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Arthur E. Wright Middle

Public Grades 6-8

152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 94% of California middle schools

Summary

Arthur E. Wright Middle is a highly-regarded public school serving about 670 students in grades 6-8 in Calabasas, part of the high-performing Las Virgenes Unified School District.

The school consistently earns top marks, ranking in the 94th percentile statewide with exceptional test scores that significantly outpace state averages in English, math, and science. What truly sets Arthur E. Wright Middle apart is its outstanding success with all students; it ranks in the 96th percentile for low-income students and the 95th percentile for special education students, demonstrating effective support systems. It also outperforms its sister schools in the same district, Lindero Canyon Middle and Alice C. Stelle Middle, in every core subject, despite having similar class sizes and resources.

Compared to other high-performing area schools like Medea Creek Middle in Oak Park Unified, Arthur E. Wright achieves remarkably similar academic results while serving a more economically diverse student population. The school's chronic absenteeism rate, while better than the state average, is an area noted for potential improvement relative to some local peers. The data suggests that the school's excellence stems from how effectively it uses its resources, not just the amount spent, making it a standout model of academic achievement and equity within an already strong district.

670

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,065

Per pupil spending ?

29.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4029 North Las Virgenes Rd.
Calabasas, CA 91302-1927

(818) 880-4614

District: Las Virgenes Unified

Students who attend Arthur E. Wright Middle usually attend:

High:

Calabasas High

Feeder schools for Arthur E. Wright Middle:

Elementary:

Lupin Hill Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.6%

Hispanic:

14.2%

Two or more races:

12.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (72% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California middle schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg61%

California avg41%

152^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Las Virgenes Unified

165^th of 1,543Las Virgenes 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	95.1	152 of 2761	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	142 of 2783	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	193 of 2781	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	197 of 2740	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.7	57 of 894	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	261 of 2715	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	209 of 2480	91.6%	★★★★★
2017	91.0	222 of 2508	91.1%	★★★★★
2016	90.7	212 of 2497	91.5%	★★★★★
2015	91.6	188 of 2477	92.4%	★★★★★
2013	90.7	70 of 2379	97.1%	★★★★★
2012	90.6	68 of 2259	97.0%	★★★★★
2011	92.5	47 of 2236	97.9%	★★★★★
2010	92.6	48 of 2179	97.8%	★★★★★
2009	91.2	82 of 2063	96.0%	★★★★★
2008	93.7	47 of 2005	97.7%	★★★★★
2007	92.8	72 of 1999	96.4%	★★★★★
2006	93.7	61 of 1804	96.6%	★★★★★
2005	91.8	89 of 1777	95.0%	★★★★★
2004	89.7	126 of 1769	92.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	51 of 739	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	78.0	139 of 743	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	122 of 715	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	182 of 733	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	188 of 745	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	196 of 700	72.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	67.9	299 of 1531	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	242 of 1491	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	217 of 1369	84.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	152 of 2533	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	107 of 2551	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	144 of 2531	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	218 of 2509	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	82.0	108 of 738	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	261 of 2380	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	91.6	183 of 2262	91.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	40 of 2395	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	37 of 2388	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	82.0	273 of 2374	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	93.2	87 of 2359	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	224 of 2213	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	150 of 2072	92.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	91 of 2542	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	65 of 2579	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	158 of 2531	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	82.5	259 of 2458	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	92.5	21 of 721	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	79.1	324 of 2369	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	233 of 2230	89.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	154 of 2534	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	176 of 2552	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	233 of 2538	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	169 of 2527	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	41 of 763	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	226 of 2407	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	244 of 2273	89.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	159 of 726	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	118 of 701	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	218 of 677	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	270 of 665	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	202 of 554	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	75 of 1566	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	76.1	217 of 1552	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	418 of 1531	72.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	152 of 1520	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	178 of 1537	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	203 of 1543	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	248 of 1555	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	327 of 1602	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	272 of 1496	81.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)80th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)78th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+28 vs state

Mathematics71%+34 vs state

Science59%+27 vs state

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by a student
Friday, April 23, 2010

very de-motivational teachers, focusing on only negative reinforcement and little/none positive reinforcement. very unnecessary funding use placing teacher happiness over student education. Close Quote

