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Manzanita Elementary Charter

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Manzanita Elementary Charter ranks 3532 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-6

3532^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Manzanita Elementary Charter is a K-6 school serving 369 students in Santa Rosa, California, operating within the generally high-performing Rincon Valley Union Elementary district.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English, math, and science are consistently below both its own district's average and the state average, with a notable decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade. Performance varies significantly by grade and student group; for example, sixth-grade English scores are strong, while fifth-grade scores are very low, and the school shows a relative strength in serving special education students. The school has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism since the pandemic.

Manzanita's performance stands in contrast to several other charter and elementary schools nearby, including higher-performing options like Spring Lake Charter, Village Elementary Charter, and Santa Rosa French-American Charter (SRFACS). While it spends less per student than some district peers like Madrone Elementary, its academic results have not improved alongside recent increases in funding, presenting a complex picture for families considering their educational choices in the area.

369

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

54.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1687 Yulupa Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA 95405-7778

(707) 545-1771

District: Rincon Valley Union Elementary

Students who attend Manzanita Elementary Charter usually attend:

Middle:	Herbert Slater Middle
High:	Montgomery High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.9%

White:

37.4%

Two or more races:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2013 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2013

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg49%

California avg41%

3,532^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Rincon Valley Union Elementary

448^th of 1,543Rincon Valley Union 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	3532 of 5857	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3842 of 5869	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	3196 of 5859	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	3036 of 5883	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	3063 of 5789	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	2875 of 5662	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.5	2735 of 5692	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.6	2858 of 5614	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.0	2497 of 5611	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.8	1844 of 5530	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.1	2095 of 5390	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.7	2155 of 5377	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.4	1963 of 5314	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	82.2	875 of 5193	83.2%	★★★★☆
2008	80.4	955 of 5113	81.3%	★★★★☆
2007	82.5	872 of 5113	82.9%	★★★★☆
2006	72.4	1241 of 4818	74.2%	★★★★☆
2005	88.1	589 of 4822	87.8%	★★★★☆
2004	81.1	850 of 4809	82.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.2	850 of 2227	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	912 of 2585	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.2	1381 of 2128	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	2825 of 5597	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	3187 of 5612	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	3314 of 5609	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	3009 of 5635	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	2771 of 5492	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	2770 of 5413	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	3764 of 5107	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	4453 of 5107	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	4157 of 5087	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	3213 of 5084	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	3507 of 4963	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3571 of 4830	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	4061 of 5460	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	4260 of 5517	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3879 of 5363	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.0	2539 of 5264	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.9	3139 of 5173	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	2584 of 5084	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	4070 of 5628	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	3974 of 5643	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	2886 of 5638	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	2853 of 5663	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	3062 of 5510	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	2833 of 5431	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	978 of 2847	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	1327 of 2635	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	1246 of 2420	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	1827 of 2598	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	2058 of 2651	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1995 of 2661	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	2104 of 2726	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	2139 of 2834	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1995 of 2737	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science19%-14 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 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th 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
