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Manzanita Elementary School

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Manzanita Elementary School ranks 282 nd of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Manzanita Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Grants Pass, Oregon, serving 320 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Three Rivers/Josephine County School District, which is ranked 79 out of 140 districts in the state.

Manzanita Elementary consistently outperforms its district and the state of Oregon in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Manzanita's 3rd-grade students scored 43.9% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 37.1% and the state's 40.3%. Similarly, in 5th-grade Mathematics, Manzanita's students scored 40.6% proficient or better, while the district and state scored 29.5% and 31.3%, respectively. This strong academic performance is particularly impressive given that 76.25% of Manzanita's students come from low socioeconomic backgrounds, receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, Manzanita stands out as a high-performing institution. For instance, Fruitdale Elementary School, located approximately 6.68 miles from Manzanita, also consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with 3rd-grade English Language Arts scores reaching 62.7% in the 2024-2025 school year. However, Manzanita's performance is particularly noteworthy for its low socioeconomic status students, who ranked 59th out of 518 Oregon elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests that the school is effectively supporting and meeting the needs of its most vulnerable student population.

342

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,733

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 San Francisco St
Grants Pass, OR 97526-7897

(541) 479-6433

District: Three Rivers/Josephine County School District

Students who attend Manzanita Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fleming Middle School
High:	North Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.4%

Hispanic:

13.7%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 74th percentile in 2024 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Oregon median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 74th-percentile peak (2024) to 60th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg34%

Oregon avg38%

282^nd of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Three Rivers/Josephine County School District

79^th of 140Three Rivers/Josephine County School District among Oregon 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	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	282 of 706	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	186 of 710	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	49.0	318 of 706	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	217 of 706	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	374 of 705	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	474 of 709	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.8	362 of 701	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.5	337 of 697	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.1	252 of 706	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	40.8	441 of 695	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.1	380 of 707	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.3	265 of 730	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.0	184 of 695	73.5%	★★★★☆
2010	62.1	264 of 674	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.3	389 of 665	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	68.3	185 of 655	71.8%	★★★★☆
2007	42.1	405 of 652	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	73.5	125 of 636	80.3%	★★★★☆
2005	66.0	200 of 629	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	27.7	481 of 586	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	203 of 653	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.6	111 of 658	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	271 of 652	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	169 of 646	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	35.0	423 of 621	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	502 of 681	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	38.1	301 of 475	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	59 of 518	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	30 of 523	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	68.8	131 of 595	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	214 of 703	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	117 of 597	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	53.3	281 of 640	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	328 of 664	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	275 of 662	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	343 of 665	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	238 of 654	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	222 of 623	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	393 of 680	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	60.5	81 of 212	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	169 of 352	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	107 of 299	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	94 of 215	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.6	411 of 481	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	355 of 669	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	274 of 670	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.4	418 of 656	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	351 of 666	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	433 of 662	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	562 of 683	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)62nd percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2018)37th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%+3 vs state

Mathematics40%+4 vs state

Science23%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, March 12, 2023

We had to pull our child from kindergarten at Manzanita. Our child was not stimulated educationally, and Ms. Davey told me she had no option for our daughter stating she had to "teach to the majority." They never tested her for TAG. My daughter hated going to school every day. She said her teacher was grumpy and never smiled. Not an environment we wanted to our 5 year old to be in. Ms. Davey told me that she did not want parents to volunteer in her class because she was very triple A. The principal got involved and eventually let me volunteer. I would describe the classroom as very "militant."

In addition, after reviewing the "porn literacy", sexual education curriculum for K-12, & CRT/identity politics-oriented material we have concluded that our Oregon public education system is no longer fostering an education based on principles and values but rather fosters an indoctrination of our children.

