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Manchester Essex Regional


At a glance
52ndof 348 Massachusetts districts▲ 13
Better than 85% of Massachusetts districts
36 Lincoln Street
Manchester, MA 01944
·(978) 526-4919·All Massachusetts district rankings →
Statewide performance 2017–2025
2025: better than 85.1% of districts
4
Schools
1,190
Students
1
5-star school
Top rankedManchester Essex Regional High School22nd of 349 Massachusetts high schools
Biggest riser
Manchester Essex Regional High School up 34 spots statewide this year
Summary:

The Manchester Essex Regional school district in Massachusetts consists of four schools: two elementary schools (Manchester Memorial Elementary and Essex Elementary), one middle school (Manchester Essex Regional Middle School), and one high school (Manchester Essex Regional High School). The district is known for its consistently high-performing schools, with the high school ranking among the top 22 out of 349 high schools in Massachusetts.

The standout school in the district is Manchester Essex Regional High School, which boasts impressive test scores, with over 80% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school also maintains a high 4-year graduation rate of 97.8% and a low dropout rate of 1.1%. In contrast, while Manchester Memorial Elementary is a top-performing elementary school, ranking in the top 12% of Massachusetts elementary schools, Essex Elementary lags behind, ranking in the bottom 36%.

The Manchester Essex Regional school district spends between $19,500 and $24,200 per student, with the highest spending at Essex Elementary. The schools in the district also have relatively low student-teacher ratios, ranging from 9.3 to 10.0 students per teacher. While the district's overall performance is impressive, the lack of data on free/reduced lunch rates makes it difficult to assess the socioeconomic diversity and equity within the district.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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