Is Manzanita Elementary a good school?

Manzanita Elementary ranks 2495 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Manzanita Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 327 students attended Manzanita Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Manzanita Elementary?

Students at Manzanita Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 43% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Manzanita Elementary

Summary:

Manzanita Elementary is a public elementary school located in Gridley, California, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 322 students. The school is part of the Manzanita Elementary District, which is ranked 459 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Manzanita Elementary consistently performs above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, 53.09% of Manzanita Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to the state average of 47.04%. In Mathematics, 38.34% of Manzanita Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 35.54%. The school's performance in Science, as measured by the CAST assessment, is also above the state average, with 42.5% of students proficient or better in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school's performance for white students and low socioeconomic status students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 50% of California elementary schools.

Manzanita Elementary generally outperforms the nearby schools in academic performance, particularly in comparison to Oakdale Heights Elementary, Nuestro Elementary, and Biggs Elementary, which all have lower proficiency rates in ELA, Mathematics, and Science. However, Encinal Elementary, located within the Live Oak Unified School District, demonstrates stronger academic performance than Manzanita Elementary in several grade levels and subject areas.

Detail:

Public K-8

627 East Evans-Reimer Rd.
Gridley, CA 95948-9736

(530) 846-5594

District: Manzanita Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2495^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,421

Student/teacher ratio: 18.4

Number of students: 327

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.2%

White:

42.5%

Two or more races:

6.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Manzanita Elementary ranks better than 57.4% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.13. (See more...)

Compare Details Manzanita Elementary ranks better than 76.7% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.1. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (46.2%), White (42.5%), two or more races (6.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 39.4% 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 18.4. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Manzanita Elementary is $8,421.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Manzanita Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Manzanita Elementary 2495^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Manzanita Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Manzanita Elementary 647^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Manzanita Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Manzanita Elementary 459^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 elementary school students at Manzanita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	37.76	2767^th	4809	42.5%
2005	54.66	1969^th	4822	59.2%
2006	49.26	2225^th	4818	53.8%
2007	63.87	1645^th	5113	67.8%
2008	66.00	1584^th	5113	69.0%
2009	77.14	1127^th	5193	78.3%
2010	83.19	827^th	5314	84.4%
2011	80.22	989^th	5377	81.6%
2012	71.55	1436^th	5390	73.4%
2013	60.90	2064^th	5530	62.7%
2015	80.73	1084^th	5611	80.7%
2016	70.79	1493^rd	5614	73.4%
2017	72.49	1447^th	5692	74.6%
2018	66.24	1749^th	5662	69.1%
2019	61.59	1987^th	5789	65.7%
2021	75.41	324^th	1417	77.1%
2022	60.25	2015^th	5883	65.7%
2023	47.12	2690^th	5874	54.2%
2024	51.13	2495^th	5862	57.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Manzanita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.80	1641^st	5084	67.7%
2019	33.41	3608^th	5173	30.3%
2021	92.58	48^th	1110	95.7%
2022	56.87	1871^st	5264	64.5%
2023	42.26	2888^th	5374	46.3%
2024	53.74	2131^st	5511	61.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Manzanita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.17	1875^th	5413	65.4%
2019	62.01	1891^st	5492	65.6%
2021	69.27	350^th	1267	72.4%
2022	56.15	2097^th	5635	62.8%
2023	49.19	2454^th	5617	56.3%
2024	46.01	2655^th	5605	52.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Manzanita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.50	1588^th	5431	70.8%
2019	59.04	1997^th	5510	63.8%
2021	76.86	276^th	1272	78.3%
2022	61.51	1890^th	5663	66.6%
2023	45.09	2735^th	5650	51.6%
2024	54.83	2215^th	5636	60.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Manzanita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.22	2392^nd	4830	50.5%
2019	41.21	2875^th	4963	42.1%
2022	54.01	1945^th	5084	61.7%
2023	46.27	2470^th	5098	51.5%
2024	47.60	2429^th	5102	52.4%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Manzanita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.68	1235^th	2737	54.9%
2019	54.38	1406^th	2834	50.4%
2022	44.63	1618^th	2726	40.6%
2023	28.31	2026^th	2662	23.9%
2024	37.09	1778^th	2647	32.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Manzanita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	44.73	884^th	1769	50.0%
2005	46.60	862^nd	1777	51.5%
2006	53.52	749^th	1804	58.5%
2007	57.29	734^th	1999	63.3%
2008	54.89	818^th	2005	59.2%
2009	76.79	351^st	2063	83.0%
2010	79.96	300^th	2179	86.2%
2011	82.42	244^th	2236	89.1%
2012	79.93	306^th	2259	86.5%
2013	85.50	178^th	2379	92.5%
2015	66.60	726^th	2477	70.7%
2016	78.59	471^st	2497	81.1%
2017	72.68	612^th	2508	75.6%
2018	87.29	302^nd	2480	87.8%
2019	64.03	815^th	2715	70.0%
2021	70.02	220^th	894	75.4%
2022	78.38	521^st	2740	81.0%
2023	67.08	741^st	2802	73.6%
2024	72.10	647^th	2777	76.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Manzanita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.22	281^st	2230	87.4%
2019	44.13	1210^th	2369	48.9%
2021	61.77	205^th	721	71.6%
2022	68.86	531^st	2458	78.4%
2023	49.14	1058^th	2549	58.5%
2024	52.22	968^th	2575	62.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Manzanita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	88.57	246^th	2262	89.1%
2019	62.74	776^th	2380	67.4%
2021	58.98	255^th	738	65.4%
2022	48.43	1098^th	2509	56.2%
2023	40.72	1316^th	2547	48.3%
2024	65.63	707^th	2546	72.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Manzanita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.20	480^th	2273	78.9%
2019	62.24	757^th	2407	68.6%
2021	72.84	176^th	763	76.9%
2022	81.33	415^th	2527	83.6%
2023	77.87	481^st	2558	81.2%
2024	74.53	533^rd	2547	79.1%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Manzanita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.54	218^th	2072	89.5%
2019	55.76	793^rd	2213	64.2%
2022	65.04	605^th	2359	74.4%
2023	61.09	705^th	2391	70.5%
2024	72.50	460^th	2383	80.7%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Manzanita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.57	75^th	1496	95.0%
2019	59.63	639^th	1602	60.1%
2022	71.32	398^th	1555	74.4%
2023	49.99	746^th	1552	51.9%
2024	53.30	695^th	1535	54.7%

