Photo: Niceley · CC BY-SA 4.0Thousand Oaks’s public schools outscore 86% of California districts
On the state math tests, 54% of Thousand Oaks’s students scored proficient, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Thousand Oaks, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 91% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Thousand Oaks’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 66% and math 54% in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,067 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
14 elementary schools, then five middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Meadows Arts and Technology Elementary, BRIDGES Charter, River Oaks Academy, Hillcrest Christian School (private), Bethany Christian School (private), La Reina High School (private), Ascension Lutheran School (private), Carden Conejo School (private), Honey Tree Early Childhood Center (private), St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School (private), Conejo Adventist Elementary School (private), Newbury Park Adventist Academy (private), Revo Academy (private), St. Paschal Baylon School (private), Montessori One (private), Discovery Christian Academy (private), Passageway School (private) and First Baptist Academy (private) are in town. Compass Charter Schools of San Diego, Compass Charter Schools of Los Angeles, Compass Charter School of Yolo and Century Academy, online schools, are based here too; they aren’t counted as local schools. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Thousand Oaks’s grade
A: better than 86% of California school districts, #107 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Thousand Oaks, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Thousand Oaks · depends on your address
Newbury Park High
Grades 9–12 · 2,047 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Newbury Park
Westlake High
Grades 9–12 · 1,900 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Westlake Village
Thousand Oaks High
Grades 9–12 · 1,703 students · 21:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Thousand Oaks · depends on your address
Newbury Park High
Grades 9–12 · 2,047 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Newbury Park
Westlake High
Grades 9–12 · 1,900 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Westlake Village
Thousand Oaks High
Grades 9–12 · 1,703 students · 21:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Thousand Oaks · depends on your address
Newbury Park High
Grades 9–12 · 2,047 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Newbury Park
Westlake High
Grades 9–12 · 1,900 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Westlake Village
Thousand Oaks High
Grades 9–12 · 1,703 students · 21:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Thousand Oaks · depends on your address
Newbury Park High
Grades 9–12 · 2,047 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Newbury Park
Westlake High
Grades 9–12 · 1,900 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Westlake Village
Thousand Oaks High
Grades 9–12 · 1,703 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Thousand Oaks’s public schools are run by Conejo Valley Unified School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Thousand Oaks vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Thousand Oaks’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Thousand Oaks | A | Conejo Valley Unified |
| Simi Valley | B+ | Simi Valley Unified |
| Camarillo | B+ | Pleasant Valley Elementary K–8 · Oxnard Union High 9–12 |
| Westlake Village | A | Las Virgenes Unified |
Every school in Thousand Oaks
45 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (University Center Preschool).
Questions about Thousand Oaks’s schools
Are Thousand Oaks’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Thousand Oaks children attend outscore 86% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #107 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Thousand Oaks in?
Conejo Valley Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 15,713 students in 26 schools (2024–25).
Where do Thousand Oaks kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Newbury Park High, Westlake High and Thousand Oaks High.
What is Thousand Oaks’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Conejo Valley Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Thousand Oaks spend per student?
$17,067 in Conejo Valley Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Thousand Oaks?
Yes: Hillcrest Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 511 students), Bethany Christian School (religious, grades PK–8, 303 students), La Reina High School (catholic · all-girls, grades 6–12, 272 students), Ascension Lutheran School (religious, grades K–7, 162 students), Carden Conejo School (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 152 students), Honey Tree Early Childhood Center (religious, grades PK–K, 150 students), St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School (religious, grades K–6, 144 students), Conejo Adventist Elementary School (religious, grades K–8, 141 students), Newbury Park Adventist Academy (religious, grades 9–12, 108 students), Revo Academy (nonsectarian, grades K–8, 99 students), St. Paschal Baylon School (Catholic, grades K–3, 91 students), Montessori One (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 55 students), Discovery Christian Academy (religious, grades K–5, 22 students), Passageway School (nonsectarian, grades 5–12, 22 students) and First Baptist Academy (religious, grades K–9, 18 students). Thousand Oaks also has 3 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Thousand Oaks families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.