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Buckley School

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Buckley School ranks 159 th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

159^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Connecticut elementary schools

284

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,845

Per pupil spending ?

52.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 Vernon Street
Manchester, CT 06042

(860) 647-3302

District: Manchester School District

Students who attend Buckley School usually attend:

Middle:	Illing Middle School
High:	Manchester High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.9%

Hispanic:

25.4%

African American:

22.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2013 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (66% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Manchester School District

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg39%

Connecticut avg50%

159^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Manchester School District

132^nd of 156Manchester School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	159 of 493	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.1	138 of 497	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	209 of 491	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	305 of 490	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	324 of 538	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	329 of 532	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.7	268 of 519	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.3	229 of 518	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.3	234 of 551	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.6	270 of 557	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.3	136 of 564	75.9%	★★★★☆
2011	70.8	208 of 565	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.9	294 of 579	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	72.8	192 of 566	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.3	216 of 565	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	75.6	146 of 568	74.3%	★★★★☆
2006	78.7	108 of 570	81.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	9 of 77	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	68 of 302	77.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	33.4	276 of 445	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	54.6	148 of 371	60.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	53.0	147 of 262	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	262 of 327	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2021)60th percentile+20 vs school

White (2023)44th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2021)38th percentile~ school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics66%+14 vs state

English Language Arts66%+17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, February 22, 2019

Both of my children have attended Buckley. They have had some of the most outstanding educators! These teachers are dedicated to their students and it shows in all that they do. I feel so fortunate to have had my kids go through Buckley school. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, July 14, 2011

It's a nice school. Close Quote

Schools Near Buckley School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)						SBAC Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Buckley School	Public	PK, KG-4	250 Vernon Street	Manchester	06042	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 647-3302	284	28	10.2	52.5%	99 (34.9%)	65 (22.9%)	72 (25.4%)	28 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	72.9	159^th of 493 public elementary schools	67.7%		76.1	138^th of 497 public elementary schools	72.2%	21			60.6	72.2					62.1	70.4					$24,845
Bowers School	Public	PK, KG-5	141 Princeton Street	Manchester	06042	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 647-3313	376	32	11.9	67.0%	84 (22.3%)	78 (20.7%)	176 (46.8%)	16 (4.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.5%)	17.3	386^th of 493 public elementary schools	21.7%		15	396^th of 497 public elementary schools	20.3%	10			33.7	36.4					29.8	23.4					$24,280
Highland Park School	Public	PK, KG-4	397 Porter St.	Manchester	06040	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 647-3430	300	29	10.3	54.3%	99 (33.0%)	64 (21.3%)	101 (33.7%)	21 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	50.4	251^st of 493 public elementary schools	49.1%		29.9	328^th of 497 public elementary schools	34.0%	77			62.9	48.3					54.3	41.7					$23,647
Keeney School	Public	PK, KG-4	65 North School St.	Manchester	06042	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 647-3354	366	30	12.1	53.3%	142 (38.8%)	87 (23.8%)	85 (23.2%)	27 (7.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	23.2	351^st of 493 public elementary schools	28.8%		14.5	397^th of 497 public elementary schools	20.1%	46			41.3	39.0						26.0					$22,644
Lake Street School	Public	K-5	201 Lake St.	Vernon	06066	Capitol Planning Region	Vernon School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 870-6085	235	22	10.5	42.1%	139 (59.1%)	9 (3.8%)	42 (17.9%)	22 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.8%)	66.3	193^rd of 493 public elementary schools	60.9%		59	214^th of 497 public elementary schools	56.9%	21			69.4	66.7	65.2				50.0	61.9	53.3				$22,246
Waddell School	Public	PK, KG-4	163 Broad Street	Manchester	06042	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 647-3392	476	40	11.8	63.4%	73 (15.3%)	114 (23.9%)	165 (34.7%)	92 (19.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)	25.6	341^st of 493 public elementary schools	30.8%		25.7	348^th of 497 public elementary schools	30.0%	7			42.9	36.9					33.7	34.5					$22,521
Manchester Preschool Center at Martin	Public	PK-K	140 Dartmouth Rd	Manchester	06040	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 647-3367	153	11	13.7	67.3%	23 (15.0%)	37 (24.2%)	55 (35.9%)	28 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)								(n/a)															$18,610
Bolton Center School	Public	PK, KG-8	108 Notch Rd.	Bolton	06043	Capitol Planning Region	Bolton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 643-2411	473	44	10.8	21.8%	357 (75.5%)	25 (5.3%)	54 (11.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	72.2	162^nd of 493 public elementary schools	67.1%		67.3	185^th of 497 public elementary schools	62.8%	23	72.1	76.5	60.9	57.7	81.8	55.8	63.6	68.6		67.3	78.6	48.1	65.1	64.7	$21,281
Odyssey Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	579 Middle Tpke West	Manchester	06040	Capitol Planning Region	Odyssey Community School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(860) 645-1234	410	33	12.4	40.5%	97 (23.7%)	91 (22.2%)	86 (21.0%)	105 (25.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	58.1	229^th of 493 public elementary schools	53.5%		63.1	198^th of 497 public elementary schools	60.2%	31			63.9	59.5	52.6	54.1		32.4		59.5	31.6	62.2	61.1	41.2	$14,822
Orchard Hill School	Public	K-5	380 Foster St.	South Windsor	06074	Capitol Planning Region	South Windsor School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 648-5015	623	48	13.0	19.7%	260 (41.7%)	33 (5.3%)	63 (10.1%)	236 (37.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	85.8	62^nd of 493 public elementary schools	87.4%		86.1	59^th of 497 public elementary schools	88.1%	3	76.3		71.9	77.0	77.1				81.6	85.1	63.6				$17,198

Frequently Asked Questions about Buckley School

How many students attend Buckley School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 284 students attended Buckley School.

Is Buckley School a good school?

Buckley School ranks 159^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Buckley School in?

Manchester School District

What schools do graduates of Buckley School attend?

Students who attend Buckley School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Illing Middle School
High : Manchester High School

What is the racial makeup of Buckley School?

Students at Buckley School are 35% White, 25% Hispanic, 23% African American, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

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