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Schools in Manchester

Manchester’s public schools

Manchester Union Elementary School District and Point Arena Joint Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Manchester. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 90% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
25%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Students per teacher
9.9
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
165 students on the public path
In brief

Manchester’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Manchester’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Manchester Elementary places highest (better than 43%); Manchester Elementary lowest (43%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Manchester, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Manchester ElementaryManchester Union Elementary School DistrictC+
9–12Point Arena Highin Point ArenaNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Manchester Union Elementary School District.

Two districts serve Manchester

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Manchester Union Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 34 students, down 21% since 2020–21 · 8.5 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$45,778CA $21,206 · FY2024
Point Arena Joint Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 2 schools · 139 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (CA 21.6)
B
Test scores · 2021–22

How students score

Reading · K–8, Manchester Union Elementary School District25%
State average 46.7% · 15 students tested · the state reports 0–50%
Math · K–8, Manchester Union Elementary School District30%
State average 33.1% · 16 students tested · the state reports 21–39%
Reading · 9–12, Point Arena Joint Union High School District50%
State average 46.7% · 29 students tested · the state reports 40–59%
Math · 9–12, Point Arena Joint Union High School District10%
State average 33.1% · 29 students tested · the state reports 0–20%

Manchester vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Manchester’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Manchester—Manchester Union Elementary K–8 · Point Arena Joint Union High 9–12

Every school in Manchester

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Manchesterby address
Manchester Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8
C+
34 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving Manchesterin other towns
Point Arena High
High · Grades 9–12 · Point Arena
131 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Manchester’s schools

Are Manchester’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Manchester. Manchester Union Elementary School District and Point Arena Joint Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Manchester. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Manchester in?

Manchester Union Elementary School District and Point Arena Joint Union High School District.

Where do Manchester kids go to high school?

Point Arena High.

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What Manchester families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.