Manzanita Elementary School

Summary:

Manzanita Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Grants Pass, Oregon, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 335 students. The school is part of the Three Rivers/Josephine County School District, which is ranked 59 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Manzanita Elementary School consistently outperforms the Three Rivers/Josephine County School District and the state of Oregon in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Manzanita's 5th-grade students achieved 59.4% proficiency in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 43.1% and the state's 46.9%. Similarly, in 3rd-grade Mathematics, Manzanita's students scored 50% proficient, while the district and state scored 36.1% and 39.9%, respectively. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 54.93% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, yet the school has consistently ranked highly among Oregon elementary schools in this subgroup, reaching the 30th percentile in the 2023-2024 school year.

Manzanita Elementary School has shown a steady improvement in its statewide ranking over the years, moving from the 474th percentile in 2017-2018 to the 186th percentile in the 2023-2024 school year, with a corresponding increase in its SchoolDigger star rating from 2 to 4 stars. When compared to other nearby schools in the Three Rivers/Josephine County School District and the Grants Pass School District 7, Manzanita Elementary School consistently outperforms its peers in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels.


Detail:

Public K-5

 310 San Francisco St
       Grants Pass, OR  97526-7897


(541) 479-6433

District: Three Rivers/Josephine County School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
186th of 710 Oregon Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,394 Help


Students who attend Manzanita Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Fleming Middle School
High:    North Valley High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.6 Help
Number of students:  335

Racial breakdown:

White:
77.0%
Hispanic:
13.7%
Two or more races:
6.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  54.9% Help


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Compare Details Manzanita Elementary School ranks better than 73.8% of elementary schools in Oregon. It also ranks 3rd among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Three Rivers/Josephine County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.86. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (77%), Hispanic (13.7%), two or more races (6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 54.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Manzanita Elementary School is 17.6, which is the 4th best among 9 elementary schools in the Three Rivers/Josephine County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Manzanita Elementary School is $17,394, which is the 2nd highest among 9 elementary schools in the Three Rivers/Josephine County School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Manzanita Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Manzanita Elementary School 186th of 710 Oregon public elementary schools. (See Manzanita Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Three Rivers/Josephine County School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Three Rivers/Josephine County School District 59th of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Manzanita Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Manzanita Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 27.70 481st 586 17.9%
2005 66.04 200th 629 68.2%
2006 73.48 125th 636 80.3%
2007 42.13 405th 652 37.9%
2008 68.33 185th 655 71.8%
2009 47.33 389th 665 41.5%
2010 62.08 264th 674 60.8%
2011 68.96 184th 695 73.5%
2012 61.28 265th 730 63.7%
2013 48.10 380th 707 46.3%
2014 40.84 441st 695 36.5%
2015 59.10 252nd 706 64.3%
2016 49.49 337th 697 51.6%
2017 45.76 362nd 701 48.4%
2018 34.36 474th 709 33.1%
2019 45.88 374th 705 47.0%
2022 63.45 217th 706 69.3%
2023 49.03 318th 706 55.0%
2024 67.86 186th 710 73.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Manzanita Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.50 81st 212 61.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Manzanita Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.63 411th 481 14.6%
2022 45.52 94th 215 56.3%
2024 50.87 107th 299 64.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Manzanita Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.32 281st 640 56.1%
2019 69.83 117th 597 80.4%
2022 63.85 214th 703 69.6%
2023 68.79 131st 595 78.0%
2024 83.09 30th 523 94.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Manzanita Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.94 502nd 681 26.3%
2019 34.98 423rd 621 31.9%
2022 67.40 169th 646 73.8%
2023 52.95 271st 652 58.4%
2024 78.56 111th 658 83.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Manzanita Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.68 393rd 680 42.2%
2019 59.39 222nd 623 64.4%
2022 56.92 238th 654 63.6%
2023 44.43 343rd 665 48.4%
2024 51.96 275th 662 58.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Manzanita Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.09 301st 475 36.6%
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Rank History for White students at Manzanita Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.68 562nd 683 17.7%
2019 37.32 433rd 662 34.6%
2022 45.30 351st 666 47.3%
2023 35.40 418th 656 36.3%
2024 54.78 274th 670 59.1%
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Data source: test scores: Oregon 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.

