📍 38620 33rd St., Palmdale, Los Angeles County, 93550
Manzanita Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palmdale, Los Angeles County. The school has 670 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carmen Saenz. It is part of the Palmdale Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.2:1.
Manzanita Elementary enrolls 670 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Hispanic or Latino, 11% Black or African American and 3.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 553 | 83% |
| Black or African American | 72 | 11% |
| White | 22 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
623 of the school's 670 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Manzanita Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Manzanita Elementary is one of 29 schools in Palmdale Elementary, based in Palmdale, California. The district serves 17,941 students district-wide and employs 764 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 670 students, Manzanita Elementary is close to the district average of about 619 students per school.
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