TK–8 · Conejo Valley Unified · Newbury Park
Tutoring for Sycamore Canyon School Students
Sycamore Canyon School is a Conejo Valley Unified public school for grades TK–8 in Newbury Park, with about 956 students in 2025–26. Adriana, a California-credentialed teacher, tutors Sycamore Canyon students in math, reading, writing and study skills, at home or online, and teaches every session herself. Tutoring is $80 an hour in your home or online, and the first consultation is free.
About Sycamore Canyon
Sycamore Canyon School, home of the Coyotes, is the one CVUSD school that teaches TK through 8th grade on a single campus, on Via Rio in Newbury Park (Sycamore Canyon, CVUSD schools). Ed-Data lists its opening date as August 29, 2001 and its 2025–26 enrollment as 956 students, and its 8th graders go on to Newbury Park High School (Ed-Data).
The school runs an elementary program and a middle school program side by side, each with its own bell schedule and library. Younger students have a music program, STEAM and student leadership; the middle grades add band, strings and choir, Math Counts, debate and Outdoor School. The homepage lists Sycamore Canyon as a 2023 California Distinguished School and calls it a four-time honoree (Sycamore Canyon).
In 2026–27, middle school classes start with Period 1 at 8:45 am, after an A-Period from 7:55 to 8:40, and end at 3:08 pm except on Tuesdays, when they end at 2:05 pm. The elementary day starts at 8:15 am; grades 1–5 finish at 2:40 pm and TK and kindergarten at 1:30 pm, with earlier Tuesday dismissals (bell schedules).
Sycamore Canyon School at a glance
| Grades | TK–8 |
|---|---|
| District | Conejo Valley Unified |
| Address | 4601 Via Rio, Newbury Park, CA 91320 |
| Programs | Elementary music; band, strings and choir; STEAM; Math Counts; debate; GATE; Outdoor School; after-school ELOP and CRPD classes |
| Bell times, 2026–27 | Grades 6–8: 8:45 am to 3:08 pm, with A-Period from 7:55 am; grades 1–5: 8:15 am to 2:40 pm; TK and K: 8:15 am to 1:30 pm |
| Early release | Tuesdays: grades 6–8 at 2:05 pm, grades 1–5 at 1:30 pm, TK and K at 1:15 pm |
| Feeds into | Newbury Park High School |
| Opened | August 29, 2001, according to Ed-Data |
| Enrollment | 956 students in 2025–26 (Ed-Data) |
| CAASPP 2025–26 | 83% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 79% in math (CVUSD: 66% and 56%; California: 49% and 38%) |
| School website | sycamorecanyon.conejousd.org |
Sources, opened October 13, 2026: Sycamore Canyon School; Sycamore Canyon middle school page; Sycamore Canyon attendance and bell schedule; Sycamore Canyon bell schedule 2026–27, middle school (PDF); Sycamore Canyon bell schedule 2026–27, elementary (PDF); Ed-Data: Sycamore Canyon; CVUSD street index: Sycamore Canyon Middle School (updated 2011); 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, Sycamore Canyon School, 2025–26 (opened October 15, 2026); CAASPP results, Sycamore Canyon School, 2024–25; CAST science results, Sycamore Canyon School, 2025–26 (opened October 15, 2026).
Thousand Acorns Tutoring is not affiliated with Sycamore Canyon School or Conejo Valley Unified School District.
Math placement for Sycamore Canyon students
After 6th-grade placement, a CVUSD student moves up a level only with 70% or better on a Boost Exam: Math 6CP to Math 7 Honors (6CP to 7H letter), or Math 7CP to Algebra 1 CP in 8th grade (7CP to Algebra 1 letter). In 2026 both exams were offered June 15 and July 31 at Colina, with free Boost Camps July 6–31; the 2027 dates aren't posted yet (Middle School Education). The guides to CVUSD placement and Boost Exams explain the courses. Thousand Acorns Tutoring does not offer placement exam prep.
Students in Sycamore Canyon's elementary grades are assigned to its own middle school in CVUSD's street index, so 6th-grade math placement happens without a change of school (street index).
Sycamore Canyon test scores
The table shows the share of students who scored Proficient or Advanced on the CAASPP tests, in all tested grades; 623 Sycamore Canyon students took the English test in 2025–26 (CAASPP results). District and state rows include grades 3–8 and 11.
| Results | English | Math | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Canyon School, 2025–26 | 83.15% | 78.69% | 71.37% |
| Sycamore Canyon School, 2024–25 | 80.87% | 80.26% | 74.50% |
| 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.
Key dates for Sycamore Canyon families, 2026–27
CVUSD's 2026–27 year runs from August 19, 2026 to June 10, 2027 for grades TK–5 and June 11 for grades 6–8, with spring break March 29 – April 2 and minimum days for elementary conferences October 12–16 (CVUSD calendar). The CVUSD calendar guide lists every day off, minimum day and deadline.
Subjects that fit Sycamore Canyon students
Because one campus runs from TK to 8th grade, a family can have a kindergartner and a middle schooler at the same school, and both can work with the same teacher: reading and phonics and elementary math for the younger grades, middle school math for the older ones. The middle grades' Math Counts and debate programs point the same way, toward stronger math reasoning and writing that makes an argument.
Elementary math (K–5)Reading and phonics (K–5)Middle school math (6–8)Writing (K–8)Study skills
Prices for Sycamore Canyon 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.
Who tutors Sycamore Canyon students
Adriana Martinez
California Multiple Subject Teaching credential, listed on the state's public credential search
Taught TK–8 in public and private schools.
She teaches every session herself. About her teaching
Sycamore Canyon tutoring questions
What grades does Sycamore Canyon School teach?
TK through 8th grade on one campus, with separate elementary and middle school programs, each with its own bell schedule and library.
When does Sycamore Canyon dismiss early?
On Tuesdays in 2026–27: the middle grades at 2:05 pm, grades 1–5 at 1:30 pm, and TK and kindergarten at 1:15 pm.
Which high school do Sycamore Canyon students attend?
Newbury Park High School, according to CVUSD's street index for the school.
Nearby schools
Cypress ElementaryMaple ElementaryBanyan ElementaryWalnut ElementarySequoia Middle School
The Newbury Park tutoring page lists every school page for the city.
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