Is Aspen Elementary a good school?

Aspen Elementary ranks 1087 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Aspen Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 288 students attended Aspen Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Aspen Elementary?

Students at Aspen Elementary are 58% White, 24% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Aspen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Aspen Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Redwood Middle High : Thousand Oaks High

Aspen Elementary

Summary:

Aspen Elementary is a public elementary school located in Thousand Oaks, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 305 students. It is part of the Conejo Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 292 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Aspen Elementary consistently performs above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ELA/Literacy ranged from 59.02% to 67.74%, compared to the state average of 42.8% to 47.37%. In Mathematics, Aspen Elementary's proficiency rates ranged from 56% to 62.3%, compared to the state average of 35.02% to 45.64%. The school's science proficiency rates on the CAST assessment were also higher than the state average, ranging from 51.61% to 51.61% compared to 30.7% to 32.68% statewide. Aspen Elementary's female and male students generally perform better than their respective state averages, and the school's Hispanic and White student populations also outperform their statewide counterparts.

While Aspen Elementary is a high-performing school, the data suggests that there may be opportunities to further improve academic outcomes, particularly for specific student subgroups or in certain subject areas. The school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 2.2% in 2020-2021 to 14.2% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, some nearby schools like Meadows Arts and Technology Elementary and Wildwood Elementary have even higher academic proficiency rates and rankings, suggesting that Aspen Elementary has room for improvement to reach the top-performing schools in the area.

Detail:

Public K-5

1870 Oberlin Ave.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-2099

(805) 495-2810

District: Conejo Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1087^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,834

Students who attend Aspen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Redwood Middle
High:	Thousand Oaks High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.0

Number of students: 288

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.0%

Hispanic:

23.6%

Two or more races:

9.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 21.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Aspen Elementary ranks better than 81.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 11^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Conejo Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.49. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (58%), Hispanic (23.6%), two or more races (9.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 21.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Aspen Elementary is 18, which is the 3^rd best among 17 elementary schools in the Conejo Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Aspen Elementary employs 16 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Aspen Elementary is $6,834. 12 elementary schools in the Conejo Valley Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Aspen Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Aspen Elementary 1087^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Aspen Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Conejo Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Conejo Valley Unified 292^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Aspen Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Aspen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	92.00	395^th	4809	91.8%
2005	90.15	479^th	4822	90.1%
2006	91.34	416^th	4818	91.4%
2007	87.97	628^th	5113	87.7%
2008	87.54	627^th	5113	87.7%
2009	82.33	865^th	5193	83.3%
2010	86.51	657^th	5314	87.6%
2011	84.45	758^th	5377	85.9%
2012	87.33	598^th	5390	88.9%
2013	87.26	628^th	5530	88.6%
2015	90.77	576^th	5611	89.7%
2016	82.81	1005^th	5614	82.1%
2017	76.46	1276^th	5692	77.6%
2018	78.36	1210^th	5662	78.6%
2019	76.90	1300^th	5789	77.5%
2022	84.27	979^th	5883	83.4%
2023	89.83	720^th	5874	87.7%
2024	81.49	1087^th	5862	81.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Aspen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.51	1370^th	5084	73.1%
2019	55.87	2015^th	5173	61.0%
2022	81.30	703^rd	5264	86.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Aspen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.15	943^rd	5413	82.6%
2019	82.74	938^th	5492	82.9%
2022	82.20	1005^th	5635	82.2%
2023	89.92	631^st	5617	88.8%
2024	71.37	1429^th	5605	74.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Aspen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.33	1427^th	5431	73.7%
2019	68.25	1589^th	5510	71.2%
2022	82.70	974^th	5663	82.8%
2023	87.52	752^nd	5650	86.7%
2024	84.48	898^th	5636	84.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Aspen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.66	964^th	4830	80.0%
2019	60.98	1631^st	4963	67.1%
2023	81.32	676^th	5098	86.7%
2024	61.89	1575^th	5102	69.1%

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Rank History for White students at Aspen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.06	1003^rd	2737	63.4%
2019	56.29	1328^th	2834	53.1%
2022	71.43	756^th	2726	72.3%
2023	75.87	586^th	2662	78.0%
2024	60.70	1110^th	2647	58.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Not pleased with front office staff. Do not care for the interpersonal skills of principal Mills. If you are not part of the PTA then you are not part of the crowd and dont have a fighting chance for your concerned voice to be heard. Not pleased with this school. Test scores show the declining rank of this school as it should rank higher in the area that this school is located. Funding raised through the PTA needs to be used towards schools technology. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, August 17, 2012

I have been a part Of the Aspen Family for ten years now and I am constantly amazed at the consistency of excellence at this school. The teachers are positive forces in our children's learning and have been excellent role models also. Their dedication and positive attitude permeate throughout the classrooms and the overall learning climate is one of cooperation and compassion. The staff work together in a team teaching module to get the best of all ideas to each and every classroom. I have seen that the preparation for culmination to middle school has been well planned and that the transition for students was made much easier due to the high caliber and expectations set by the teachers and staff.

The students are consistently supervised by a caring and diligent group of yard supervisors who keep an everpresent and watchful eye on our children. The school has a zero tolerance policy of bullying and has an intact plan for the learning, education and response in these matters.

The Parent Faculty Association has had a long standing role in keeping Aspen as one of the premiere elementary schools in the district, raising over $50,000 a year to supplement the classrooms in computer technology, library services, (which are not supported by the state), music, dance and art education and family services. All of which is done through parent volunteerism and not through out of pocket sales of items such as magazines and such. They have a well organized group of parents that continue to grow and change with the times and the needs of the school. The communications with in the school are superior and parents are always in the loop of what is going on in the school and in their child's classroom.

