JCS - Manzanita

JCS - Manzanita is a small combined-grade school serving families in La Mesa, California. Classes run from kindergarten through 12, and the school has 224 students. Against the 602-student average for combined schools in California, enrollment here is 63% lower.

The school's district is JCS - Manzanita District.

JCS - Manzanita is 51% Hispanic by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 35% White, 8% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of San Diego County's population at about 35%. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school reports 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.8 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 18.6:1 average for combined schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 47%.

San Diego County census figures show that the median household income is $106,268, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. San Diego County is home to 766 public schools and about 467,437 public school students.

The shortest distance from JCS - Manzanita to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Sparrow Academy. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large. JCS - Manzanita is a publicly funded charter school.

Enrollment has fallen by 66 students since 2020-21, to 224. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 18.1:1 to 14.8:1.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for JCS - Manzanita covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.