Thousand Oaks Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 39.1% |
| Met Standard | 25.9% |
| Below Standard | 35.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "65% proficient" for Thousand Oaks Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
39.1% of students exceeded standard while 25.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.9 points below the Berkeley Unified district average of 47.0%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 45.2% exceeded — 6.0 points higher. 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 1.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 39.6% | 14.6% | 54.2% |
| 4th | 64 | 32.8% | 29.7% | 62.5% |
| 5th | 62 | 35.5% | 35.5% | 71.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 45.8% | 27.1% | 72.9% |
| 4th | 64 | 43.8% | 26.6% | 70.3% |
| 5th | 61 | 37.7% | 21.3% | 59.0% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 64.1