The Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) is a school district in
Ventura County, California
Ventura County () is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 843,843. The largest city is Oxnard, and the county seat is the city of Ventura.
Ventura County comprises the Oxn ...
. The district serves the
Conejo Valley area, including the city of
Thousand Oaks, the adjacent community of
Newbury Park, and the Ventura County portion of
Westlake Village
Westlake Village is a city in Los Angeles County on its western border with Ventura County. The City of Westlake Village incorporated in 1981 becoming the 82nd municipality of Los Angeles County.Baker, Pam (2002). ''Thousand Oaks Westlake Vill ...
.
History
The Conejo Valley Unified School District was established in 1974 from the merger of three school districts covering the
Conejo Valley, including two elementary districts and the eastern portion of the
Oxnard Union High School District (OUHSD).
Thousand Oaks and
Newbury Park high schools predate unification, having been built by OUHSD in the 1960s.
Schools
Elementary schools
*Acacia Elementary School
*Aspen Elementary School
*Banyan Elementary School
*Conejo Elementary School
*Open Classroom Leadership Magnet School
*Cypress Elementary School
*EARTHS Magnet School
*Glenwood Elementary School
*Ladera Elementary School
*Lang Ranch Elementary School
*Madrona Elementary School
*Maple Elementary School
*Sycamore Canyon Elementary School
*Walnut Elementary School
*Weathersfield Elementary School
*Westlake Elementary School
*Westlake Hills Elementary School
*Wildwood Elementary School
Middle schools
*Colina Middle School
*Los Cerritos Middle School
*Redwood Middle School
*Sequoia Middle School
*Century Academy
*Sycamore Canyon Middle School
Los Cerritos Middle School
Los Cerritos Middle School (LCMS) was named a
Blue Ribbon School
The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States Department of Education award program that recognizes exemplary public and non-public schools on a yearly basis. Using standards of excellence evidenced by student achievement measures, ...
in 2004.
In 2010, the Los Cerritos Middle School Jazz Band became the first Ventura County school band to perform at the
Midwest Band Clinic, an international band and orchestra conference that is held annually in Chicago. According to school representatives, the invitation is the highest honor a school band can receive.
Sequoia Middle School
Sequoia Middle School was named a
California Distinguished School
California Distinguished School is an award given by the California State Board of Education to public schools within the state that best represent exemplary and quality educational programs. Approximately 5-10% of California schools are awarded t ...
in 2011, the only Ventura County school to be so honored that year.
High schools
*
Newbury Park High School
*
Thousand Oaks High School
*
Westlake High School
*Conejo Valley High School
*Century Academy
Adult schools
*
Conejo Valley Adult School
References
External links
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{{Thousand Oaks, California
School districts in Ventura County, California
Education in Thousand Oaks, California
Conejo Valley
Newbury Park, California
1974 establishments in California
School districts established in 1974