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How has Manchester Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY COUNTY·NCES 210123000255
Manchester Elementary School
1908 N Hwy 421, Manchester, KY 40962 · (606) 598-3444 · Clay County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
294 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 63%
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 | 29 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 12% smaller than its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 47% · 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 Clay County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
78.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
68.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 30 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 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 (68.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Elementary School this school | 409 | 71.9% | 68.2% |
| Rodburn Elementary School Morehead | 419 | 71.4% | 40.8% |
| McKee Elementary School McKee | 391 | 72.9% | 69.5% |
| Hindman Elementary School Hindman | 434 | 71.2% | 44.0% |
| Owsley County Elementary School Booneville | 436 | 70.0% | 16.9% |
| Colony Elementary School London | 381 | 71.4% | 65.1% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Kentucky | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #34 of 669 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #44 of 668 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #8 of 674 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #412 of 744 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #223 of 674 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.9% | #582 of 674 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.9% | #236 of 721 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #250 of 437 | 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
409
-37 (-8%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 409 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 72% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 29.1 | 14.2:1 | 72% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 30.1 | 12.9:1 | 71% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 33 | 13.5:1 | 64% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 456 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 78% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 73% (386) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 61% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 395 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 66% (261) |
| 1990-91 | 583 | 38 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manchester Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (456 to 409); teachers down 3% (30 to 29).
About Manchester Elementary School
Manchester Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Manchester, Kentucky. The school had 409 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
A total of 10 schools make up Clay County, with 2,928 students enrolled.
The student body at Manchester Elementary School is 95% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Black. That is close to the 92% White share among all Clay County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 10% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 29 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Manchester Elementary School was 14.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Kentucky have 15.4:1, compared with 14.1:1 here. Manchester Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 72%.
Manchester Elementary School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 97% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Manchester Elementary School is 38.4%. It actually posts 68.2%, which is 29.9 points higher and in the top 10% of Kentucky schools.
Clay County census figures show that the median household income is $40,900, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 27% of residents are in poverty. Clay County is home to 11 public schools and about 2,928 public school students.
The closest public school to Manchester Elementary School is Clay County High School, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Manchester Elementary School is 2nd of 8 on proficiency.
Manchester Elementary School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
The school enrolled 409 students in 2024-25, 37 fewer than the 446 it had in 2020-21.
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Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,921
Census ACS
Median income
$40,900
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
27%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,928 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clay County
- Clay County High SchoolHigh · 762 students
- Clay County Middle SchoolMiddle · 387 students
- Burning Springs ElementaryElementary · 297 students
- Paces Creek ElementaryElementary · 273 students
- Hacker Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
- Goose Rock ElementaryElementary · 231 students
Other schools in Manchester
- Clay County High SchoolHigh · 762 students
- Clay County Middle SchoolMiddle · 387 students
- Burning Springs ElementaryElementary · 297 students
- Paces Creek ElementaryElementary · 273 students
- Hacker Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
- Goose Rock ElementaryElementary · 231 students
Other Manchester Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 11 states are named Manchester Elementary. Manchester Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 12.
- Manchester ElementaryManchester, MD · 671 students
- Manchester Elementary SchoolN Manchester, IN · 474 students
- Manchester Elementary SchoolPORT ORCHARD, WA · 458 students
- MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 444 students
- Manchester ElementaryPinewood, SC · 378 students
Nearby schools
- Clay County High School0.3 mi · 762
- Clay County Middle School1.4 mi · 387
- Horse Creek Learning Center1.4 mi · 79
- Hacker Elementary School2.9 mi · 244
- Paces Creek Elementary3.1 mi · 273
- Burning Springs Elementary6.7 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About Manchester Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Manchester Elementary School?
Manchester Elementary School enrolls approximately 409 students in grades PK-06.
Is Manchester Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Manchester Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Manchester Elementary School have?
Manchester Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Manchester Elementary School?
Student demographics at Manchester Elementary School are roughly 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Manchester Elementary School in?
Manchester Elementary School is part of Clay County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.