Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330459000260
Webster School
2519 Elm St., Manchester, NH 03104 · (603) 624-6344 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
157 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 67 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 18% larger than its 4th grade class (57).
Student demographics
60%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
39.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
39.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Webster School
Webster School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webster School this school | 362 | 43.4% | 39.0% |
| Northwest Elementary School Manchester | 487 | 49.5% | 29.8% |
| Parker-Varney School Manchester | 406 | 53.0% | 21.3% |
| Highland-Goffes Falls School Manchester | 336 | 32.7% | 45.5% |
| Jewett School Manchester | 443 | 38.4% | 28.8% |
| Christa McAuliffe School Concord | 357 | 35.9% | 55.6% |
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 Webster School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #154 of 209 | #36 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #146 of 209 | #34 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #169 of 210 | #35 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #69 of 300 | #29 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #125 of 179 | #32 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #21 of 181 | #21 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.4% | #38 of 240 | #13 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.2% | #19 of 139 | #9 of 40 |
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
362
+24 (+7%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 699
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 362 | 30 | 12.1:1 | 43% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 31 | 12.1:1 | 42% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 30 | 13.0:1 | 44% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 31 | 10.9:1 | 41% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 32.1 | 15.1:1 | 51% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 29 | 15.5:1 | 45% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 34% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 520 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 21% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 699 | 25 | 28.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Webster School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (484 to 362); teachers down 7% (32.1 to 30).
About Webster School
Webster School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Manchester, New Hampshire. It has an enrollment of 362 students in pre-K through 4. That compares with an average of about 249 students for elementary schools in New Hampshire.
Manchester School District has 21 schools and 12,295 students, and Webster School is one of those schools.
About 59% of the student body at Webster School is White. Other students are 16% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Hillsborough County residents are about 82% White. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Webster School are from different groups.
The school has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.1 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in New Hampshire is 11.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 43% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Hillsborough County average 26%.
Among New Hampshire public elementary schools, Webster School outscored 35%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Webster School would be expected to post about 35.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.0%.
Looking at the county, Hillsborough County, median household income comes to about $103,545, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 127 public schools and about 53,974 students.
Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School is about 0.8 miles from Webster School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Webster School comes in 3rd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 338 (2020-21) to 362 (2024-25). By 2024-25, the school had 12.1 students per teacher, compared with 10.9 in 2020-21.
This community page is for conversations about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
Other Webster schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Webster. Webster School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Webster SchoolPhiladelphia, PA · 510 students
- Webster SchoolEverett, MA · 351 students
- WEBSTERPENUELAS, PR · 274 students
Nearby schools
- Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School0.8 mi · 96
- Smyth Road School1.4 mi · 344
- Northwest Elementary School1.5 mi · 487
- Polaris Charter School1.6 mi · 119
- Kreiva Academy Public Charter School (H)1.6 mi · 76
- Kreiva Academy Public Charter School (M)1.6 mi · 42
Frequently asked questions
About Webster SchoolHow many students attend Webster School?
Webster School enrolls approximately 362 students in grades PK-04.
Is Webster School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Webster School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Webster School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Webster School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Webster School?
At Webster School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 16% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Webster School in?
Webster School is part of Manchester School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.