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Aspen Elementary

Q: Is Aspen Elementary a good school?

Aspen Elementary ranks 1268 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1268^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of California elementary schools

Summary

Aspen Elementary is a well-regarded public school serving 332 students in grades K-5 within the Conejo Valley Unified district in Thousand Oaks, consistently ranking in the top quartile of California elementary schools.

The school has significant strengths, including an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 1.5%, which shows strong student engagement and effective family communication. It also performs notably well in science, exceeding both district and state averages. However, its academic performance presents a mixed picture: while math scores are above the district average, English Language Arts scores are below, with a particular dip in 3rd grade proficiency. Compared to some nearby schools like Weathersfield Elementary or Wildwood Elementary, which excel in ELA, Aspen's scores are more moderate. Interestingly, its performance has declined relative to other schools statewide over the past decade, even as per-student spending and student-teacher ratios have improved.

Aspen serves a diverse population and shows relatively strong support for special education students. A point for consideration is that performance for students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds has declined in recent years. The school's profile is similar to BRIDGES Charter, which has nearly identical demographics and academic results, suggesting charter status alone does not guarantee different outcomes. Overall, Aspen is a solid school with a strong foundation in student attendance and science, facing key challenges in early literacy and serving all student subgroups equitably.

332

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,346

Per pupil spending ?

19.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1870 Oberlin Ave.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-2099

(805) 495-2810

District: Conejo Valley Unified

Students who attend Aspen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Redwood Middle
High:	Thousand Oaks High

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.0%

Hispanic:

23.8%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2013 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg59%

California avg41%

1,268^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Conejo Valley Unified

282^nd of 1,543Conejo Valley Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	1268 of 5857	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	1090 of 5869	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.8	719 of 5859	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	979 of 5883	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	1300 of 5789	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	1210 of 5662	78.6%	★★★★☆
2017	76.5	1276 of 5692	77.6%	★★★★☆
2016	82.8	1005 of 5614	82.1%	★★★★☆
2015	90.8	576 of 5611	89.7%	★★★★☆
2013	87.3	628 of 5530	88.6%	★★★★☆
2012	87.3	598 of 5390	88.9%	★★★★☆
2011	84.5	758 of 5377	85.9%	★★★★☆
2010	86.5	657 of 5314	87.6%	★★★★☆
2009	82.3	865 of 5193	83.3%	★★★★☆
2008	87.5	627 of 5113	87.7%	★★★★☆
2007	88.0	628 of 5113	87.7%	★★★★☆
2006	91.3	416 of 4818	91.4%	★★★★★
2005	90.1	479 of 4822	90.1%	★★★★★
2004	92.0	395 of 4809	91.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	1421 of 5597	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	1432 of 5612	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.9	630 of 5609	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	1005 of 5635	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	938 of 5492	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	943 of 5413	82.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	1433 of 5107	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	1577 of 5107	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.3	675 of 5087	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	1631 of 4963	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.7	964 of 4830	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	2268 of 5460	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.3	703 of 5264	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	2015 of 5173	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	1370 of 5084	73.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	1158 of 5628	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	900 of 5643	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	750 of 5638	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	974 of 5663	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	1589 of 5510	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	1427 of 5431	73.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	734 of 2847	74.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	1145 of 2598	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	1110 of 2651	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.9	586 of 2661	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	756 of 2726	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	1328 of 2834	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.1	1003 of 2737	63.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics59%+22 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+9 vs state

Science55%+22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Not pleased with front office staff. Do not care for the interpersonal skills of principal Mills. If you are not part of the PTA then you are not part of the crowd and dont have a fighting chance for your concerned voice to be heard. Not pleased with this school. Test scores show the declining rank of this school as it should rank higher in the area that this school is located. Funding raised through the PTA needs to be used towards schools technology. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, August 17, 2012

I have been a part Of the Aspen Family for ten years now and I am constantly amazed at the consistency of excellence at this school. The teachers are positive forces in our children's learning and have been excellent role models also. Their dedication and positive attitude permeate throughout the classrooms and the overall learning climate is one of cooperation and compassion. The staff work together in a team teaching module to get the best of all ideas to each and every classroom. I have seen that the preparation for culmination to middle school has been well planned and that the transition for students was made much easier due to the high caliber and expectations set by the teachers and staff.

The students are consistently supervised by a caring and diligent group of yard supervisors who keep an everpresent and watchful eye on our children. The school has a zero tolerance policy of bullying and has an intact plan for the learning, education and response in these matters.

The Parent Faculty Association has had a long standing role in keeping Aspen as one of the premiere elementary schools in the district, raising over $50,000 a year to supplement the classrooms in computer technology, library services, (which are not supported by the state), music, dance and art education and family services. All of which is done through parent volunteerism and not through out of pocket sales of items such as magazines and such. They have a well organized group of parents that continue to grow and change with the times and the needs of the school. The communications with in the school are superior and parents are always in the loop of what is going on in the school and in their child's classroom.

The campus is a beautiful green grassy, well landscaped campus with newly planted trees, outside planters, three grade level learning gardens and an outdoor classroom. There is an ongoing and award winning green incentive within the school with recycling programs, waste reduction programs and projects, composting programs and education.

