Joshua Cowell Elementary vs Lathrop High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Joshua Cowell Elementary Lathrop High
Location Manteca, CA Lathrop, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary high
Enrollment 702 1,486
Student:Teacher Ratio 24.4:1 21.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 46.8% 37.6%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Joshua Cowell Elementary Lathrop High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $15,270 $15,270
District Manteca Unified Manteca Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Joshua Cowell Elementary Lathrop High
White 17.1% 8.9%
African American 3.3% 6.6%
Hispanic or Latino 53.4% 55.3%
Asian 18.5% 24.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 2.7% 1.3%
Multiracial 4.7% 3.6%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Joshua Cowell Elementary Lathrop High
AP Courses Offered 11
Gifted Program No Yes
Counselor Ratio 371.5:1
Chronic Absenteeism 40.0% 28.6%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.