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Data source: Oregon Department of Education

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by a parent
Sunday, March 12, 2023

Open Quote We had to pull our child from kindergarten at Manzanita. Our child was not stimulated educationally, and Ms. Davey told me she had no option for our daughter stating she had to "teach to the majority." They never tested her for TAG. My daughter hated going to school every day. She said her teacher was grumpy and never smiled. Not an environment we wanted to our 5 year old to be in. Ms. Davey told me that she did not want parents to volunteer in her class because she was very triple A. The principal got involved and eventually let me volunteer. I would describe the classroom as very "militant."

In addition, after reviewing the "porn literacy", sexual education curriculum for K-12, & CRT/identity politics-oriented material we have concluded that our Oregon public education system is no longer fostering an education based on principles and values but rather fosters an indoctrination of our children.

We moved our daughter to a private school, and she is flourishing academically and LOVES going to school every day. We definitely made the right decision. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Manzanita Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 342 0 3 9 5 n/a n/a 0 359
1989 370 0 2 5 8 n/a n/a 0 385
1990 386 1 5 10 4 n/a n/a 0 406
1991 463 1 9 5 6 n/a n/a 0 484
1992 512 2 3 9 7 n/a n/a 0 533
1993 358 0 3 6 10 n/a n/a 0 377
1994 367 1 2 1 11 n/a n/a 0 382
1995 375 4 6 10 14 n/a n/a 0 409
1996 375 4 6 10 14 n/a n/a 0 409
1997 436 3 3 24 6 n/a n/a 0 472
1998 417 0 0 17 3 n/a n/a 0 437
1999 409 0 0 15 5 n/a n/a 0 429
2000 368 1 0 15 3 n/a n/a 0 387
2001 429 2 3 23 2 n/a n/a 0 459
2002 392 5 5 21 10 n/a n/a 1 434
2003 392 5 5 21 10 n/a n/a 1 434
2004 378 5 4 24 9 n/a n/a 0 420
2005 369 5 2 20 9 n/a n/a 0 405
2006 344 4 1 28 8 n/a n/a 0 385
2007 325 3 1 17 6 n/a n/a 0 352
2008 330 3 1 10 8 n/a n/a 2 354
2009 312 4 1 7 5 n/a n/a 5 334
2010 359 1 1 10 12 n/a n/a 3 386
2011 332 2 0 9 7 0 0 0 350
2012 354 4 1 15 8 2 5 0 389
2013 351 2 0 25 6 1 5 0 390
2014 334 1 0 29 9 3 10 0 386
2015 316 0 0 23 8 3 19 0 369
2016 350 1 2 30 6 3 25 0 417
2017 343 1 2 24 6 2 28 0 406
2018 328 2 0 30 5 3 29 0 397
2019 309 2 1 38 6 1 22 0 379
2020 304 1 1 43 3 0 21 0 373
2021 276 0 1 42 2 0 19 0 340
2022 268 0 2 41 4 0 21 0 336
2023 258 2 1 46 6 1 20 1 335

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 Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 359 16.0 22.4 42.6
1989 385 17.0 22.6 34.8
1990 406 17.0 23.8 32.8
1991 484 19.5 24.8 33.5
1992 533 17.0 31.3 35.3
1993 377 18.2 20.7 40.3
1994 382 17.0 22.5 44.8
1995 409 18.0 22.7 48.9
1996 409 18.0 22.7 48.9
1997 472 20.6 22.9 38.6
1998 437 19.0 23.0 47.4
1999 429 18.0 23.8 64.8
2000 387 19.0 20.4 63.8
2001 459 21.5 21.3 62.1
2002 434 21.5 20.2 62.4
2003 434 21.5 20.2 62.4
2004 420 19.0 22.1 62.1
2005 405 16.0 25.3 63
2006 385 17.0 22.6 54.5
2007 352 18.0 19.6 52.3
2008 354 14.0 25.3 53.7
2009 334 13.0 25.7 55.9
2010 386 16.5 23.3 63.4
2011 350 12.0 29.1 65.4
2012 389 13.7 28.3 72
2013 390 14.4 27.0 71
2014 386 15.0 25.7 66.6
2015 369 15.0 24.6 66.7
2016 417 16.0 26.0 66.7
2017 406 19.0 21.3 66.7
2018 397 19.0 20.8 66.8
2019 379 18.8 20.0 66.8
2020 373 20.0 18.6 66.8
2021 340 19.0 17.8 n/a
2022 336 19.0 17.6 n/a
2023 335 19.0 17.6 54.9

