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Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICO UNIFIED·NCES 060837000822
McManus (John A.) Elementary
988 East Ave., Chico, CA 95926 · (530) 891-3128 · Butte County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
308 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65%
Community
2
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 | 85 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
27.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.8pp since 2014
Math
17.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.4% | 18.9% | 23.0% | 49.7% |
| Math | 2.6% | 15.3% | 28.4% | 53.7% |
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 | 27.2% | 17.9% |
| 2023-24 | 37.9% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.6% | 22.5% |
| 2021-22 | 26.6% | 16.3% |
| 2018-19 | 36.9% | 23.1% |
| 2017-18 | 31.0% | 23.4% |
| 2016-17 | 25.4% | 29.4% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 McManus (John A.) Elementary
McManus (John A.) Elementary's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McManus (John A.) Elementary this school | 397 | 77.6% | 26.9% |
| Westside Elementary Rio Linda | 376 | 76.9% | 37.7% |
| Orchard Elementary Rio Linda | 366 | 75.1% | 34.7% |
| D. H. White Elementary Rio Vista | 432 | 76.9% | 21.3% |
| Grand Oaks Elementary Citrus Heights | 348 | 78.7% | 23.6% |
| Citrus Avenue Elementary Chico | 383 | 82.2% | 29.0% |
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 McManus (John A.) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Butte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #3,870 of 5,151 | #18 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #4,492 of 5,172 ▼ 870 | #22 of 26 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #4,245 of 5,172 ▼ 1,319 | #20 of 26 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #2,963 of 5,116 | #16 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #3,730 of 5,915 | #16 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #262 of 5,352 | #4 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #802 of 5,354 | #8 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.6% | #2,403 of 5,625 | #15 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #3,054 of 3,837 | #10 of 12 |
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
397
+22 (+6%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 676
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 397 | 22.1 | 18.0:1 | 78% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 21.4 | 19.1:1 | 72% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 19.4 | 21.4:1 | 81% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 19 | 19.7:1 | 83% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 19.1 | 22.4:1 | 79% (336) |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 21 | 24.8:1 | 76% (396) |
| 2010-11 | 612 | N/A | N/A | 75% (458) |
| 2000-01 | 625 | 31 | 20.2:1 | 55% (342) |
| 1990-91 | 676 | 25 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McManus (John A.) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (427 to 397); teachers up 15% (19.1 to 22.1).
About McManus (John A.) Elementary
McManus (John A.) Elementary is a public elementary school run by Chico Unified in Chico, California. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 397 students.
Chico Unified serves 12,260 students across 22 schools.
Hispanic students account for 40% of enrollment at McManus (John A.) Elementary, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 37% White, 12% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. County-wide, 20% of Butte County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for McManus (John A.) Elementary is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Income data for the school show 78% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Butte County average 63%.
In California, McManus (John A.) Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 26.9% actual against a predicted 34.1%.
The county, Butte County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $67,928, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 96, with about 29,730 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Bidwell Junior High, is about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, McManus (John A.) Elementary is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 397, compared with 375 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 19.7 to 18.0 over 4 years.
The discussion board for McManus (John A.) Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Chico Unified
- Pleasant Valley HighHigh · 1,978 students
- Chico HighHigh · 1,804 students
- Bidwell Junior HighMiddle · 1,012 students
- Chico Junior HighMiddle · 861 students
- Marsh (Harry M.) Junior HighMiddle · 716 students
- Shasta ElementaryElementary · 621 students
Other schools in Chico
- Pleasant Valley HighHigh · 1,978 students
- Chico HighHigh · 1,804 students
- Bidwell Junior HighMiddle · 1,012 students
- CORE Butte CharterCombined · 916 students
- Chico Junior HighMiddle · 861 students
- Marsh (Harry M.) Junior HighMiddle · 716 students
Nearby schools
- Bidwell Junior High0.2 mi · 1,012
- Wildflower Open Classroom0.3 mi · 183
- Oak Bridge Academy0.9 mi · 188
- Neal Dow Elementary0.9 mi · 364
- Center for Alternative Learning1.0 mi · 34
- Academy for Change1.0 mi · 31
Frequently asked questions
About McManus (John A.) ElementaryHow many students attend McManus (John A.) Elementary?
McManus (John A.) Elementary enrolls approximately 397 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does McManus (John A.) Elementary serve?
McManus (John A.) Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does McManus (John A.) Elementary have?
McManus (John A.) Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at McManus (John A.) Elementary?
Student demographics at McManus (John A.) Elementary are roughly 37% White, 40% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is McManus (John A.) Elementary public or private?
McManus (John A.) Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chico Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.