Enrollment
335
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805004294
Manzanita Community Elementary
2409 East 27th St., Oakland, CA 94601 · (510) 879-2179 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
329 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
7.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.8pp since 2014
Math
6.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 1.8% | 5.4% | 14.5% | 78.3% |
| Math | 1.2% | 5.5% | 20.7% | 72.6% |
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 | 7.2% | 6.7% |
| 2023-24 | 8.6% | 7.5% |
| 2022-23 | 8.6% | 3.7% |
| 2021-22 | 12.9% | 5.4% |
| 2018-19 | 13.1% | 7.6% |
| 2017-18 | 13.8% | 11.4% |
| 2016-17 | 10.3% | 11.5% |
| 2015-16 | 18.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 15.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
7.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Manzanita Community Elementary
Manzanita Community Elementary's state test result (7.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manzanita Community Elementary this school | 335 | 98.2% | 7.7% |
| Bayview Elementary San Pablo | 335 | 96.1% | 13.4% |
| Allendale Elementary Oakland | 368 | 97.6% | 15.7% |
| Marshall Elementary San Diego | 367 | 94.0% | 30.4% |
| Fulton K-8 San Diego | 310 | 90.3% | 22.4% |
| Hoover Elementary Oakland | 281 | 96.8% | 13.4% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Manzanita Community Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #5,130 of 5,151 | #186 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.7% | #5,134 of 5,172 ▼ 36 | #187 of 192 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.2% | #5,162 of 5,172 ▼ 14 | #190 of 192 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.2pp | #1,161 of 5,116 | #74 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #4,421 of 5,915 | #168 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,697 of 5,352 | #120 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #1,662 of 5,354 | #104 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #79 of 5,625 | #12 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #1,040 of 3,837 | #40 of 138 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
335
-53 (-14%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 953
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 335 | 14 | 23.9:1 | 98% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 15 | 22.5:1 | 98% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 16 | 21.6:1 | 98% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 17 | 22.8:1 | 89% (347) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 18.5 | 23.7:1 | 92% (401) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 17 | 23.2:1 | 93% (367) |
| 2010-11 | 292 | N/A | N/A | 83% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 921 | 48 | 19.2:1 | 59% (545) |
| 1990-91 | 953 | 42 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manzanita Community Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (438 to 335); teachers down 24% (18.5 to 14).
About Manzanita Community Elementary
Manzanita Community Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in Oakland, California. Its enrollment is 335 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 28% below that mark.
The Oakland Unified system has 84 schools and 33,973 students.
Federal enrollment data show Manzanita Community Elementary is 56% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 22% Black, 11% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 3% White. The school's Hispanic share is 33 points above the 23% share among Alameda County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Manzanita Community Elementary is 23.9:1, based on 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Manzanita Community Elementary counts 98% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Alameda County report 49%.
Manzanita Community Elementary earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 2% of California public elementary schools.
Manzanita Community Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 7.7% is 14.3 points below the 22.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Alameda County show the median household earns about $129,367 a year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Alameda County number 394, with about 210,511 students.
Measured in a straight line, Manzanita SEED Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Manzanita Community Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Manzanita Community Elementary ranks 6th on proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school shrank from 388 students in 2020-21 to 335 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 22.8:1 to 23.9:1.
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Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Manzanita Community ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Manzanita Community Elementary?
Manzanita Community Elementary enrolls approximately 335 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Manzanita Community Elementary serve?
Manzanita Community Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Manzanita Community Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Manzanita Community Elementary is approximately 23.9:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Manzanita Community Elementary?
Manzanita Community Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 56% Hispanic, 22% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Manzanita Community Elementary?
Manzanita Community Elementary is overseen by Oakland Unified in Alameda County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.