.2	28.8%	544 (68.4%)	8 (1.0%)	143 (18.0%)	45 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.8%)	83.3	405^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.3%		90.2	272^nd of 2783 public middle schools	90.2%	133	44.6	44.6	69.4	67.1	57.6	64.8	56.3	54.5	57.1	56.0	$18,252	$526	$17,726
Medea Creek Middle	Public	6-8	1002 Doubletree Rd.	Oak Park	91377	Ventura County	Oak Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 707-7922	1,090	45	24.4	14.4%	581 (53.3%)	11 (1.0%)	119 (10.9%)	289 (26.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	85 (7.8%)	96.4	106^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.2%		97.1	88^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.8%	18	69.9	69.9	78.5	84.2	79.0	80.6	71.4	78.6	63.9	71.4	$13,822	$442	$13,380

Frequently Asked Questions about Sequoia Middle

What high school do graduates of Sequoia Middle attend?

Students who attend Sequoia Middle usually go on to attend Newbury Park High

Is Sequoia Middle a good school?

Sequoia Middle ranks 835^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Sequoia Middle in?

Conejo Valley Unified

How many students attend Sequoia Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 798 students attended Sequoia Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Sequoia Middle?

Students at Sequoia Middle are 45% White, 38% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

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