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Ladera STARS Academy

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Ladera STARS Academy ranks 1248 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1248^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ladera STARS Academy is a consistently well-rated public elementary school (grades K-5) serving 312 students in the high-performing Conejo Valley Unified school district in Thousand Oaks, CA.

The school is a strong, reliable choice that effectively supports its diverse student body, with particular success in helping students grow academically between 3rd and 5th grade and in teaching science. While not at the very top of the district like Lang Ranch or Wildwood Elementary, it achieves solid results with moderate resources and outperforms schools with similar student populations, such as its close neighbor BRIDGES Charter. It also delivers stronger academic outcomes than other schools like Glenwood Elementary and Madrona Academy while spending less per student.

An area for potential attention is student attendance, as its chronic absenteeism rate, while better than the state average, is higher than many top local schools. Overall, Ladera STARS offers a balanced and effective education, positioning it as a solid mid-tier option within a competitive district where families can expect consistent quality and notable student progress over their elementary years.

312

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,570

Per pupil spending ?

31.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1211 Calle Almendro
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-6499

(805) 492-3565

District: Conejo Valley Unified

Students who attend Ladera STARS Academy usually attend:

Middle:

Los Cerritos Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.9%

Hispanic:

38.5%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2013 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg59%

California avg41%

1,248^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	77.9	1248 of 5857	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	1067 of 5869	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	1054 of 5859	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	1253 of 5883	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	1388 of 5789	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	1515 of 5662	73.2%	★★★★☆
2017	73.5	1408 of 5692	75.3%	★★★★☆
2016	74.0	1346 of 5614	76.0%	★★★★☆
2015	78.6	1161 of 5611	79.3%	★★★★☆
2013	65.6	1800 of 5530	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.3	2432 of 5390	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.9	1652 of 5377	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.7	1471 of 5314	72.3%	★★★★☆
2009	75.5	1182 of 5193	77.2%	★★★★☆
2008	79.3	1002 of 5113	80.4%	★★★★☆
2007	81.7	904 of 5113	82.3%	★★★★☆
2006	84.3	768 of 4818	84.1%	★★★★☆
2005	83.0	814 of 4822	83.1%	★★★★☆
2004	91.5	423 of 4809	91.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	1581 of 5597	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	1178 of 5612	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	918 of 5609	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	1223 of 5635	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	1263 of 5492	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	1205 of 5413	77.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	795 of 5107	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	459 of 5107	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	75.8	929 of 5087	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	1811 of 5084	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	2075 of 4963	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	2149 of 4830	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	909 of 5460	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	1449 of 5517	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	1022 of 5363	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	1600 of 5264	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	2074 of 5173	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	1954 of 5084	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	895 of 5628	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	999 of 5643	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	1177 of 5638	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	1223 of 5663	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	1482 of 5510	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	1755 of 5431	67.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	1245 of 2598	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	1201 of 2651	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.7	663 of 2661	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	247 of 2726	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	71.3	763 of 2834	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	985 of 2737	64.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Mathematics56%+19 vs state

Science54%+22 vs state

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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
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
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
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
Lang Ranch	Public	K-5	2450 Whitechapel Pl.	Thousand Oaks	91362	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 241-4417	723	33	22.2	18.7%	412 (57.0%)	6 (0.8%)	104 (14.4%)	126 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (10.2%)	97.4	120^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.0%		94.3	409^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.0%	289	76.9		76.9	76.9	90.7	88.5				85.1	81.9	83.3	83.3				82.8	95.1	96.8	96.8	95.9	97.6		$19,530	$18,762	$768
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
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
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
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
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
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 Ladera STARS Academy

How many students attend Ladera STARS Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 312 students attended Ladera STARS Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Ladera STARS Academy?

Students at Ladera STARS Academy are 45% White, 38% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

What district is Ladera STARS Academy in?

Conejo Valley Unified

Is Ladera STARS Academy a good school?

Ladera STARS Academy ranks 1248^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ladera STARS Academy attend?

Students who attend Ladera STARS Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Los Cerritos Middle

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