I have and will continue to reccomend Aspen to anyone who is looking to move to the area, change schools or whatever reason they may have in finding a new school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aspen Elementary	Public	K-5	1870 Oberlin Ave.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 495-2810	332	20	16.6	19.6%	196 (59.0%)	3 (0.9%)	79 (23.8%)	23 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.3%)	77.3	1268^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.4%		81.5	1090^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.4%	178	54.8		54.8	40.5	60.4	66.1				57.3	57.1	54.7	64.5				59.2	96.7			96.7		96.7	$24,346	$23,578	$768
Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning	Public	K-5	55 Norman Ave.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 495-5550	352	18	19.4	36.6%	134 (38.1%)	3 (0.9%)	184 (52.3%)	16 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	71.3	1544^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.6%		57.5	2170^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.0%	626	54.2		54.2	53.3	53.1	65.3				56.7	51.7	54.7	42.9				50.3	92.9				96.4		$22,397	$21,342	$1,055
Madrona Academy of the Arts and Sciences	Public	K-5	612 Camino Manzanas	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-6102	245	16	15.3	46.9%	97 (39.6%)	5 (2.0%)	128 (52.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	58.7	2131^st of 5857 public elementary schools	63.6%		49.6	2582^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.0%	451	35.0		35.0	33.3	51.2	60.0				47.6	57.8	39.5	47.5				48.4	96.3	96.3			96.3		$29,701	$28,468	$1,233
Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1135 Windsor Dr.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 495-2118	218	10	21.8	79.4%	9 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	203 (93.1%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	23.6	4534^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.6%		27.1	4192^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.6%	342	15.2		15.2	23.7	44.7	29.8				32.5	15.8	34.2	14.9				21.1	94.1	96.1		94.1	96.1		$27,589	$26,184	$1,405
Wildwood Elementary	Public	K-5	620 West Velarde Dr.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 492-3531	390	19	20.5	20.0%	199 (51.0%)	6 (1.5%)	106 (27.2%)	34 (8.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	41 (10.5%)	92.5	508^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.3%		94.6	377^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.6%	131	57.9		57.9	75.4	75.9	80.7				77.3	76.9	74.1	59.7				70.5							$21,412	$20,644	$768
BRIDGES Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1335 Calle Bouganvilla	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	BRIDGES Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 492-3569	420	24	17.2	19.0%	262 (62.4%)	5 (1.2%)	104 (24.8%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.9%)	76.8	1294^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.9%		78.4	1223^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	79.2%	71	43.8	65.6	52.5	68.4	54.1	58.3	70.4	75.0	78.1	65.7	71.1	55.0	41.7	54.7	43.8	56.3	53.6	80.9	87.2	87.2	83.0	87.2	83.0
Ladera STARS Academy	Public	K-5	1211 Calle Almendro	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 492-3565	312	18	17.3	31.7%	140 (44.9%)	8 (2.6%)	120 (38.5%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.6%)	77.9	1248^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.7%		82.1	1067^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.8%	181	54.4		54.4	48.6	66.0	73.9				64.1	41.7	54.2	69.6				56.2	87.9	87.9	93.9	89.4	89.4	89.4	$24,570	$23,558	$1,012
Weathersfield Elementary	Public	K-5	3151 Darlington Dr.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 492-3563	433	19	22.7	23.6%	242 (55.9%)	5 (1.2%)	132 (30.5%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.8%)	89.7	678^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.4%		90.4	675^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.5%	3	56.1		56.1	76.3	76.2	78.8				77.1	71.2	67.2	53.0				63.5	97.5						$19,016	$18,248	$768
Meadows Arts and Technology Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2000 La Granada Dr.	Thousand Oaks	91362	Ventura County	Meadows Arts and Technology Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 495-7037	397	17	22.8	5.3%	264 (66.5%)	3 (0.8%)	60 (15.1%)	39 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.3%)	97.8	84^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.6%		94.6	373^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	93.6%	289	75.4		75.4	84.6	78.8	93.9				85.7	90.8	80.3	89.2				86.7
Santa Rosa Technology Magnet	Public	K-8	13282 Santa Rosa Rd.	Camarillo	93012	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5355	450	20	22.9	19.6%	228 (50.7%)	12 (2.7%)	105 (23.3%)	60 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.0%)	89.8	674^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.5%		92.5	533^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	90.9%	141	55.6	78.4	66.7	69.0	71.4	72.2	79.1	82.5	90.2	77.4	72.4	66.7	63.0	58.1	57.9	68.6	64.6							$17,057	$15,968	$1,089

Frequently Asked Questions about Aspen Elementary

Is Aspen Elementary a good school?

Aspen Elementary ranks 1268^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Aspen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Aspen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Redwood Middle
High : Thousand Oaks High

What is the racial makeup of Aspen Elementary?

Students at Aspen Elementary are 59% White, 24% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

How many students attend Aspen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended Aspen Elementary.

What district is Aspen Elementary in?

Conejo Valley Unified

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