Is Manzanita Elementary a good school?

Manzanita Elementary ranks 940 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Manzanita Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 420 students attended Manzanita Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Manzanita Elementary?

Students at Manzanita Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% White, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Manzanita Elementary attend?

Students who attend Manzanita Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Las Palmas Middle High : Northview High

Manzanita Elementary

Summary:

Manzanita Elementary is a public elementary school located in Covina, California, serving grades K-5 with a student population of 442. It is part of the Covina-Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 590 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Manzanita Elementary consistently outperforms the Covina-Valley Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, Manzanita Elementary's proficiency rates were significantly higher than the district and state averages, with a 64.29% proficiency rate in ELA and 65.99% in Math, compared to 49.27% and 36.73% for the district, and 47.04% and 35.54% for the state. Manzanita's 5th-grade students performed exceptionally well, with 79.69% proficient in ELA and 68.75% in Math, outpacing the district and state by a wide margin. The school also performs well for its Hispanic students, students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, English Language Learners, and Special Education students, ranking in the top quartile of California elementary schools in these subgroups.

While Manzanita Elementary's academic performance is impressive, the school has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.3% in 2017-2018 to 19.7% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 20.3 to 23.8 over the past few years, which is higher than the nearby Baldwin Park Unified and Covina-Valley Unified schools. Despite these challenges, Manzanita Elementary has shown a steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from the bottom quartile in 2011-2012 to the top quartile in the most recent school year, indicating a positive trajectory for the school.

Detail:

Public K-5

4131 North Nora Ave.
Covina, CA 91722-3821

(626) 472-7640

District: Covina-Valley Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,381

Students who attend Manzanita Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Las Palmas Middle
High:	Northview High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.7

Number of students: 420

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.3%

Asian:

5.2%

White:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Manzanita Elementary ranks better than 84% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Covina-Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.25. (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 Manzanita Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Covina-Valley Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (89.3%), Asian (5.2%), White (3.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Manzanita Elementary is 22.7, which is the 2^nd best among 9 elementary schools in the Covina-Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Manzanita Elementary is $9,381, which is the 3^rd highest among 9 elementary schools in the Covina-Valley Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Manzanita Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Manzanita Elementary 940^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Manzanita Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Covina-Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Covina-Valley Unified 590^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Manzanita Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Manzanita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	26.70	3432^nd	4809	28.6%
2005	19.04	4035^th	4822	16.3%
2006	14.36	4392^nd	4818	8.8%
2007	24.97	3935^th	5113	23.0%
2008	43.22	2766^th	5113	45.9%
2009	26.45	3945^th	5193	24.0%
2010	34.65	3514^th	5314	33.9%
2011	38.22	3368^th	5377	37.4%
2012	13.42	5051^st	5390	6.3%
2013	17.71	4881^st	5530	11.7%
2015	48.45	2531^st	5611	54.9%
2016	57.41	2109^th	5614	62.4%
2017	65.91	1757^th	5692	69.1%
2018	57.68	2152^nd	5662	62.0%
2019	52.03	2490^th	5789	57.0%
2022	71.32	1564^th	5883	73.4%
2023	76.91	1284^th	5874	78.1%
2024	85.25	940^th	5862	84.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Manzanita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	67.28	534^th	3311	83.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Manzanita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	80.92	328^th	2634	87.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Manzanita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.18	1383^rd	5084	72.8%
2019	62.36	1606^th	5173	69.0%
2022	79.57	773^rd	5264	85.3%
2023	85.23	567^th	5374	89.4%
2024	90.24	441^st	5511	92.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Manzanita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.43	2692^nd	5413	50.3%
2019	48.03	2604^th	5492	52.6%
2022	75.33	1309^th	5635	76.8%
2023	77.99	1177^th	5617	79.0%
2024	84.40	897^th	5605	84.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Manzanita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	89.02	177^th	2227	92.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Manzanita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.16	1842^nd	5431	66.1%
2019	55.04	2199^th	5510	60.1%
2022	64.22	1767^th	5663	68.8%
2023	72.08	1408^th	5650	75.1%
2024	83.29	950^th	5636	83.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Manzanita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.99	1096^th	4830	77.3%
2019	62.09	1570^th	4963	68.4%
2022	86.12	504^th	5084	90.1%
2023	91.24	309^th	5098	93.9%
2024	95.52	148^th	5102	97.1%

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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

