Manteca High

Set in Manteca, California, Manteca High is a heavily attended four-year high school, operated by Manteca Unified. It enrolls 1,907 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 128% larger than typical.

Manteca High is one of 30 schools operated by Manteca Unified, a district that educates 25,347 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Manteca High records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 18% White, 11% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 43% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Manteca High shows 91 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Manteca High higher than the state norm the norm. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Manteca High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.6%; this one delivers 37.6%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for San Joaquin County indicate median household income runs about $92,179, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across San Joaquin County's 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), Manteca High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lincoln Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Manteca High ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 18.7%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 18%: 1,616 students in 2018 compared to 1,907 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 56% to 62% across the same window.

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