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Best Elementary Schools
in Manteca Unified

This page covers 20 of the 21 elementary schools in Manteca Unified had enough federal data to rank. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Walter Woodward Elementary
Grades KG–08935 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
43
/100
Student:Teacher
24.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,284
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
37%
Low economic need
2
rank
Golden West Elementary
Grades KG–08538 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
42
/100
Student:Teacher
21.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,284
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
66%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Nile Garden Elementary
Grades KG–081,070 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
41
/100
Student:Teacher
26.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,284
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
36%
Low economic need
4
rank
Stella Brockman Elementary
Grades KG–08717 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
40
/100
Student:Teacher
24.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,284
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
49%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Veritas Elementary
Grades KG–081,000 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
40
/100
Student:Teacher
26.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,284
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
39%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Joshua Cowell Elementary
Grades KG–08709 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
40
/100
Student:Teacher
24.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,284
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
August Knodt Elementary
Grades KG–08732 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
39
/100
Student:Teacher
23.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,284
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
70%
High economic need
8
rank
Lathrop Elementary
Grades KG–08875 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
39
/100
Student:Teacher
23.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,284
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Lincoln Elementary
Grades KG–08648 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
39
/100
Student:Teacher
24.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,284
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
New Haven Elementary
Grades KG–08483 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
39
/100
Student:Teacher
24.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,284
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
50%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10 more elementary schools in Manteca Unified not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
20
Elementary Schools
29
Total Schools
43
#1 Score
39
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.