Is Manzanita Community Elementary a good school?

Manzanita Community Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Manzanita Community Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 338 students attended Manzanita Community Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Manzanita Community Elementary?

Students at Manzanita Community Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 22% African American, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 3% White.

Manzanita Community Elementary

Summary:

Manzanita Community Elementary is a public elementary school in Oakland, California, serving 346 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Oakland Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Manzanita Community Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 1-2% of California elementary schools, with 0 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the Oakland Unified and California state averages across all grade levels. The school also experiences extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.9% to 78.1% over the past few years, much higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, 97.98% of Manzanita's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, consistently rank in the bottom 10-20% of California elementary schools in academic performance.

Interestingly, Manzanita Community Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower than nearby schools in the Oakland Unified District, such as Fruitvale Elementary, Garfield Elementary, and Bella Vista Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates and better overall academic outcomes. Additionally, Manzanita SEED Elementary, located on the same campus, has consistently outperformed its counterpart in academic achievement.

Detail:

Public K-5

2409 East 27th St.
Oakland, CA 94601-1303

(510) 879-2179

District: Oakland Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5808^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,432

Student/teacher ratio: 22.5

Number of students: 338

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.7%

African American:

22.2%

Asian:

10.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Manzanita Community Elementary ranks worse than 99.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 43^rd among 49 ranked elementary schools in the Oakland Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.82. (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 (54.7%), African American (22.2%), Asian (10.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 98.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Manzanita Community Elementary is 22.5, which is the 21^st best among 49 elementary schools in the Oakland Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Manzanita Community Elementary employs 15 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Manzanita Community Elementary is $5,432. 44 elementary schools in the Oakland Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Manzanita Community Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Manzanita Community Elementary 5808^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Manzanita Community Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Oakland Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Oakland Unified 1160^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Manzanita Community Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Manzanita Community Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	11.93	4560^th	4809	5.2%
2005	8.74	4708^th	4822	2.4%
2006	9.40	4661^st	4818	3.3%
2007	13.48	4745^th	5113	7.2%
2008	21.77	4210^th	5113	17.7%
2009	11.04	4958^th	5193	4.5%
2010	38.34	3277^th	5314	38.3%
2011	30.44	3951^st	5377	26.5%
2012	30.54	3905^th	5390	27.6%
2013	10.49	5272^nd	5530	4.7%
2015	13.75	5225^th	5611	6.9%
2016	14.48	5086^th	5614	9.4%
2017	7.87	5595^th	5692	1.7%
2018	6.88	5581^st	5662	1.4%
2019	4.94	5762^nd	5789	0.5%
2022	8.70	5792^nd	5883	1.5%
2023	8.31	5786^th	5874	1.5%
2024	6.82	5808^th	5862	0.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Manzanita Community Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.68	3117^th	3246	4.0%
2019	20.19	3167^th	3275	3.3%
2022	25.98	2880^th	3311	13.0%
2023	39.83	1837^th	3250	43.5%
2024	19.88	3077^th	3160	2.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Manzanita Community Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	24.10	1952^nd	2420	19.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Manzanita Community Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.47	5006^th	5084	1.5%
2019	5.98	5139^th	5173	0.7%
2022	11.07	5147^th	5264	2.2%
2023	10.64	5263^rd	5374	2.1%
2024	7.81	5465^th	5511	0.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Manzanita Community Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.07	5187^th	5413	4.2%
2019	7.00	5435^th	5492	1.0%
2022	10.32	5518^th	5635	2.1%
2023	9.78	5514^th	5617	1.8%
2024	9.44	5490^th	5605	2.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Manzanita Community Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.56	2090^th	2128	1.8%
2019	21.46	2269^th	2585	12.2%
2022	18.61	2132^nd	2227	4.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Manzanita Community Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	5.28	5406^th	5431	0.5%
2019	4.64	5497^th	5510	0.2%
2022	8.63	5600^th	5663	1.1%
2023	8.18	5584^th	5650	1.2%
2024	5.87	5621^st	5636	0.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Manzanita Community Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	0.12	1070^th	1071	0.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Manzanita Community Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.07	632^nd	700	9.7%
2019	21.55	643^rd	747	13.9%
2022	16.33	643^rd	663	3.0%
2023	10.02	662^nd	662	0.0%
2024	13.23	579^th	593	2.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Manzanita Community Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.87	4733^rd	4830	2.0%
2019	4.63	4948^th	4963	0.3%
2022	11.40	4971^st	5084	2.2%
2023	8.03	5062^nd	5098	0.7%
2024	6.24	5088^th	5102	0.3%

