Los Cerritos Middle

Summary:

Los Cerritos Middle is a public middle school located in Thousand Oaks, California, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 736. It is part of the Conejo Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 292 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Los Cerritos Middle consistently outperforms the Conejo Valley Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. The school ranks among the top 5% of California middle schools for Asian students and the top 15% for multi-racial students in ELA and Math. However, the school's performance for English Language Learners and students with disabilities is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 50% and bottom 30% of California middle schools, respectively. Additionally, Los Cerritos Middle has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.2% in 2017-2018 to 15.2% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to other middle schools in the Conejo Valley Unified School District, Los Cerritos Middle generally outperforms Sequoia Middle and Colina Middle in academic achievement, but lags behind the high-performing Lindero Canyon Middle, which is part of the Las Virgenes Unified School District. Additionally, Los Cerritos Middle's performance is notably stronger than the nearby Moorpark Unified and Simi Valley Unified school districts, which have lower proficiency rates in ELA and Math.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2100 Avenida de las Flores
       Thousand Oaks, CA  91362-1599


(805) 492-3538

District: Conejo Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
313th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,363 Help


Students who attend Los Cerritos Middle usually attend:

High:    Thousand Oaks High

Feeder schools for Los Cerritos Middle:

Elementary:    Ladera STARS Academy
    Lang Ranch
    Weathersfield Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  20.9 Help
Number of students:  720

Racial breakdown:

White:
45.6%
Hispanic:
34.7%
Asian:
11.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  22.8% Help


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Compare Details Los Cerritos Middle ranks better than 88.7% of middle schools in California. It also ranks first among 4 ranked middle schools in the Conejo Valley Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.28. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (45.6%), Hispanic (34.7%), Asian (11.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 22.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Conejo Valley Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Los Cerritos Middle is 20.9. 2 middle schools in the Conejo Valley Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Los Cerritos Middle is $8,363, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Conejo Valley Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Los Cerritos Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Cerritos Middle 313th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Los Cerritos Middle in the ranking list.)

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Conejo Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Conejo Valley Unified 292nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Los Cerritos Middle

