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Manzanita SEED Elementary

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Manzanita SEED Elementary ranks 3790 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3790^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of California elementary schools

Summary

Manzanita SEED Elementary is a public K-5 school in the Oakland Unified district, serving 436 students in a high-need area where over 80% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While its overall state ranking is in the 35th percentile, the school stands out for significantly outperforming other neighborhood schools with similar student demographics, such as Fruitvale Elementary and Manzanita Community Elementary, in core subjects like English and math. It has also made exceptional progress, reducing chronic student absenteeism by over 40 percentage points in two years to a rate better than the district average. Interestingly, performance varies greatly by grade, with 4th graders excelling while 5th graders struggle, suggesting the school is navigating some transition challenges.

The school's context reveals important insights about education in Oakland. For instance, two schools—Manzanita SEED Elementary and Manzanita Community Elementary—operate at the exact same address with vastly different results, showing that factors like leadership and culture matter greatly. Higher-performing schools like Glenview Elementary and Sequoia Elementary are nearby, but they serve communities with different needs. The analysis also shows that higher per-student spending at some schools does not automatically lead to better academic outcomes.

436

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,881

Per pupil spending ?

82.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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

(510) 879-0175

District: Oakland Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.3%

White:

11.2%

Two or more races:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2013 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg29%

California avg41%

3,790^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	32.1	3790 of 5857	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	4196 of 5869	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	3427 of 5859	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.7	2264 of 5883	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.9	4114 of 5789	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	3265 of 5662	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.9	3249 of 5692	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	21.4	4479 of 5614	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	4248 of 5611	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.4	3046 of 5530	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.7	2003 of 5390	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.4	1426 of 5377	73.5%	★★★★☆
2010	62.3	1865 of 5314	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	21.2	4342 of 5193	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	5.8	5071 of 5113	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	22.7	2197 of 2585	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.0	2683 of 3162	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	2266 of 3245	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	1284 of 3311	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.4	2313 of 3275	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	2852 of 3246	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	3890 of 5597	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	3994 of 5612	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	3392 of 5609	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.9	2028 of 5635	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.7	3519 of 5492	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	2764 of 5413	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	4195 of 5107	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	3983 of 5107	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	3415 of 5087	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.4	1555 of 5084	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.2	3957 of 4963	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	2929 of 4830	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	3790 of 5460	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	3854 of 5517	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3770 of 5363	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.2	2145 of 5264	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.2	4487 of 5173	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	3895 of 5084	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	3437 of 5628	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	4073 of 5643	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	3186 of 5638	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	2413 of 5663	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.9	4477 of 5510	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	3605 of 5431	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	2501 of 2635	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)39th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)15th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2019)15th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics29%-9 vs state

Science13%-19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, August 20, 2010

This small school has an excellent dual immersion program and expeditionary learning model that makes learning fun and engaging. This school has a very dedicated administrative staff and faculty. My daughter finished kindergarten there last year and was reading and writing in both English and Spanish by the end of the school year. She scored above average on all of her kindergarten assessments. Manzanita SEED also has a fabulous after school program that offers students academic support and high quality arts enrichment activities. My daughter participated in the choir, drama class and meditation class after school, and loved them all. I am very pleased with this school. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, June 29, 2010

This is a dual immersion school.
Students spend 50% day instruction in Spanish
50% day instruction in English
expeditionary learning method is utilized
excellent involved principle Close Quote

Schools Near Manzanita SEED Elementary

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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 SEED Elementary

Is Manzanita SEED Elementary a good school?

Manzanita SEED Elementary ranks 3790^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Manzanita SEED Elementary in?

Oakland Unified

What is the racial makeup of Manzanita SEED Elementary?

Students at Manzanita SEED Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 11% White, 9% Two or more races, 9% African American, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Manzanita SEED Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Manzanita SEED Elementary.

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