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Manzanita Elementary

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Manzanita Elementary ranks 2653 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2653^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of California elementary schools

Summary

Manzanita Elementary is a public K-8 school in Gridley, California, serving a student population of 327. The school is part of the Manzanita Elementary District, which is ranked 511 out of 1,565 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Manzanita Elementary consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 51.38% in ELA, 37.78% in Mathematics, and 37.74% in Science, compared to the state's 48.81%, 37.3%, and 32.65%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in 8th grade ELA (65.22%) and 3rd grade Mathematics (62.5%). However, the school's performance for its Hispanic, White, and low-socioeconomic status student subgroups has been more mixed, with lower rankings compared to the overall school performance.

Compared to nearby schools, Golden Hills Elementary and Oakdale Heights Elementary have lower proficiency rates and overall rankings, while Encinal Elementary has shown stronger academic performance in several areas. Manzanita Elementary has also seen an increase in per-student spending and a decrease in student-teacher ratio, which may have contributed to its academic success. The school's relatively high percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, ranging from 39.45% to 51.89% in recent years, suggests a significant population of students from low-income backgrounds.

306

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,865

Per pupil spending ?

42.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

627 East Evans-Reimer Rd.
Gridley, CA 95948-9736

(530) 846-5594

District: Manzanita Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.4%

White:

42.8%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,653^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

763^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

494^th of 1,543Manzanita Elementary 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	48.8	2653 of 5857	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	2499 of 5869	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	2686 of 5859	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	2015 of 5883	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	324 of 1417	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	1987 of 5789	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	1749 of 5662	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.5	1447 of 5692	74.6%	★★★★☆
2016	70.8	1493 of 5614	73.4%	★★★★☆
2015	80.7	1084 of 5611	80.7%	★★★★☆
2013	60.9	2064 of 5530	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.6	1436 of 5390	73.4%	★★★★☆
2011	80.2	989 of 5377	81.6%	★★★★☆
2010	83.2	827 of 5314	84.4%	★★★★☆
2009	77.1	1127 of 5193	78.3%	★★★★☆
2008	66.0	1584 of 5113	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.9	1645 of 5113	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.3	2225 of 4818	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.7	1969 of 4822	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	37.8	2767 of 4809	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	2550 of 5597	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	2660 of 5612	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	2453 of 5609	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	2097 of 5635	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	350 of 1267	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	1891 of 5492	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	1875 of 5413	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	2722 of 5107	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	2433 of 5107	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	2467 of 5087	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	1945 of 5084	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	2875 of 4963	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	2392 of 4830	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	2285 of 5460	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	2135 of 5517	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	2885 of 5363	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	1871 of 5264	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	92.6	48 of 1110	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	33.4	3608 of 5173	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.8	1641 of 5084	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	2575 of 5628	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	2219 of 5643	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	2733 of 5638	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	1890 of 5663	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.9	276 of 1272	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	1997 of 5510	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	1588 of 5431	70.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	1647 of 2598	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	1781 of 2651	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	2027 of 2661	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.6	1618 of 2726	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	1406 of 2834	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	1235 of 2737	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	763 of 2761	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	649 of 2783	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	738 of 2781	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	521 of 2740	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	220 of 894	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	815 of 2715	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	302 of 2480	87.8%	★★★★☆
2017	72.7	612 of 2508	75.6%	★★★★☆
2016	78.6	471 of 2497	81.1%	★★★★☆
2015	66.6	726 of 2477	70.7%	★★★★☆
2013	85.5	178 of 2379	92.5%	★★★★★
2012	79.9	306 of 2259	86.5%	★★★★☆
2011	82.4	244 of 2236	89.1%	★★★★☆
2010	80.0	300 of 2179	86.2%	★★★★☆
2009	76.8	351 of 2063	83.0%	★★★★☆
2008	54.9	818 of 2005	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.3	734 of 1999	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.5	749 of 1804	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.6	862 of 1777	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.7	884 of 1769	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	782 of 2533	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	709 of 2551	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	40.7	1312 of 2531	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	1098 of 2509	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	255 of 738	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	776 of 2380	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	88.6	246 of 2262	89.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	1208 of 2395	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.5	462 of 2388	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	702 of 2374	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	605 of 2359	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.8	793 of 2213	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.5	218 of 2072	89.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	995 of 2542	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	971 of 2579	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	1052 of 2531	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.9	531 of 2458	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.8	205 of 721	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	44.1	1210 of 2369	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	80.2	281 of 2230	87.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	817 of 2534	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.5	536 of 2552	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	478 of 2538	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	415 of 2527	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	176 of 763	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	757 of 2407	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.2	480 of 2273	78.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	679 of 1520	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	696 of 1537	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	743 of 1543	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.3	398 of 1555	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.6	639 of 1602	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	89.6	75 of 1496	95.0%	★★★★★

