Tutoring for Sequoia Middle School Students

About Sequoia

Sequoia Middle School, home of Timber the Bear, sits on Borchard Road in Newbury Park, and its students go on to Newbury Park High School (Sequoia, street index). In June 2026 CVUSD announced that Sequoia had been authorized for the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP), which the district says completes the first TK–12 IB continuum in Ventura County, from Cypress Elementary through Newbury Park High (CVUSD news).

Every Sequoia student in grades 6–8 is in the MYP, which spans eight subject areas. Spanish is the language-acquisition subject, and Design is a hands-on class built on a four-step cycle: investigate, plan, create and evaluate. All 8th graders present at an IB Showcase that families are invited to (Sequoia IB).

The school day has its own rhythm. CREW, a class built on the IB Learner Profile, meets after lunch on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; every Tuesday is a minimum day ending at 1:30 pm; and the calendar alternates "1,2,3" and "4,5,6" days. Electives include band, strings, choir, guitar, art, digital production, computer science and yearbook, and students produce a podcast called KA19 (Sequoia).

Sequoia Middle School at a glance

Grades	6–8
District	Conejo Valley Unified
Address	2855 Borchard Road, Newbury Park, CA 91320
Programs	IB Middle Years Programme for every student; Spanish; Design; CREW; band, strings, choir and guitar; digital production; computer science; yearbook; CTE pathways; GATE
Bell times	Daily times are posted only as an image on the bell schedule page
Early release	Every Tuesday is a minimum day ending at 1:30 pm
Feeds into	Newbury Park High School
Fed by	Banyan, Walnut, Cypress, Maple and some Madroña addresses, in CVUSD's street index (updated 2018)
CAASPP 2025–26	58% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 45% in math (CVUSD: 66% and 56%; California: 49% and 38%)
School website	sequoia.conejousd.org

Sources, opened October 13, 2026: Sequoia Middle School; Sequoia: about us; Sequoia: IB authorized MYP school; Sequoia bell schedule; CVUSD news: the first TK–12 IB continuum in Ventura County; IB: MYP assessment; CVUSD street index: Sequoia Middle School (updated 2018); CVUSD schools; CVUSD 2026–27 school calendar; CVUSD 2026 Math 6CP to 7H Boost Exam and Camp letter; CVUSD 2026 Math 7CP to Algebra 1 CP Boost Exam and Camp letter; CVUSD Middle School Education; CAASPP results, Sequoia Middle School, 2025–26 (opened October 15, 2026); CAASPP results, Sequoia Middle School, 2024–25; CAST science results, Sequoia Middle School, 2025–26 (opened October 15, 2026).

Thousand Acorns Tutoring is not affiliated with Sequoia Middle School or Conejo Valley Unified School District.

Sequoia test scores

The table shows the share of students who scored Proficient or Advanced on the CAASPP tests, in all tested grades; 696 Sequoia students took the English test in 2025–26 (CAASPP results). District and state rows include grades 3–8 and 11.

Results	English	Math	Science
Sequoia Middle School, 2025–26	58.33%	44.95%	42.06%
Sequoia Middle School, 2024–25	48.96%	42.76%	38.61%
Conejo Valley Unified, 2025–26	66.47%	56.34%	53.93%
California, 2025–26	49.26%	38.35%	35.99%

Science is the California Science Test, taken in 5th and 8th grade. The score report guide explains the levels, and the test scores page compares every school here.

Subjects that fit Sequoia students

In the MYP, classroom teachers mark work against the IB's published assessment criteria for each subject group (IB), and much of that work is written: reflections, design-cycle projects and, in 8th grade, a showcase presentation. Writing sessions fit that load directly. Multi-week projects across eight subjects also make study skills worth considering, and middle school math follows the same CVUSD courses as every district middle school.

Middle school math (6–8)Writing (K–8)Study skills

Prices for Sequoia families

Tutoring is $80 an hour in your home or online, or $50 an hour per child in a small group of 2 to 4, and the first consultation is free. All prices and terms.