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Nile Garden Elementary

Q: Is Nile Garden Elementary a good school?

Nile Garden Elementary ranks 1872 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1872^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of California elementary schools

Summary

Nile Garden Elementary is a large, high-performing K-8 public school serving 1,221 students in the Manteca Unified School District, consistently ranking above average statewide despite serving a community with significant economic need.

Academically, Nile Garden stands out in the area, with students scoring significantly higher in English, math, and science than those at nearby schools like Lincoln Elementary and Golden West Elementary. The school is particularly effective in supporting English learners and students from low-income families, achieving these strong results while spending less per student than several comparison schools, including Veritas Elementary.

A key strength is student engagement, evidenced by a dramatic drop in chronic absenteeism to just 11.2%, which is less than half the district average and far better than many surrounding schools. This improvement likely supports the school's stable, above-average academic performance. While it maintains a higher student-teacher ratio than some peers, Nile Garden demonstrates that efficient resource use can still lead to excellent outcomes for a diverse student body.

1,221

Students ?

27.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,384

Per pupil spending ?

55.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5700 East Nile Rd.
Manteca, CA 95337-8844

(209) 858-7370

District: Manteca Unified

Students who attend Nile Garden Elementary usually attend:

High:

Sierra High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

53.2%

Hispanic:

27.6%

White:

12.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2013 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Manteca Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg28%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,872^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

542^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 20Elementary Schools in the Manteca Unified

1207^th of 1,543Manteca 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	1872 of 5857	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	2150 of 5869	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	1792 of 5859	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	1787 of 5883	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	1587 of 5789	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	1535 of 5662	72.9%	★★★★☆
2017	44.9	2813 of 5692	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.6	2859 of 5614	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.3	2719 of 5611	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.0	2354 of 5530	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.7	2569 of 5390	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.6	1814 of 5377	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.5	1397 of 5314	73.7%	★★★★☆
2009	70.1	1431 of 5193	72.4%	★★★★☆
2008	56.6	2020 of 5113	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.8	2448 of 5113	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.1	2039 of 4818	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.7	1672 of 4822	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.1	1797 of 4809	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	875 of 1203	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	991 of 1205	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	911 of 1190	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	939 of 1154	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.3	1029 of 2227	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	1024 of 2585	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.1	492 of 2128	76.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	69.8	419 of 3162	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	327 of 3245	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	300 of 3311	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	80.7	308 of 3275	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	73.1	480 of 3246	85.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	1780 of 5597	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	1978 of 5612	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	1675 of 5609	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	1729 of 5635	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	1706 of 5492	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	1388 of 5413	74.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	2443 of 5107	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	1996 of 5107	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	1532 of 5087	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.4	1138 of 5084	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	1069 of 4963	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	957 of 4830	80.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	1198 of 5460	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.6	1883 of 5517	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	1888 of 5363	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.8	923 of 5264	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	1064 of 5173	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	667 of 5084	86.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	1853 of 5628	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	2276 of 5643	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	1825 of 5638	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	1740 of 5663	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.6	1404 of 5510	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	1657 of 5431	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1253 of 2847	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	1325 of 2635	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1574 of 2420	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	2070 of 2598	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	2116 of 2651	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1963 of 2661	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	1824 of 2726	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	1389 of 2834	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	1305 of 2737	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	542 of 2761	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	666 of 2783	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	607 of 2781	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	884 of 2740	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.7	564 of 2715	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	664 of 2480	73.2%	★★★★☆
2017	61.8	844 of 2508	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.9	762 of 2497	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.4	677 of 2477	72.7%	★★★★☆
2013	70.2	587 of 2379	75.3%	★★★★☆
2012	71.4	535 of 2259	76.3%	★★★★☆
2011	67.2	631 of 2236	71.8%	★★★★☆
2010	63.0	709 of 2179	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.3	483 of 2063	76.6%	★★★★☆
2008	64.9	604 of 2005	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.2	714 of 1999	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.6	711 of 1804	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.8	748 of 1777	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.5	889 of 1769	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	459 of 739	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	491 of 743	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	473 of 715	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	554 of 733	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	71.2	150 of 1478	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	120 of 1521	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	77 of 1540	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	536 of 2533	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	575 of 2551	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	589 of 2531	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	900 of 2509	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	627 of 2380	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	575 of 2262	74.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	572 of 2395	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	686 of 2388	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	576 of 2374	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	580 of 2359	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	253 of 2213	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	516 of 2072	75.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	310 of 2542	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	487 of 2579	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	540 of 2531	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	432 of 2458	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	219 of 2369	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	74.2	397 of 2230	82.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	519 of 2534	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	701 of 2552	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	549 of 2538	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	744 of 2527	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	436 of 2407	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	721 of 2273	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	517 of 1566	67.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	1022 of 1520	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	903 of 1537	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	706 of 1543	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	943 of 1555	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.7	572 of 1602	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	775 of 1496	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)87th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)54th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile-41 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-48 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)38th percentile-42 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics48%+11 vs state

