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Charter School · JCS - Manzanita School District

JCS - Manzanita

JCS - Manzanita, a public charter school, serves grades K–12 for 200 students in JCS - Manzanita School District.

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Last checked Oct 29, 2026, 10:55 AM. Confirm dates with the district ↗. Recurring calendar entries may not appear here.

Enrollment fell from 261 in 2019–20 to 200 in 2023–24. 56% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (97 free, 14 reduced-price). The closest park is MacArthur Park Recreation Center (0.4 mi).

At a glance

JCS - Manzanita by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–12
Students200
Teachers16
Students per teacher12.5
Free or reduced-price lunch56%
School typeCharter · Regular School
DistrictJCS - Manzanita School District
Enrollment

Students at JCS - Manzanita

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K25
  • 125
  • 219
  • 318
  • 420
  • 514
  • 621
  • 715
  • 818
  • 910
  • 103
  • 116
  • 126
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20261
  • 2020–21290
  • 2021–22240
  • 2022–23228
  • 2023–24200
Nearby

Parks near JCS - Manzanita

All parks
Park · 0.4 miMacArthur Park Recreation CenterPark · 0.4 miMacArthur ParkPark · 0.6 miPorter Park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

5300 Jackson Dr., La Mesa 91942

(619) 303-4344

JCS - Manzanita School District website ↗California School Dashboard report cards ↗NCES school record ↗Directions ↗

State school ID 0138792 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 060184114353

Nearby

Schools nearby

Elementary school · 0.7 miLemon Avenue ElementaryGrades K–6Elementary school · 0.9 miMurray Manor ElementaryGrades K–6Middle school · 1.2 miParkway Sports and Health Science AcademyGrades 6–8Elementary school · 1.4 miSparrow AcademyGrades K–8Elementary school · 1.5 miMaryland Avenue ElementaryGrades K–6Elementary school · 1.6 miNorthmont ElementaryGrades K–6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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