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Arthur E. Wright Middle	Public	6-8	4029 North Las Virgenes Rd.	Calabasas	91302	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 880-4614	670	28	24.1	29.1%	413 (61.6%)	11 (1.6%)	95 (14.2%)	62 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (12.8%)	95.1	152^nd of 2761 public middle schools	94.5%		95.3	142^nd of 2783 public middle schools	94.9%	10	59.4	59.4	76.7	75.1	79.4	76.9	74.5	70.7	68.1	71.4	$18,065	$17,220	$845
George Ellery Hale Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	23830 Califa St.	Woodland Hills	91367	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 313-7400	1,693	71	23.7	51.0%	645 (38.1%)	88 (5.2%)	560 (33.1%)	280 (16.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (7.0%)	82.3	433^rd of 2761 public middle schools	84.3%		82.2	438^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.3%	5	45.9	45.9	64.1	65.9	65.5	65.2	50.0	51.0	56.7	52.6	$26,687	$25,618	$1,069
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	$17,933	$17,374	$559
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	$17,735	$16,890	$845
Alice C. Stelle Middle	Public	6-8	22450 Mulholland Hwy.	Calabasas	91302	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 224-4107	760	31	24.5	22.8%	538 (70.8%)	15 (2.0%)	87 (11.4%)	29 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (11.8%)	83.5	399^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.5%		82.4	430^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.5%	31	50.9	50.9	62.0	60.4	65.4	62.7	48.7	56.9	63.4	56.9	$18,063	$17,218	$845
Woodland Hills Academy	Public	6-8	20800 Burbank Blvd.	Woodland Hills	91367	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 226-2900	607	33	18.5	82.7%	93 (15.3%)	53 (8.7%)	397 (65.4%)	37 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.3%)	31.1	1795^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.0%		27.3	1932^nd of 2783 public middle schools	30.6%	137	22.4	22.4	39.0	37.0	34.2	36.6	27.5	23.9	15.2	21.8	$38,213	$35,918	$2,295
Canoga Park Middle	Public	6-8	22250 Elkwood St.	Canoga Park	91304	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 702-1200	579	34	17.0	91.7%	29 (5.0%)	14 (2.4%)	487 (84.1%)	37 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	21.5	2168^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.5%		16.9	2401^st of 2783 public middle schools	13.7%	233	21.4	21.4	24.5	21.5	34.1	27.4	14.6	10.2	20.0	15.4	$45,974	$43,118	$2,856
Hillside Middle	Public	6-8	2222 East Fitzgerald Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6810	1,138	50	22.7	45.5%	360 (31.6%)	16 (1.4%)	509 (44.7%)	190 (16.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (4.8%)	56.7	982^nd of 2761 public middle schools	64.4%		61.6	848^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.5%	134	31.8	31.8	47.9	54.1	47.8	50.1	35.8	40.3	33.7	36.7	$18,032	$17,128	$904
Ingenium Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	7330 Winnetka Ave.	Winnetka	91306	Los Angeles County	Ingenium Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 309-2777	179	10	18.6	96.6%	4 (2.2%)	8 (4.5%)	161 (89.9%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	12	2550^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.6%		17.9	2350^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.6%	200	6.7	6.7	10.9	20.6	20.9	17.4	10.7	16.7	11.1	13.2
John A. Sutter Middle	Public	6-8	7330 Winnetka Ave.	Canoga Park	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 773-5800	763	50	15.2	92.4%	35 (4.6%)	26 (3.4%)	619 (81.1%)	72 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	22.6	2128^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.9%		21.2	2213^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.5%	85	13.7	13.7	27.5	22.3	32.4	27.5	20.6	17.7	24.9	21.1	$41,245	$37,938	$3,307

Frequently Asked Questions about Arthur E. Wright Middle

What district is Arthur E. Wright Middle in?

Las Virgenes Unified

How many students attend Arthur E. Wright Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended Arthur E. Wright Middle.

What high school do graduates of Arthur E. Wright Middle attend?

Students who attend Arthur E. Wright Middle usually go on to attend Calabasas High

What is the racial makeup of Arthur E. Wright Middle?

Students at Arthur E. Wright Middle are 62% White, 14% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Arthur E. Wright Middle a good school?

Yes. Arthur E. Wright Middle ranks in the top 5.5% of California middle schools.

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