Science42%+9 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
Nile Garden Elementary	Public	K-8	5700 East Nile Rd.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7370	1,221	44	27.7	55.4%	149 (12.2%)	35 (2.9%)	337 (27.6%)	650 (53.2%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	40 (3.3%)	64.3	1872^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.0%		57.9	2150^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.4%	278	38.3	45.1	41.6	42.8	51.2	64.0	57.3	67.4	57.9	56.2	42.5	51.5	47.5	47.1	44.1	54.9	47.9	95.9	95.9			95.9		$13,384	$1,783	$11,601
Veritas Elementary	Public	K-8	1600 Pagola St.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7390	1,266	48	26.4	61.2%	136 (10.7%)	55 (4.3%)	422 (33.3%)	590 (46.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.8%)	53 (4.2%)	54.7	2329^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.2%		51.3	2493^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	57.5%	164	39.0	24.8	32.0	44.2	44.4	55.6	29.4	46.0	58.3	47.0	53.9	43.4	45.6	29.4	34.1	27.1	39.3							$14,103	$1,911	$12,192
Walter Woodward Elementary	Public	K-8	575 Tannehill Dr.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7430	1,056	43	24.7	58.4%	185 (17.5%)	66 (6.3%)	444 (42.0%)	281 (26.6%)	3 (0.3%)	17 (1.6%)	60 (5.7%)	33	3725^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.4%		33.7	3625^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.2%	100	23.6	17.0	20.2	23.4	35.3	39.8	42.6	46.4	54.1	40.5	20.5	43.1	25.2	30.4	26.1	27.4	28.4	93.0	96.9	98.5	95.4	96.1	96.9	$14,693	$2,115	$12,578
Brock Elliott Elementary	Public	K-8	1110 Stonum Ln.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7260	758	30	25.5	60.3%	135 (17.8%)	22 (2.9%)	442 (58.3%)	122 (16.1%)	4 (0.5%)	11 (1.5%)	22 (2.9%)	24	4499^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.2%		23.6	4512^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.1%	13	20.0	19.3	19.6	30.4	27.1	46.8	32.7	55.2	52.3	40.9	31.3	11.8	17.5	14.9	18.8	22.7	19.3	94.9	97.5	97.5		94.9		$14,681	$2,061	$12,620
Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-8	710 Martha St.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7440	814	27	29.6	77.5%	85 (10.4%)	26 (3.2%)	628 (77.1%)	51 (6.3%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	16 (2.0%)	15.3	5240^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.5%		13.2	5456^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.0%	216	10.5	12.4	11.5	26.7	19.0	33.3	17.0	20.4	33.3	24.8	30.0	14.7	12.8	10.9	6.1	14.4	14.6							$14,250	$1,837	$12,413
Yosemite School Community Day (K-6)	Public	K-6	737 West Yosemite Ave.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 239-6282	5	2	2.5		3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$77,644	$4,204	$73,440
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-8	750 East Yosemite Ave.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7320	736	32	23.2	77.4%	68 (9.2%)	42 (5.7%)	495 (67.3%)	96 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	28 (3.8%)	8.9	5690^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.9%		10.1	5683^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.2%	7	6.5	5.7	6.1	14.5	21.3	19.4	9.9	22.2	20.8	18.0	10.3	20.3	4.8	5.3	6.1	5.6	8.9	97.1	97.1	97.1		97.1		$15,378	$2,054	$13,324
Stella Brockman Elementary	Public	K-8	763 Silverado Dr.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7200	833	36	23.0	67.2%	133 (16.0%)	37 (4.4%)	436 (52.3%)	179 (21.5%)	5 (0.6%)	9 (1.1%)	34 (4.1%)	18.8	4935^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.7%		29.4	3976^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.3%	959	11.5	14.9	13.4	24.3	27.2	36.8	30.0	26.9	39.4	31.1	16.2	24.1	13.0	16.7	11.4	10.6	15.2	93.8				95.1		$16,477	$3,640	$12,837
Golden West Elementary	Public	K-8	1031 North Main St.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7300	591	26	22.4	71.2%	100 (16.9%)	14 (2.4%)	415 (70.2%)	40 (6.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.5%)	10.7	5592^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.5%		17.7	5057^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.8%	535	12.9	4.4	8.5	10.3	4.3	21.0	27.0	17.0	19.1	16.2	8.6	9.9	12.9	17.2	9.4	13.2	11.9							$16,522	$2,465	$14,057
Shasta Elementary	Public	K-8	751 East Edison St.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7400	726	29	24.8	78.9%	123 (16.9%)	18 (2.5%)	517 (71.2%)	35 (4.8%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	24 (3.3%)	17.5	5055^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%		20.4	4818^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.9%	237	24.4	28.6	26.7	7.6	24.4	32.9	29.1	43.2	38.4	28.9	17.4	15.2	20.0	14.8	19.7	18.0	17.5	95.8	95.8			95.8		$14,642	$1,934	$12,708

Frequently Asked Questions about Nile Garden Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Nile Garden Elementary?

Students at Nile Garden Elementary are 53% Asian, 28% Hispanic, 12% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Nile Garden Elementary a good school?

Nile Garden Elementary ranks 1872^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Nile Garden Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,221 students attended Nile Garden Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Nile Garden Elementary attend?

Students who attend Nile Garden Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Sierra High

What district is Nile Garden Elementary in?

Manteca Unified

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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