Enrollment
71
Elementary
DISTRICT 87 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANZANOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT 3J·NCES 080552000949
Manzanola Elementary School
32475 COUNTY ROAD 11.5, MANZANOLA, CO 81058 · (719) 462-5578 · Otero County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL71 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of Colorado public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
61 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 50%
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 | 13 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (16).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Manzanola Elementary School→Manzanola Junior-Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Manzanola School District 3J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
17.9%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Colorado average is about 45 of 100. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.9% |
| 2023-24 | 18.8% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 Manzanola Elementary School
Manzanola Elementary School's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manzanola Elementary School this school | 71 | 85.9% | 27.3% |
| Walsh Elementary School WALSH | 105 | 73.3% | 37.8% |
| Aguilar Elementary School AGUILAR | 79 | 82.3% | N/A |
| La Veta Elementary School LA VETA | 120 | 70.8% | N/A |
| Cresson Elementary School CRIPPLE CREEK | 136 | 77.2% | 29.4% |
| Taylor Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 152 | 75.7% | 38.7% |
Matched among Colorado 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 Manzanola Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Otero County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 71 | #1,021 of 1,056 | #7 of 7 |
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
71
+13 (+22%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 149
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 71 | 7.4 | 9.6:1 | 86% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 70 | 7.3 | 9.6:1 | 91% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 55 | 6.8 | 8.1:1 | 78% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 58 | 6 | 9.7:1 | 93% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 63 | 7.3 | 8.6:1 | 78% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 72 | 9 | 8.0:1 | 69% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 91 | 10 | 9.1:1 | 84% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 138 | 11 | 12.6:1 | 78% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 149 | 8 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manzanola Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (63 to 71); teachers up 2% (7.3 to 7.4).
About Manzanola Elementary School
Manzanola Elementary School is a public elementary school in MANZANOLA, Colorado. The school enrolls 71 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
Manzanola School District 3J has 2 schools and 174 students, and Manzanola Elementary School is one of those schools.
About 68% of the student body at Manzanola Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 14% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Otero County residents are about 67% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
There are 7.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 9.6:1. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average ratio is 16.6:1. Of all students at Manzanola Elementary School, 86% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Otero County is 71%.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Manzanola Elementary School outscored 57%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Colorado with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 14.6%. Manzanola Elementary School scores 27.3%.
In the wider Otero County area, the median household earns about $54,037 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Manzanola Elementary School shares Otero County with 14 other public schools.
Manzanola Elementary School's nearest public school is Manzanola Junior-Senior High School (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Manzanola Elementary School places 4th out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 22%, from 58 to 71.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Otero County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,321
Census ACS
Median income
$54,037
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,027 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manzanola School District 3J
- Manzanola Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 103 students
Nearby schools
- Manzanola Junior-Senior High School0.0 mi · 103
- Rocky Ford Junior/Senior High School8.4 mi · 271
- Washington Primary School8.9 mi · 152
- Rocky Ford Elementary School9.0 mi · 305
- Fowler High School9.0 mi · 101
- Fowler Junior High School9.0 mi · 58
Frequently asked questions
About Manzanola Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Manzanola Elementary School?
Manzanola Elementary School enrolls approximately 71 students in grades PK-05.
Is Manzanola Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Manzanola Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Manzanola Elementary School?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Manzanola Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Manzanola Elementary School?
Student demographics at Manzanola Elementary School are roughly 68% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Manzanola Elementary School public or private?
Manzanola Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Manzanola School District 3J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.