Manor Elementary

Set in Fairfax, California, Manor Elementary is an intimate primary school, overseen by Ross Valley Elementary. It caters to 234 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 50% below the state mean of about 465.

Across the 5 schools in Ross Valley Elementary (1,679 students total), Manor Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Manor Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment; the rest looks like 15% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 5% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Marin County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Manor Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 14% of students at Manor Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Marin County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Manor Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 71.1%, the actual is 66.8%, a residual of -4.3 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Marin County put the typical household earns roughly $149,091 per year, about 61% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Manor Elementary is one of 75 public schools in Marin County (combined enrollment of about 29,867 students).

The closest other public school is Ross Valley Charter, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Manor Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 67.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Manor Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 257 (now 234). White enrollment moved from 75% to 67% across the same window.

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