The campus is a beautiful green grassy, well landscaped campus with newly planted trees, outside planters, three grade level learning gardens and an outdoor classroom. There is an ongoing and award winning green incentive within the school with recycling programs, waste reduction programs and projects, composting programs and education.

I have and will continue to reccomend Aspen to anyone who is looking to move to the area, change schools or whatever reason they may have in finding a new school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Aspen Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	391	2	20	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	432
1989	373	2	19	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	421
1990	357	1	23	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	402
1991	319	2	32	19	2	n/a	n/a	0	374
1992	337	0	32	30	4	n/a	n/a	0	403
1993	340	0	27	31	4	n/a	n/a	0	402
1994	326	5	29	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	392
1995	344	6	21	37	5	n/a	n/a	0	413
1996	344	6	21	37	5	n/a	n/a	0	413
1997	380	5	20	44	7	n/a	n/a	0	456
1998	378	5	21	45	4	n/a	n/a	0	453
1999	380	5	17	48	3	n/a	n/a	0	453
2000	421	4	24	56	5	n/a	n/a	0	510
2001	413	4	23	61	5	n/a	n/a	0	506
2002	396	3	20	66	6	n/a	n/a	0	491
2003	396	3	20	66	6	n/a	n/a	0	491
2004	413	8	24	66	7	n/a	n/a	1	519
2005	396	9	18	64	7	n/a	n/a	5	499
2006	390	6	17	64	7	n/a	n/a	9	493
2007	374	7	25	60	6	n/a	n/a	7	479
2008	358	5	26	53	5	n/a	n/a	0	447
2009	352	5	18	60	4	4	29	0	472
2010	323	7	18	69	4	5	19	0	445
2011	299	3	18	72	2	3	12	0	409
2012	275	3	18	66	3	3	13	0	381
2013	260	3	15	70	3	2	15	0	368
2014	257	8	21	74	2	2	21	0	385
2015	272	8	26	85	1	2	15	0	409
2016	242	5	24	80	1	1	16	0	369
2017	243	4	24	77	1	2	22	0	373
2018	240	4	35	73	0	2	35	0	389
2019	224	2	40	72	0	1	33	0	372
2020	233	0	37	73	2	2	34	0	381
2021	180	1	31	59	0	1	30	0	302
2022	188	1	22	73	0	0	34	0	318
2023	177	2	20	75	0	1	30	0	305
2024	167	3	21	68	0	1	28	0	288

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Aspen Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	432	17.0	25.4	n/a
1989	421	17.0	24.7	n/a
1990	402	15.5	25.9	n/a
1991	374	15.5	24.1	n/a
1992	403	15.8	25.5	6
1993	402	15.5	25.9	7.7
1994	392	15.5	25.3	5.9
1995	413	16.0	25.8	5.3
1996	413	16.0	25.8	5.3
1997	456	22.0	20.7	5.3
1998	453	23.0	19.7	7.5
1999	453	24.0	18.9	6.6
2000	510	26.0	19.6	3.3
2001	506	26.0	19.5	6.7
2002	491	25.0	19.6	6.9
2003	491	25.0	19.6	6.9
2004	519	26.0	20.0	5.4
2005	499	25.0	20.0	7.9
2006	493	25.0	19.7	7.9
2007	479	25.0	19.2	7.2
2008	447	25.0	17.9	8.1
2009	472	22.5	19.3	11.2
2010	445	23.0	19.3	16
2011	409	n/a	n/a	19.3
2012	381	17.0	22.3	n/a
2013	368	18.0	20.4	18.2
2014	385	18.0	21.3	19.5
2015	409	19.0	21.5	14.4
2016	369	18.0	20.5	17.9
2017	373	18.0	20.7	18.2
2018	389	18.0	21.6	20.8
2019	372	18.0	20.6	22
2020	381	n/a	n/a	19.4
2021	302	16.0	18.8	18.2
2022	318	18.0	17.6	16.7
2023	305	18.0	16.9	19.3
2024	288	16.0	18.0	21.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Aspen Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	432	17.0	25.4	n/a
1989	421	17.0	24.7	n/a
1990	402	15.5	25.9	n/a
1991	374	15.5	24.1	n/a
1992	403	15.8	25.5	6
1993	402	15.5	25.9	7.7
1994	392	15.5	25.3	5.9
1995	413	16.0	25.8	5.3
1996	413	16.0	25.8	5.3
1997	456	22.0	20.7	5.3
1998	453	23.0	19.7	7.5
1999	453	24.0	18.9	6.6
2000	510	26.0	19.6	3.3
2001	506	26.0	19.5	6.7
2002	491	25.0	19.6	6.9
2003	491	25.0	19.6	6.9
2004	519	26.0	20.0	5.4
2005	499	25.0	20.0	7.9
2006	493	25.0	19.7	7.9
2007	479	25.0	19.2	7.2
2008	447	25.0	17.9	8.1
2009	472	22.5	19.3	11.2
2010	445	23.0	19.3	16
2011	409	n/a	n/a	19.3
2012	381	17.0	22.3	n/a
2013	368	18.0	20.4	18.2
2014	385	18.0	21.3	19.5
2015	409	19.0	21.5	14.4
2016	369	18.0	20.5	17.9
2017	373	18.0	20.7	18.2
2018	389	18.0	21.6	20.8
2019	372	18.0	20.6	22
2020	381	n/a	n/a	19.4
2021	302	16.0	18.8	18.2
2022	318	18.0	17.6	16.7
2023	305	18.0	16.9	19.3
2024	288	16.0	18.0	21.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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