George McParland Elementary

As a roomy primary school in Manteca, California, George McParland Elementary enrolls 1,195 students from grades K through 8, overseen by Manteca Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 157% larger than typical.

Manteca Unified comprises 30 schools with combined enrollment of 25,347 students; George McParland Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, George McParland Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 30% White, 10% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, San Joaquin County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.0:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 61% of students at George McParland Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, George McParland Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.1%; this one delivers 35.8%.

In the broader community, San Joaquin County reports that median household earnings sit near $92,179, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, San Joaquin County runs 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), of which George McParland Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: East Union High, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, George McParland Elementary comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 24.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. George McParland Elementary's enrollment has rose 7% since 2018, when it stood at 1,119 (now 1,195). The White share of enrollment declined from 39% to 30% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.