How does Manhattan Place Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Los Angeles?

Manhattan Place Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 28.1/100, placing it at the 6th percentile statewide. 1% of students exceed standard, with a total of 306 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Manhattan Place Elementary?

1.5% of students at Manhattan Place Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 9.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Manhattan Place Elementary improving or declining?

Manhattan Place Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 1.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Manhattan Place Elementary?

32.7% of students at Manhattan Place Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Manhattan Place Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90047

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

306 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

221 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

17:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

94%

Teachers

13 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 49.3%

Asian 0.5%

Black 42.1%

Other 8.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Manhattan Place Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	1.5%
Met Standard	8.4%
Below Standard	90.2%

Exceeded

1.5%

Met

8.4%

Below

90.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "10% proficient" for Manhattan Place Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

1.5% of students exceeded standard while 8.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 19.7 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 33 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.2% exceeded — 11.8 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 1.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 32.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.