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 School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 359 16.0 22.4 42.6
1989 385 17.0 22.6 34.8
1990 406 17.0 23.8 32.8
1991 484 19.5 24.8 33.5
1992 533 17.0 31.3 35.3
1993 377 18.2 20.7 40.3
1994 382 17.0 22.5 44.8
1995 409 18.0 22.7 48.9
1996 409 18.0 22.7 48.9
1997 472 20.6 22.9 38.6
1998 437 19.0 23.0 47.4
1999 429 18.0 23.8 64.8
2000 387 19.0 20.4 63.8
2001 459 21.5 21.3 62.1
2002 434 21.5 20.2 62.4
2003 434 21.5 20.2 62.4
2004 420 19.0 22.1 62.1
2005 405 16.0 25.3 63
2006 385 17.0 22.6 54.5
2007 352 18.0 19.6 52.3
2008 354 14.0 25.3 53.7
2009 334 13.0 25.7 55.9
2010 386 16.5 23.3 63.4
2011 350 12.0 29.1 65.4
2012 389 13.7 28.3 72
2013 390 14.4 27.0 71
2014 386 15.0 25.7 66.6
2015 369 15.0 24.6 66.7
2016 417 16.0 26.0 66.7
2017 406 19.0 21.3 66.7
2018 397 19.0 20.8 66.8
2019 379 18.8 20.0 66.8
2020 373 20.0 18.6 66.8
2021 340 19.0 17.8 n/a
2022 336 19.0 17.6 n/a
2023 335 19.0 17.6 54.9

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Manzanita Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 n/a n/a $13,950
2020 n/a n/a $14,411
2021 n/a n/a $16,353
2022 $2,884 (16.6%) $14,510 (83.4%) $17,394

Data source: Oregon Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Manzanita Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 374th of 705 Elementary schoolsRanks 318th of 706 Elementary schools
 8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Manzanita Elementary School)56.724.4
 32.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Three Rivers/Josephine County School District)46.227.9
 18.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)46.539.4
 7.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Manzanita Elementary School)41.831.1
 10.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Three Rivers/Josephine County School District)41.827.6
 14.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Oregon)46.439.7
 6.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Manzanita Elementary School)32.843.9
 11.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Three Rivers/Josephine County School District)50.735.5
 15.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)49.242.3
 6.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Manzanita Elementary School)34.440.4
 6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Three Rivers/Josephine County School District)4232.3
 9.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)43.237.6
 5.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Manzanita Elementary School)54.152.5
 1.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Three Rivers/Josephine County School District)50.440.1
 10.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)5447.1
 6.9%
5th Grade Mathematics (Manzanita Elementary School)42.637.3
 5.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Three Rivers/Josephine County School District)30.122.1
 8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)37.830.7
 7.1%
5th Grade Science (Manzanita Elementary School)34.431.1
 3.3%
   5th Grade Science (Three Rivers/Josephine County School District)32.226.5
 5.7%
   5th Grade Science (Oregon)34.730.3
 4.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students379335
 11.6%
African American22
American Indian66
Asian11
Hispanic3846
 21.1%
Pacific Islander11
White309258
 16.5%
Two or More Races2220
 9.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients66.8%54.9%
 11.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Manzanita Elementary School

Students at Manzanita Elementary School are 77% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Students who attend Manzanita Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fleming Middle School
High : North Valley High School

Manzanita Elementary School ranks 186th of 710 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 335 students attended Manzanita Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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