Bell Canyon’s public schools outscore 89% of California districts
On the state math tests, 60% of Bell Canyon’s students scored proficient, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Bell Canyon, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Bell Canyon’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 102 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bell Canyon’s, its schools beat 44%, lower than their 89% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 72% and math 60% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Las Virgenes Unified spends $16,857 per student and Oak Park Unified $14,893, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Bell Canyon’s grade
A: better than 89% of California school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bell Canyon, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Bell Canyon · depends on your address
Agoura High
Grades 9–12 · 1,709 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Agoura
Calabasas High
Grades 9–12 · 1,707 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Calabasas
Oak Park High
Grades 9–12 · 1,483 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Oak Park
10th grade in Bell Canyon · depends on your address
Agoura High
Grades 9–12 · 1,709 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Agoura
Calabasas High
Grades 9–12 · 1,707 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Calabasas
Oak Park High
Grades 9–12 · 1,483 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Oak Park
11th grade in Bell Canyon · depends on your address
Agoura High
Grades 9–12 · 1,709 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Agoura
Calabasas High
Grades 9–12 · 1,707 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Calabasas
Oak Park High
Grades 9–12 · 1,483 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Oak Park
12th grade in Bell Canyon · depends on your address
Agoura High
Grades 9–12 · 1,709 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Agoura
Calabasas High
Grades 9–12 · 1,707 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Calabasas
Oak Park High
Grades 9–12 · 1,483 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Oak Park
Bell Canyon runs its own schools through grade 12 (Las Virgenes Unified School District). From grade K, students attend the Oak Park Unified School District. Its elementary school is in Calabasas. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Bell Canyon
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Bell Canyon vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Bell Canyon’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canyon | A | Las Virgenes Unified K–12 · Oak Park Unified K–12 |
Every school in Bell Canyon
18 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Bell Canyon’s schools
Are Bell Canyon’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Bell Canyon children attend outscore 89% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 44%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Bell Canyon in?
Two districts: Las Virgenes Unified School District runs grades K–12, and Oak Park Unified School District runs grades K–12.
Where do Bell Canyon kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Agoura High, Calabasas High and Oak Park High.
What is Bell Canyon’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Las Virgenes Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Bell Canyon spend per student?
$16,857 in Las Virgenes Unified School District and $14,893 in Oak Park Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Bell Canyon families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Bell Canyon → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.