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Howe-Manning

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Howe-Manning ranks 266 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-6

266^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Howe-Manning is a public elementary school in Middleton, MA, serving grades 3–6 with 461 students as part of the Middleton district. In 2025–2026, it ranked 266th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools (70th percentile, 4 stars), while the Middleton district ranked 102nd of 351 districts (71st percentile, 4 stars). The school performs above the state average in all three tested subjects: ELA proficiency is 49.24% vs. 40.03% statewide, math is 53.57% vs. 41.11%, and science is 64.71% vs. 40.98%.

Science is Howe-Manning’s standout strength, 23.73 points above the state and higher than every nearby Peabody and Danvers school in the comparison, though below L D Batchelder and J Turner Hood in North Reading. Math is also strong, especially in 6th grade, where proficiency reaches 69.32%, and all-grade math is second only to L D Batchelder among nearby tested schools. ELA is more middle-of-the-pack: above state and similar to West Memorial in Peabody, but behind both North Reading schools. Grade-level results are uneven: 5th and 6th grades are well above state, while 4th grade is the weakest spot, with math slightly below state (42.72% vs. 43.20%). The all-grade ELA score has also declined from 60.81% in 2022–2023 to 49.24% in 2025–2026, a trend to watch.

For families comparing options, Howe-Manning has a low student-teacher ratio of 11.7 and high per-pupil spending of $19,976 in 2020–2021, yet L D Batchelder in North Reading posts much higher proficiency with a higher ratio of 14.7 and lower spending of $16,741, suggesting other factors matter. The school’s support for special education students and low-socioeconomic-status students is a relative bright spot: those subgroups rank around the 79th and 74th percentiles, above the school’s overall rank. Howe-Manning is a solidly above-average, stable 4-star school that outperforms most nearby Peabody and Danvers schools; its main opportunities are raising ELA, addressing the 4th-grade dip, and closing the gap with top North Reading schools.

461

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,743

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

26 Central Street
Middleton, MA 01949-1714

(978) 739-2800

District: Middleton

Students who attend Howe-Manning usually attend:

Middle:	Masconomet Regional Middle School
High:	Masconomet Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.4%

Hispanic:

6.5%

Asian:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Massachusetts median (70th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg52%

Massachusetts avg41%

266^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

102^nd of 351Middleton 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	69.7	266 of 899	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	71.0	272 of 906	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	252 of 916	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	244 of 928	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	223 of 932	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	181 of 936	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	139 of 942	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	220 of 934	76.4%	★★★★☆
2017	86.6	91 of 938	90.3%	★★★★★
2016	81.8	147 of 932	84.2%	★★★★☆
2015	81.0	148 of 914	83.8%	★★★★☆
2014	83.3	124 of 926	86.6%	★★★★☆
2013	83.4	131 of 928	85.9%	★★★★☆
2012	85.5	101 of 930	89.1%	★★★★☆
2011	79.9	173 of 924	81.3%	★★★★☆
2010	84.8	113 of 920	87.7%	★★★★☆
2009	79.0	179 of 909	80.3%	★★★★☆
2008	83.5	124 of 908	86.3%	★★★★☆
2007	82.2	143 of 911	84.3%	★★★★☆
2006	84.3	126 of 911	86.2%	★★★★☆
2005	79.4	178 of 887	79.9%	★★★★☆
2004	85.1	111 of 882	87.4%	★★★★☆
2003	74.3	234 of 884	73.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	51.8	269 of 672	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.6	145 of 632	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	61 of 665	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	68.1	153 of 656	76.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	66.3	284 of 869	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.6	286 of 869	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	251 of 886	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	264 of 887	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	219 of 901	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	177 of 898	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	117 of 902	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	137 of 893	84.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	196 of 742	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	61.2	223 of 736	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.5	125 of 760	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	238 of 757	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	395 of 772	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	87.9	28 of 705	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	56 of 700	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	10 of 685	98.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	242 of 879	72.5%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	248 of 884	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	209 of 891	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	208 of 896	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	225 of 908	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	190 of 904	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	165 of 907	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	275 of 898	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	152 of 709	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	69.7	143 of 717	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	164 of 731	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	192 of 703	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	43.5	508 of 905	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.9	217 of 894	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	183 of 896	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	254 of 886	71.3%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	79.5	179 of 925	80.6%	★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	84.5	64 of 399	84.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	312 of 734	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.4	330 of 737	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	288 of 753	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	288 of 762	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	260 of 764	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.6	193 of 765	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	153 of 780	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	246 of 772	68.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Tested Remotely (2021)84th percentile+3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)81st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)79th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)67th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)60th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science65%+24 vs state

