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Manchester Memorial Elementary

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Manchester Memorial Elementary ranks 108 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Manchester Memorial Elementary is a PK–5 school of 304 students in Manchester, MA, part of the Manchester Essex Regional district. In 2025-2026 it ranked 108th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools — 88th percentile, 4 stars — placing it in the state's top ~12%. Its rank has plateaued in the 86th–88th percentile band over the last four years, down from a pandemic-era peak of 97th percentile (5 stars) in 2020-21, but it still outperforms its own district and even schools in the higher-ranked Hamilton-Wenham district.

Proficiency is the school's standout feature. In 2025-26, 69.57% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 63.83% in Mathematics, and 71.43% in Science. Against ten nearby schools, it ranks 1st in ELA, 1st in Science, and 2nd in Math (behind Cutler School in Hamilton-Wenham). Science is the signature strength: 71.43% versus a district figure of 52.25% and a state figure of 40.98%, with no nearby school exceeding 57.14%. Within the same district, it leads Essex Elementary by 16.2 points in ELA, 22.8 points in science, and 4.2 points in math. Math is the comparative soft spot: all-grade math has drifted down slightly, and 3rd grade math was 50%, about 7 points below the district and the only 2025-26 metric where the school trails its district.

Subgroup results show measurable effectiveness: special education students rank 52nd of 709 (93rd percentile, 5 stars) in 2025-26, a durable top ~5–12% pattern across about six years. Male students ranked 33rd of 879 (96th percentile, 5 stars). Resources are high: per-student spending was $22,893 in 2020-21, and the student-teacher ratio was 9.9 in 2024-25, up from 8.9 in 2022-23. Watch items include the math trend, the weak 3rd grade math cohort, and the widening science gap with Essex. Free/reduced-price lunch data is not reported, and spending data is several years stale. Bottom line: a consistently high-performing, top-decile school whose strongest results are in science and ELA, with special education outcomes in the top ~7% of the state.

304

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,902

Per pupil spending ?

5.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

43 Lincoln Street
Manchester, MA 01944

(978) 526-1908

District: Manchester Essex Regional

Students who attend Manchester Memorial Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Manchester Essex Regional Middle School
High:	Manchester Essex Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.4%

Hispanic:

3.9%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg57%

Massachusetts avg41%

108^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Manchester Essex Regional

61^st of 351Manchester Essex Regional among Massachusetts 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	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	87.6	108 of 899	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	87.2	105 of 906	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	130 of 916	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	134 of 928	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	91.7	58 of 932	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	28 of 936	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.1	107 of 942	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	90.8	51 of 934	94.5%	★★★★★
2017	87.9	77 of 938	91.8%	★★★★★
2016	87.1	87 of 932	90.7%	★★★★★
2015	84.8	105 of 914	88.5%	★★★★☆
2014	84.5	104 of 926	88.8%	★★★★☆
2013	90.7	31 of 928	96.7%	★★★★★
2012	93.0	14 of 930	98.5%	★★★★★
2011	91.0	26 of 924	97.2%	★★★★★
2010	82.9	142 of 920	84.6%	★★★★☆
2009	90.0	46 of 909	94.9%	★★★★★
2008	88.3	59 of 908	93.5%	★★★★★
2007	81.1	154 of 911	83.1%	★★★★☆
2006	78.7	182 of 911	80.0%	★★★★☆
2005	80.0	173 of 887	80.5%	★★★★☆
2004	91.5	26 of 882	97.1%	★★★★★
2003	91.8	27 of 884	96.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	89.3	35 of 672	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	42 of 632	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	64 of 665	90.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	175 of 869	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	82.8	133 of 869	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	151 of 886	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	91.6	43 of 887	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	27 of 901	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	10 of 898	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	60 of 902	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	36 of 893	96.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	100.0	1 of 772	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	93.2	33 of 879	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	85.1	114 of 884	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	145 of 891	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	291 of 896	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.2	147 of 908	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	87.6	89 of 904	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	80.0	158 of 907	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.6	64 of 898	92.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	86.2	52 of 709	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	80.7	91 of 731	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	61 of 703	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	73 of 905	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.5	50 of 894	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	61.0	285 of 896	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.8	158 of 886	82.2%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	93.5	29 of 925	96.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	77.0	131 of 734	82.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.0	119 of 737	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	176 of 753	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	146 of 762	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	63 of 764	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	29 of 765	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	79.8	112 of 780	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	52 of 772	93.3%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)100th percentile+6 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)82nd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science71%+30 vs state

