Cypress Elementary School

4200 Kimber Dr.

School District

Conejo Valley Unified
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:18
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on April 25, 2024

Cypress is such a quaint, safe, and lovely school! I have had kids here at Cypress for over 10 years and they have all thrived. The teachers are truly caring and the administration and staff are amazing too! Cypress is now an Internaional Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme school which means that Cypress offers an inquiry-based, transdisciplinary curriculum framework that builds conceptual understanding. All students learn Spanish too! I cannot recommend this special school enough!
Submitted by parent on December 03, 2022

Our family has been at Cypress for 10 years now. It's an absolutely wonderful school with amazing teachers, an engaged principal and wonderful kids and families. The teachers are very mindful about inclusion and Cypress is becoming an IB School (International Baccalaureate) which focuses on developing lifelong learners. The PTA supports many enrichment activities such as Spanish, Physical Education, Art and Music and puts on family friendly events monthly. You can see the beautiful Santa Monica Mountain range from the fields and blacktop to boot! I cannot recommend this gem of a school enough!
Submitted by parent on July 06, 2022

I like this school. My son could find friends there. The teachers and school’s staff are nice and friendly. There is a lack of diversity but I found that people are helpful there.
Submitted by parent on July 04, 2020

This school is a great school if you are a Caucasian. This school lacks diversity. Teachers and all the staff needs to go through diversity and inclusion training. I felt like this school is in Idaho or Nebraska or Alabama compared to SoCal because of complete disregard for minority students. You can sense the deep rooted racism in this school and animosity towards minority students from top to bottom. This school is a great example of inculcating white privilege from childhood in the society. Minority parents and students never get a voice.
Submitted by parent on August 12, 2019

My son has been in this school since Kindergarten and we love the school; HE loves the school. We have many friends that we have met from this school and they all love this school. The school we are "assigned" to is not a very good school compared to Cypress that is why we "school choiced" here. Cypress administration, and faculty care deeply and work hard for the students, and the parents as a group are amazing. There are a lot of very involved parents and it is amazing how much of a better experience the students have when the parents are involved. The involved parents also seem to have fewer issues with anything going on at the school because they know what is going on and understand all the extraordinary efforts that are being taken to make the students better people and great students.
Submitted by parent on March 05, 2019

Cypress has been such a pleasant experience for our family. Such a clean, quaint school nestled along side nature’s beautiful mountains. The campus feels very safe, kids are all happy and eager, teachers are very organized and really care for their students. Events and social activities are super fun and seem to have lots of parent support. I’ve been super happy with all I’ve seen at Cypress!
Submitted by parent on March 05, 2019

Love this hidden gem at a school and will be sending my kindergartner there when the time comes after sending two kids through the school. The teachers are all strong, the administration really cares, and if you put in an effort you will see a return. Very strong PTA who really has the best interest of the kids.
Submitted by parent on October 11, 2018

NOT good, the current administration and staff are incapable.
Submitted by parent on October 12, 2017

My child kept getting in the same class with the same problem kids. My child couldn't meet full potential because of lack of attention and teacher didn't seem to know my child. First grade teacher was unorganized and was lacking in classroom management. Teachers didn't seem to collaborate- one class had well-behaved and high performing kids while the other class had lots of issues. My child was tracked and we felt doomed that we'll never get a chance to get a good strong teacher.Teachers could be more up to date with their teaching strategies.....Language arts grades based on 1 test in K-2 , the report card is a joke! It doesn't even address all of the required CA Common Core standards.
Submitted by parent on May 23, 2016

Cypress is a hidden gem in Newbury Park! The teachers are truly amazing, there is a small family feel on campus, and the principal is outstanding. I could not be happier with our experience at this wonderful school and I feel VERY lucky to live in an area with a neighborhood school like this. The academics are exemplary, and equally as important, the teachers and staff truly care about the students. Cypress is the BEST!!!
Submitted by parent on August 28, 2013

Cypress is a good school if your child has a good teacher. The principal is open only to certain parent's requests for particular teachers. I'm not sure why some parents get every request and others don't get any requests. Watch out if you ask that your child not be placed in a particular class, they do it anyways. There are some teachers that are not good.
Submitted by parent on August 12, 2013

Excellent community, great parents and great teachers!!! Art, music and P.E. offered... School events are great as well.
Submitted by parent on September 26, 2011

My children have enjoyed this school immensely. The teachers are wonderful and the parent involvement is very high. Great all around school with a fun and interactive art program and many other extracurricular activities available.