Total enrollment
25,225
+1,584 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
30 schools in Manteca Unified
California · 25,347 students · 4 cities
Manteca Unified's public schools, 30 in all, serve about 25,347 K-12 students inside California, an average of 845 per school.
4-year change in Manteca Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
29
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Manteca Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #381 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 25,347 | #34 of 587 | #284 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 30 | #48 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #494 of 587 | #8,886 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 65.8% | #288 of 587 | #2,258 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #161 of 530 | #1,288 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Manteca Unified
State test results across the district's 25 scored schools run from Nile Garden Elementary at 49.6% proficient to Lincoln Elementary at 13.5%, a gap of 36.1 points. That is the 167th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 29 district schools that reported both years went from 23,587 to 25,225 students (up 7%) and from 987 to 1,082 full-time teachers (up 10%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Manteca Unified
Across 30 schools, Manteca Unified teaches about 25,347 students in California. By footprint it is a compact district.
For a sense of the school types, Manteca Unified covers 22 elementary and 8 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Manteca Unified is about 845, above the California average of roughly 578.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Manteca Unified has expanded 7% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 23,641 students to 25,225.
On allk12, the community for Manteca Unified discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.