Jewett School

Jewett School is a sizable elementary campus in Manchester, New Hampshire, operated by Manchester School District. The school instructs 443 students in grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 78% above the typical public school in New Hampshire, which averages around 249 students.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jewett School records that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 23% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 9% Black, 6% Asian. By comparison, Hillsborough County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Jewett School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Hillsborough County's rate of about 26%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jewett School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.7%; this one delivers 28.8%.

In the area at large, census data for Hillsborough County shows the typical household earns roughly $103,545 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Hillsborough County runs 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,974 students), of which Jewett School is one.

The closest other public school is Southside Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jewett School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 26.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jewett School has remained close to its prior level, going from 442 students in 2018 to 443 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 59% to 49% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

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