Manchester Avenue Elementary

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Los Angeles, California, Manchester Avenue Elementary teaches 509 students from grades 1 through 6, run under Los Angeles Unified.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Manchester Avenue Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Manchester Avenue Elementary records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 16% Black, 7% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Manchester Avenue Elementary has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.4:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Manchester Avenue Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.1%; this one delivers 27.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) records that median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Manchester Avenue Elementary is one.

Danny J. Bakewell Sr. Primary Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Manchester Avenue Elementary has declined 34%, going from 770 students in 2018 to 509 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 24.1:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.