Photo: CameronK23 · CC BY 3.0Lake Sherwood’s public schools outscore 86% of California districts
In Lake Sherwood, 54% of tested students are proficient in math, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lake Sherwood, 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 91% 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.
Lake Sherwood’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 124 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lake Sherwood’s, its schools beat 40%, lower than their 86% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 66% and math 54% 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
The district spends $17,067 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
16 elementary schools, then five middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
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 Lake Sherwood’s grade
A: better than 86% 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 Lake Sherwood, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Lake Sherwood · depends on your address
Newbury Park High
Grades 9–12 · 2,047 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Newbury Park
Westlake High
Grades 9–12 · 1,900 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Westlake Village
Thousand Oaks High
Grades 9–12 · 1,703 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Thousand Oaks
10th grade in Lake Sherwood · depends on your address
Newbury Park High
Grades 9–12 · 2,047 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Newbury Park
Westlake High
Grades 9–12 · 1,900 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Westlake Village
Thousand Oaks High
Grades 9–12 · 1,703 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Thousand Oaks
11th grade in Lake Sherwood · depends on your address
Newbury Park High
Grades 9–12 · 2,047 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Newbury Park
Westlake High
Grades 9–12 · 1,900 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Westlake Village
Thousand Oaks High
Grades 9–12 · 1,703 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Thousand Oaks
12th grade in Lake Sherwood · depends on your address
Newbury Park High
Grades 9–12 · 2,047 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Newbury Park
Westlake High
Grades 9–12 · 1,900 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Westlake Village
Thousand Oaks High
Grades 9–12 · 1,703 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Thousand Oaks
Lake Sherwood’s public schools are run by Conejo Valley Unified School District, which also serves Thousand Oaks. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
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
Lake Sherwood vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Lake Sherwood’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Sherwood | A | Conejo Valley Unified |
| Thousand Oaks | A | Conejo Valley Unified |
Every school in Lake Sherwood
23 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 Lake Sherwood’s schools
Are Lake Sherwood’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lake Sherwood children attend outscore 86% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 40%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lake Sherwood in?
Conejo Valley Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 15,713 students in 26 schools (2024–25).
Where do Lake Sherwood kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Newbury Park High, Westlake High and Thousand Oaks High.
What is Lake Sherwood’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Conejo Valley Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Lake Sherwood spend per student?
$17,067 in Conejo Valley Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lake Sherwood families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Lake Sherwood → 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.