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What advice would you give to incoming students at Manzanita Elementary?
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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVINA-VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 061005001099
Manzanita Elementary
4131 North Nora Ave., Covina, CA 91722 · (626) 472-7640 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
23.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
267 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 106 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 74% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
62.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +21.4pp since 2014
Math
72.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +47.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 21 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 47 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.7% | 33.7% | 24.9% | 12.7% |
| Math | 39.0% | 33.0% | 16.5% | 11.5% |
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 | 62.4% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.3% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.6% | 60.3% |
| 2021-22 | 56.2% | 53.4% |
| 2018-19 | 54.9% | 41.5% |
| 2017-18 | 60.2% | 41.5% |
| 2016-17 | 59.8% | 43.0% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in California's top 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 Elementary
Manzanita Elementary's state test result (66.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manzanita Elementary this school | 425 | 62.8% | 66.1% |
| Orchard Dale Elementary Whittier | 472 | 63.8% | 49.7% |
| La Mirada Elementary San Ysidro | 382 | 62.6% | 24.1% |
| Rosebank Elementary Chula Vista | 485 | 64.3% | 35.1% |
| Laurel Wood Elementary Salinas | 417 | 60.2% | 23.6% |
| Alpha: Blanca Alvarado San Jose | 500 | 60.2% | N/A |
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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #833 of 5,151 | #186 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #520 of 5,172 ▲ 253 | #113 of 1,129 ▲ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #1,177 of 5,172 ▼ 178 | #263 of 1,129 ▼ 37 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.4pp | #355 of 5,116 | #135 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #3,349 of 5,915 | #695 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #2,967 of 5,352 | #737 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.0% | #4,527 of 5,354 | #907 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.8% | #3,339 of 5,625 | #918 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +42.1% | #66 of 1,139 | #9 of 181 |
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
425
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 422
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 425 | 18.5 | 23.0:1 | 63% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 18.5 | 22.7:1 | 65% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 18.5 | 23.9:1 | 62% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 19 | 22.4:1 | 71% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 15.5 | 19.3:1 | 74% (222) |
| 2015-16 | 235 | 12 | 19.6:1 | 77% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | N/A | N/A | 75% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 482 | 27 | 17.9:1 | 66% (317) |
| 1990-91 | 422 | 18 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manzanita Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 42% (299 to 425); teachers up 19% (15.5 to 18.5).
About Manzanita Elementary
Manzanita Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Covina, California. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 425 students.
Enrollment across the 17 schools in Covina-Valley Unified totals 11,028 students.
About 90% of the student body at Manzanita Elementary is Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 4% White and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. Manzanita Elementary's diversity index is 18%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 23.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Manzanita Elementary reports 63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Manzanita Elementary is A+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 98% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Manzanita Elementary are 23.4 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 66.1%, compared with a predicted 42.7%, which ranks in the top 10% in California.
Los Angeles County has about 9,808,667 residents, and the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Manzanita Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
The closest public school, Monte Vista Elementary, is about 0.5 miles from Manzanita Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Manzanita Elementary ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
Manzanita Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school's size has been steady, with 426 students in 2020-21 and 425 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Covina-Valley Unified
- South Hills HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Northview HighHigh · 1,247 students
- Covina HighHigh · 1,056 students
- Las Palmas MiddleMiddle · 887 students
- Sierra Vista MiddleMiddle · 778 students
- Mesa ElementaryElementary · 753 students
Other schools in Covina
- Gladstone MiddleMiddle · 1,326 students
- Charter Oak HighHigh · 1,259 students
- Northview HighHigh · 1,247 students
- Covina HighHigh · 1,056 students
- Las Palmas MiddleMiddle · 887 students
- Sierra Vista MiddleMiddle · 778 students
Other Manzanita Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 3 states are named Manzanita Elementary. Manzanita Elementary is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Manzanita ElementaryPalmdale, CA · 644 students
- Manzanita ElementaryRedding, CA · 545 students
- Manzanita ElementaryGridley, CA · 306 students
- Manzanita ElementaryKINGMAN, AZ · 759 students
- Manzanita Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 539 students
Nearby schools
- Monte Vista Elementary0.5 mi · 448
- Baldwin Park High0.7 mi · 1,260
- Merwin Elementary0.7 mi · 462
- Central Elementary0.8 mi · 264
- North Park Continuation High1.1 mi · 186
- Ernest R. Geddes Elementary1.2 mi · 662
Frequently asked questions
About Manzanita ElementaryHow large is Manzanita Elementary?
Manzanita Elementary enrolls approximately 425 students in grades KG-05.
Is Manzanita Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Manzanita Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Manzanita Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Manzanita Elementary is approximately 23.0:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Manzanita Elementary?
At Manzanita Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Manzanita Elementary?
Manzanita Elementary is overseen by Covina-Valley Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.