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Verplanck School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

422^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Verplanck School is an elementary school in Manchester, Connecticut, serving 453 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Manchester School District, which is ranked 132 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Verplanck School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores for both English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 34.4% of 3rd graders and 13.7% of 4th graders at Verplanck School were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 44.6% and 38% for the district, and 46.9% and 51.4% for the state, respectively. The school also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 15% to 25.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While Verplanck School is underperforming compared to the state, it is also underperforming compared to nearby schools within the Manchester School District, such as Highland Park School, Bowers School, and Waddell School, which have higher academic performance, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Addressing the challenges at Verplanck School, such as improving attendance and supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds, will likely require a comprehensive, long-term approach.

466

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,788

Per pupil spending ?

77.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (22% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 32 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg39%

Connecticut avg50%

422^nd of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	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 (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-25 vs state

Mathematics20%-32 vs state

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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	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 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
Verplanck School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	11.3	422^nd of 493 public elementary schools	14.4%		6.8	468^th of 497 public elementary schools	5.8%	46		34.4	13.7				30.1	9.5					$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%)	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
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
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%)	15.5	399^th of 493 public elementary schools	19.1%		10.8	434^th of 497 public elementary schools	12.7%	35	40.0	23.6		35.6			22.2	23.1					$20,495
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
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	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
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%)	39.3	282^nd of 493 public elementary schools	42.8%		38.2	292^nd of 497 public elementary schools	41.2%	10		41.7	44.0	36.2			56.3	62.0	36.2				$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%)	59.3	220^th of 493 public elementary schools	55.4%		53.4	235^th of 497 public elementary schools	52.7%	15		62.1	44.8	60.0			65.2	51.7	58.0				$19,308
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Verplanck School

What district is Verplanck School in?

Manchester School District

Is Verplanck School a good school?

Verplanck School ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Connecticut elementary schools.

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.

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