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Manzanita Community Elementary

Q: Is Manzanita Community Elementary a good school?

Manzanita Community Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.2% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Manzanita Community Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Manzanita Community Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Manzanita Community Elementary?

Students at Manzanita Community Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 22% African American, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

Public Grades K-5

5843^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of California elementary schools

Summary

Manzanita Community Elementary is a public K-5 school in Oakland serving 335 students, located in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

This school faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom percentile of California elementary schools with proficiency rates below 8% in English and Math, and it struggles with a chronic absenteeism rate of over 42%. A particularly striking comparison is with Manzanita SEED Elementary, which operates in the same building but achieves notably higher test scores and better attendance, suggesting school-level practices are a key factor. While the school spends over $26,000 per student, this high investment has not translated into improved outcomes compared to nearby schools like Glenview Elementary or Sequoia Elementary, which perform better academically.

Despite a decade-long trend of underperformance within the Oakland Unified district, the school has shown some relative effectiveness with specific student groups, such as English Learners in prior years, indicating potential strategies that could be expanded. For parents, the data highlights a school in urgent need of transformative change to address attendance and improve instruction for its students.

335

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,377

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2409 East 27th St.
Oakland, CA 94601-1303

(510) 879-2179

District: Oakland Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.4%

African American:

22.4%

Asian:

11.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 5th percentile in 2013 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (6% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg29%

California avg41%

5,843^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

48^th of 49Elementary Schools in the Oakland Unified

1194^th of 1,543Oakland Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	5843 of 5857	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	5815 of 5869	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	5772 of 5859	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	5792 of 5883	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	5762 of 5789	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	5581 of 5662	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.9	5595 of 5692	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.5	5086 of 5614	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	5225 of 5611	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.5	5272 of 5530	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	30.5	3905 of 5390	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.4	3951 of 5377	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.3	3277 of 5314	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	11.0	4958 of 5193	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.8	4210 of 5113	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.5	4745 of 5113	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.4	4661 of 4818	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.7	4708 of 4822	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.9	4560 of 4809	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	564 of 569	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	579 of 593	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	661 of 661	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	643 of 663	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	643 of 747	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	632 of 700	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	0.1	1070 of 1071	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.6	2132 of 2227	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	2269 of 2585	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	2090 of 2128	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	19.9	3079 of 3162	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	1835 of 3245	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	2880 of 3311	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	3167 of 3275	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	3117 of 3246	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	5555 of 5597	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	5497 of 5612	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	5506 of 5609	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	5518 of 5635	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	5435 of 5492	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	5187 of 5413	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	5102 of 5107	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	5093 of 5107	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	5052 of 5087	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	4971 of 5084	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	4948 of 4963	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	4733 of 4830	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	5443 of 5460	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	5471 of 5517	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	5253 of 5363	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	5147 of 5264	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	5139 of 5173	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	5006 of 5084	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	5625 of 5628	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	5628 of 5643	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	5573 of 5638	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	5600 of 5663	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	5497 of 5510	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	5406 of 5431	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	2456 of 2847	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1952 of 2420	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Asian (2018)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy7%-42 vs state

