How does Ladera STARS Academy compare to other elementary schools in Thousand Oaks?

Ladera STARS Academy has a SchoolScope composite score of 63.7/100, placing it at the 88th percentile statewide. 33% of students exceed standard, with a total of 516 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Ladera STARS Academy?

33.0% of students at Ladera STARS Academy exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 59.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Ladera STARS Academy improving or declining?

Ladera STARS Academy's proficiency rate increases by 26.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Ladera STARS Academy?

11.7% of students at Ladera STARS Academy are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Ladera STARS Academy

Conejo Valley Unified Thousand Oaks Ventura County 91360

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

516 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

327 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

30%

Teachers

17 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 38.8%

White 47.7%

Asian 3.7%

Black 2.8%

Other 7.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Ladera STARS Academy
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	33.0%
Met Standard	26.3%
Below Standard	40.7%

Exceeded

33.0%

Met

26.3%

Below

40.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "59% proficient" for Ladera STARS Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

33.0% of students exceeded standard while 26.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Conejo Valley Unified district average of 34.8%. Compared to the 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.5 points higher (vs 30.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 26.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.