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New Manchester Elementary School

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New Manchester Elementary School ranks 700 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

700^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

New Manchester Elementary School in Douglasville, GA, serves approximately 818 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Douglas County School District, and has earned a 2-star rating with a statewide ranking in the 43rd percentile for the 2025-2026 school year.

This school stands out for its strong results with African American students, ranking in the 68th percentile statewide—a 3-star performance that is notably higher than the school's overall ranking. Hispanic students also perform well, landing in the 51st percentile. However, there is a significant gender gap: female students rank in the 50th percentile while male students rank in just the 31st percentile. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 28.4% in 2022-2023 to 17.3% in 2025-2026, now below the district average of 22.1% and essentially at the state average. Science is a relative strength, with 5th grade proficiency at 40.4%, exceeding the district average of 36.9%. Math scores are also showing encouraging upward trends in 4th and 5th grades, with 5th grade math improving from 28.2% to 38.2% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools, New Manchester faces challenges but also outperforms several similar peers. While Holly Springs Elementary School (just 4.84 miles away) ranks in the 78th percentile with much higher test scores, it also serves a lower-poverty population (57.72% free/reduced lunch vs. 74.45% at New Manchester). New Manchester actually ranks ahead of Mount Carmel Elementary School (45th percentile), Sweetwater Elementary School (31st percentile), and Factory Shoals Elementary School (41st percentile)—all schools with similar or higher poverty rates. The most pressing areas for attention are the gender achievement gap and the performance of Special Education students (18th percentile), both of which represent opportunities for targeted improvement.

818

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,877

Per pupil spending ?

74.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2242 Old Lower River Rd
Douglasville, GA 30135

(770) 651-4400

District: Douglas County

Students who attend New Manchester Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Factory Shoals Middle School
High:	New Manchester High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.8%

Hispanic:

9.5%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (38% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg39%

Georgia avg47%

700^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Douglas County

110^th of 202Douglas County among Georgia 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	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	700 of 1222	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.1	626 of 1238	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	626 of 1236	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	673 of 1223	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	672 of 1220	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	674 of 1214	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	847 of 1234	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	743 of 1209	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.3	868 of 1205	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.5	664 of 1233	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.2	629 of 1240	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.3	739 of 1231	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.6	841 of 1225	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.1	873 of 1201	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.0	845 of 1212	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.2	673 of 1183	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.6	772 of 1133	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.9	842 of 1134	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.7	909 of 1125	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.0	789 of 1101	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	269 of 829	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.7	221 of 892	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	203 of 879	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	218 of 870	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	234 of 876	73.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	599 of 1189	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.5	538 of 1224	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	573 of 1223	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	623 of 1212	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	596 of 1206	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	247 of 504	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.6	225 of 583	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	213 of 565	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	337 of 535	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	221 of 516	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	816 of 1186	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.8	711 of 1225	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	679 of 1220	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	718 of 1210	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	727 of 1209	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	381 of 466	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	415 of 565	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	315 of 487	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.9	138 of 455	69.7%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)68th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)51st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)18th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science40%-4 vs state

Mathematics37%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, November 10, 2017

Very poor administration and teachers. We withdrew our kids due to assaults. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, August 1, 2012

I have one child attending this school and another 2 that are about to enroll. I have been very pleased with my experience at NMES. The teachers and staff have been great. They are always looking for innovative ways to improve the school. A school is what the community makes it and our community is working hard to getting NMES to be a great school!!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	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	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Manchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2242 Old Lower River Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-4400	818	50	16.5	74.4%	16 (2.0%)	661 (80.8%)	78 (9.5%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.4%)	37.8	700^th of 1222 public elementary schools	42.7%		45.1	626^th of 1238 public elementary schools	49.4%	74		31.1	41.5	38.2				40.4			$12,877	$426	$12,451
Factory Shoals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2375 Mount Vernon Rd	Lithia Springs	30122	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-3900	697	43	16.2	87.5%	47 (6.7%)	455 (65.3%)	146 (20.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.3%)	37	718^th of 1222 public elementary schools	41.2%		29.2	851^st of 1238 public elementary schools	31.3%	133		33.7	49.4	32.0				33.3			$15,374	$1,777	$13,597
Mount Carmel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2356 Fairburn Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-4200	425	28	15.1	83.8%	34 (8.0%)	266 (62.6%)	93 (21.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.4%)	39.6	676^th of 1222 public elementary schools	44.7%		27.9	875^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.3%	199		43.0	37.4	36.1				40.3			$14,177	$613	$13,563
Sweetwater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2505 E County Line Rd	Lithia Springs	30122	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-4600	473	33	14.5	87.9%	42 (8.9%)	251 (53.1%)	157 (33.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	29.8	838^th of 1222 public elementary schools	31.4%		27.4	884^th of 1238 public elementary schools	28.6%	46		26.1	38.8	34.4				34.5			$14,994	$1,850	$13,144
Cliftondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3340 W Stubbs Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-4070	694	45	15.4	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	635 (91.5%)	27 (3.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	59.3	437^th of 1222 public elementary schools	64.2%		54.9	504^th of 1238 public elementary schools	59.3%	67		62.3	63.5	35.8				36.7			$16,487	$1,108	$15,379
Zest Preparatory Academy School	Public, Charter	K-5	3130 Golf Ridge Blv	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	State Specialty Schools II- Zest Preparatory Academy School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 462-9051	209	14	14.9	42.6%	0 (0.0%)	179 (85.6%)	17 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.2%)								(n/a)		46.7	22.2								$14,202	$644	$13,559
Stonewall Tell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3310 Stonewall Tell Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-3500	579	42	13.7	100.0%	6 (1.0%)	537 (92.7%)	15 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	57.1	464^th of 1222 public elementary schools	62.0%		50	563^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	54.5%	99		53.2	51.5	37.8				48.5			$17,780	$971	$16,809
Holly Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4909 W Chapel Hill Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-4000	473	35	13.7	57.7%	48 (10.1%)	299 (63.2%)	89 (18.8%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	75	273^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	77.7%		71.2	316^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.5%	43		61.9	51.7	54.7				65.1			$13,740	$425	$13,315
Brighten Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5897 Prestley Mill Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	Yes	No	No	No	(770) 615-3680	812	48	17.0	34.9%	88 (10.8%)	588 (72.4%)	70 (8.6%)	15 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.0%)	29.1	849^th of 1222 public elementary schools	30.5%		47.5	600^th of 1238 public elementary schools	51.5%	249	62.6	37.3	39.8	34.3	25.6	30.0	21.5	20.2	26.6	15.2	$10,490		$10,490
Randolph Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5320 Campbellton Rd SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 346-6520	497	35	14.2	100.0%	3 (0.6%)	450 (90.5%)	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	48.9	561^st of 1222 public elementary schools	54.1%		38.6	703^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	43.2%	142		35.8	50.0	43.1				44.2			$17,719	$1,099	$16,621

Frequently Asked Questions about New Manchester Elementary School

What schools do graduates of New Manchester Elementary School attend?

Students who attend New Manchester Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Factory Shoals Middle School
High : New Manchester High School

What district is New Manchester Elementary School in?

Douglas County

What is the racial makeup of New Manchester Elementary School?

Students at New Manchester Elementary School are 81% African American, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% White.

Is New Manchester Elementary School a good school?

New Manchester Elementary School ranks 700^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend New Manchester Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 818 students attended New Manchester Elementary School.

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