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Brookside Elementary

Public Grades K-5

344^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of California elementary schools

Summary

Brookside Elementary is a highly-regarded public elementary school in Oak Park, California, serving 546 students in grades K-5. Part of the Oak Park Unified School District, Brookside consistently ranks among the top 10% of elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic performance and strong student engagement.

Brookside's students excel on standardized tests, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly higher than the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, 77.51% of Brookside students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 48.81% statewide. The school's performance is also strong across different student subgroups, with high rankings for female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and multi-racial students. Brookside maintains a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 7.0% to 24.9% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average.

Compared to other schools in the Oak Park Unified School District, such as Red Oak Elementary and Oak Hills Elementary, Brookside's academic performance is consistently stronger, with significantly higher proficiency rates in most subject areas and grade levels. When compared to schools in the neighboring Las Virgenes Unified School District, Brookside's performance is also notably higher.

556

Students ?

25.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,772

Per pupil spending ?

8.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

165 Satinwood Ave.
Oak Park, CA 91377-1214

(818) 597-4200

District: Oak Park Unified

Students who attend Brookside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Medea Creek Middle
High:	Oak Park High

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.8%

Asian:

14.9%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (77% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg75%

California avg41%

344^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Oak Park Unified

117^th of 1,543Oak Park 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	94.9	344 of 5857	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	367 of 5869	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	317 of 5859	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	476 of 5883	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	87 of 1417	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	364 of 5789	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	329 of 5662	94.2%	★★★★★
2017	92.9	456 of 5692	92.0%	★★★★★
2016	93.1	433 of 5614	92.3%	★★★★★
2015	95.6	284 of 5611	94.9%	★★★★★
2013	93.9	186 of 5530	96.6%	★★★★★
2012	94.6	114 of 5390	97.9%	★★★★★
2011	92.1	310 of 5377	94.2%	★★★★★
2010	94.1	193 of 5314	96.4%	★★★★★
2009	94.3	210 of 5193	96.0%	★★★★★
2008	94.4	224 of 5113	95.6%	★★★★★
2007	94.6	249 of 5113	95.1%	★★★★★
2006	95.3	206 of 4818	95.7%	★★★★★
2005	97.3	91 of 4822	98.1%	★★★★★
2004	97.4	98 of 4809	98.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	153 of 1203	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	122 of 1205	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	89 of 1190	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	72.9	327 of 1154	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	126 of 1149	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	315 of 1071	70.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	80.3	327 of 2585	87.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	319 of 5597	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	344 of 5612	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	336 of 5609	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	400 of 5635	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	79 of 1267	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	392 of 5492	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	412 of 5413	92.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	503 of 5107	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	114 of 5084	97.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	98.1	95 of 5517	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	208 of 5363	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	80.5	738 of 5264	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	924 of 5173	82.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	386 of 5628	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	490 of 5643	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	293 of 5638	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	545 of 5663	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	84 of 1272	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	341 of 5510	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	281 of 5431	94.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	89.8	16 of 670	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	65 of 669	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	71.4	185 of 610	69.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	438 of 2598	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	581 of 2651	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	403 of 2661	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	650 of 2726	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	809 of 2834	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	533 of 2737	80.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)98th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)98th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2019)87th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)87th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics78%+41 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Science69%+36 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 (2024)