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Rank History for all students at Los Cerritos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 82.35 247th 1769 86.0%
2005 83.13 234th 1777 86.8%
2006 87.56 161st 1804 91.1%
2007 86.51 184th 1999 90.8%
2008 85.11 198th 2005 90.1%
2009 78.19 322nd 2063 84.4%
2010 84.61 202nd 2179 90.7%
2011 88.75 118th 2236 94.7%
2012 88.42 120th 2259 94.7%
2013 89.83 90th 2379 96.2%
2015 88.32 264th 2477 89.3%
2016 90.84 208th 2497 91.7%
2017 91.99 196th 2508 92.2%
2018 87.60 298th 2480 88.0%
2019 87.56 316th 2715 88.4%
2022 91.29 244th 2740 91.1%
2023 90.51 271st 2802 90.3%
2024 88.28 313th 2777 88.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Los Cerritos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.51 111th 462 76.0%
2019 70.20 169th 554 69.5%
2022 84.46 69th 665 89.6%
2023 81.40 101st 678 85.1%
2024 82.78 90th 699 87.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Los Cerritos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 75.15 169th 1442 88.3%
2022 64.37 243rd 1540 84.2%
2023 37.92 850th 1529 44.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Los Cerritos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 56.14 444th 1538 71.1%
2024 53.36 504th 1550 67.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Los Cerritos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.77 750th 2230 66.4%
2019 68.01 539th 2369 77.2%
2022 71.08 488th 2458 80.1%
2023 68.94 540th 2549 78.8%
2024 67.69 579th 2575 77.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Los Cerritos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.64 336th 2262 85.1%
2019 84.25 337th 2380 85.8%
2022 91.57 202nd 2509 91.9%
2023 88.87 269th 2547 89.4%
2024 90.49 231st 2546 90.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Los Cerritos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.58 396th 1369 71.1%
2019 54.49 479th 1491 67.9%
2022 76.58 214th 1531 86.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Los Cerritos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.50 237th 2273 89.6%
2019 88.76 269th 2407 88.8%
2022 89.23 265th 2527 89.5%
2023 89.63 258th 2558 89.9%
2024 83.00 373rd 2547 85.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Los Cerritos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.35 63rd 700 91.0%
2019 87.39 23rd 745 96.9%
2022 85.50 42nd 733 94.3%
2023 87.82 19th 718 97.4%
2024 88.10 22nd 741 97.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Los Cerritos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.88 579th 2072 72.1%
2019 65.91 569th 2213 74.3%
2022 79.97 300th 2359 87.3%
2023 80.63 306th 2391 87.2%
2024 69.95 514th 2383 78.4%
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Rank History for White students at Los Cerritos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.07 277th 1496 81.5%
2019 75.02 354th 1602 77.9%
2022 82.06 207th 1555 86.7%
2023 81.87 209th 1552 86.5%
2024 80.16 232nd 1535 84.9%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Los Cerritos Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 456 5 38 33 5 n/a n/a 0 537
1989 465 8 42 42 7 n/a n/a 0 564
1990 491 4 36 61 5 n/a n/a 0 597
1991 522 7 36 47 11 n/a n/a 0 623
1992 507 11 43 62 7 n/a n/a 0 630
1993 552 10 51 75 4 n/a n/a 0 692
1994 514 8 52 67 3 n/a n/a 0 644
1995 682 16 60 101 5 n/a n/a 0 864
1996 682 16 60 101 5 n/a n/a 0 864
1997 688 11 75 92 3 n/a n/a 0 869
1998 703 8 65 103 7 n/a n/a 0 886
1999 702 12 79 122 9 n/a n/a 0 924
2000 765 10 78 129 4 n/a n/a 0 986
2001 797 13 85 125 5 n/a n/a 0 1025
2002 801 27 97 145 7 n/a n/a 1 1078
2003 801 27 97 145 7 n/a n/a 1 1078
2004 814 24 109 165 7 n/a n/a 2 1121
2005 818 16 111 177 7 n/a n/a 6 1135
2006 829 17 120 176 3 n/a n/a 9 1154
2007 889 17 124 186 8 n/a n/a 10 1234
2008 785 17 91 214 8 n/a n/a 0 1115
2009 740 13 93 202 10 1 13 0 1072
2010 668 15 78 225 3 3 9 0 1001
2011 661 16 94 222 5 2 13 0 1013
2012 646 14 93 228 5 1 25 0 1012
2013 635 12 102 200 9 1 31 0 990
2014 571 13 99 210 7 3 37 0 940
2015 565 16 110 218 4 5 49 0 967
2016 560 14 109 231 1 4 62 0 981
2017 563 11 107 218 1 2 61 0 963
2018 557 9 119 252 0 1 59 0 997
2019 547 10 113 248 1 1 63 0 983
2020 535 13 107 251 1 3 49 0 959
2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 375 8 85 238 1 1 46 1 755
2023 336 6 81 259 0 2 48 4 736
2024 328 5 82 250 0 1 51 3 720

