Wildwood Elementary

Wildwood Elementary is a modestly sized elementary campus in Thousand Oaks, California, part of Conejo Valley Unified. The school serves 390 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 26 schools in Conejo Valley Unified (15,713 students total), Wildwood Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wildwood Elementary records that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 27% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 9% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Ventura County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Wildwood Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.5:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 20% of students at Wildwood Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Ventura County (around 59%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wildwood Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.6%; this one delivers 76.9%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Ventura County indicate the typical household earns roughly $109,797 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Wildwood Elementary is one of 238 public schools in Ventura County (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students).

Nearest neighbor: Century Academy, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Wildwood Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 55.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wildwood Elementary has fell 8%, going from 422 students in 2018 to 390 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 67% to 51%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.4:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.