How does Nile Garden Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Manteca?

Nile Garden Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 55.5/100, placing it at the 77th percentile statewide. 23% of students exceed standard, with a total of 3,506 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Nile Garden Elementary?

23.5% of students at Nile Garden Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 52.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Nile Garden Elementary improving or declining?

Nile Garden Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 13.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Nile Garden Elementary?

11.2% of students at Nile Garden 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.

Nile Garden Elementary

Manteca Unified Manteca San Joaquin County 95337

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

3,506 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

1,155 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

27:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

52%

Teachers

43 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 31.2%

White 15.8%

Asian 39.7%

Black 2.9%

Other 10.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Nile Garden Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	23.5%
Met Standard	28.8%
Below Standard	47.7%

Exceeded

23.5%

Met

28.8%

Below

47.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "52% proficient" for Nile Garden Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

23.5% of students exceeded standard while 28.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.3 points above the Manteca Unified district average of 8.2%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 12.1 points higher (vs 11.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 13.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

23.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

52.3%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

+13.1pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

11.2%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

3,506

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	159	15.7%	27.0%	25.8%	31.4%	42.8%
4th	170	24.1%	27.1%	17.1%	31.8%	51.2%
5th	139	33.8%	30.2%	20.1%	15.8%	64.0%
6th	138	22.5%	34.8%	31.2%	11.6%	57.3%
7th	135	20.0%	47.4%	20.0%	12.6%	67.4%
8th	133	21.8%	36.1%	24.1%	18.1%	57.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	160	15.6%	26.9%	26.3%	31.3%	42.5%
4th	171	23.4%	28.1%	24.6%	24.0%	51.5%
5th	141	26.9%	20.6%	29.8%	22.7%	47.5%
6th	138	20.3%	26.8%	32.6%	20.3%	47.1%
7th	136	25.0%	19.1%	30.9%	25.0%	44.1%
8th	133	33.1%	21.8%	21.1%	24.1%	54.9%