Enrollment
312
Elementary
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONEJO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060964001014
Ladera STARS Academy
1211 Calle Almendro, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 · (805) 492-3565 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of California public elementary schools
- A-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.
- B-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
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
99 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
64.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.1pp since 2014
Math
56.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.7% | 27.3% | 20.3% | 15.6% |
| Math | 30.0% | 26.1% | 23.1% | 20.8% |
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 | 64.1% | 56.1% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 54.9% |
| 2022-23 | 61.2% | 64.3% |
| 2021-22 | 66.7% | 50.4% |
| 2018-19 | 63.7% | 55.8% |
| 2017-18 | 60.5% | 53.1% |
| 2016-17 | 54.7% | 55.7% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 51.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Ladera STARS Academy
Ladera STARS Academy's state test result (60.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ladera STARS Academy this school | 312 | 31.7% | 60.1% |
| Hillside Elementary Madera | 310 | 31.3% | 40.7% |
| Prestwood Elementary Sonoma | 275 | 30.5% | 40.9% |
| Camarillo Heights STEM Academy Camarillo | 353 | 35.4% | 57.6% |
| Shadow Hills Elementary Alpine | 377 | 33.4% | 58.7% |
| Naples Elementary Long Beach | 338 | 25.7% | 80.5% |
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 Ladera STARS Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #1,112 of 5,151 | #22 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #1,253 of 5,172 ▼ 17 | #26 of 122 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #1,080 of 5,172 ▼ 199 | #23 of 122 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #2,787 of 5,116 | #71 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #4,666 of 5,915 | #103 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #170 of 5,352 | #5 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #1,389 of 5,354 | #14 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.7% | #4,686 of 5,625 | #105 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #754 of 1,139 | #18 of 21 |
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
312
+38 (+14%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 312 | 18 | 17.3:1 | 32% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 17 | 19.2:1 | 30% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 16 | 18.9:1 | 34% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 13 | 21.1:1 | 30% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 297 | 13 | 22.9:1 | 36% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 15 | 21.1:1 | 33% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | N/A | N/A | 18% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 369 | 20 | 18.4:1 | 8% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 566 | 22 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ladera STARS Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (297 to 312); teachers up 38% (13 to 18).
About Ladera STARS Academy
Ladera STARS Academy is a small elementary school found in Thousand Oaks, California. It had 312 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 33% below average.
Ladera STARS Academy is part of Conejo Valley Unified, where 26 schools serve 15,713 students.
At Ladera STARS Academy, White students make up the biggest share, 45%. Enrollment also includes 38% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
The school had 18 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. The school reported 32% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 59% average for public schools in Ventura County is 27 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Ladera STARS Academy lands at B, ahead of 64% of California public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Ladera STARS Academy would be expected to post about 60.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.1%.
Looking at the county, Ventura County, the median household earns about $109,797 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 238, with about 147,841 students.
Ladera STARS Academy's nearest public school is BRIDGES Charter (about 0.4 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ladera STARS Academy. On state test proficiency, Ladera STARS Academy ranks 4th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 274 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 312 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 21.1:1 to 17.3:1.
Ladera STARS Academy has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Conejo Valley Unified
- Newbury Park HighHigh · 2,047 students
- Westlake HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Thousand Oaks HighHigh · 1,703 students
- Sycamore CanyonElementary · 937 students
- Colina MiddleMiddle · 832 students
- Sequoia MiddleMiddle · 798 students
Other schools in Thousand Oaks
- Thousand Oaks HighHigh · 1,703 students
- Compass Charter Schools of Los AngelesCombined · 1,032 students
- Compass Charter Schools of San DiegoCombined · 842 students
- Colina MiddleMiddle · 832 students
- Los Cerritos MiddleMiddle · 725 students
- Lang RanchElementary · 723 students
Nearby schools
- BRIDGES Charter0.4 mi · 420
- Weathersfield Elementary0.7 mi · 433
- Thousand Oaks High0.8 mi · 1,703
- Century Academy1.0 mi · 237
- Los Cerritos Middle1.2 mi · 725
- Conejo Valley High (Continuation)1.3 mi · 75
Frequently asked questions
About Ladera STARS AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Ladera STARS Academy?
Ladera STARS Academy enrolls approximately 312 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Ladera STARS Academy serve?
Ladera STARS Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Ladera STARS Academy have?
Ladera STARS Academy employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ladera STARS Academy?
At Ladera STARS Academy, the student body is approximately 45% White, 38% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Ladera STARS Academy public or private?
Ladera STARS Academy 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.