We moved our daughter to a private school, and she is flourishing academically and LOVES going to school every day. We definitely made the right decision. Close Quote

Schools Near Manzanita Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)			OSAS Mathematics (2025)			OSAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Manzanita Elementary School	Public	K-5	310 San Francisco St	Grants Pass	97526	Josephine County	Three Rivers/Josephine County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 479-6433	342	20	17.1	99.4%	258 (75.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (13.7%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.8%)	52.9	282^nd of 706 public elementary schools	60.1%		67.9	186^th of 710 public elementary schools	73.8%	96	43.9	47.1	46.9	36.4	44.1	40.6	23.4	$19,733	$3,125	$16,608
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1845 NW Highland Ave	Grants Pass	97526	Josephine County	Grants Pass School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 474-5765	344	20	17.2	69.8%	262 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (16.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	48.9	314^th of 706 public elementary schools	55.5%		56.4	268^th of 710 public elementary schools	62.3%	46	29.2	35.1	57.6	33.8	29.8	43.9	37.3	$16,486	$00	$16,486
Ft Vannoy Elementary School	Public	K-5	5250 Upper River Rd	Grants Pass	97526	Josephine County	Three Rivers/Josephine County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 479-4440	239	12	19.9	100.0%	194 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.9%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)	27.5	521^st of 706 public elementary schools	26.2%		15.1	640^th of 710 public elementary schools	9.9%	119	28.2	29.8	25.0	33.3	36.2	23.1	19.2	$19,089	$3,071	$16,019
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	1132 NE 10th St	Grants Pass	97526	Josephine County	Grants Pass School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 474-7719	386	21	18.6	69.9%	271 (70.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (17.4%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (10.1%)	49.1	312^th of 706 public elementary schools	55.8%		40.5	392^nd of 710 public elementary schools	44.8%	80	31.4	47.8	43.8	47.8	44.8	27.4	28.4	$15,958	$00	$15,958
Parkside Elementary	Public	K-5	735 SW Wagner Meadows Dr	Grants Pass	97526	Josephine County	Grants Pass School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 474-5777	361	23	15.6	73.4%	271 (75.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.9%)	31.2	485^th of 706 public elementary schools	31.3%		32.3	470^th of 710 public elementary schools	33.8%	15	41.7	30.0	34.8	34.7	24.3	18.5	23.8	$16,137	$00	$16,137
Redwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	3163 Leonard Rd	Grants Pass	97527	Josephine County	Grants Pass School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 474-5775	443	23	19.2	71.8%	288 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (23.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.9%)	48.8	316^th of 706 public elementary schools	55.2%		55.4	275^th of 710 public elementary schools	61.3%	41	39.5	46.8	42.6	37.0	43.0	29.4	29.6	$17,088	$00	$17,088
Riverside Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 SE Harvey Dr	Grants Pass	97526	Josephine County	Grants Pass School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 474-5780	351	22	16.2	72.6%	256 (72.9%)	3 (0.9%)	54 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.3%)	66.2	198^th of 706 public elementary schools	72.0%		52.1	296^th of 710 public elementary schools	58.3%	98	40.4	56.5	65.0	25.0	56.5	35.0	47.5	$18,183	$00	$18,183
Fruitdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	1560 Bill Baker Way	Grants Pass	97527	Josephine County	Three Rivers/Josephine County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 476-2276	225	15	15.0	100.0%	163 (72.4%)	2 (0.9%)	40 (17.8%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.2%)	83	105^th of 706 public elementary schools	85.1%		74.6	147^th of 710 public elementary schools	79.3%	42	62.7	50.0	63.4	66.7	47.2	56.1	48.8	$20,425	$3,140	$17,285
Allen Dale Elementary School	Public	K-5	2320 Williams Hwy	Grants Pass	97527	Josephine County	Grants Pass School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 474-5760	397	22	18.0	74.3%	311 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (15.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	40.5	393^rd of 706 public elementary schools	44.3%		39	407^th of 710 public elementary schools	42.7%	14	35.8	35.0	44.4	41.8	25.6	27.4	31.9	$18,566	$00	$18,566
Madrona Elementary School	Public	K-5	520 Detrick Dr	Grants Pass	97527	Josephine County	Three Rivers/Josephine County School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 476-6624	281	15	19.0	98.9%	221 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.2%)	22.4	570^th of 706 public elementary schools	19.3%		26.9	525^th of 710 public elementary schools	26.1%	45	33.3	30.0	28.6	27.8	26.8	14.3	14.3	$18,624	$2,892	$15,732

Frequently Asked Questions about Manzanita Elementary School

How many students attend Manzanita Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Manzanita Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Manzanita Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Fleming Middle School
High : North Valley High School

What is the racial makeup of Manzanita Elementary School?

Students at Manzanita Elementary School are 75% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Manzanita Elementary School a good school?

Manzanita Elementary School ranks 282^nd of 706 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Manzanita Elementary School in?

Three Rivers/Josephine County School District

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