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Manzanita Middle

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

2646^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 3% of California middle schools

Summary

Manzanita Middle serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 92 students in Richmond, in California’s East Bay. Its enrollment is smaller than that of every nearby school listed, which ranges from 296 to 911 students. The main concern is that proficiency is low across all three tested subjects: in 2025–2026, 15% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 8% in math and 10% in science, all well below state results.

Science is closest to the state, but the school still trails statewide proficiency by 26 percentage points; the gaps are 35 points in ELA and 30 in math. Compared with nearby schools that reported results, Manzanita ranks second-lowest in math and third-lowest in ELA and science. Eighth-grade ELA is a relative bright spot: 20% were proficient, the school’s strongest grade-subject result, though that remains 29 points below the state’s eighth-grade result and is the fourth-lowest nearby result. The supplied data do not include test scores for Manzanita Middle District, so a direct school-to-district proficiency comparison is unavailable.

Results over time are mixed: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA rose 2 percentage points overall but fell from 33% in 2023–2024 to 15%; math fell 7 points overall, while science rose 7. Chronic absenteeism improved from 42% in 2022–2023 to 25% in 2025–2026, but remained above the state’s 18%. SchoolDigger ranks the school in the 3rd percentile, with 0 stars (2,611 of 2,703 schools); only Helms Middle and Lovonya DeJean Middle rank lower among the nearby schools listed. Its student-teacher ratio is 23, close to the nearby average of 22.3. In 2024–2025, 86% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the highest share among nearby schools with the same measure and year. One earlier relative strength in SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings for Low Socio Economic Status Students did not last: the group’s percentile fell from 51 in 2023–2024 to 4 in 2025–2026, while the school overall moved from 36 to 3.

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,940

Per pupil spending ?

85.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

461 33rd St.
Richmond, CA 94804-1718

(510) 222-3500

District: Manzanita Middle District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.6%

African American:

3.3%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2019 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

California avg42%

2,646^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 15 pts since 2019

From bottom 18% (2019) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1516^th of 1,530Manzanita Middle District 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
2026	8.2	2646 of 2740	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	2322 of 2761	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1790 of 2783	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.3	2529 of 2781	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	2416 of 2740	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	2215 of 2715	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	36.8	893 of 1521	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.8	330 of 1540	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	32.9	969 of 1442	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	2423 of 2516	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	2164 of 2533	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1733 of 2551	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.1	2366 of 2531	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1930 of 2509	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	2121 of 2380	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	2245 of 2357	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	1885 of 2395	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	1269 of 2388	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1974 of 2374	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1973 of 2359	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1592 of 2213	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.4	2417 of 2529	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	2128 of 2542	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.3	1257 of 2579	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	14.5	2352 of 2531	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	1723 of 2458	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	2026 of 2369	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	6.8	2465 of 2514	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	2175 of 2534	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1550 of 2552	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.7	2309 of 2538	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	2298 of 2527	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1835 of 2407	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)41st percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy15%-35 vs state

Science10%-26 vs state

Mathematics8%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Manzanita Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	461 33rd St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Manzanita Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 222-3500	92	4	23.0	85.9%	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	87 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	8.2	2646^th of 2740 public middle schools	3.4%		17.9	2322^nd of 2761 public middle schools	15.9%	324	10.3	10.3	8.3	12.1	20.0	14.7	8.3	6.1	10.0	8.0	$21,940	$4,051	$17,889
Lovonya DeJean Middle	Public	7-8	3400 Macdonald Ave.	Richmond	94805	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1430	381	19	20.3	81.9%	12 (3.1%)	51 (13.4%)	301 (79.0%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	7	2679^th of 2740 public middle schools	2.2%		6.2	2713^th of 2761 public middle schools	1.7%	34	3.0	3.0		18.1	6.6	12.3		11.9	5.4	8.6
Helms Middle	Public	7-8	2500 Road 20	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 233-3988	558	25	22.1	81.9%	9 (1.6%)	28 (5.0%)	485 (86.9%)	28 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	7.2	2677^th of 2740 public middle schools	2.3%		7.7	2685^th of 2761 public middle schools	2.8%	8	8.3	8.3		14.7	10.7	12.8		8.6	6.1	7.4
Richmond Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1450 Marina Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Richmond Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 235-2465	296	8	36.7	82.1%	7 (2.4%)	12 (4.1%)	270 (91.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	30.5	1811^th of 2740 public middle schools	33.9%		34.1	1674^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.4%	137	22.6	22.6	39.2	44.1	44.7	42.6	12.8	20.4	19.2	17.3	$18,616	$1,455	$17,161
Fred T. Korematsu Middle	Public	7-8	7125 Donal Ave.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1449	708	30	23.6	38.6%	191 (27.0%)	83 (11.7%)	223 (31.5%)	128 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	75 (10.6%)	53.4	1093^rd of 2740 public middle schools	60.1%		58.8	933^rd of 2761 public middle schools	66.2%	160	35.6	35.6		50.2	39.4	44.7		48.4	33.5	40.8
Albany Middle	Public	6-8	1259 Brighton Ave.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 558-3600	911	47	19.5	30.7%	203 (22.3%)	41 (4.5%)	164 (18.0%)	304 (33.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	191 (21.0%)	95.2	135^th of 2740 public middle schools	95.1%		94.7	164^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.1%	29	73.8	73.8	78.8	79.6	77.2	78.6	64.7	67.4	73.2	68.5	$17,622	$861	$16,761
Betty Reid Soskin Middle	Public	6-8	1121 Allview Ave.	El Sobrante	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1447	372	20	18.5	55.4%	21 (5.6%)	62 (16.7%)	179 (48.1%)	76 (20.4%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.2%)	23 (6.2%)	18.8	2268^th of 2740 public middle schools	17.2%		12.7	2529^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.4%	261	15.4	15.4		30.8	18.4	24.7		22.4	19.0	20.7
Pinole Middle	Public	7-8	1575 Mann Dr.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1436	381	15	25.1	80.1%	36 (9.4%)	46 (12.1%)	199 (52.2%)	77 (20.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.0%)	34.5	1670^th of 2740 public middle schools	39.1%		26	1951^st of 2761 public middle schools	29.3%	281	20.1	20.1		30.3	42.8	37.1		29.5	32.4	31.1
Martin Luther King Middle	Public	6-8	1781 Rose St.	Berkeley	94703	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6280	851	47	18.0	32.5%	360 (42.3%)	90 (10.6%)	173 (20.3%)	90 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	132 (15.5%)	90.7	245^th of 2740 public middle schools	91.1%		92.9	201^st of 2761 public middle schools	92.7%	44	55.0	55.0	74.0	73.6	66.4	71.4	72.0	63.8	62.4	66.2	$28,463	$595	$27,868
Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle	Public	6-8	1701 San Pablo Ave.	Berkeley	94702	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6360	462	32	14.5	44.6%	132 (28.6%)	79 (17.1%)	150 (32.5%)	38 (8.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.1%)	90.5	252^nd of 2740 public middle schools	90.8%		83.4	403^rd of 2761 public middle schools	85.4%	151	67.1	67.1	69.5	68.8	67.1	68.5	57.8	67.5	73.9	66.3	$32,617	$863	$31,754

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In the 2024-25 school year, 92 students attended Manzanita Middle.

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Students at Manzanita Middle are 95% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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Manzanita Middle District

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Manzanita Middle ranks in the bottom 3.4% of California middle schools.

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