Enrollment
306
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANZANITA ELEMENTARY·NCES 062370003592
Manzanita Elementary
627 East Evans-Reimer Rd., Gridley, CA 95948 · (530) 846-5594 · Butte County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- 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
18.7:1
16 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
131 students
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 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 84% larger than its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
51.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.4pp since 2014
Math
37.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -21.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.1% | 29.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% |
| Math | 18.3% | 19.4% | 28.9% | 33.3% |
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 | 51.4% | 37.8% |
| 2023-24 | 53.1% | 38.3% |
| 2022-23 | 43.9% | 38.8% |
| 2021-22 | 54.8% | 40.9% |
| 2020-21 | 57.0% | 47.8% |
| 2018-19 | 54.8% | 53.5% |
| 2017-18 | 59.9% | 55.1% |
| 2016-17 | 54.6% | 53.5% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 53.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Elementary
Manzanita Elementary's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manzanita Elementary this school | 306 | 42.8% | 44.8% |
| Hope Elementary Santa Barbara | 279 | 42.3% | 62.3% |
| Proctor Terrace Elementary Santa Rosa | 323 | 46.1% | 45.1% |
| Soquel Elementary Soquel | 337 | 40.1% | 42.2% |
| Knightsen Elementary Knightsen | 316 | 38.0% | 36.9% |
| Hollywood Beach Elementary Oxnard | 289 | 39.1% | 49.6% |
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 Butte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #2,080 of 5,151 | #6 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #2,461 of 5,172 ▼ 142 | #9 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #1,931 of 5,172 ▼ 241 | #4 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.3pp | #896 of 5,116 | #4 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 306 | #4,711 of 5,915 | #26 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #427 of 5,352 | #7 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #1,863 of 5,354 | #19 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.8% | #4,218 of 5,625 | #33 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #748 of 1,139 | #11 of 15 |
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
306
+30 (+11%) vs 2020
+74% since 1990-91, when it was 176
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 306 | 16.4 | 18.7:1 | 43% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 17.8 | 18.4:1 | 39% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 16 | 20.1:1 | 48% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 276 | 12 | 23.0:1 | 45% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 12.4 | 23.4:1 | 41% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 276 | 13 | 21.2:1 | 39% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | N/A | N/A | 49% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 253 | 12 | 21.1:1 | 46% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 176 | 7 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manzanita Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (291 to 306); teachers up 32% (12.4 to 16.4).
About Manzanita Elementary
Manzanita Elementary is a small elementary school with an address in Gridley, California. A total of 306 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 34% smaller than average.
In federal data, the district for Manzanita Elementary is the school itself.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Manzanita Elementary, at 46%. Beyond that, enrollment is 43% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 20%. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 18.7:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Manzanita Elementary is 43%. The 63% average for public schools in Butte County is 20 points higher.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Manzanita Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Manzanita Elementary is 9.7 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 44.8% actual, 54.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Among Butte County residents, the median household income is $67,928, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Besides Manzanita Elementary, Butte County has 95 other public schools.
Wilson Elementary is located about 2.6 miles from Manzanita Elementary. The five-mile area around Manzanita Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 46.0% proficiency; Manzanita Elementary posts 44.8%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment climbed 11% from its 2020-21 level of 276. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 23.0:1 to 18.7:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Butte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,929
Census ACS
Median income
$67,928
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
96
29,730 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gridley
- Gridley HighHigh · 670 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 544 students
- Sycamore MiddleMiddle · 423 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 341 students
- Esperanza High (Continuation)High · 23 students
Other Manzanita Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 3 states are named Manzanita Elementary. Manzanita Elementary is the 7th largest of the 7.
- Manzanita ElementaryPalmdale, CA · 644 students
- Manzanita ElementaryRedding, CA · 545 students
- Manzanita ElementaryCovina, CA · 425 students
- Manzanita ElementaryKINGMAN, AZ · 759 students
- Manzanita Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 539 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Elementary2.6 mi · 544
- Gridley High2.7 mi · 670
- Esperanza High (Continuation)2.8 mi · 23
- McKinley Elementary2.9 mi · 341
- Sycamore Middle2.9 mi · 423
- Luther Elementary3.9 mi · 867
Frequently asked questions
About Manzanita ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Manzanita Elementary?
Manzanita Elementary enrolls approximately 306 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Manzanita Elementary serve?
Manzanita Elementary serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Manzanita Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Manzanita Elementary is approximately 18.7:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Manzanita Elementary?
Student demographics at Manzanita Elementary are roughly 43% White, 46% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Manzanita Elementary?
Manzanita Elementary is overseen by Manzanita Elementary in Butte County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.