Best Public Schools in Manchester, MI

Summary:

The city of Manchester, Michigan is home to three schools - two elementary schools (Riverside Intermediate School and Luther C Klager Elementary School) and one high school (Manchester Junior-Senior High School) - all part of the Manchester Community Schools district. The data reveals a mix of strengths and challenges across these schools, with the high school seeing fluctuations in its statewide ranking and the elementary schools maintaining above-average performance despite some subject-specific weaknesses.

Manchester Junior-Senior High School stands out as a school with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing above average compared to other Michigan high schools. The school has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate, going from 147th out of 735 in 2022-2023 to 334th out of 743 in 2023-2024, before improving to 271st out of 739 in 2024-2025. While the school excels in certain subject areas, such as 7th-grade math and 8th-grade social studies, it struggles in others, like 11th-grade SAT math performance.

The two elementary schools, Riverside Intermediate School and Luther C Klager Elementary School, also have 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger, indicating they are performing above average compared to other Michigan elementary schools. However, Riverside Intermediate School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, going from 320th out of 1,470 in 2022-2023 to 445th out of 1,486 in 2023-2024. Both elementary schools have strengths in certain subject areas, such as 3rd-grade English Language Arts and 5th-grade science, but also face challenges in other areas, like 6th-grade math.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)			M-Step Social Studies (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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Manchester JuniorSenior High School	Public	7-12	20500 Dutch Dr	Manchester	48158	Washtenaw County	Manchester Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 428-7333	287	20	14.2	21.3%	261 (90.9%)	3 (1.0%)	12 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	59.9	271^st of 739 public high schools	63.3%		51.1	334^th of 743 public high schools	55.0%	63	84.8	50.0	63.9	11.1					35.6					51.1		47.8	41.7		69.6	52.8	$17,872	$1,300	$16,572
Luther C Klager Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	405 Ann Arbor St	Manchester	48158	Washtenaw County	Manchester Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 428-8321	163	17	9.8	30.1%	144 (88.3%)	2 (1.2%)	10 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)								(n/a)																					$20,156	$2,652	$17,504
Riverside Intermediate School	Public	3-6	710 E Main St	Manchester	48158	Washtenaw County	Manchester Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 428-9711	188	10	18.5	23.9%	174 (92.6%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	66.4	475^th of 1488 public elementary schools	68.1%		67.7	445^th of 1486 public elementary schools	70.1%	30					53.2	40.5	53.3	52.2		53.2	42.9	51.1	30.4		57.8			26.7			$17,268	$960	$16,308

Cities Near Manchester

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Clinton	6.68 mi	5	177^th
Chelsea	10.31 mi	5	22^nd
Grass Lake	10.78 mi	3	139^th
Tecumseh	10.87 mi	4	111^th
Napoleon	11.68 mi	4	227^th

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

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Best Public Schools in Manchester, MI

Riverside Intermediate School

Manchester JuniorSenior High School

Luther C Klager Elementary School

Cities Near Manchester