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What's one thing Manchester Township High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
947
High
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340945004660
Manchester Township High School
101 HAWKS WAY, MANCHESTER, NJ 08759 · (732) 657-2121 · Ocean County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL947 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of New Jersey public high schools
- CTest 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 Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
475 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 41%
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 | 236 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 207 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 266 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 238 | 25% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 71% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Manchester Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
30.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -28.2pp since 2023
Math
13.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 31 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 Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 28 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.7% | 13.9% |
| 2023-24 | 58.9% | 6.6% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for New Jersey 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 Jersey'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 Township High School
Manchester Township High School's state test result (24.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Township High School this school | 947 | 50.2% | 24.8% |
| Maple Shade High School MAPLE SHADE | 944 | 53.2% | 21.0% |
| Collingswood High School COLLINGSWOOD | 761 | 46.6% | 37.3% |
| Cedar Creek High School EGG HARBOR CITY | 928 | 44.1% | 40.1% |
| Jackson Liberty High School Jackson | 1,012 | 53.1% | 26.1% |
| Triton Regional High School RUNNEMEDE | 1,146 | 44.8% | 24.6% |
Matched among New Jersey 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 Township High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #293 of 397 | #18 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #301 of 400 ▲ 50 | #16 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #305 of 395 ▼ 101 | #17 of 18 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 947 | #184 of 442 | #14 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #95 of 388 | #4 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #106 of 389 | #2 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.2% | #143 of 405 | #3 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #113 of 200 | #7 of 11 |
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
947
-53 (-5%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 940
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 947 | 86.8 | 10.9:1 | 50% (475) |
| 2023-24 | 943 | 86 | 11.0:1 | 44% (418) |
| 2022-23 | 959 | 87.5 | 11.0:1 | 38% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 1,000 | 83 | 12.1:1 | 29% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 1,018 | 84.9 | 12.0:1 | 34% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 988 | 84 | 11.8:1 | 36% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 1,168 | 79 | 14.8:1 | 25% (292) |
| 2000-01 | 979 | 76 | 12.9:1 | 13% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 940 | 66 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manchester Township High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,018 to 947); teachers up 2% (84.9 to 86.8).
About Manchester Township High School
Manchester Township High School is a mid-sized high school found in MANCHESTER, New Jersey. The school counted 947 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12.
Manchester Township School District counts 6 schools and 2,904 students, including Manchester Township High School.
More than half of enrollment at Manchester Township High School is White: 51%. The next largest groups are 30% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The school's White share is 33 points below the 83% share among Ocean County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
Manchester Township High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1, with 86.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in New Jersey, 12.7:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 50% at Manchester Township High School.
Manchester Township High School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 26% of New Jersey public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Manchester Township High School is 38.7%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 24.8%.
In Ocean County, the median household earns about $89,863 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Ocean County, 117 public schools serve about 66,051 students.
Among nearby public schools, Lakehurst Elementary School is closest at about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Manchester Township High School ranks 5th on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Manchester Township High School is Rural: Fringe.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 5%, from 1,000 to 947. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.9:1, from 12.1:1.
This page is set up for the Manchester Township High School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Ocean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
654,362
Census ACS
Median income
$89,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
66,051 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manchester Township School District
- Manchester Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 586 students
- Manchester Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Ridgeway Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Whiting Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Manchester Regional Day SchoolCombined · 56 students
Other schools in MANCHESTER
- Manchester Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 586 students
- Manchester Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Ridgeway Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Lakehurst Elementary School0.6 mi · 411
- Manchester Township Elementary School1.0 mi · 573
- Ridgeway Elementary School2.5 mi · 476
- Manchester Township Middle School2.6 mi · 586
- Manchester Regional Day School4.3 mi · 56
- Ocean County Vocational Technical School Jackson Center4.4 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About Manchester Township High SchoolHow many students attend Manchester Township High School?
Manchester Township High School enrolls approximately 947 students in grades 09-12.
Is Manchester Township High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Manchester Township High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Manchester Township High School have?
Manchester Township High School employs 87 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Manchester Township High School?
At Manchester Township High School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 30% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Manchester Township High School in?
Manchester Township High School is part of Manchester Township School District.
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