New Manchester Elementary School

Located at 2242 Old Lower River Rd, in Douglasville, Georgia, New Manchester Elementary School is an average-sized primary school that teaches 818 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Douglas County. That puts it 35% bigger than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Douglas County comprises 35 schools with combined enrollment of 25,521 students; New Manchester Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, New Manchester Elementary School reports that nearly all students (81%) are Black. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 50% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, New Manchester Elementary School has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), New Manchester Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.9%.

In the area at large, Douglas County reports that median household earnings sit near $82,984, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. New Manchester Elementary School is one of 37 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 26,121 students).

The closest other public school is Factory Shoals Middle School, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around New Manchester Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts New Manchester Elementary School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 29.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 8%: 885 students in 2018 compared to 818 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 8% to 2% over that span.

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