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)69th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%+3 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science38%+5 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)	% 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	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Manzanita Elementary	Public	K-8	627 East Evans-Reimer Rd.	Gridley	95948	Butte County	Manzanita Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 846-5594	306	16	18.6	42.8%	131 (42.8%)	2 (0.7%)	142 (46.4%)	8 (2.6%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.6%)	48.8	2653^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.7%		51.1	2499^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.4%	154	16.7	65.2	37.7	51.6	48.4	40.0	54.1	51.7	65.2	51.4	62.5	35.5	17.2	32.4	37.9	40.9	37.8				$14,865	$860	$14,005
Wilson Elementary	Public	2-5	409 Magnolia St.	Gridley	95948	Butte County	Gridley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 846-3675	544	24	22.6	79.6%	181 (33.3%)	6 (1.1%)	311 (57.2%)	19 (3.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	41.7	3098^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.1%		51.4	2483^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	57.7%	615	31.5		31.5	40.9	39.9	46.5				42.2	34.5	34.3	30.7				33.3				$16,624	$1,689	$14,935
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-1	1045 Sycamore St.	Gridley	95948	Butte County	Gridley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 846-5686	341	16	21.3	80.9%	120 (35.2%)	1 (0.3%)	198 (58.1%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)								(n/a)																		97.1	97.1		$18,953	$2,320	$16,633
Luther Elementary	Public	K-5	10123 Connecticut Ave.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Live Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 695-5450	867	39	22.2	81.2%	192 (22.1%)	24 (2.8%)	525 (60.6%)	114 (13.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.9%)	61.5	1990^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.0%		64.9	1825^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.9%	165	34.9		34.9	43.1	53.8	54.2				50.4	48.5	52.6	45.5				48.9	98.1		98.1	$17,841	$1,019	$16,822
Biggs Elementary	Public	K-8	300 B St.	Biggs	95917	Butte County	Biggs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 868-5870	320	17	18.9	68.8%	164 (51.3%)	3 (0.9%)	142 (44.4%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22.1	4664^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.4%		16.3	5187^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.6%	523	17.1	11.6	14.1	21.7	24.1	34.3	36.7	27.7	45.2	32.5	30.4	20.7	8.6	26.7	10.4	11.6	16.4				$23,415	$4,385	$19,030
Honcut	Public	K-3	68 School St.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Palermo Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 742-5284	14	1	14.0	78.6%	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)																					$31,080	$857	$30,223
Encinal Elementary	Public	K-8	6484 Larkin Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Live Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 695-5458	111	5	22.2	52.3%	45 (40.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (46.8%)	10 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	61.7	1980^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.2%		66.7	1744^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.3%	236	36.4	38.5	37.5	69.2	66.7	54.6	26.7		61.5	58.1	53.9	66.7	54.6	20.0		38.5	48.7				$18,004	$938	$17,066
Palermo Community Day	Public	K-8	7350 Bulldog Way	Palermo	95968	Butte County	Palermo Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 533-4708	5	1	4.9		4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$32,070	$224	$31,846
Nuestro Elementary	Public	K-8	3934 Broadway Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Nuestro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5100	170	9	18.8	55.9%	70 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (28.8%)	33 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.6%)	41	3154^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.1%		29.6	3963^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.5%	809	40.0	15.0	25.7	27.3	36.4	53.3	38.5	20.0	40.0	35.5	36.4	40.9	33.3	23.1	6.7	30.0	29.9				$14,465	$1,234	$13,231
Golden Hills Elementary	Public	4-5	2400 Via Canela	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Palermo Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-6000	274	10	26.5	84.7%	118 (43.1%)	1 (0.4%)	104 (38.0%)	10 (3.6%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.3%)	29	4051^st of 5857 public elementary schools	30.8%		22.7	4609^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.5%	558	19.5		19.5		33.3	36.7				34.9		32.6	20.3				26.8				$21,168	$1,252	$19,916

Frequently Asked Questions about Manzanita Elementary

How many students attend Manzanita Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Manzanita Elementary.

Is Manzanita Elementary a good school?

Manzanita Elementary ranks 2653^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Manzanita Elementary?

Students at Manzanita Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 43% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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