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Glenwood Elementary

1135 Windsor Dr., Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 · (805) 495-2118 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of California public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • C-Three-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
218
Elementary
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
173 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
Kindergarten4219%
Grade 12913%
Grade 22511%
Grade 33918%
Grade 43717%
Grade 54621%

This year's kindergarten class (42) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).

Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
94%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
20393%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
10%
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
10548%
Female
11352%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
32.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.5pp since 2014
Math
21.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.9pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts7.3%25.2%19.5%48.0%
Math3.3%17.9%29.3%49.6%
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
2024-2532.5%21.1%
2023-2430.6%24.0%
2022-2324.1%21.7%
2021-2234.6%26.0%
2018-1938.3%31.4%
2017-1839.2%27.4%
2016-1733.8%28.5%
2015-1642.0%28.0%
2014-1532.0%29.0%
% 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Glenwood Elementary

Glenwood Elementary's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Glenwood Elementary this school21879.4%27.4%
Santa Barbara Community Academy
Santa Barbara
22182.4%28.8%
Romero Elementary
Santa Nella
22582.7%31.6%
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences
El Centro
23076.5%N/A
Alpaugh Elementary
Alpaugh
24978.7%11.5%
Robert Hill Lane Elementary
Monterey Park
24877.0%49.7%
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 Glenwood Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Ventura County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
27.4%#3,812 of 5,151#87 of 121
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
21.1%#4,187 of 5,172
▼ 446
#101 of 122
▼ 11
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
32.5%#3,726 of 5,172
▼ 2
#88 of 122
▼ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-3.5pp#837 of 5,116#22 of 121
Enrollment
ranked largest first
218#5,271 of 5,915#122 of 130
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
21.8:1#2,041 of 5,352#56 of 124
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
13.1%#4,795 of 5,354#96 of 124
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
79.4%#2,242 of 5,625#34 of 127
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-31.2%#466 of 3,837#8 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
218
-20 (-8%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 480
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 21.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252181021.8:179% (173)
2023-242251218.7:169% (156)
2022-232321219.3:166% (153)
2020-212381121.6:167% (160)
2017-183171817.6:174% (236)
2015-163581819.9:184% (302)
2010-11318N/AN/A76% (242)
2000-015622720.8:139% (218)
1990-914801826.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenwood Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 31% (317 to 218); teachers down 44% (18 to 10).

About Glenwood Elementary

Families in Thousand Oaks, California, are served by Glenwood Elementary, a small elementary school. The school enrolls 218 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 53% smaller than that.

Within Conejo Valley Unified, Glenwood Elementary is one of 26 schools. The district enrolls 15,713 students.

Glenwood Elementary enrolls a student body that is 93% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% White. In Ventura County overall, about 44% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Glenwood Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.

The ratio of students to teachers is 21.8:1, with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 79%. Compared with the 59% average for public schools in Ventura County, the school's rate is higher.

The allk12 Grade for Glenwood Elementary is C-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 20% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Glenwood Elementary, the prediction is 33.0% and the result is 27.4%.

In the county around the school, Ventura County, median household income is about $109,797, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Glenwood Elementary is among the 238 public schools in Ventura County.

Of nearby public schools, Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Glenwood Elementary is behind the 53.9% nearby average, ranking 6th of 6.

Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 238 to 218.

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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
Glenwood Elementary
District
Conejo Valley Unified
Address
1135 Windsor Dr., Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Phone
(805) 495-2118
County
Ventura County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
218
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student–teacher ratio
21.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
173 (79%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
060964001012
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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22 other US public schools in 16 states are named Glenwood Elementary. Glenwood Elementary is the 20th largest of the 23.

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Frequently asked questions

About Glenwood Elementary
How many students attend Glenwood Elementary?
Glenwood Elementary enrolls approximately 218 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Glenwood Elementary serve?
Glenwood Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glenwood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Glenwood Elementary is approximately 21.8:1 (10 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Glenwood Elementary?
Glenwood Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 93% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Glenwood Elementary public or private?
Glenwood Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Conejo Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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