6 Calabasas Schools Ranked For Grades K-8: See The U.S. News List

CALABASAS, CA — Several elementary and middle schools in Calabasas have been ranked among the best in California, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

U.S. News ranked Arthur E. Wright Middle School as the highest in the state among schools in Calabasas, according to the new list. A.E. Wright was ranked 444.

Here’s a look at how other schools in Calabasas ranked compared with others in the state:

Elementary Schools:
1206: Chaparral Elementary School, Las Virgenes Unified School District
1612: Lupin Hill Elementary School, LVUSD
1994: Round Meadow Elementary School, LVUSD
2926: Bay Laurel Elementary, LVUSD

Middle Schools:
444: A.E. Wright, LVUSD
779: Alice C. Stelle Middle School, LVUSD

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Schools were also ranked by district. Here’s how elementary and middle schools in LVUSD measured up:

Elementary Schools:

1. Willow Elementary
2. Chaparral Elementary
3. Yerba Buena Elementary
4. White Oak Elementary
5. Lupin Hill Elementary
6. Round Meadow Elementary
7. Bay Laurel Elementary
8. Mariposa School of Global Education

1. Mariposa School of Global Education
2. A. E. Wright
3. A.C. Stelle
4. Lindero Canyon

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.