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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Manteca High this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,907
High
DISTRICT 1,005 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANTECA UNIFIED·NCES 062361003583
Manteca High
450 East Yosemite Ave., Manteca, CA 95336 · (209) 858-7340 · San Joaquin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,907 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of California public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
91 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
1,277 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 478 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 465 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 455 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 509 | 27% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
55.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.8pp since 2014
Math
21.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.4% | 34.4% | 24.9% | 19.2% |
| Math | 6.9% | 14.5% | 25.2% | 53.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.8% | 21.4% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 18.4% |
| 2022-23 | 57.5% | 19.2% |
| 2021-22 | 30.7% | 15.3% |
| 2020-21 | 50.1% | 13.0% |
| 2018-19 | 50.4% | 20.0% |
| 2017-18 | 57.6% | 20.3% |
| 2016-17 | 50.6% | 18.9% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 24.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Manteca High
Manteca High's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manteca High this school | 1,907 | 67.0% | 38.1% |
| Chatsworth Charter High Chatsworth | 1,743 | 68.9% | 42.7% |
| Citrus Valley High Redlands | 2,110 | 65.5% | 57.3% |
| Tokay High Lodi | 2,058 | 69.3% | 30.0% |
| El Camino High Oceanside | 2,463 | 67.0% | 40.0% |
| John Marshall Senior High Los Angeles | 1,842 | 71.2% | 53.8% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Manteca High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #576 of 1,052 | #13 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #627 of 1,056 ▲ 27 | #13 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #558 of 1,056 ▼ 64 | #12 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.6pp | #32 of 1,044 | #1 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,907 | #343 of 2,093 | #10 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #696 of 1,352 | #17 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #506 of 1,351 | #19 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.0% | #919 of 1,575 | #24 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.0% | #58 of 327 | #3 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,907
+165 (+9%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 1,696
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 21.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,907 | 90.6 | 21.1:1 | 67% (1,277) |
| 2023-24 | 1,858 | 95 | 19.6:1 | 69% (1,282) |
| 2022-23 | 1,811 | 89.5 | 20.2:1 | 57% (1,040) |
| 2020-21 | 1,742 | 83 | 21.0:1 | 64% (1,120) |
| 2017-18 | 1,616 | 77.9 | 20.7:1 | 56% (913) |
| 2015-16 | 1,511 | 72 | 21.0:1 | 51% (765) |
| 2010-11 | 1,602 | N/A | N/A | 45% (715) |
| 2000-01 | 1,527 | 70 | 21.8:1 | 15% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 1,696 | 68 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manteca High.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (1,616 to 1,907); teachers up 16% (77.9 to 90.6).
About Manteca High
As a large high school, Manteca High serves students in Manteca, California. The latest federal count shows 1,907 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in California is about 838 students, so this school is 128% above average.
Enrollment across the 30 schools in Manteca Unified totals 25,347 students.
At 62%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Manteca High combined. It is also 18% White, 11% Asian, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. San Joaquin County's residents are about 43% Hispanic, 20 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Manteca High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
Teachers at Manteca High total 90.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.1:1. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 67%. That is close to the 66% average for public schools in San Joaquin County.
allk12 grades Manteca High a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Manteca High is 2.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
San Joaquin County census figures show that median household income is about $92,179, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Manteca High is among the 251 public schools in San Joaquin County.
The nearest other public school, Lincoln Elementary, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Manteca High. On state test proficiency, Manteca High ranks 1st in a group of 6 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Manteca High is Suburb: Small, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 1,907, 9% above the 1,742 of 2020-21.
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San Joaquin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
797,334
Census ACS
Median income
$92,179
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
251
153,026 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manteca Unified
- Sierra HighHigh · 1,670 students
- East Union HighHigh · 1,524 students
- Lathrop HighHigh · 1,486 students
- Veritas ElementaryElementary · 1,266 students
- Nile Garden ElementaryElementary · 1,221 students
- George McParland ElementaryElementary · 1,195 students
Other schools in Manteca
- Sierra HighHigh · 1,670 students
- East Union HighHigh · 1,524 students
- Veritas ElementaryElementary · 1,266 students
- Nile Garden ElementaryElementary · 1,221 students
- George McParland ElementaryElementary · 1,195 students
- Walter Woodward ElementaryElementary · 1,056 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary0.3 mi · 736
- Sequoia Elementary0.8 mi · 814
- Manteca Online Academy0.8 mi · 122
- Yosemite School Community Day (7-12)0.8 mi · 45
- Yosemite School Community Day (K-6)0.8 mi · 5
- Shasta Elementary0.8 mi · 726
Frequently asked questions
About Manteca HighHow large is Manteca High?
Manteca High enrolls approximately 1,907 students in grades 09-12.
Is Manteca High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Manteca High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Manteca High have?
Manteca High employs 91 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Manteca High?
At Manteca High, the student body is approximately 18% White, 62% Hispanic, 4% Black, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Manteca High public or private?
Manteca High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Manteca Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.