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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Manchester Central High School this year?
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Enrollment
1,130
High
DISTRICT 873 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330459000244
Manchester Central High School
535 Beech Street, Manchester, NH 03104 · (603) 624-6363 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,130 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of New Hampshire public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
508 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 26%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 353 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 294 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 243 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 240 | 21% |
Student demographics
72%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
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
NH avg 55.2%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The New Hampshire average is about 55 of 100.
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
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Manchester Central High School
Manchester Central High School's state test result (24.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Central High School this school | 1,130 | 45.0% | 24.5% |
| Manchester West High School Manchester | 764 | 49.1% | 25.3% |
| Manchester Memorial High School Manchester | 1,296 | 29.5% | 23.0% |
| Nashua High School North Nashua | 1,543 | 39.1% | 40.3% |
| Manchester School of Technology (High School) Manchester | 302 | 42.7% | 25.5% |
| Nashua High School South Nashua | 1,686 | 30.7% | 46.3% |
Matched among New Hampshire high 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 Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #76 of 78 | #20 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #77 of 78 | #20 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,130 | #12 of 103 | #5 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #62 of 68 | #17 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #1 of 68 | #1 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #5 of 80 | #2 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.3% | #5 of 60 | #2 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,130
-116 (-9%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 1,640
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 1,130 | 79 | 14.3:1 | 45% (508) |
| 2023-24 | 1,127 | 89.3 | 12.6:1 | 41% (460) |
| 2022-23 | 1,168 | 87.4 | 13.4:1 | 47% (547) |
| 2020-21 | 1,246 | 89 | 14.0:1 | 37% (457) |
| 2017-18 | 1,474 | 105.6 | 14.0:1 | 51% (750) |
| 2015-16 | 1,625 | 113 | 14.4:1 | 45% (731) |
| 2010-11 | 2,232 | 131 | 17.0:1 | 36% (804) |
| 2000-01 | 2,350 | 123 | 19.1:1 | 9% (221) |
| 1990-91 | 1,640 | 100 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manchester Central High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (1,474 to 1,130); teachers down 25% (105.6 to 79).
About Manchester Central High School
In Manchester, New Hampshire, part of Hillsborough County, Manchester Central High School is a high school. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 1,130 students. Against the 496-student average for high schools in New Hampshire, enrollment here is 128% higher.
Manchester Central High School is in Manchester School District, a district with 12,295 students across 21 schools.
White students form the largest group at Manchester Central High School, 36% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 34% Hispanic, 18% Black, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Hillsborough County's population at about 82%. By the diversity index, Manchester Central High School comes in at 72%.
The count of teachers at Manchester Central High School is 79 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.3:1. The average ratio among high schools in New Hampshire is 11.2:1, lower than at this school. Around 45% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hillsborough County is 26%.
Measured against New Hampshire public high schools, Manchester Central High School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Manchester Central High School is 9.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Hampshire schools.
Across Hillsborough County, median household income is about $103,545, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Manchester Central High School is among the 127 public schools in Hillsborough County.
The closest other public school is Kreiva Academy Public Charter School (H), about 0.3 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Manchester Central High School is ahead of the 24.4% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 5.
The NCES locale for Manchester Central High School is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,246 in 2020-21 and 1,130 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Manchester Central High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- 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
- Manchester West High SchoolHigh · 764 students
Other schools in Manchester
- Manchester Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,296 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
- Manchester West High SchoolHigh · 764 students
Nearby schools
- Kreiva Academy Public Charter School (H)0.3 mi · 76
- Kreiva Academy Public Charter School (M)0.3 mi · 42
- Beech Street School0.6 mi · 524
- Henry Wilson Elementary School0.6 mi · 388
- Hillside Middle School0.7 mi · 1,071
- McDonough School0.7 mi · 534
Frequently asked questions
About Manchester Central High SchoolHow large is Manchester Central High School?
Manchester Central High School enrolls approximately 1,130 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Manchester Central High School serve?
Manchester Central High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Manchester Central High School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Manchester Central High School.
How diverse is Manchester Central High School?
Manchester Central High School reports a student body of 36% White, 34% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Manchester Central High School public or private?
Manchester Central High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Manchester School District.
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