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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Manchester West High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
764
High
DISTRICT 873 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330459000261
Manchester West High School
9 Notre Dame Ave., Manchester, NH 03102 · (603) 624-6384 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL764 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% 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.
- 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
375 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 | 203 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 201 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 198 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 162 | 21% |
Student demographics
71%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
42.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
14.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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
25.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 West High School
Manchester West High School's state test result (25.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester West High School this school | 764 | 49.1% | 25.3% |
| Manchester Central High School Manchester | 1,130 | 45.0% | 24.5% |
| 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 West High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #74 of 78 | #19 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #69 of 74 | #19 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #74 of 78 | #19 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 764 | #22 of 103 | #9 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #61 of 68 | #16 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #2 of 68 | #2 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.1% | #3 of 80 | #1 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #55 of 60 | #18 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
764
-25 (-3%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 1,814
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 764 | 54.7 | 14.0:1 | 49% (375) |
| 2023-24 | 771 | 57.2 | 13.5:1 | 50% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 772 | 59.2 | 13.0:1 | 50% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 789 | 58 | 13.6:1 | 41% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 800 | 72.9 | 11.0:1 | 61% (485) |
| 2015-16 | 929 | 75 | 12.4:1 | 59% (548) |
| 2010-11 | 1,358 | 91 | 14.9:1 | 47% (632) |
| 2000-01 | 2,024 | 113 | 17.9:1 | 7% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 1,814 | 82 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manchester West High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (800 to 764); teachers down 25% (72.9 to 54.7).
About Manchester West High School
Manchester West High School is a large high school. Its address is in Manchester, New Hampshire. A total of 764 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in New Hampshire is about 496 students, so this school is 54% larger than average.
Manchester School District is the district for Manchester West High School. It has 21 schools and 12,295 students.
Manchester West High School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 43%. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 12% Black, and 4% Asian. In Hillsborough County overall, about 82% of residents are White. Manchester West High School's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
Manchester West High School operates with 54.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.0:1. That is higher than the 11.2:1 average for high schools in New Hampshire. About 49% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is 23 points above the 26% average for public schools in Hillsborough County.
Measured against New Hampshire public high schools, Manchester West High School receives a C-. 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 West High School is 6.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Hampshire schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Hillsborough County show that the median household income is $103,545, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Manchester West High School is one of 127 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Manchester West High School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Middle School At Parkside. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 25.3% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 6 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 764, a 3% decrease from 789 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Manchester West High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Middle School At Parkside0.3 mi · 775
- Gossler Park School0.3 mi · 366
- Polaris Charter School0.7 mi · 119
- Parker-Varney School0.9 mi · 406
- Kreiva Academy Public Charter School (H)1.0 mi · 76
- Kreiva Academy Public Charter School (M)1.0 mi · 42
Frequently asked questions
About Manchester West High SchoolHow large is Manchester West High School?
Manchester West High School enrolls approximately 764 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Manchester West High School serve?
Manchester West High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Manchester West High School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Manchester West High School.
How diverse is Manchester West High School?
Manchester West High School reports a student body of 43% White, 28% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Manchester West High School in?
Manchester West High School is part of Manchester School District.
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