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
Brookside Elementary	Public	K-5	165 Satinwood Ave.	Oak Park	91377	Ventura County	Oak Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 597-4200	556	22	25.2	8.3%	377 (67.8%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (7.9%)	83 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.8%)	94.9	344^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.1%		94.7	367^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.7%	23	68.5		68.5	75.0	73.3	85.4				77.5	72.9	77.8	84.3				78.4	96.9						$14,772	$824	$13,948
Sumac Elementary	Public	K-5	6050 North Calmfield Ave.	Agoura	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 991-4940	360	16	23.2	35.8%	92 (25.6%)	11 (3.1%)	194 (53.9%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (15.0%)	82.5	1045^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.2%		86.4	888^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.9%	157	43.9		43.9	70.6	71.4	73.2				71.7	66.7	71.4	39.0				59.1							$20,626	$594	$20,032
Mariposa School of Global Education	Public	K-8	6050 North Calmfield Ave.	Agoura	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 707-7144	416	17	24.9	20.7%	274 (65.9%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (18.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (13.7%)	63.7	1896^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.6%		61.1	2024^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.5%	128	44.2	55.0	47.2	46.0	51.1	48.1	60.7	65.0	85.0	55.5	47.4	48.9	45.8	46.4	35.0	60.0	47.2	74.5	89.4	80.9		87.2		$17,876	$515	$17,361
Willow Elementary	Public	K-5	29026 Laro Dr.	Agoura	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 889-0677	510	20	25.9	18.2%	372 (72.9%)	5 (1.0%)	41 (8.0%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.7%)	93.2	459^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.2%		94.6	374^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.6%	85	64.0		64.0	63.0	75.5	83.0				74.1	80.3	78.7	66.3				75.0							$17,831	$513	$17,318
Oak Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	1010 Kanan Rd.	Oak Park	91377	Ventura County	Oak Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 707-4224	523	22	23.7	12.4%	271 (51.8%)	4 (0.8%)	67 (12.8%)	135 (25.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.2%)	89.9	664^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.7%		93.5	474^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.9%	190	60.5		60.5	71.8	74.2	74.7				73.6	63.6	70.8	60.5				65.2							$15,663	$1,211	$14,452
Red Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	4857 Rockfield St.	Oak Park	91377	Ventura County	Oak Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 707-7972	569	23	24.7	11.6%	257 (45.2%)	4 (0.7%)	56 (9.8%)	189 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	61 (10.7%)	95.6	278^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.3%		96.7	191^st of 5869 public elementary schools	96.7%	87	66.4		66.4	81.4	80.7	74.8				78.8	87.1	80.9	71.3				79.5	98.5	98.5			98.5	98.5	$15,396	$916	$14,480
Yerba Buena Elementary	Public	K-5	6098 Reyes Adobe Rd.	Agoura Hills	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 889-0040	372	15	24.8	22.6%	244 (65.6%)	4 (1.1%)	52 (14.0%)	22 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.2%)	84.5	939^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.0%		88	815^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.1%	124	47.4		47.4	58.7	81.3	75.9				71.9	65.1	75.0	45.6				62.5							$18,423	$530	$17,893
Lupin Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	26210 Adamor Rd.	Calabasas	91302	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 880-4434	464	20	23.1	34.9%	240 (51.7%)	14 (3.0%)	105 (22.6%)	38 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (14.2%)	93.5	439^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.5%		82.2	1062^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.9%	623	71.8		71.8	67.6	74.1	77.5				73.1	77.5	71.6	77.5				75.3	95.8	97.2	97.2	97.2	95.8	95.8	$20,414	$588	$19,826
White Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	31761 West Village School Rd.	Westlake Village	91361	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 889-1450	365	16	22.8	14.8%	229 (62.7%)	5 (1.4%)	43 (11.8%)	28 (7.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (15.9%)	93.8	416^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.9%		95.1	335^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.3%	81	56.5		56.5	74.6	78.3	73.8				75.6	83.6	81.7	71.0				78.5	97.1				97.1		$22,269	$641	$21,628
Las Virgenes Independent	Public, Virtual	K-8	4029 Las Virgenes Rd.	Calabasas	91302	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(818) 878-5219	19	2	10.0	26.3%	11 (57.9%)	3 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (15.8%)								(n/a)																								$32,699	$942	$31,757

Frequently Asked Questions about Brookside Elementary

Is Brookside Elementary a good school?

Yes. Brookside Elementary ranks in the top 5.9% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Brookside Elementary?

Students at Brookside Elementary are 68% White, 15% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Brookside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brookside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Medea Creek Middle
High : Oak Park High

What district is Brookside Elementary in?

Oak Park Unified

How many students attend Brookside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 556 students attended Brookside Elementary.

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