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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 Community Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	20	626	104	81	2	n/a	n/a	0	833
1989	21	629	159	66	5	n/a	n/a	0	880
1990	16	588	226	80	3	n/a	n/a	0	913
1991	12	549	310	81	1	n/a	n/a	0	953
1992	15	531	290	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	924
1993	7	527	342	124	0	n/a	n/a	0	1000
1994	10	533	341	129	0	n/a	n/a	0	1013
1995	13	509	392	147	0	n/a	n/a	0	1061
1996	13	509	392	147	0	n/a	n/a	0	1061
1997	10	460	370	134	2	n/a	n/a	0	976
1998	5	428	330	157	2	n/a	n/a	0	922
1999	10	444	318	187	2	n/a	n/a	13	974
2000	6	434	295	201	2	n/a	n/a	12	950
2001	9	361	286	243	1	n/a	n/a	21	921
2002	5	304	200	227	2	n/a	n/a	7	745
2003	5	304	200	227	2	n/a	n/a	7	745
2004	7	252	182	220	2	n/a	n/a	8	671
2005	2	242	163	233	4	n/a	n/a	6	650
2006	3	158	105	194	3	n/a	n/a	4	467
2007	3	101	62	137	3	n/a	n/a	16	322
2008	2	103	46	132	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	283
2009	2	92	45	115	0	2	23	0	279
2010	3	84	53	128	0	2	20	0	290
2011	8	88	49	122	1	0	24	0	292
2012	10	95	78	134	0	0	8	0	325
2013	9	104	82	135	0	3	9	0	342
2014	8	107	80	139	0	5	11	0	350
2015	11	95	76	135	0	1	13	0	331
2016	5	122	75	174	0	2	17	0	395
2017	9	129	74	194	0	7	19	0	432
2018	6	125	70	208	0	4	25	0	438
2019	10	110	57	201	0	5	29	0	412
2020	6	95	60	190	0	5	22	0	378
2021	2	94	54	210	0	4	24	0	388
2022	5	67	44	217	1	4	22	0	360
2023	5	74	36	198	1	4	28	0	346
2024	10	75	37	185	2	3	26	0	338

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Manzanita Community Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	833	30.0	27.7	n/a
1989	880	34.0	25.8	n/a
1990	913	38.0	24.0	n/a
1991	953	42.0	22.6	n/a
1992	924	42.7	21.6	75.2
1993	1000	39.0	25.6	76.7
1994	1013	39.0	26.0	85.5
1995	1061	42.0	25.3	79.1
1996	1061	42.0	25.3	79.1
1997	976	38.0	25.7	89.1
1998	922	45.0	20.5	74.1
1999	974	50.0	19.5	87
2000	950	49.0	19.4	77.6
2001	921	48.0	19.2	60.6
2002	745	41.0	18.2	78.3
2003	745	41.0	18.2	78.3
2004	671	33.0	20.3	76.8
2005	650	32.0	20.3	75.8
2006	467	22.0	21.2	85.7
2007	322	18.0	17.9	89.2
2008	283	19.0	14.9	76.7
2009	279	19.0	13.3	74.2
2010	290	19.0	15.2	82.1
2011	292	n/a	n/a	82.9
2012	325	17.0	19.1	78.5
2013	342	17.0	20.1	99.1
2014	350	17.0	20.5	83.7
2015	331	16.0	20.6	89.7
2016	395	17.0	23.2	92.9
2017	432	19.0	22.7	93.5
2018	438	18.5	23.6	91.6
2019	412	16.0	25.7	90.8
2020	378	n/a	n/a	84.9
2021	388	17.0	22.8	89.4
2022	360	17.0	21.1	91.1
2023	346	16.0	21.6	98
2024	338	15.0	22.5	98.2

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 Community Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	833	30.0	27.7	n/a
1989	880	34.0	25.8	n/a
1990	913	38.0	24.0	n/a
1991	953	42.0	22.6	n/a
1992	924	42.7	21.6	75.2
1993	1000	39.0	25.6	76.7
1994	1013	39.0	26.0	85.5
1995	1061	42.0	25.3	79.1
1996	1061	42.0	25.3	79.1
1997	976	38.0	25.7	89.1
1998	922	45.0	20.5	74.1
1999	974	50.0	19.5	87
2000	950	49.0	19.4	77.6
2001	921	48.0	19.2	60.6
2002	745	41.0	18.2	78.3
2003	745	41.0	18.2	78.3
2004	671	33.0	20.3	76.8
2005	650	32.0	20.3	75.8
2006	467	22.0	21.2	85.7
2007	322	18.0	17.9	89.2
2008	283	19.0	14.9	76.7
2009	279	19.0	13.3	74.2
2010	290	19.0	15.2	82.1
2011	292	n/a	n/a	82.9
2012	325	17.0	19.1	78.5
2013	342	17.0	20.1	99.1
2014	350	17.0	20.5	83.7
2015	331	16.0	20.6	89.7
2016	395	17.0	23.2	92.9
2017	432	19.0	22.7	93.5
2018	438	18.5	23.6	91.6
2019	412	16.0	25.7	90.8
2020	378	n/a	n/a	84.9
2021	388	17.0	22.8	89.4
2022	360	17.0	21.1	91.1
2023	346	16.0	21.6	98
2024	338	15.0	22.5	98.2

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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