Enrollment
337
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERKELEY UNIFIED·NCES 060474000450
Thousand Oaks Elementary
840 Colusa Ave., Berkeley, CA 94707 · (510) 644-6368 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
94 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
63.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.2pp since 2014
Math
67.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 35.6% | 27.6% | 15.5% | 21.3% |
| Math | 42.2% | 24.9% | 19.1% | 13.9% |
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 | 63.2% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.6% | 69.2% |
| 2022-23 | 62.9% | 66.7% |
| 2021-22 | 51.8% | 44.1% |
| 2018-19 | 49.8% | 44.3% |
| 2017-18 | 45.7% | 41.4% |
| 2016-17 | 45.8% | 46.4% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 54.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Thousand Oaks Elementary
Thousand Oaks Elementary's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand Oaks Elementary this school | 337 | 27.9% | 66.3% |
| Emerson Parkside Academy Long Beach | 356 | 25.3% | 68.2% |
| Kumeyaay Elementary San Diego | 398 | 26.9% | 70.7% |
| McKinley Elementary San Francisco | 294 | 28.2% | 64.5% |
| Miraloma Elementary San Francisco | 344 | 30.2% | 68.4% |
| Timber Point Elementary Discovery Bay | 362 | 26.0% | 44.9% |
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 Thousand Oaks Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #826 of 5,151 | #69 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #728 of 5,172 ▼ 79 | #64 of 192 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #1,129 of 5,172 ▼ 200 | #77 of 192 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.2pp | #107 of 5,116 | #3 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #4,401 of 5,915 | #166 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,538 of 5,352 | #39 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #528 of 5,354 | #50 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.9% | #4,845 of 5,625 | #153 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #1,388 of 3,837 | #56 of 138 |
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
337
-25 (-7%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 319
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 337 | 16 | 21.1:1 | 28% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 15 | 24.2:1 | 31% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 20.4 | 16.8:1 | 24% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 19 | 19.1:1 | 33% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 22.7 | 18.7:1 | 43% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 442 | 21 | 21.1:1 | 42% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | N/A | N/A | 52% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 391 | 21 | 18.6:1 | 60% (235) |
| 1990-91 | 319 | 16 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thousand Oaks Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (423 to 337); teachers down 29% (22.7 to 16).
About Thousand Oaks Elementary
This page covers Thousand Oaks Elementary, a small elementary school in Berkeley, California. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 337 students. The school is 28% below the average for elementary schools in California.
Federal data list 17 schools in Berkeley Unified, with 9,116 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Thousand Oaks Elementary, about 44 are White, the largest group. The remaining students are 23% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 12% Asian, and 4% Black. Census figures show Alameda County is about 30% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Thousand Oaks Elementary comes to 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 21.1:1. The school's 21.1:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. On the income side, 28% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Alameda County averages 49%, higher than here.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Thousand Oaks Elementary is 3.1 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 66.3% actual, 63.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Looking at the county, Alameda County, the median household earns about $129,367 a year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Thousand Oaks Elementary, Alameda County has 394 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Marin Elementary is about 0.5 miles from Thousand Oaks Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 74.8% proficiency; Thousand Oaks Elementary posts 66.3%.
Thousand Oaks Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% decrease, from 362 to 337. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.1:1 to 21.1:1.
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Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
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Other Thousand Oaks Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Thousand Oaks Elementary. Thousand Oaks Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
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Nearby schools
- Marin Elementary0.5 mi · 524
- MacGregor High (Continuation)0.7 mi · 4
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- Cragmont Elementary0.7 mi · 290
- Martin Luther King Middle0.8 mi · 851
- Albany Middle0.8 mi · 911
Frequently asked questions
About Thousand Oaks ElementaryHow large is Thousand Oaks Elementary?
Thousand Oaks Elementary enrolls approximately 337 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Thousand Oaks Elementary serve?
Thousand Oaks Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Thousand Oaks Elementary?
Approximately 21.1:1 students per teacher at Thousand Oaks Elementary.
How diverse is Thousand Oaks Elementary?
Thousand Oaks Elementary reports a student body of 44% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Black, 12% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Thousand Oaks Elementary?
Thousand Oaks Elementary is overseen by Berkeley Unified in Alameda County.
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