Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330459000250
Highland-Goffes Falls School
2021 Goffs Falls Rd., Manchester, NH 03103 · (603) 624-6334 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- C+Test 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 New Hampshire public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
110 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 26%
Community
0
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 | 16 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (68).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 33% · 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
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
46.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire'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 Highland-Goffes Falls School
Highland-Goffes Falls School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland-Goffes Falls School this school | 336 | 32.7% | 45.5% |
| Jewett School Manchester | 443 | 38.4% | 28.8% |
| Smyth Road School Manchester | 344 | 36.3% | 37.3% |
| Weston Elementary School Manchester | 438 | 36.8% | 28.0% |
| Webster School Manchester | 362 | 43.4% | 39.0% |
| Northwest Elementary School Manchester | 487 | 49.5% | 29.8% |
Matched among New Hampshire 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 Highland-Goffes Falls School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #123 of 209 | #30 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #114 of 209 | #28 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #143 of 210 | #33 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #88 of 300 | #37 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #89 of 179 | #19 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #13 of 181 | #13 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.7% | #88 of 240 | #22 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #33 of 139 | #13 of 40 |
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
336
-42 (-11%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 565
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 336 | 30 | 11.2:1 | 33% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 30.8 | 10.9:1 | 46% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 29.8 | 10.9:1 | 49% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 34 | 11.1:1 | 38% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 31.4 | 13.5:1 | 48% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 46% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 31 | 16.6:1 | 33% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 598 | 33 | 18.1:1 | 13% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 565 | 28 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland-Goffes Falls School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (423 to 336); teachers down 4% (31.4 to 30).
About Highland-Goffes Falls School
Highland-Goffes Falls School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school's 336 students are in pre-K through 4. Statewide, elementary schools in New Hampshire average about 249 students each.
Highland-Goffes Falls School is a school in Manchester School District. The district has 21 schools and 12,295 students.
White students are the majority at Highland-Goffes Falls School, with 54% of enrollment. It is also 22% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% Black, and 4% Asian. Hillsborough County's residents are about 82% White, 27 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.2:1. That matches the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire fairly closely. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Highland-Goffes Falls School is 33%.
allk12 grades Highland-Goffes Falls School a C+. The grade compares the school only with New Hampshire public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 42.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Hillsborough County, the median household income is $103,545, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. In all, Hillsborough County has 127 public schools and roughly 53,974 students.
The Founders Academy Charter School (E) is the public school closest to Highland-Goffes Falls School, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Highland-Goffes Falls School is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment is down 11% from 2020-21, when Highland-Goffes Falls School had 378 students, to 2024-25, when it had 336.
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Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,378
Census ACS
Median income
$103,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
127
53,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manchester School District
- Manchester Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,296 students
- Manchester Central High SchoolHigh · 1,130 students
- Hillside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,071 students
- Henry J. McLaughlin Jr. Middle SchoolMiddle · 889 students
- Middle School At ParksideMiddle · 775 students
- Southside Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
Other schools in Manchester
- Manchester Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,296 students
- Manchester Central High SchoolHigh · 1,130 students
- Hillside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,071 students
- Henry J. McLaughlin Jr. Middle SchoolMiddle · 889 students
- Middle School At ParksideMiddle · 775 students
- Southside Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
Nearby schools
- The Founders Academy Charter School (E)0.6 mi · 279
- The Founders Academy Charter School (H)0.6 mi · 152
- Manchester School of Technology (High School)1.5 mi · 302
- Manchester Memorial High School1.7 mi · 1,296
- Southside Middle School1.7 mi · 768
- Peter Woodbury School1.8 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Highland-Goffes Falls SchoolHow many students attend Highland-Goffes Falls School?
Highland-Goffes Falls School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Highland-Goffes Falls School serve?
Highland-Goffes Falls School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland-Goffes Falls School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highland-Goffes Falls School is approximately 11.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Highland-Goffes Falls School?
At Highland-Goffes Falls School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 22% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Highland-Goffes Falls School public or private?
Highland-Goffes Falls School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Manchester School District.
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