Green Acres School

Green Acres School is a K-5 school of reasonably sized scale in Manchester, New Hampshire, part of Manchester School District, teacheing 343 students in grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 38% larger than the state mean of about 249.

Manchester School District runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 12,295 students. Green Acres School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Green Acres School lists that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian, 4% Black. By comparison, Hillsborough County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Green Acres School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.3%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hillsborough County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $103,545 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Hillsborough County runs 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,974 students), of which Green Acres School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Henry J. McLaughlin Jr. Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Green Acres School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 28.8%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Green Acres School has contracted 28%, going from 476 students in 2018 to 343 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 69% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.