Summary:
Zip code 91362 has two middle schools in Conejo Valley Unified, both serving grades 6–8: Colina Middle enrolls 832 students and Los Cerritos Middle enrolls 725. In 2025–2026, both schools scored above California’s results in English language arts (ELA), mathematics, and science. The clearest difference for families comparing them is that Los Cerritos led Colina in all three subjects, while both schools remained above the state in each.
Los Cerritos Middle stands out at the top, with 72% proficient in ELA, 64% in mathematics, and 58% in science; Colina Middle scored 62%, 50%, and 48%, respectively. Los Cerritos’ leads were 9 percentage points in ELA, 14 in mathematics, and 10 in science. Colina was the lower-scoring school in each subject, but still exceeded California by 13 points in ELA, 12 in mathematics, and 12 in science. Los Cerritos was 23, 26, and 22 points above the state, respectively. The biggest gap between the schools was in mathematics.
Both schools improved in ELA and mathematics from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, but their science trends differed: Colina’s ELA rose 3 points and math rose 2, while science fell 2; Los Cerritos rose 2 points in ELA, 2 in math, and 5 in science. SchoolDigger gave Los Cerritos five stars and a statewide rank of 237th out of 2,703 schools (91st percentile), compared with Colina’s four stars and rank of 512th (81st percentile). Other context differs less sharply: in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 26% at Colina and 20% at Los Cerritos; student-teacher ratios were 21.7 and 21.5, respectively. These figures describe the schools but do not explain the score differences.
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