English Language Arts70%+30 vs state

Mathematics64%+23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)		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 (2015)	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	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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
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	5.7%	281 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	87.6	108^th of 899 public elementary schools	88.0%		87.2	105^th of 906 public elementary schools	88.4%	3	65.4	76.3	68.8	69.6	50.0	81.6	65.3	63.8	71.4	71.4	$24,902
West Parish	Public	K-5	10 Concord Street	Gloucester	01930	Essex County	Gloucester	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 281-9835	382	29	13.1	34.5%	322 (84.3%)	3 (0.8%)	30 (7.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.0%)	33.2	604^th of 899 public elementary schools	32.8%		31.9	617^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.9%	13	36.7	18.3	29.0	28.0	23.3	25.0	41.9	30.2	48.4	48.4	$22,089
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	10.0%	201 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	73.5	236^th of 899 public elementary schools	73.7%		65.2	328^th of 906 public elementary schools	63.8%	92	62.5	54.6	44.7	53.4	68.8	73.5	39.5	59.6	48.7	48.7	$24,672
Centerville Elementary	Public	K-4	17 Hull Street	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 921-6120	327	29	11.4	38.7%	230 (70.3%)	15 (4.6%)	56 (17.1%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	81.2	158^th of 899 public elementary schools	82.4%		81.1	170^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.2%	12	55.1	58.3		56.6	60.3	66.7		63.3			$20,236
Cove Elementary	Public	K-4	20 Eisenhower Avenue	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 921-6121	394	32	12.4	30.1%	285 (72.3%)	15 (3.8%)	71 (18.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	76.9	207^th of 899 public elementary schools	77.0%		59.4	362^nd of 906 public elementary schools	60.0%	155	56.5	52.8		54.5	61.9	55.6		58.5			$19,578
Hannah Elementary	Public	K-4	41R Brimbal Avenue	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	No	(978) 921-6126	312	26	12.0	22.5%	238 (76.3%)	6 (1.9%)	39 (12.5%)	11 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	68	281^st of 899 public elementary schools	68.7%		76.9	219^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.8%	62	57.9	47.8		52.4	45.6	53.6		50.0			$19,275
North Beverly Elementary	Public	K-4	48 Putnam Street	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 921-6130	356	29	12.2	28.3%	263 (73.9%)	13 (3.7%)	48 (13.5%)	16 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (3.9%)	77.7	193^rd of 899 public elementary schools	78.5%		86.3	113^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.5%	80	53.6	56.1		54.8	55.1	67.2		60.6			$19,489
Winthrop School	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Bay Rd	South Hamilton	01982	Essex County	Hamilton-Wenham	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 468-5340	329	27	12.1	13.4%	284 (86.3%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.8%)	15 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	78.7	182^nd of 899 public elementary schools	79.8%		79	192^nd of 906 public elementary schools	78.8%	10	56.9	51.1	58.9	56.0	73.7	62.2	50.9	62.3	52.7	52.7	$22,442
Beeman Memorial	Public	K-5	138 Cherry Street	Gloucester	01930	Essex County	Gloucester	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 281-9825	292	31	9.5	58.8%	184 (63.0%)	9 (3.1%)	83 (28.4%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	24.3	685^th of 899 public elementary schools	23.8%		20.6	730^th of 906 public elementary schools	19.4%	45	34.0	25.5	31.4	30.1	23.9	26.3	15.7	22.1	31.4	31.4	$22,223
East Veterans Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Webster Street	Gloucester	01930	Essex County	Gloucester	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(978) 281-9820	451	40	11.2		282 (62.5%)	17 (3.8%)	115 (25.5%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.5%)	26.5	653^rd of 899 public elementary schools	27.4%		30.1	635^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.9%	18	33.3	31.9	26.5	30.6	25.7	32.4	22.1	26.7	27.9	27.9	$23,017

Frequently Asked Questions about Manchester Memorial Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Manchester Memorial Elementary?

Students at Manchester Memorial Elementary are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Manchester Memorial Elementary attend?

Students who attend Manchester Memorial Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Manchester Essex Regional Middle School
High : Manchester Essex Regional High School

How many students attend Manchester Memorial Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended Manchester Memorial Elementary.

What district is Manchester Memorial Elementary in?

Manchester Essex Regional

Is Manchester Memorial Elementary a good school?

Manchester Memorial Elementary ranks 108^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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