Manzanita, a 2005 California Distinguished School
Thanks to the hard work of our students, teachers, staff and parents, Manzanita was awarded the California Distinguished School honor in the spring of 2005, just in time for the successful renewal of our charter with the West Contra Costa School District.
According to the California Department of Education (CDE), of the nearly 2,300 California middle and high schools in 2005, fewer than 465 were eligible to apply for the honor based on their Academic Performance Index (API) and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) results. The charter schools that applied in 2005 underwent a rigorous selection process conducted by the (CDE) and the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association. Representatives from each of the California Distinguished Schools were formally honored on May 20, 2005 at an awards ceremony at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California.