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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at New Manchester High School this year?
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Enrollment
1,894
High
DISTRICT 1,758 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY·NCES 130186004034
New Manchester High School
4925 Highway 92/166, Douglasville, GA 30135 · (770) 651-2700 · Douglas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,894 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Georgia public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
103 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
1,242 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 515 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 484 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 498 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 397 | 21% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
23.5%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores have held steady since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.5% |
| 2023-24 | 19.6% |
| 2022-23 | 12.4% |
| 2021-22 | 23.6% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like New Manchester High School
New Manchester High School's state test result (27.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Manchester High School this school | 1,894 | 65.6% | 27.0% |
| Douglas County High School Douglasville | 1,958 | 70.3% | 29.0% |
| Stockbridge High School Stockbridge | 1,456 | 67.5% | 15.8% |
| Eagle's Landing High School McDonough | 1,578 | 59.8% | 12.8% |
| South Gwinnett High School Snellville | 2,639 | 67.0% | 27.9% |
| McEachern High School Powder Springs | 2,175 | 69.3% | 37.0% |
Matched among Georgia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where New Manchester High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #284 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #313 of 417 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,894 | #88 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #370 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.6% | #315 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.6% | #246 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.2% | #65 of 226 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,894
+167 (+10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,894 | 102.6 | 18.5:1 | 66% (1,242) |
| 2023-24 | 1,921 | 106 | 18.1:1 | 70% (1,340) |
| 2022-23 | 1,894 | 97.1 | 19.5:1 | 60% (1,127) |
| 2020-21 | 1,727 | 98 | 17.6:1 | 52% (900) |
| 2017-18 | 1,630 | 100 | 16.3:1 | 63% (1,033) |
| 2015-16 | 1,735 | 96 | 18.1:1 | 65% (1,133) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Manchester High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (1,630 to 1,894); teachers up 3% (100 to 102.6).
About New Manchester High School
In Douglasville, Georgia, New Manchester High School is a large high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,894 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Georgia is about 1,120 students, so this school is 69% larger than average.
New Manchester High School falls under Douglas County, which has 35 schools enrolling 25,521 students.
New Manchester High School's enrollment is 76% Black. The remaining shares are 15% Hispanic, 4% White, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Douglas County's population at about 50%. New Manchester High School has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 18.5:1, with 102.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at New Manchester High School is 66%.
The allk12 Grade for New Manchester High School is C-. Compared with Georgia public high schools, the school scored higher than 22% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. New Manchester High School posts 27.0% against a 43.5% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Georgia.
Douglas County has about 147,888 residents, and median household income is about $82,984, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 37 public schools in Douglas County, with a combined enrollment of about 26,121.
New Manchester Elementary School is the closest public school, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, New Manchester High School is 8th among 9 schools close by.
Federal data place New Manchester High School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 10%, from 1,727 to 1,894.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for New Manchester High School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
147,888
Census ACS
Median income
$82,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
26,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- Alexander High SchoolHigh · 1,830 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,646 students
- Lithia Springs Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,460 students
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
- Mason Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 853 students
Other schools in Douglasville
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- South Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Alexander High SchoolHigh · 1,830 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,646 students
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
- Factory Shoals Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
Nearby schools
- New Manchester Elementary School2.3 mi · 818
- Chapel Hill High School3.2 mi · 1,646
- Holly Springs Elementary School3.2 mi · 473
- Chapel Hill Middle School3.2 mi · 1,036
- Cliftondale Elementary School3.2 mi · 694
- Factory Shoals Middle School3.4 mi · 833
Frequently asked questions
About New Manchester High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at New Manchester High School?
New Manchester High School enrolls approximately 1,894 students in grades 09-12.
Is New Manchester High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Manchester High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does New Manchester High School have?
New Manchester High School employs 103 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at New Manchester High School?
At New Manchester High School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 15% Hispanic, 76% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is New Manchester High School public or private?
New Manchester High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Douglas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.