Manchester Essex Regional

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.

District Detail

36 Lincoln Street
Manchester, MA 01944

(978) 526-4919

SchoolDigger Rank:
52^nd of 348 Massachusetts districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,190

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Essex Elementary	Public	K-5	12 Story Street	Essex	01929	Essex County	Manchester Essex Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 768-7324	215	22	9.6		201 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	65.2	328^th of 906 public elementary schools	63.8%		68.5	293^rd of 916 public elementary schools	68.0%	35	58.3	50.0	39.1					48.3	33.3	65.8	52.2					50.8	56.5			56.5			$24,672
Manchester Essex Regional High School	Public	9-12	36 Lincoln Street	Manchester	01944	Essex County	Manchester Essex Regional	No	No	No	No	(978) 526-4412	392	39	10.0		375 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	94.3	22^nd of 349 public high schools	93.7%		84.6	56^th of 348 public high schools	83.9%	34							82.4								82.4				75.5		58.5		$25,486
Manchester Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	43 Lincoln Street	Manchester	01944	Essex County	Manchester Essex Regional	No	No	No	No	(978) 526-1908	304	31	9.9		281 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	87.2	105^th of 906 public elementary schools	88.4%		84.5	130^th of 916 public elementary schools	85.8%	25	81.6	59.2	60.0					65.9	76.3	65.3	54.4					64.7	76.1			76.1			$24,902
Manchester Essex Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	36 Lincoln Street	Manchester	01944	Essex County	Manchester Essex Regional	No	No	No	No	(978) 526-2022	279	30	9.2		265 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	86.8	67^th of 484 public middle schools	86.2%		79.9	91^st of 493 public middle schools	81.5%	24				73.5	53.7	73.2		66.6				56.6	46.3	67.0		56.6		62.9		62.9		74.2	$25,321

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hamilton-Wenham	2.9 mi	5	39^th
Gloucester	4.08 mi	7	259^th
Ipswich	4.31 mi	4	65^th
Beverly	4.54 mi	8	100^th
Topsfield	6.8 mi	2

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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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