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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANCHESTER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180627001101
Manchester Elementary School
301 River Rd, N Manchester, IN 46962 · (260) 982-7541 · Wabash County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Indiana public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
234 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 67 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 26% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Manchester Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
53.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Manchester Elementary School
Manchester Elementary School's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Elementary School this school | 474 | 49.4% | 47.9% |
| Rolling Prairie Elementary School Rolling Prairie | 414 | 51.2% | 47.5% |
| Kankakee Valley Intermediate Sch Wheatfield | 469 | 52.9% | 50.1% |
| Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch Charlestown | 529 | 50.9% | 48.2% |
| Rensselaer Central Primary School Rensselaer | 398 | 51.0% | N/A |
| Jimtown Elementary School Elkhart | 418 | 47.6% | N/A |
Matched among Indiana elementary 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 Manchester Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Wabash County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #346 of 983 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #344 of 986 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #401 of 986 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #430 of 1,079 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #647 of 991 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #607 of 996 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #613 of 1,058 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #557 of 597 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
474
+76 (+19%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 692
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 474 | 29.8 | 15.9:1 | 49% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 30.2 | 14.8:1 | 55% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 54% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 23 | 17.3:1 | 41% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 25 | 19.3:1 | 35% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 27 | 18.1:1 | 51% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | 30 | 19.9:1 | 53% (318) |
| 2000-01 | 533 | 32 | 16.7:1 | 33% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 692 | 36 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manchester Elementary School.
About Manchester Elementary School
Manchester Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in N Manchester, Indiana, (ZIP code 46962). The school offers pre-K through 3 and enrolls 474 students.
The Manchester Community Schools system has 3 schools and 1,377 students.
The student body at Manchester Elementary School is 80% White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Wabash County, the White share is about 94%. A diversity index of 34% means there is a 34% chance two randomly chosen students at Manchester Elementary School are from different groups.
The school has 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.9 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. The school reported 49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Manchester Elementary School outscored 69%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.6% for Manchester Elementary School. The school posts 47.9%, 7.3 points above the prediction.
For the population of Wabash County, the median household earns about $66,806 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Manchester Elementary School shares Wabash County with 14 other public schools.
The closest school to Manchester Elementary School is Manchester Jr-Sr High School, located about 1.1 miles away. Manchester Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Manchester Elementary School's average proficiency of 47.9% compares with 39.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
In the federal locale system, Manchester Elementary School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 474, up from 398 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 17.3:1 to 15.9:1.
On allk12, people connected to Manchester Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Wabash County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,844
Census ACS
Median income
$66,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,096 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manchester Community Schools
- Manchester Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 618 students
- Manchester Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 285 students
Other Manchester Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 11 states are named Manchester Elementary. Manchester Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 12.
- Manchester Elementary SchoolAurora, IN · 145 students
- Manchester ElementaryManchester, MD · 671 students
- Manchester Elementary SchoolPORT ORCHARD, WA · 458 students
- MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 444 students
- Manchester Elementary SchoolManchester, KY · 409 students
Nearby schools
- Manchester Jr-Sr High School1.1 mi · 618
- Manchester Intermediate School4.1 mi · 285
- Whitko Jr/Sr High School8.8 mi · 505
- South Whitley Elementary School8.9 mi · 300
- Northfield Jr-Sr High School9.9 mi · 429
- Sharp Creek Elementary School10.0 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Manchester Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Manchester Elementary School?
Manchester Elementary School enrolls approximately 474 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Manchester Elementary School serve?
Manchester Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Manchester Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Manchester Elementary School.
How diverse is Manchester Elementary School?
Manchester Elementary School reports a student body of 80% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Manchester Elementary School in?
Manchester Elementary School is part of Manchester Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.