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Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK PARK UNIFIED·NCES 062785007251
Brookside Elementary
165 Satinwood Ave., Oak Park, CA 91377 · (818) 597-4200 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
46 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Brookside Elementary→Medea Creek Middle
Based on grade levels within Oak Park Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
77.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.5pp since 2014
Math
78.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 50.2% | 27.3% | 15.6% | 6.9% |
| Math | 44.3% | 34.0% | 17.9% | 3.8% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.5% | 78.3% |
| 2023-24 | 74.9% | 77.9% |
| 2022-23 | 76.9% | 78.7% |
| 2021-22 | 75.5% | 72.9% |
| 2020-21 | 78.4% | 72.9% |
| 2018-19 | 77.6% | 79.7% |
| 2017-18 | 80.3% | 76.4% |
| 2016-17 | 72.3% | 74.3% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 76.0% |
| 2014-15 | 74.0% | 73.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
77.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Brookside Elementary
Brookside Elementary's state test result (77.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside Elementary this school | 556 | 8.3% | 77.4% |
| Vista Grande Elementary Danville | 544 | 4.4% | 74.5% |
| Montair Elementary Danville | 484 | 6.6% | 63.7% |
| Rancho Romero Elementary Alamo | 469 | 6.4% | 75.7% |
| Lakeview Elementary El Dorado Hills | 527 | 10.2% | 74.8% |
| Jackson Elementary El Dorado Hills | 521 | 11.5% | 76.9% |
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 Brookside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #338 of 5,151 | #5 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #297 of 5,172 ▲ 15 | #4 of 122 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #379 of 5,172 ▲ 92 | #5 of 122 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.7pp | #2,067 of 5,116 | #48 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #1,795 of 5,915 | #28 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.3:1 | #4,567 of 5,352 | #109 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #2,732 of 5,354 | #60 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.3% | #5,513 of 5,625 | #125 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #3,594 of 3,837 | #93 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 2024-25Enrollment
556
+44 (+9%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
was 24.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 556 | 22 | 25.3:1 | 8% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 22 | 24.8:1 | 9% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 560 | 22 | 25.4:1 | 14% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 21 | 24.4:1 | 9% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 570 | 22 | 25.9:1 | 7% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 601 | 23 | 26.1:1 | 6% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | N/A | N/A | 6% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 576 | 29 | 19.9:1 | 1% (8) |
| 1990-91 | 457 | 20 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (570 to 556); teachers unchanged (22 to 22).
About Brookside Elementary
Brookside Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school based in Oak Park, California. It enrolled 556 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Oak Park Unified includes 7 schools. Together they enroll 4,437 students.
Roughly 68% of students at Brookside Elementary are White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Among all residents of Ventura County, the White share is about 52%. Brookside Elementary's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 22 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 25.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's lunch program data list 8% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 59% average for public schools in Ventura County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Brookside Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Brookside Elementary scores 77.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 74.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Ventura County show that the median household income is $109,797, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Brookside Elementary, Ventura County has 237 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Oak Park Independent, about 0.5 miles away. Brookside Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Brookside Elementary's average proficiency of 77.4% compares with 74.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Brookside Elementary falls in the Suburb: Mid-size locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school enrolled 556 students in 2024-25, 44 more than the 512 it had in 2020-21.
The Brookside Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Ventura County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Oak Park Unified
- Oak Park HighHigh · 1,483 students
- Medea Creek MiddleMiddle · 1,090 students
- Red Oak ElementaryElementary · 569 students
- Oak Hills ElementaryElementary · 523 students
- Oak Park IndependentCombined · 189 students
- Oak View HighHigh · 27 students
Other schools in Oak Park
- Oak Park HighHigh · 1,483 students
- Medea Creek MiddleMiddle · 1,090 students
- Red Oak ElementaryElementary · 569 students
- Oak Hills ElementaryElementary · 523 students
- Oak Park IndependentCombined · 189 students
- Oak View HighHigh · 27 students
Other Brookside Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 12 states are named Brookside Elementary. Brookside Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 18.
- Brookside ElementaryBeaumont, CA · 691 students
- Brookside ElementaryWillits, CA · 350 students
- Brookside ElementarySan Anselmo, CA · 278 students
- Brookside ElementaryRAMSEY, MN · 779 students
- Brookside Elementary SchoolNicholasville, KY · 515 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Park Independent0.5 mi · 189
- Oak View High0.5 mi · 27
- Sumac Elementary0.7 mi · 360
- Mariposa School of Global Education0.7 mi · 416
- Oak Park High0.8 mi · 1,483
- Willow Elementary0.9 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About Brookside ElementaryHow large is Brookside Elementary?
Brookside Elementary enrolls approximately 556 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Brookside Elementary serve?
Brookside Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brookside Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brookside Elementary is approximately 25.3:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brookside Elementary?
At Brookside Elementary, the student body is approximately 68% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 15% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Brookside Elementary public or private?
Brookside Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oak Park Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.