JCS - Manzanita
La Mesa · CA · JCS - Manzanita District · Public charter · K-12 combined
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The Learning Choice Academy - East County → Sierra School Of San Diego → Grossmont High → Excelsior Academy → Foothills Christian High School → Fred Finch Youth Center Nonpublic School → Helix High → Henry High →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 22% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 4% by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 75% (Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How JCS - Manzanita compares for families
What families should know about JCS - Manzanita.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: The Learning Choice Academy - East County, Sierra School Of San Diego, Grossmont High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 4% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -2.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 224 students:
≈ 24 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $10,303 per student in district revenue, the 24 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $247,272/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Learning Choice Academy - East County La Mesa |
Public · charter | 1.4 | 165 | +35.2% |
| Sierra School Of San Diego San Diego |
Private | 1.6 | 72 | — |
| Grossmont High La Mesa |
Public | 1.6 | 2,172 | -5.2% |
| Excelsior Academy La Mesa |
Private | 1.7 | 24 | — |
| Foothills Christian High School El Cajon |
Private | 1.9 | 265 | +17.3% |
| Fred Finch Youth Center Nonpublic School San Diego |
Private | 2.0 | 11 | — |
| Helix High La Mesa |
Public · charter | 2.0 | 2,554 | +3.7% |
| Henry High San Diego |
Public | 2.6 | 2,485 | -1.3% |