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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	133	5	9	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	161
1989	144	6	15	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	180
1990	151	6	9	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	180
1991	139	4	12	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	176
1992	128	3	11	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	174
1993	151	3	12	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	202
1994	850	1	11	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	894
1995	197	5	8	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	248
1996	197	5	8	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	248
1997	200	2	5	31	3	n/a	n/a	0	241
1998	195	0	4	42	2	n/a	n/a	0	243
1999	201	0	4	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	240
2000	184	0	9	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	258
2001	179	0	12	62	0	n/a	n/a	0	253
2002	155	0	13	48	1	n/a	n/a	18	235
2003	155	0	13	48	1	n/a	n/a	18	235
2004	171	0	11	66	5	n/a	n/a	7	260
2005	145	0	12	69	4	n/a	n/a	16	246
2006	140	0	11	70	3	n/a	n/a	24	248
2007	143	0	11	68	0	n/a	n/a	33	255
2008	150	n/a	9	76	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	235
2009	140	0	7	68	4	0	43	0	262
2010	139	0	10	106	5	0	18	0	278
2011	144	0	11	109	6	0	20	0	290
2012	162	0	13	106	6	0	17	0	304
2013	159	0	13	104	7	0	17	0	300
2014	160	0	14	101	7	0	20	0	302
2015	146	0	18	101	3	0	16	0	284
2016	137	0	19	104	2	0	14	0	276
2017	139	0	19	109	2	0	19	0	288
2018	142	0	20	111	1	0	17	0	291
2019	157	2	18	122	2	0	16	0	317
2020	140	2	17	121	1	0	15	0	296
2021	128	1	14	115	2	1	15	0	276
2022	124	0	13	132	3	1	18	0	291
2023	138	0	13	148	3	1	19	0	322
2024	139	0	11	151	5	1	20	0	327

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	161	6.9	23.3	n/a
1989	180	8.0	22.5	n/a
1990	180	9.0	20.0	n/a
1991	176	7.8	22.5	n/a
1992	174	7.9	22.0	32.2
1993	202	8.6	23.5	32.7
1994	894	7.1	125.9	8.9
1995	248	10.1	24.6	44.4
1996	248	10.1	24.6	44.4
1997	241	11.2	21.5	42.7
1998	243	11.2	21.7	42
1999	240	11.2	21.4	47.9
2000	258	12.4	20.8	42.6
2001	253	12.6	20.1	45.8
2002	235	12.2	19.3	52.1
2003	235	12.2	19.3	52.1
2004	260	11.3	23.0	44.3
2005	246	12.4	19.8	47
2006	248	12.3	20.2	51.8
2007	255	11.6	22.0	50.9
2008	235	13.9	16.9	55.3
2009	262	13.5	17.8	43.9
2010	278	13.8	20.1	46.4
2011	290	n/a	n/a	48.6
2012	304	12.7	23.7	99
2013	300	13.7	21.8	41
2014	302	13.4	22.4	46.7
2015	284	13.0	21.8	46.5
2016	276	13.0	21.2	39.5
2017	288	12.0	24.0	41.7
2018	291	12.4	23.4	40.9
2019	317	14.0	22.6	51.4
2020	296	n/a	n/a	51.7
2021	276	12.6	21.9	44.9
2022	291	14.0	20.7	51.9
2023	322	16.0	20.1	48.4
2024	327	17.7	18.4	39.4

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	161	6.9	23.3	n/a
1989	180	8.0	22.5	n/a
1990	180	9.0	20.0	n/a
1991	176	7.8	22.5	n/a
1992	174	7.9	22.0	32.2
1993	202	8.6	23.5	32.7
1994	894	7.1	125.9	8.9
1995	248	10.1	24.6	44.4
1996	248	10.1	24.6	44.4
1997	241	11.2	21.5	42.7
1998	243	11.2	21.7	42
1999	240	11.2	21.4	47.9
2000	258	12.4	20.8	42.6
2001	253	12.6	20.1	45.8
2002	235	12.2	19.3	52.1
2003	235	12.2	19.3	52.1
2004	260	11.3	23.0	44.3
2005	246	12.4	19.8	47
2006	248	12.3	20.2	51.8
2007	255	11.6	22.0	50.9
2008	235	13.9	16.9	55.3
2009	262	13.5	17.8	43.9
2010	278	13.8	20.1	46.4
2011	290	n/a	n/a	48.6
2012	304	12.7	23.7	99
2013	300	13.7	21.8	41
2014	302	13.4	22.4	46.7
2015	284	13.0	21.8	46.5
2016	276	13.0	21.2	39.5
2017	288	12.0	24.0	41.7
2018	291	12.4	23.4	40.9
2019	317	14.0	22.6	51.4
2020	296	n/a	n/a	51.7
2021	276	12.6	21.9	44.9
2022	291	14.0	20.7	51.9
2023	322	16.0	20.1	48.4
2024	327	17.7	18.4	39.4

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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