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Enrollment information for Manzanita Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	222	20	20	211	0	n/a	n/a	0	473
1989	202	24	23	236	0	n/a	n/a	0	485
1990	176	26	27	239	0	n/a	n/a	0	468
1991	157	19	31	215	0	n/a	n/a	0	422
1992	143	22	28	253	2	n/a	n/a	0	448
1993	145	32	28	258	0	n/a	n/a	0	463
1994	142	23	28	269	1	n/a	n/a	0	463
1995	138	34	33	310	1	n/a	n/a	0	516
1996	138	34	33	310	1	n/a	n/a	0	516
1997	145	31	31	349	2	n/a	n/a	0	558
1998	96	31	30	337	3	n/a	n/a	0	497
1999	112	33	30	358	2	n/a	n/a	0	535
2000	95	34	29	362	3	n/a	n/a	0	523
2001	73	30	32	345	2	n/a	n/a	0	482
2002	52	18	21	383	2	n/a	n/a	4	480
2003	52	18	21	383	2	n/a	n/a	4	480
2004	53	15	16	407	4	n/a	n/a	1	496
2005	36	17	13	412	3	n/a	n/a	0	481
2006	44	20	13	429	2	n/a	n/a	0	508
2007	43	16	10	407	2	n/a	n/a	4	482
2008	25	12	10	357	1	n/a	n/a	0	405
2009	22	8	11	312	2	1	10	0	366
2010	24	1	11	321	1	1	6	0	365
2011	27	5	13	300	1	1	3	0	350
2012	22	2	6	289	0	0	2	0	321
2013	24	8	10	278	0	0	1	0	321
2014	19	5	10	257	0	0	5	0	296
2015	15	2	10	228	0	0	1	0	256
2016	10	5	16	202	2	0	0	0	235
2017	14	7	12	216	2	0	1	0	252
2018	14	3	16	265	1	0	0	0	299
2019	16	8	25	320	1	0	1	0	371
2020	17	11	29	355	1	0	5	0	418
2021	13	6	25	373	1	0	8	0	426
2022	13	10	25	383	0	0	6	0	437
2023	13	5	27	393	0	0	4	0	442
2024	14	5	22	375	0	0	4	0	420

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Manzanita Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	473	19.0	24.8	n/a
1989	485	18.0	26.9	n/a
1990	468	19.0	24.6	n/a
1991	422	18.0	23.4	n/a
1992	448	18.3	24.4	47.8
1993	463	18.9	24.5	50.5
1994	463	20.0	23.1	49.5
1995	516	20.0	25.8	58.3
1996	516	20.0	25.8	58.3
1997	558	25.0	22.3	62.7
1998	497	26.0	19.1	66.2
1999	535	28.0	19.1	60.7
2000	523	28.5	18.4	67.1
2001	482	27.0	17.9	65.8
2002	480	24.0	20.0	73.7
2003	480	24.0	20.0	73.7
2004	496	25.0	19.8	72.3
2005	481	26.0	18.5	68
2006	508	23.0	22.1	71.1
2007	482	23.0	21.0	72.4
2008	405	25.0	16.2	74.1
2009	366	19.0	15.5	63.4
2010	365	18.0	20.2	74.8
2011	350	n/a	n/a	75.4
2012	321	14.0	22.9	n/a
2013	321	14.0	22.9	83.2
2014	296	13.0	22.7	86.5
2015	256	12.0	21.3	84.4
2016	235	12.0	19.5	77.4
2017	252	12.0	21.0	81
2018	299	15.5	19.2	74.2
2019	371	18.0	20.6	72
2020	418	n/a	n/a	69.9
2021	426	19.0	22.4	70.9
2022	437	21.5	20.3	70.7
2023	442	18.5	23.8	61.8
2024	420	18.5	22.7	65

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 Manzanita Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	473	19.0	24.8	n/a
1989	485	18.0	26.9	n/a
1990	468	19.0	24.6	n/a
1991	422	18.0	23.4	n/a
1992	448	18.3	24.4	47.8
1993	463	18.9	24.5	50.5
1994	463	20.0	23.1	49.5
1995	516	20.0	25.8	58.3
1996	516	20.0	25.8	58.3
1997	558	25.0	22.3	62.7
1998	497	26.0	19.1	66.2
1999	535	28.0	19.1	60.7
2000	523	28.5	18.4	67.1
2001	482	27.0	17.9	65.8
2002	480	24.0	20.0	73.7
2003	480	24.0	20.0	73.7
2004	496	25.0	19.8	72.3
2005	481	26.0	18.5	68
2006	508	23.0	22.1	71.1
2007	482	23.0	21.0	72.4
2008	405	25.0	16.2	74.1
2009	366	19.0	15.5	63.4
2010	365	18.0	20.2	74.8
2011	350	n/a	n/a	75.4
2012	321	14.0	22.9	n/a
2013	321	14.0	22.9	83.2
2014	296	13.0	22.7	86.5
2015	256	12.0	21.3	84.4
2016	235	12.0	19.5	77.4
2017	252	12.0	21.0	81
2018	299	15.5	19.2	74.2
2019	371	18.0	20.6	72
2020	418	n/a	n/a	69.9
2021	426	19.0	22.4	70.9
2022	437	21.5	20.3	70.7
2023	442	18.5	23.8	61.8
2024	420	18.5	22.7	65

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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