Highland-Goffes Falls School

Highland-Goffes Falls School is a primary school of moderately sized scale in Manchester, New Hampshire, one of the schools within Manchester School District, works with 336 students in grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 249 students per school, that is 35% larger than typical.

Across the 21 schools in Manchester School District (12,295 students total), Highland-Goffes Falls School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Highland-Goffes Falls School reports that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 22% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% Black, 4% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Highland-Goffes Falls School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.4%, the actual is 45.5%, a residual of +3.1 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Hillsborough County put 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%. Highland-Goffes Falls School is one of 127 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 53,974 students).

Nearest neighbor: The Founders Academy Charter School (E), around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Highland-Goffes Falls School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Highland-Goffes Falls School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 38.1%.

Highland-Goffes Falls School operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Highland-Goffes Falls School has fell 21%, going from 423 students in 2018 to 336 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 71% to 54% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

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