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Manhattan Place Elementary

Q: Is Manhattan Place Elementary a good school?

Manhattan Place Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.0% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Manhattan Place Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 218 students attended Manhattan Place Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Manhattan Place Elementary?

Students at Manhattan Place Elementary are 48% African American, 43% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Manhattan Place Elementary attend?

Students who attend Manhattan Place Elementary usually go on to attend: High : George Washington Preparatory High

Public Grades K-5

5797^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of California elementary schools

Summary

Manhattan Place Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 218 students in South Los Angeles within the Los Angeles Unified district, but it faces profound academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 1% of all California schools.

The school's academic performance is critically low, with only 12% of students proficient in English and 8% in math, which is dramatically lower than nearby schools like Century Park Elementary (36% in English, 38% in math) or Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary. This is despite Manhattan Place spending over $54,000 per student, nearly double the amount of most surrounding schools, and having smaller class sizes, creating a significant puzzle about how resources are used to support learning.

While chronic absenteeism has improved from pandemic highs, it remains higher than the district average. The data shows that outcomes vary for different groups of students, and the school's low performance stands out even compared to other local schools serving similar communities, indicating a need for targeted instructional changes. The notable progress in improving attendance, however, suggests the school has the capacity to make positive changes.

218

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$54,234

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1850 West 96th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90047-3725

(323) 756-1308

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Manhattan Place Elementary usually attend:

High:

George Washington Preparatory High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.7%

Hispanic:

42.7%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2013 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg39%

California avg41%

5,797^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

487^th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles 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	6.6	5797 of 5857	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	5830 of 5869	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	5838 of 5859	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	5864 of 5883	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	5769 of 5789	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	5477 of 5662	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	22.1	4504 of 5692	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	5009 of 5614	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.6	5311 of 5611	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	27.8	4215 of 5530	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	5.0	5339 of 5390	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.4	5313 of 5377	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.7	5265 of 5314	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	19.6	4455 of 5193	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.9	4279 of 5113	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.8	4587 of 5113	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.3	4520 of 4818	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.3	4440 of 4822	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.2	4246 of 4809	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	510 of 569	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	520 of 593	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	598 of 661	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	603 of 663	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	721 of 747	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	595 of 700	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	6.1	5600 of 5609	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	5628 of 5635	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	5489 of 5492	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	5265 of 5413	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	5061 of 5107	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	5046 of 5107	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	5054 of 5087	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	5065 of 5084	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	4935 of 4963	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	3391 of 4830	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	5367 of 5460	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	5457 of 5517	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	5335 of 5363	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	5249 of 5264	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	5156 of 5173	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	4859 of 5084	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	5566 of 5628	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	5539 of 5643	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	5591 of 5638	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	5631 of 5663	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	5477 of 5510	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	5227 of 5431	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)10th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2023)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-37 vs state

Science9%-24 vs state

Mathematics8%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Manhattan Place Elementary	Public	K-5	1850 West 96th St.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-1308	218	13	16.7	95.4%	2 (0.9%)	104 (47.7%)	93 (42.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.4%)	6.6	5797^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.0%		6.3	5830^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.7%	33																	9.1		9.1	9.5	12.5	13.6				12.0	12.5	6.3	4.6				7.7	90.9	90.9					$54,234	$12,502	$41,732
La Salle Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8715 La Salle Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 759-1161	330	18	18.3	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	131 (39.7%)	179 (54.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.8%)	25.5	4353^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.7%		21.4	4740^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.2%	387																	13.1		13.1	37.5	14.3	33.3				30.5	43.9	14.7	18.0				27.0	85.5	90.8	96.1	90.8	90.8	89.5	$29,328	$6,597	$22,731
TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	8505 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementa	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 872-0708	271	10	27.1	99.3%	4 (1.5%)	119 (43.9%)	145 (53.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	27.7	4156^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.0%		6.9	5813^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.0%	1657																				34.0	25.0					29.4	32.0	32.7					32.4							$20,266	$3,052	$17,214
Century Park Elementary	Public	K-5	10935 South Spinning Ave.	Inglewood	90303	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 757-8231	256	14	18.2	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	112 (43.8%)	122 (47.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.0%)	37.7	3365^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.5%		46.5	2765^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.9%	600																	18.2		18.2	49.0	20.7	31.8				36.1	51.0	31.0	27.3				37.7	87.5	96.4		91.1	94.6	94.6	$35,013	$7,478	$27,535
Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1109 West 96th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-1466	745	36	20.6	98.9%	7 (0.9%)	158 (21.2%)	547 (73.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.8%)	31.5	3842^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%		28.2	4095^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.2%	253																	22.1		22.1	33.6	29.7	39.3				33.9	30.1	34.3	29.2				31.4	89.9			92.8	95.0		$24,566	$4,936	$19,630
Woodcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	1151 West 109th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-1371	611	30	20.3	98.7%	1 (0.2%)	183 (30.0%)	391 (64.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	26 (4.3%)	29	4046^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.9%		24.7	4391^st of 5869 public elementary schools	25.2%	345																	9.8		9.8	28.4	37.8	34.3				33.6	31.1	45.2	19.6				31.6	96.0				96.0		$24,703	$5,875	$18,828
Woodworth-Monroe Academy	Public	K-8	10711 10th Ave.	Inglewood	90303	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5310	826	35	23.5	93.7%	7 (0.8%)	244 (29.5%)	532 (64.4%)	6 (0.7%)	11 (1.3%)	13 (1.6%)	13 (1.6%)	8.5	5710^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.5%		11	5628^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.1%	82	0.0	6.3	9.1	3.9	8.3	18.8	18.2	13.7	0.0	25.0	9.1	9.8	0.0	6.3	9.1	3.9	10.5	19.4	15.1	15.2	12.4	12.8	14.3	25.5	31.9	19.1	11.4	11.2	7.0	13.0	17.2	10.6	11.8	86.8	96.2		92.5	92.5	96.2
Cimarron Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	11559 Cimarron Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 757-1226	261	14	18.6	85.8%	2 (0.8%)	156 (59.8%)	63 (24.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	33 (12.6%)	35.7	3525^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.8%		35.9	3447^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.3%	78																	33.3		33.3	38.9	39.5	38.5				38.9	30.6	31.6	20.5				27.4							$39,318	$7,672	$31,646
Danny J. Bakewell Senior Primary Center	Public	K	8621 South Baring Cross St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 751-3887	170	8	21.2	98.2%	11 (6.5%)	14 (8.2%)	120 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	24 (14.1%)								(n/a)																																		97.8				97.8		$30,569	$5,224	$25,345
Washington Primary Center	Public	K-2	860 West 112th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 779-7550	138	8	17.2	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	25 (18.1%)	110 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)								(n/a)																																								$28,681	$5,629	$23,052

Frequently Asked Questions about Manhattan Place Elementary

What district is Manhattan Place Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Manhattan Place Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 218 students attended Manhattan Place Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Manhattan Place Elementary attend?

Students who attend Manhattan Place Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : George Washington Preparatory High

What is the racial makeup of Manhattan Place Elementary?

Students at Manhattan Place Elementary are 48% African American, 43% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Manhattan Place Elementary a good school?

Manhattan Place Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.0% of California elementary schools.

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