Aspen Elementary

Set in Thousand Oaks, California, Aspen Elementary is an intimate elementary-level community, run under Conejo Valley Unified. It caters to 332 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 29% below typical.

Aspen Elementary is one of 26 schools operated by Conejo Valley Unified, a district that instructs 15,713 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Aspen Elementary records that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Aspen Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Aspen Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Ventura County's rate of about 59%.

With demographic context factored in, Aspen Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.8%; this one delivers 61.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Ventura County indicate median household earnings sit near $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Ventura County runs 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), of which Aspen Elementary is one.

Redwood Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Aspen Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 50.1%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Aspen Elementary has contracted 15%, going from 389 students in 2018 to 332 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 19% to 24%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

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