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Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning

55 Norman Ave., Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 · (805) 495-5550 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of California public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools

Enrollment
352
Elementary
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
129 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten7321%
Grade 15014%
Grade 25014%
Grade 35917%
Grade 46619%
Grade 55415%

This year's kindergarten class (73) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (54).

Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
13438%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
18452%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
165%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
144%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
19355%
Female
15945%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
56.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.6pp since 2014
Math
50.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.3pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts31.2%25.4%19.1%24.3%
Math20.8%29.5%23.1%26.6%
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

CAASPP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2556.6%50.3%
2023-2449.1%45.6%
2022-2348.5%42.2%
2021-2244.2%38.0%
2018-1955.8%49.4%
2017-1854.1%46.5%
2016-1750.3%40.9%
2015-1647.0%38.0%
2014-1552.0%43.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning

Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning this school35236.6%50.6%
Highland Academy
Beaumont
33138.1%N/A
Oak View Elementary
Acampo
36540.0%56.0%
Soquel Elementary
Soquel
33740.1%42.2%
Arroyo West Elementary
Moorpark
38540.5%51.8%
Knightsen Elementary
Knightsen
31638.0%36.9%
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Ventura County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
50.6%#1,683 of 5,151#37 of 121
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
50.3%#1,572 of 5,172
▲ 205
#35 of 122
▲ 5
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
56.6%#1,567 of 5,172
▲ 396
#36 of 122
▲ 9
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+12.4pp#354 of 5,116#9 of 121
Enrollment
ranked largest first
352#4,253 of 5,915#90 of 130
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.4:1#689 of 5,352#22 of 124
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
57.8%#2,038 of 5,354#39 of 124
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
36.6%#4,482 of 5,625#97 of 127
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.1%#3,738 of 3,837#97 of 99
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
352
-19 (-5%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 20.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2535218.119.4:137% (129)
2023-2436919.119.3:139% (145)
2022-2338020.118.9:136% (138)
2020-213711820.6:142% (156)
2017-183561819.8:153% (187)
2015-163221620.1:155% (177)
2010-11458N/AN/A36% (166)
2000-015472621.0:119% (104)
1990-914671531.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning.

Since 2017-18: students down 1% (356 to 352); teachers up 1% (18 to 18.1).

About Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning

Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning is a low-enrollment elementary school in Thousand Oaks, California, administered by Conejo Valley Unified. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 352 students. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 24% smaller than that.

Conejo Valley Unified oversees Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning and 25 other schools, with 15,713 students in total.

Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning is 52% Hispanic by enrollment. Next come 38% White, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The count of teachers at Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning is 18.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 19.4:1. That is lower than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school counts 129 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 37%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Ventura County is 59%.

The allk12 Grade for Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning is B. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 56% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 58.1%. Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning scores 50.6%.

Among Ventura County residents, the median household income is $109,797, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning is one of 238 public schools in the county.

The nearest other public school, Redwood Middle, is about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning is 3rd of 6 nearby schools with test data.

The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).

Enrollment at Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning declined 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 371 to 352 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.6:1 in 2020-21, and 19.4:1 in 2024-25.

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Ventura County at a glance

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Population
837,469
Census ACS
Median income
$109,797
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
238
147,841 students

Quick facts

School name
Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning
District
Conejo Valley Unified
Address
55 Norman Ave., Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Phone
(805) 495-5550
County
Ventura County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
352
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
19.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
129 (37%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
060964001004
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning
What is the total enrollment at Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning?
Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning enrolls approximately 352 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning serve?
Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning.
How diverse is Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning?
Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning reports a student body of 38% White, 52% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning in?
Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning is part of Conejo Valley Unified.
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