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Manito Elementary School

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Manito Elementary School ranks 152 nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Manito Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Oakland, New Jersey, serving 257 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. As part of the Oakland Public School District, which is ranked 100 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating, Manito Elementary consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic achievement.

Manito Elementary School stands out for its exceptional performance, with 78.4% of 3rd graders, 75.5% of 4th graders, and 88.5% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, significantly higher than the state averages. In mathematics, the school also excels, with 67.6% of 3rd graders, 67.9% of 4th graders, and 80% of 5th graders proficient or better. Additionally, Manito Elementary ranks 21st out of 1,023 New Jersey elementary schools for its support of special education students, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Dogwood Hill Elementary School and Heights Elementary School, as well as schools in the Ramsey and Wyckoff school districts, Manito Elementary consistently outperforms its peers. This strong academic standing, combined with its low chronic absenteeism rate and favorable student-teacher ratio, make Manito Elementary School a standout choice for families in the Oakland area.

255

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,161

Per pupil spending ?

4.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

111 Manito Ave
Oakland, NJ 07436-4012

(201) 337-6106

District: Oakland Public School District

Students who attend Manito Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Valley Middle School
High:	Indian Hills High School
	Ramapo High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.6%

Hispanic:

11.0%

Asian:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (74% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg67%

New Jersey avg46%

152^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Oakland Public School District

100^th of 609Oakland Public School District among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	152 of 1347	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	91.2	90 of 1338	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	138 of 1342	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	129 of 1345	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	82.9	193 of 1317	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	265 of 1360	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	181 of 1353	86.6%	★★★★☆
2017	78.8	305 of 1352	77.4%	★★★★☆
2016	88.6	116 of 1346	91.4%	★★★★★
2015	89.2	122 of 1357	91.0%	★★★★★
2014	84.7	117 of 1363	91.4%	★★★★★
2013	79.8	244 of 1367	82.2%	★★★★☆
2012	85.1	74 of 1363	94.6%	★★★★★
2011	86.0	52 of 1360	96.2%	★★★★★
2010	86.3	47 of 1354	96.5%	★★★★★
2009	81.3	170 of 1346	87.4%	★★★★☆
2008	77.6	241 of 1338	82.0%	★★★★☆
2007	75.6	270 of 1329	79.7%	★★★★☆
2006	81.0	130 of 1314	90.1%	★★★★★
2005	81.1	146 of 1303	88.8%	★★★★☆
2004	79.2	204 of 1298	84.3%	★★★★☆
2003	75.3	348 of 1204	71.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	145 of 1326	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	92.0	68 of 1317	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	123 of 1318	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	56 of 1326	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.1	152 of 1290	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	305 of 1331	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	289 of 1333	78.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	150 of 1318	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	133 of 1313	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	204 of 1315	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	244 of 1324	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	228 of 1297	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	233 of 1335	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	124 of 1334	90.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	21 of 1023	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	43 of 989	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	18 of 958	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	31 of 949	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	35 of 868	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	4 of 1007	99.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	194 of 970	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	85 of 963	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	140 of 975	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.9	57 of 976	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	74.4	186 of 964	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	314 of 1023	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	244 of 1022	76.1%	★★★★☆

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)98th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts80%+30 vs state

Mathematics71%+24 vs state

Science61%+31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Manito Elementary School	Public	K-5	111 Manito Ave	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 337-6106	255	27	9.3	4.3%	203 (79.6%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (11.0%)	17 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	88.4	152^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	88.7%		91.2	90^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.3%	62	61.1	78.4	75.5	88.5	67.6	67.9	80.0	$14,161		$14,161
Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	114 Seminole Ave	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 337-4147	343	33	10.4	10.8%	246 (71.7%)	11 (3.2%)	43 (12.5%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.7%)	72.9	378^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.9%		70.3	415^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.0%	37	50.0	56.8	72.9	74.4	50.0	61.0	53.2	$11,259		$11,259
Colonial Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	749 Colonial Road	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Franklin Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 337-0336	231	33	6.9	2.6%	169 (73.2%)	3 (1.3%)	25 (10.8%)	22 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	79.4	294^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.2%		85.5	202^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	84.9%	92	40.5	82.1	57.5	67.6	89.3	70.7	67.6	$16,575		$16,575
Woodside Avenue School	Public	K-5	305 Woodside Avenue	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Franklin Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 891-5600	264	27	9.9	1.5%	193 (73.1%)	7 (2.7%)	30 (11.4%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.6%)	90.2	110^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.8%		81.7	255^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.9%	145	56.7	66.7	77.8	91.9	75.0	78.2	86.4	$11,699		$11,699
George Washington School	Public	K-3	39 Fardale Avenue	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 762-2242	177	19	9.3	4.0%	122 (68.9%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.0%)	30 (16.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.4%)	93.2	60^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.5%		91.2	91^st of 1338 public elementary schools	93.2%	31		76.0			84.0			$10,984		$10,984
Dogwood Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 Dogwood Dr	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 337-5822	234	25	9.2	14.5%	158 (67.5%)	1 (0.4%)	57 (24.4%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	86.9	173^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	87.2%		76.9	322^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	75.9%	149	53.7	71.1	81.9	81.5	71.0	66.7	66.7	$13,907		$13,907
Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	10 Hubbard Lane	Ramsey	07446	Bergen County	Ramsey School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 785-2301	331	32	10.3	5.4%	260 (78.5%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (13.6%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	85.5	187^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.1%		73.6	371^st of 1338 public elementary schools	72.3%	184		63.9			78.4			$8,962		$8,962
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 Woodland Ave	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5740	378	29	13.1		333 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	79.1	301^st of 1347 public elementary schools	77.7%		76.5	329^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.4%	28	39.4	61.6	73.8	80.3	68.6	63.1	62.3	$12,788	$256	$12,532
High Mountain Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	765 High Mountain Road	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Franklin Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 891-4433	301	33	9.2	2.7%	244 (81.1%)	4 (1.3%)	26 (8.6%)	20 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	88.7	148^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.0%		88	150^th of 1338 public elementary schools	88.8%	2	40.0	88.7	80.0	74.5	90.6	80.0	76.3	$12,337		$12,337
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	325 Mason Ave	Wyckoff	07481	Bergen County	Wyckoff Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 848-5720	354	28	12.5	0.8%	274 (77.4%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (11.6%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	79.4	293^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	78.2%		78.8	299^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.7%	6	39.4	63.5	72.3	68.2	77.0	64.9	64.2	$12,867	$256	$12,611

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