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Los Cerritos Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 537 23.0 23.3 n/a
1989 564 23.4 24.1 n/a
1990 597 24.8 24.0 n/a
1991 623 26.7 23.3 n/a
1992 630 27.1 23.2 8.9
1993 692 25.6 27.0 10.5
1994 644 24.8 26.0 10.6
1995 864 29.1 29.7 12.5
1996 864 29.1 29.7 12.5
1997 869 32.0 27.2 7.2
1998 886 30.1 29.4 11.1
1999 924 34.2 27.0 11.7
2000 986 37.3 26.4 4.7
2001 1025 42.8 23.9 9.6
2002 1078 43.6 24.7 9.9
2003 1078 43.6 24.7 9.9
2004 1121 45.6 24.6 10.9
2005 1135 46.0 24.7 12.2
2006 1154 47.0 24.6 14.7
2007 1234 51.2 24.1 12.1
2008 1115 57.8 19.3 16.4
2009 1072 45.8 20.7 16.5
2010 1001 41.8 23.9 20.2
2011 1013 n/a n/a 19.5
2012 1012 42.4 23.8 n/a
2013 990 42.2 23.4 20.7
2014 940 40.9 22.9 20.7
2015 967 41.0 23.5 19.2
2016 981 39.0 25.1 19
2017 963 40.7 23.6 20.2
2018 997 41.2 24.1 24.4
2019 983 40.5 24.2 22.8
2020 959 n/a n/a 20.9
2021 0 n/a n/a n/a
2022 755 39.9 18.9 15.4
2023 736 35.9 20.4 21.5
2024 720 34.2 20.9 22.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Los Cerritos Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 537 23.0 23.3 n/a
1989 564 23.4 24.1 n/a
1990 597 24.8 24.0 n/a
1991 623 26.7 23.3 n/a
1992 630 27.1 23.2 8.9
1993 692 25.6 27.0 10.5
1994 644 24.8 26.0 10.6
1995 864 29.1 29.7 12.5
1996 864 29.1 29.7 12.5
1997 869 32.0 27.2 7.2
1998 886 30.1 29.4 11.1
1999 924 34.2 27.0 11.7
2000 986 37.3 26.4 4.7
2001 1025 42.8 23.9 9.6
2002 1078 43.6 24.7 9.9
2003 1078 43.6 24.7 9.9
2004 1121 45.6 24.6 10.9
2005 1135 46.0 24.7 12.2
2006 1154 47.0 24.6 14.7
2007 1234 51.2 24.1 12.1
2008 1115 57.8 19.3 16.4
2009 1072 45.8 20.7 16.5
2010 1001 41.8 23.9 20.2
2011 1013 n/a n/a 19.5
2012 1012 42.4 23.8 n/a
2013 990 42.2 23.4 20.7
2014 940 40.9 22.9 20.7
2015 967 41.0 23.5 19.2
2016 981 39.0 25.1 19
2017 963 40.7 23.6 20.2
2018 997 41.2 24.1 24.4
2019 983 40.5 24.2 22.8
2020 959 n/a n/a 20.9
2021 0 n/a n/a n/a
2022 755 39.9 18.9 15.4
2023 736 35.9 20.4 21.5
2024 720 34.2 20.9 22.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Los Cerritos Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,363

Data source: California Department of Education
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Impact of COVID-19 on Los Cerritos Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 316th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 271st of 2802 Middle schools
 2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Cerritos Middle)63.468.9
 5.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Conejo Valley Unified)64.865.6
 0.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Los Cerritos Middle)57.556.8
 0.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Conejo Valley Unified)53.653.4
 0.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Cerritos Middle)73.274.7
 1.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Conejo Valley Unified)67.568.8
 1.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Los Cerritos Middle)65.261.2
 4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Conejo Valley Unified)57.653.6
 3.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Cerritos Middle)67.466
 1.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Conejo Valley Unified)63.663.2
 0.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Los Cerritos Middle)6854.8
 13.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Conejo Valley Unified)58.449.7
 8.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Los Cerritos Middle)50.348.5
 1.8%
   8th Grade Science (Conejo Valley Unified)46.445
 1.4%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students983736
 25.1%
African American106
 40%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian11381
 28.3%
Hispanic248259
 4.4%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White547336
 38.6%
Two or More Races6348
 23.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients22.8%21.5%
 1.3%


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Students at Los Cerritos Middle are 46% White, 35% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

Students who attend Los Cerritos Middle usually go on to attend Thousand Oaks High

In the 2023-24 school year, 720 students attended Los Cerritos Middle.

Los Cerritos Middle ranks 313th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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