Manzanita Elementary

Manzanita Elementary is a public elementary school located in Kingman, Arizona, serving 803 students in grades K-5. As part of the Kingman Unified School District, Manzanita consistently outperforms the district and the state of Arizona in academic measures, including standardized test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 39% of Manzanita's 5th graders were proficient or better in Science, compared to 27% for the district and 34% for the state.

Manzanita's strong performance extends to certain student subgroups, such as Asian, African American, and Hispanic students, who outrank their peers at the district and state levels. However, the school struggles with the performance of White and Multi-racial students, who rank in the bottom 50% of their subgroups statewide. Despite these challenges, Manzanita maintains a relatively high per-student spending of $10,158 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 24.3 to 1, compared to the district's averages.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Kingman Unified School District, Manzanita generally outperforms its peers, particularly in academic achievement and student group performance. For instance, Manzanita's 5th grade Science proficiency rate of 40% in 2024-2025 is significantly higher than the 27% rate at Black Mountain Elementary and the 22% rate at Cerbat Elementary. However, the school still lags behind the Kingman Academy of Learning - Intermediate School, a public charter school, which consistently outperforms Manzanita and the district in various academic measures.