Mathematics7%-31 vs state

Science0%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Manzanita Community Elementary	Public	K-5	2409 East 27th St.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2179	335	14	23.9	98.2%	9 (2.7%)	75 (22.4%)	189 (56.4%)	37 (11.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	18 (5.4%)	4.8	5843^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.2%		6.8	5815^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.9%	28	0.0		0.0	4.0	14.0	3.4				7.2	11.8	8.6	0.0				6.7	79.7	87.0	92.8	84.1	88.4	88.4	$26,377	$4,404	$21,973
Manzanita SEED Elementary	Public	K-5	2409 East 27th St.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-0175	436	19	23.0	82.8%	49 (11.2%)	38 (8.7%)	289 (66.3%)	17 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.9%)	32.1	3790^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.3%		27	4196^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.5%	406	13.5		13.5	35.8	54.8	18.2				37.0	40.3	30.7	12.5				28.7	88.0	93.5	94.6	90.2	92.4	91.3	$24,881	$4,199	$20,682
Fruitvale Elementary	Public	K-5	3200 Boston Ave.	Oakland	94602	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5117	254	12	21.1	95.7%	24 (9.4%)	69 (27.2%)	121 (47.6%)	14 (5.5%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.7%)	5.3	5833^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.4%		6.3	5829^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.7%	4	6.1		6.1	8.6	7.0	12.1				9.0	5.6	0.0	9.4				4.5	88.6	91.4	91.4	94.3	91.4		$27,701	$4,656	$23,045
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	1640 22nd Ave.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2118	454	19	24.5	98.0%	9 (2.0%)	66 (14.5%)	280 (61.7%)	71 (15.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	10.2	5626^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.9%		13.1	5474^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.7%	152	8.3		8.3	14.5	9.7	13.3				12.6	21.7	19.4	11.9				17.2	82.8	88.2	88.2	87.1	85.0	88.2	$26,378	$4,479	$21,899
Achieve Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1700 28th Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Achieve Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 904-6440	537	23	23.4	92.2%	5 (0.9%)	27 (5.0%)	494 (92.0%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	24.8	4422^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.5%		25.2	4351^st of 5869 public elementary schools	25.9%	71	11.1		11.1	23.3	23.1	31.0				25.9	36.2	26.6	33.7				32.4	81.4	88.7	90.7	86.6	87.6	91.8	$10,264	$2,524	$7,740
Bella Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 East 28th St.	Oakland	94610	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2102	349	15	23.2	86.2%	17 (4.9%)	78 (22.3%)	95 (27.2%)	118 (33.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.3%)	27.4	4176^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.7%		42.1	3066^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.8%	1110	15.8		15.8	19.6	34.5	29.8				28.6	41.3	34.5	22.8				32.3	94.9			96.2	97.5	97.5	$26,694	$4,058	$22,636
International Community Elementary	Public	K-5	2825 International Blvd.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2186	301	13	23.1	94.0%	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	284 (94.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	13.2	5401^st of 5857 public elementary schools	7.8%		12.4	5530^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	129	18.0		18.0	2.3	23.8	26.1				17.4	15.6	17.0	12.0				14.8	78.7	89.4	89.4	80.9	91.5	89.4	$25,647	$4,087	$21,560
Think College Now Elementary	Public	K-5	2825 International Blvd.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2190	253	10	26.6	97.2%	27 (10.7%)	34 (13.4%)	152 (60.1%)	21 (8.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	18.1	4998^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.7%		18.4	4996^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.9%	2	5.0		5.0	25.6	13.5	37.5				24.4	27.9	20.0	22.5				23.3	89.2	89.2			91.9		$27,037	$4,997	$22,040
Community School for Creative Education	Public, Charter	K-8	2111 International Blvd.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Community School for Creative Education District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 686-4131	183	7	28.1	89.1%	7 (3.8%)	34 (18.6%)	122 (66.7%)	10 (5.5%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.3%)	8.4	5715^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.4%		12.4	5526^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	189	4.8	8.3	6.1	16.7	24.0	10.0	0.0	27.3	41.7	19.0	20.8	7.4	4.8	5.6	14.3	8.3	10.6							$27,371	$3,090	$24,281
Glenview Elementary	Public	K-5	4215 La Cresta Ave.	Oakland	94602	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5580	476	19	25.0	33.8%	201 (42.2%)	63 (13.2%)	85 (17.9%)	35 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	87 (18.3%)	77.6	1259^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.5%		73.8	1419^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.8%	160	46.5		46.5	58.9	60.6	69.0				62.8	69.0	59.2	39.4				55.9	86.9	88.8	90.7	90.7	87.9	88.8	$23,654	$3,601	$20,053

Frequently Asked Questions about Manzanita Community Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Manzanita Community Elementary?

Students at Manzanita Community Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 22% African American, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Manzanita Community Elementary in?

Oakland Unified

How many students attend Manzanita Community Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Manzanita Community Elementary.

Is Manzanita Community Elementary a good school?

Manzanita Community Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.2% of California elementary schools.

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