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Glenwood Elementary

Public Grades K-5
4534th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 23% of California elementary schools
Summary

Glenwood Elementary is a public elementary school located in Thousand Oaks, California, serving 225 students in grades K-5. While part of the highly-ranked Conejo Valley Unified School District, Glenwood Elementary faces several challenges that set it apart from nearby schools.

Academically, Glenwood Elementary consistently performs below the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 32.52% of Glenwood students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 65.59% for the district and 48.81% for the state. The school's performance in Mathematics and Science is also significantly lower than nearby schools like Lang Ranch, Ladera STARS Academy, and Wildwood Elementary. Additionally, Glenwood Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13% to 24.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Glenwood Elementary also faces challenges related to its student population. The school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 61.41% to 69.33% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years. Despite the higher spending per student at Glenwood Elementary, ranging from $15,849 to $19,484 per student, the school's academic performance remains significantly below the district and state averages, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's challenges.

218
Students ?
21.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$27,589
Per pupil spending ?
79.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1135 Windsor Dr.
       Thousand Oaks, CA  91360-5228

(805) 495-2118

District: Conejo Valley Unified


Students who attend Glenwood Elementary usually attend:

High:    Thousand Oaks High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
93.1%
White:
4.1%
Asian:
1.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2013 → 23rd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2013
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school25%
District avg59%
California avg41%
4,534th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 23%▼ down 20 pts since 2015
From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
16th of 17Elementary Schools in the Conejo Valley Unified
282nd 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202523.64534 of 585722.6%★☆☆☆☆
202427.14192 of 586928.6%★☆☆☆☆
202319.84876 of 585916.8%★☆☆☆☆
202233.73561 of 588339.5%★★☆☆☆
201929.73960 of 578931.6%★★☆☆☆
201831.13743 of 566233.9%★★☆☆☆
201731.73699 of 569235.0%★★☆☆☆
201642.12948 of 561447.5%★★☆☆☆
201536.43236 of 561142.3%★★☆☆☆
201346.32904 of 553047.5%★★☆☆☆
201227.54132 of 539023.3%★☆☆☆☆
201136.13529 of 537734.4%★★☆☆☆
201053.02380 of 531455.2%★★★☆☆
200942.12935 of 519343.5%★★☆☆☆
200852.22255 of 511355.9%★★★☆☆
200756.91972 of 511361.4%★★★☆☆
200664.41563 of 481867.6%★★★☆☆
200551.42121 of 482256.0%★★★☆☆
200460.21703 of 480964.6%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202437.52007 of 316236.5%★★☆☆☆
202324.52903 of 324510.5%★☆☆☆☆
202252.51075 of 331167.5%★★★☆☆
201952.51124 of 327565.7%★★★☆☆
201849.81259 of 324661.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202519.64711 of 559715.8%★☆☆☆☆
202418.04882 of 561213.0%★☆☆☆☆
202314.35204 of 56097.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202233.13488 of 563538.1%★★☆☆☆
201925.14225 of 549223.1%★☆☆☆☆
201827.04001 of 541326.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202531.13677 of 510728.0%★☆☆☆☆
202436.43236 of 510736.6%★★☆☆☆
202324.74126 of 508718.9%★☆☆☆☆
202241.72774 of 508445.4%★★☆☆☆
201933.23457 of 496330.3%★★☆☆☆
201831.73445 of 483028.7%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202552.3169 of 42960.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202531.53865 of 546029.2%★☆☆☆☆
202435.53491 of 551736.7%★★☆☆☆
202326.84181 of 536322.0%★☆☆☆☆
202237.63209 of 526439.0%★★☆☆☆
201936.23417 of 517333.9%★★☆☆☆
201840.52983 of 508441.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202529.93870 of 562831.2%★★☆☆☆
202435.83360 of 564340.5%★★☆☆☆
202326.24122 of 563826.9%★☆☆☆☆
202235.93289 of 566341.9%★★☆☆☆
201934.73412 of 551038.1%★★☆☆☆
201836.03284 of 543139.5%★★☆☆☆
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)
Homeless (2025)61st percentile+38 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state
Mathematics21%-16 vs state
Science15%-17 vs state

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Glenwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.6% of California elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 218 students attended Glenwood Elementary.

Students who attend Glenwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Thousand Oaks High

Students at Glenwood Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% Asian.


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