Manzanita Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1687 Yulupa Ave.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 545-1771	369	19	19.4	54.2%	138 (37.4%)	8 (2.2%)	140 (37.9%)	12 (3.3%)	12 (3.3%)	4 (1.1%)	52 (14.1%)	35.6	3532^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.7%		31.2	3842^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.5%	310																					18.5		18.5	27.1	48.1	20.4	56.5			37.5	30.6	29.4	20.4	43.5			30.5
Spring Lake Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4675 Mayette Ave.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 545-1771	383	25	15.4	37.6%	203 (53.0%)	10 (2.6%)	102 (26.6%)	16 (4.2%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.8%)	39 (10.2%)								(n/a)																						54.1	53.3					55.7	66.9	61.1					36.7	50.7	42.9
Rincon Valley Partnership	Public	K-6	1000 Yulupa Ave.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 575-5879	122	13	9.3	44.3%	38 (31.1%)	4 (3.3%)	51 (41.8%)	7 (5.7%)	5 (4.1%)	1 (0.8%)	16 (13.1%)								(n/a)																																						54.6	54.6		63.6	59.1	59.1
Yulupa Elementary	Public	K-3	2250 Mesquite Dr.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Bennett Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 542-6272	523	24	21.7	31.7%	291 (55.6%)	13 (2.5%)	114 (21.8%)	30 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	64 (12.2%)								(n/a)																								64.5						64.5	61.1						61.1	97.4			97.4			$13,972	$893	$13,079
Village Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	900 Yulupa Ave.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 545-5754	384	16	24.0	50.8%	159 (41.4%)	13 (3.4%)	141 (36.7%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	46 (12.0%)	62	1964^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.5%		67.8	1690^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.2%	274																					24.5		24.5	43.5	61.7	46.2	69.0			55.7	42.6	64.6	27.8	56.9			47.8
Brook Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	1850 Vallejo St.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3915	279	15	18.6	80.6%	21 (7.5%)	3 (1.1%)	231 (82.8%)	7 (2.5%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.6%)	14	5346^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%		13.7	5412^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.8%	66																					16.1		16.1	22.2	14.3	12.9	20.6			17.5	36.1	9.5	16.1	8.8			17.5	88.6			93.2	90.9		$22,233	$1,635	$20,598
Santa Rosa French-American Charter (SRFACS)	Public, Charter	K-8	1350 Sonoma Ave.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3930	525	26	19.8	34.1%	282 (53.7%)	27 (5.1%)	130 (24.8%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.0%)	76.5	1308^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.7%		71.5	1524^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.0%	216																					61.5	58.8	60.9	52.2	56.1	73.1	81.6	70.0	88.2	66.3	53.6	50.9	36.5	69.4	45.0	70.6	53.0							$19,590	$1,245	$18,345
Proctor Terrace Elementary	Public	K-6	1711 Bryden Ln.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3950	323	15	21.5	46.1%	147 (45.5%)	2 (0.6%)	135 (41.8%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (9.0%)	56	2251^st of 5857 public elementary schools	61.6%		59.5	2091^st of 5869 public elementary schools	64.4%	160																					41.2		41.2	46.2	37.5	52.9	48.9			45.8	50.0	41.3	35.3	45.7			43.8	83.6	91.0	92.5	89.6	86.6	91.0	$19,699	$1,463	$18,236
Whited Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	4995 Sonoma Hwy.	Santa Rosa	95409	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 539-2400	327	16	20.4	56.3%	116 (35.5%)	3 (0.9%)	145 (44.3%)	30 (9.2%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	26 (8.0%)	39.9	3227^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.9%		45.7	2816^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.0%	411																					21.4		21.4	45.8	34.0	42.9	34.0			39.1	45.8	30.6	35.7	29.8			35.5
Kawana Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	2121 Moraga Dr.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Bellevue Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 545-4283	328	16	20.5	62.2%	28 (8.5%)	7 (2.1%)	278 (84.8%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	12.6	5457^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.8%		16.9	5130^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.6%	327	2.8	6.7	0.0	2.6	2.9	36.1	16.7	12.5	15.4	20.4	2.8	23.3	0.0	7.7	8.0	0.0	3.3	0.0	5.1	2.2	15.6		15.6	13.5	19.4	25.0	33.3			23.0	18.4	9.4	3.1	7.7			9.9							$25,206	$3,924	$21,282

Frequently Asked Questions about Manzanita Elementary Charter

What schools do graduates of Manzanita Elementary Charter attend?

Students who attend Manzanita Elementary Charter usually go on to attend:

Middle : Herbert Slater Middle
High : Montgomery High

What is the racial makeup of Manzanita Elementary Charter?

Students at Manzanita Elementary Charter are 38% Hispanic, 37% White, 14% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% American Indian, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Manzanita Elementary Charter a good school?

Manzanita Elementary Charter ranks 3532^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Manzanita Elementary Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 369 students attended Manzanita Elementary Charter.

What district is Manzanita Elementary Charter in?

Rincon Valley Union Elementary

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