Mathematics54%+12 vs state

English Language Arts49%+9 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 6th 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Howe-Manning	Public	3-6	26 Central Street	Middleton	01949	Essex County	Middleton	No	No	No	No	(978) 739-2800	461	39	11.7	7.0%	389 (84.4%)	6 (1.3%)	30 (6.5%)	20 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.0%)	69.7	266^th of 899 public elementary schools	70.4%		71	272^nd of 906 public elementary schools	70.0%	6	44.4	38.5	57.8	57.3	49.2	47.5	42.7	56.9	69.3	53.6	64.7	64.7	$21,743
Fuller Meadow	Public	K-2	143 South Main Street	Middleton	01949	Essex County	Middleton	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 750-4756	269	30	9.0	8.6%	227 (84.4%)	4 (1.5%)	18 (6.7%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.7%)								(n/a)													$23,417
John E Burke	Public	K-5	127 Birch Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	No	(978) 536-5400	294	27	11.0	17.5%	240 (81.6%)	9 (3.1%)	36 (12.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	57.4	376^th of 899 public elementary schools	58.2%		55.6	399^th of 906 public elementary schools	56.0%	23	37.8	51.9	38.8		43.2	24.4	61.1	57.1		48.7	42.9	42.9	$19,898
Ivan G Smith	Public	K-5	15 Lobao Drive	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	No	(978) 774-1350	389	32	12.0	21.6%	298 (76.6%)	30 (7.7%)	47 (12.1%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	52	437^th of 899 public elementary schools	51.4%		56.9	387^th of 906 public elementary schools	57.3%	50	53.0	39.7	37.0		43.2	57.6	43.1	37.0		45.7	30.6	30.6	$18,852
West Memorial	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Bow Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	No	(978) 536-5850	294	21	14.1	25.7%	234 (79.6%)	11 (3.7%)	33 (11.2%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	64.3	318^th of 899 public elementary schools	64.6%		61.8	350^th of 906 public elementary schools	61.4%	32	42.1	42.9	71.4		51.3	46.2	50.0	60.0		51.7	42.9	42.9	$19,836
L D Batchelder	Public	K-5	175 Park Street	North Reading	01864	Middlesex County	North Reading	No	No	No	No	(978) 664-7814	462	31	14.7	7.1%	405 (87.7%)	5 (1.1%)	13 (2.8%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	95.9	14^th of 899 public elementary schools	98.4%		96.6	7^th of 906 public elementary schools	99.2%	7	67.2	75.7	75.0		72.9	80.6	85.1	71.3		78.7	91.3	91.3	$18,700
Highlands	Public	K-5	190 Hobart Street	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 774-5011	385	23	16.4	27.7%	272 (70.6%)	28 (7.3%)	68 (17.7%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	29.1	635^th of 899 public elementary schools	29.4%		33.9	604^th of 906 public elementary schools	33.3%	31	44.1	21.2	27.0		30.3	32.2	36.4	28.6		32.5	19.1	19.1	$17,780
J Turner Hood	Public	PK, KG-5	298A Haverhill St	North Reading	01864	Middlesex County	North Reading	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 664-7817	416	33	12.5	12.4%	342 (82.2%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.5%)	29 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	72.1	246^th of 899 public elementary schools	72.6%		81.6	163^rd of 906 public elementary schools	82.0%	83	57.9	48.4	71.2		58.8	32.9	50.0	62.1		47.0	72.9	72.9	$18,919
Great Oak	Public	K-5	76 Pickering Street	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 774-2533	291	22	12.9	21.3%	216 (74.2%)	20 (6.9%)	39 (13.4%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	28.5	642^nd of 899 public elementary schools	28.6%		44.4	513^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.4%	129	40.0	17.3	16.4		23.7	40.0	39.2	29.1		35.8	25.5	25.5	$18,902
John E. McCarthy	Public	K-5	76 Lake Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 536-5625	385	29	13.3	36.1%	170 (44.2%)	79 (20.5%)	102 (26.5%)	18 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	37.6	564^th of 899 public elementary schools	37.3%		35.3	594^th of 906 public elementary schools	34.4%	30	34.0	36.4	40.4		36.8	30.2	32.7	42.6		34.8	27.7	27.7	$15,979

Frequently Asked Questions about Howe-Manning

What district is Howe-Manning in?

Middleton

Is Howe-Manning a good school?

Howe-Manning ranks 266^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Howe-Manning?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Howe-Manning.

What is the racial makeup of Howe-Manning?

Students at Howe-Manning are 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Howe-Manning attend?

Students who attend Howe-Manning usually go on to attend:

Middle : Masconomet Regional Middle School
High : Masconomet Regional High School

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