Wildwood Elementary

Wildwood Elementary serves 379 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Thousand Oaks, California. The school earns a composite score of 9.2 out of 10 with an Exceptional rating — academic performance and student growth both score 9.3. Wildwood ranks first among all 20 public schools in Thousand Oaks and outperforms 98% of California's 9,533 public schools, placing #116 of 5,817 elementary schools statewide.

Those figures put the school in the top two percent of all California public schools across every grade level and school type. The student-teacher ratio is 21.1 to 1. This is a regular public school — no application process, no lottery, no specialized enrollment track.

Families within the attendance boundary get automatic access to the top-ranked elementary school in Thousand Oaks. The academic and growth scores are both 9.3, which matters: a high academic score alone could reflect a selective neighborhood, but a matching growth score confirms that students are making real gains once they arrive. For parents comparing elementary options in Ventura County, that combination is genuinely difficult to match.

The student-teacher ratio at Wildwood Elementary is 21.1:1, which is higher than the national average. This may mean larger class sizes, so parents should ask about classroom support, teaching assistants, and how the school differentiates instruction for students who need extra help.