Manzanita Elementary Charter

Manzanita Elementary Charter is one of the tight-knit elementary schools in Santa Rosa, California, run under Rincon Valley Union Elementary, with 369 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. That puts it 21% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Rincon Valley Union Elementary, which oversees 9 schools and 3,079 students, Manzanita Elementary Charter is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Manzanita Elementary Charter lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 37% White, 14% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Native American.

Looking at school resources, Manzanita Elementary Charter reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Manzanita Elementary Charter tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Manzanita Elementary Charter sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 47.2%; actual is 29.3%, a gap of -17.9 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Sonoma County indicate the typical household earns roughly $104,674 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sonoma County's 184 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students), Manzanita Elementary Charter is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Strawberry Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Manzanita Elementary Charter. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Manzanita Elementary Charter ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 42.3%.

Manzanita Elementary Charter operates from an urban location. As a public charter, Manzanita Elementary Charter runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Manzanita Elementary Charter has shrank 37%, going from 582 students in 2018 to 369 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 54% to 37% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.