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Verplanck School

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Verplanck School ranks 360 th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

360^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Verplanck School is an elementary school in Manchester, CT, serving 466 students in grades K-4 within the Manchester School District. Verplanck has historically ranked in the lower quartile of Connecticut elementary schools, though its most recent state ranking improved to the 27th percentile after several years near the bottom.

Verplanck serves a student body with a very high poverty rate, with 77.5% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024-25 — the highest among nearby elementary schools. The school also struggles with chronic absenteeism, which rose to 25.4% in the latest year, considerably higher than schools like Governor William Pitkin School (8.4%) or Odyssey Community School (9.1%). Academically, most SBAC proficiency rates trail district and state averages, and subgroup rankings are concerning. For instance, Verplanck's female and male students ranked in the bottom 3% statewide in 2022-23, and its low-income students ranked in the 11th percentile.

There are some encouraging signs. Third-grade math proficiency reached 45.3% in 2025-26, matching the district average and exceeding several comparison schools, including Keeney School (32.0%) and Bowers School (30.4%). Meanwhile, Verplanck spends a relatively high $20,479 per student and maintains a favorable 11.6:1 student-teacher ratio, suggesting resources alone are not driving outcomes. The most urgent priorities are reducing chronic absenteeism and strengthening early literacy, while building on the math gains that lifted the school's overall ranking.

466

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,788

Per pupil spending ?

77.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

87.8%

Kindergartners with all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 1.1% (any vaccine)

126 Olcott Street
Manchester, CT 06040

(860) 647-3383

District: Manchester School District

Students who attend Verplanck School usually attend:

Middle:	Illing Middle School
High:	Manchester High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.0%

African American:

23.2%

White:

14.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (35% vs 51% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 16% Connecticut)

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg41%

Connecticut avg51%

360^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Manchester School District

127^th of 153Manchester 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
2026	23.3	360 of 492	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	422 of 493	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	468 of 497	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	431 of 491	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	459 of 490	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	438 of 538	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	449 of 522	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	478 of 532	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	5.2	491 of 519	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.0	484 of 518	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.3	474 of 551	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.6	468 of 557	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.5	463 of 564	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.4	451 of 565	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.8	477 of 579	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.1	442 of 566	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.3	393 of 565	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.3	356 of 568	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.0	375 of 570	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	4.8	225 of 230	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	370 of 455	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	23.3	94 of 111	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	19.9	64 of 72	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	211 of 302	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	4.8	224 of 231	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	390 of 445	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	25.3	276 of 371	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2021)26th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2024)15th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)11th percentile~ school

Male (2023)3rd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2023)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics42%-10 vs state

English Language Arts29%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)						SBAC Mathematics (2026)						Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Verplanck School	Public	K-4	126 Olcott Street	Manchester	06040	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 647-3383	466	40	11.6	77.5%	67 (14.4%)	108 (23.2%)	233 (50.0%)	30 (6.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	23.3	360^th of 492 public elementary schools	26.8%		11.3	422^nd of 493 public elementary schools	14.4%	62			27.9	29.8					45.3	38.1					87.8%	1.1%	$22,788
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%)	56.7	232^nd of 492 public elementary schools	52.8%		58.1	229^th of 493 public elementary schools	53.5%	3	496.0	805.0	42.9	65.8	46.2	2534.0	52.5	2581.0	2438.0	73.7	2510.0	2521.0	52.5	56.4	100%	0%	$14,822
Waddell School	Public	K-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%)	34.1	320^th of 492 public elementary schools	35.0%		25.6	341^st of 493 public elementary schools	30.8%	21			31.0	42.0					53.5	43.9					92%	0%	$22,521
Dr. Franklin H. Mayberry School	Public	K-5	101 Great Hill Rd.	East Hartford	06108	Capitol Planning Region	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5720	310	28	10.9	70.6%	18 (5.8%)	76 (24.5%)	190 (61.3%)	7 (2.3%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.9%)	13.2	408^th of 492 public elementary schools	17.1%		15.5	399^th of 493 public elementary schools	19.1%	9	32.0		11.8	36.7	22.0				11.8	36.7	16.0				100%	0%	$20,495
Keeney School	Public	K-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%)	19.6	373^rd of 492 public elementary schools	24.2%		23.2	351^st of 493 public elementary schools	28.8%	22			28.6	38.7					32.0	32.8					95.1%	0%	$22,644
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
Bowers School	Public	K-4	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%)	19.2	376^th of 492 public elementary schools	23.6%		17.3	386^th of 493 public elementary schools	21.7%	10			23.2	32.9					30.4	40.5					77.4%	0%	$24,280
Dr. John A. Langford School	Public	K-5	61 Alps Dr.	East Hartford	06108	Capitol Planning Region	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5700	316	30	10.6	61.1%	27 (8.5%)	93 (29.4%)	185 (58.5%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	45.3	265^th of 492 public elementary schools	46.1%		39.3	282^nd of 493 public elementary schools	42.8%	17	492.0		46.0	53.7	41.5				56.0	63.4	39.6				97.9%	0%	$20,349
Governor William Pitkin School	Public	K-5	330 Hills St.	East Hartford	06118	Capitol Planning Region	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5480	345	27	12.9	52.2%	54 (15.7%)	96 (27.8%)	141 (40.9%)	38 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.1%)	54.2	244^th of 492 public elementary schools	50.4%		59.3	220^th of 493 public elementary schools	55.4%	24	53.4		61.4	51.6	53.4				56.1	57.8	46.6				96.8%	0%	$19,308
Highland Park School	Public	K-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%)	62.4	210^th of 492 public elementary schools	57.3%		50.4	251^st of 493 public elementary schools	49.1%	41			55.1	58.1					59.4	64.5					100%	0%	$23,647

Frequently Asked Questions about Verplanck School

What district is Verplanck School in?

Manchester School District

What schools do graduates of Verplanck School attend?

Students who attend Verplanck School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Illing Middle School
High : Manchester High School

What is the racial makeup of Verplanck School?

Students at Verplanck School are 50% Hispanic, 23% African American, 14% White, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Verplanck School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Verplanck School.

Is Verplanck School a good school?

Verplanck School ranks 360^th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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