Manzanita Elementary School

Manzanita Elementary School is one of the reasonably sized elementary campuss in PHOENIX, Arizona, one of the schools within Washington Elementary School District (4260), with 539 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

Washington Elementary School District (4260) runs 33 schools in total, collectively educating 18,816 students. Manzanita Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Manzanita Elementary School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%. Beyond that, the school shows 16% White, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Manzanita Elementary School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Manzanita Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Manzanita Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Roadrunner Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 24%: 713 students in 2018 compared to 539 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 62% to 69% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.