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B−

Manteca Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Manteca and Lathrop, and parts of Stockton.

Manteca’s School Grade B− better than 48% of California school districts

Students
25,225
Schools
29
Spent per student
$15,599
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Debt
$316M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Manteca Unified School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 48% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 26% less per student than the CA average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $316M, about $12,529 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 48% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Manteca. Grade by grade →

K–811 schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20%
State average 33.1% · 12,689 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 46.7% · 12,671 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 86.2% · 2,033 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,599 per student · 26% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 32%State 57%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
23,641’20
24,131’21
24,445’22
24,852’23
25,225’24

Up 6.7% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 55%Asian 20%White 14%Black 6%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

29 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Veritas Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Manteca
D−
1,266 students26:1
Nile Garden Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Manteca
1,221 students28:1
George McParland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Manteca
1,195 students26:1
Mossdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lathrop
1,087 students27:1
Walter Woodward Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Manteca
1,056 students25:1
Lathrop Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lathrop
1,000 students26:1
Great Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Stockton
983 students25:1
Joseph Widmer Jr. Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lathrop
C−
923 students24:1
Stella Brockman Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Manteca
833 students23:1
Sequoia Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Manteca
814 students30:1
Neil Hafley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Manteca
799 students26:1
Brock Elliott Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Manteca
758 students26:1
George Y. Komure Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Stockton
752 students26:1
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Manteca
736 students23:1
Shasta Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Manteca
726 students25:1
Joshua Cowell Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Manteca
702 students22:1
August Knodt Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Stockton
642 students23:1
Golden West Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Manteca
591 students22:1
French Camp Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · French Camp
581 students24:1
New Haven Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Manteca
514 students23:1
Yosemite School Community Day (K-6)
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Manteca
5 students2:1
Yosemite School Community Day (7-12)
High · Grades 7–12 · Manteca
45 students8:1
Manteca High
High · Grades 9–12 · Manteca
B−
1,907 students21:1
Sierra High
High · Grades 9–12 · Manteca
B−
1,670 students23:1
East Union High
High · Grades 9–12 · Manteca
C+
1,524 students19:1
Lathrop High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lathrop
B+
1,486 students22:1
Weston Ranch High
High · Grades 9–12 · Stockton
C−
1,164 students19:1
Calla High
High · Grades 9–12 · Manteca
D−
140 students12:1
New Vision High
High · Grades 9–12 · Stockton
D−
105 students12:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.