Manhattan Place Elementary

Located at 1850 West 96th St., in Los Angeles, California, Manhattan Place Elementary is a compact K-5 school that teaches 218 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Los Angeles Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 53% smaller than typical.

Manhattan Place Elementary is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that serves 406,887 students overall.

Demographically, Manhattan Place Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Black (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 43% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Manhattan Place Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Manhattan Place Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 22.6%; Manhattan Place Elementary posts 7.9%, -14.8 points below that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Manhattan Place Elementary is one.

TEACH Academy of Technologies is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Manhattan Place Elementary at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 26.9%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 52%: 451 students in 2018 compared to 218 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 59% to 48%. Class-load math has fell: from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.