Neil Hafley Elementary

Neil Hafley Elementary is an elementary-level community of heavily attended scale in Manteca, California, part of Manteca Unified, educateing 799 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Neil Hafley Elementary sits 72% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Manteca Unified, which oversees 30 schools and 25,347 students, Neil Hafley Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Neil Hafley Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 62% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 20% White, 11% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 43% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.9:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Neil Hafley Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 42.9%; Neil Hafley Elementary posts 20.6%, -22.3 points below that line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (San Joaquin County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $92,179 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across San Joaquin County's 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), Neil Hafley Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: East Union High, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Neil Hafley Elementary at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 27.9%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Neil Hafley Elementary's enrollment has ticked up 4% since 2018, when it stood at 766 (now 799). The White share of enrollment edged down from 27% to 20% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 27.9:1 in 2018 to 25.9:1 in 2025.

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