Enrollment
168
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILL FALLS CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 330328000699
Mill Falls Charter School
100 William Loeb Dr, Manchester, NH 03109 · (603) 232-5176 · Hillsborough County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- BTest 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
24.0:1
7 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
30 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 41% larger than its 6th grade class (17).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
71.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
42.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Mill Falls Charter School
Mill Falls Charter School's state test result (54.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Falls Charter School this school | 168 | 17.9% | 54.3% |
| Mary A. Fisk Elementary School Salem | 272 | 19.1% | 49.5% |
| Green Acres School Manchester | 343 | 22.4% | 41.3% |
| Polaris Charter School Manchester | 119 | 21.0% | 44.2% |
| Bartlett Elementary School Manchester | 177 | 24.3% | 51.3% |
| Jonathan Daniels School Keene | 93 | 24.7% | N/A |
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 Mill Falls Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #74 of 209 | #17 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #130 of 209 | #33 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #26 of 210 | #7 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #201 of 300 | #56 of 68 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.9% | #147 of 240 | #36 of 60 |
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
168
0 (0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 168 | 7 | 24.0:1 | 18% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 167 | 7 | 23.9:1 | 18% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 168 | 7 | 24.0:1 | 18% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 168 | 7 | 24.0:1 | 18% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 168 | 7 | 24.0:1 | 15% (25) |
| 2015-16 | 168 | 7 | 24.0:1 | 19% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mill Falls Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (168 to 168); teachers unchanged (7 to 7).
About Mill Falls Charter School
Mill Falls Charter School is a small elementary school for students in Manchester, New Hampshire. Classes run from kindergarten through 6, and the school has 168 students. Against the 249-student average for elementary schools in New Hampshire, enrollment here is 33% lower.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
At Mill Falls Charter School, White students make up 67% of the student body. After that, the student body is 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 6% Black. Census figures show Hillsborough County is about 82% White. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 24.0:1. That is higher than the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 18%. That is 8 points below the 26% average for public schools in Hillsborough County.
Measured against New Hampshire public elementary schools, Mill Falls Charter School receives a B. 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, Mill Falls Charter School is 2.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Hampshire schools.
Hillsborough County has these Census figures: the median household income is $103,545, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. In all, Hillsborough County has 127 public schools and roughly 53,974 students.
Henry J. McLaughlin Jr. Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. The five-mile area around Mill Falls Charter School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Mill Falls Charter School at 1st of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size. Mill Falls Charter School is a publicly funded charter school.
Federal data show 168 students in 2020-21 and 168 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- 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
- Henry J. McLaughlin Jr. Middle School0.9 mi · 889
- Green Acres School1.0 mi · 343
- Weston Elementary School1.1 mi · 438
- Manchester Memorial High School1.6 mi · 1,296
- Manchester School of Technology (High School)1.6 mi · 302
- Jewett School1.7 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Mill Falls Charter SchoolHow many students attend Mill Falls Charter School?
Mill Falls Charter School enrolls approximately 168 students in grades KG-06.
Is Mill Falls Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mill Falls Charter School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Mill Falls Charter School?
Approximately 24.0:1 students per teacher at Mill Falls Charter School.
How diverse is Mill Falls Charter School?
Mill Falls Charter School reports a student body of 67% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Mill Falls Charter School?
Mill Falls Charter School is overseen by Mill Falls Charter School in Hillsborough County.
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