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Gossler Park School

Q: Is Gossler Park School a good school?

Gossler Park School ranks in the bottom 4.5% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Gossler Park School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Gossler Park School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Gossler Park School?

Students at Gossler Park School are 36% White, 32% Hispanic, 16% African American, 13% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Gossler Park School attend?

Students who attend Gossler Park School usually go on to attend: Middle : Middle School At Parkside High : Manchester School of Technology (High School) High : Manchester West High School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Gossler Park School is an elementary school located in Manchester, New Hampshire, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 339 students. The school is part of the Manchester School District, which has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Gossler Park School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Hampshire, with a 0-star rating and ranking in the bottom 10% of schools in the state for the past several years.

Gossler Park School's academic performance is a significant concern, with only 27% of students proficient or better in mathematics and 25% proficient or better in reading, compared to state averages of 42% and 55%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of New Hampshire elementary schools for both female and male students in mathematics and reading. Additionally, Gossler Park School has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 66.96% to 69.33% over the past few years, suggesting a high concentration of students from low-income families.

When comparing Gossler Park School to other nearby elementary schools in the Manchester School District, such as Webster School and Smyth Road School, it becomes clear that Gossler Park School is an outlier in terms of academic performance, with significantly lower proficiency rates in mathematics and reading. Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, its performance has remained consistently low over the past several years, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and strategies to address the specific needs of the students and improve academic outcomes.

366

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,653

Per pupil spending ?

62%

Free/discounted lunch ?

145 Parkside Ave
Manchester, NH 03102-3603

(603) 624-6327

District: Manchester School District

Students who attend Gossler Park School usually attend:

Middle:	Middle School At Parkside
High:	Manchester School of Technology (High School)
	Manchester West High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.5%

Hispanic:

32.2%

African American:

15.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (26% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Reading scores 30 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg23%

New Hampshire avg48%

214^th of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Manchester School District

151^st of 158Manchester School District among New Hampshire 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	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	214 of 224	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	231 of 234	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	228 of 237	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	232 of 233	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	229 of 231	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	228 of 231	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	212 of 229	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	197 of 206	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.1	227 of 242	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.1	235 of 241	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.3	236 of 241	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.7	233 of 237	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.4	237 of 242	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.4	236 of 240	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.3	235 of 236	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.0	234 of 237	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.0	234 of 238	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	164 of 182	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	182 of 187	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	189 of 192	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	185 of 190	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	7 of 21	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	27.4	14 of 19	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	8 of 18	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.8	16 of 17	5.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	180 of 186	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	190 of 193	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	192 of 199	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	192 of 195	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	193 of 195	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2022	8.1	59 of 59	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	52 of 60	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	38 of 52	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2024	5.7	224 of 228	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	230 of 233	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	208 of 209	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	227 of 229	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	225 of 227	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+62 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics27%-15 vs state

Reading25%-30 vs state

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Friday, April 23, 2021

I use to go there and they where the best.I love the teachers there. Close Quote

Schools Near Gossler Park School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NH SAS Mathematics (2025)			NH SAS Reading (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	Total
Gossler Park School	Public	PK, KG-4	145 Parkside Ave	Manchester	03102	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 624-6327	366	31	11.8	62.0%	130 (35.5%)	57 (15.6%)	118 (32.2%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.1%)	10.2	214^th of 224 public elementary schools	4.5%		3.9	231^st of 234 public elementary schools	1.3%	17	14.0	38.0	27.0	18.0	31.0	25.0	$12,653
Polaris Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	100 Coolidge Ave	Manchester	03102	Hillsborough County	Polaris Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(603) 634-0034	119	9	13.5	21.0%	76 (63.9%)	11 (9.2%)	15 (12.6%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.9%)	35.9	150^th of 224 public elementary schools	33.0%		41.5	145^th of 234 public elementary schools	38.0%	5	50.0	38.0	43.0	55.0	33.0	46.0
Northwest Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 Youville St.	Manchester	03102	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 624-6321	487	41	11.8	49.5%	251 (51.5%)	51 (10.5%)	113 (23.2%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.7%)	15.1	199^th of 224 public elementary schools	11.2%		29.1	181^st of 234 public elementary schools	22.6%	18	17.0	27.0	22.0	31.0	44.0	38.0	$11,611
Parker-Varney School	Public	PK, KG-4	223 James Pollack Dr.	Manchester	03102	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 624-6338	406	33	12.4	53.0%	196 (48.3%)	45 (11.1%)	94 (23.2%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (14.5%)	5.1	221^st of 224 public elementary schools	1.3%		7.5	228^th of 234 public elementary schools	2.6%	7	23.0	22.0	23.0	19.0	21.0	20.0	$13,317
Beech Street School	Public	K-4	333 Beech St.	Manchester	03103	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 624-6314	524	51	10.2	66.8%	150 (28.6%)	89 (17.0%)	204 (38.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (14.5%)								(n/a)				10.0	12.0	11.0	$16,187
Bakersville School	Public	PK, KG-4	20 Elm St.	Manchester	03101	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 624-6312	329	36	9.1	62.3%	102 (31.0%)	58 (17.6%)	108 (32.8%)	14 (4.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.8%)	9.1	217^th of 224 public elementary schools	3.1%		2.9	233^rd of 234 public elementary schools	0.4%	16	37.0	22.0	29.0	23.0	18.0	20.0	$19,681
Bartlett Elementary School	Public	1-4	689 Mast Rd.	Manchester	03102	Hillsborough County	Goffstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 497-2210	177	18	9.8	24.3%	144 (81.4%)	10 (5.6%)	13 (7.3%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	50.2	113^th of 224 public elementary schools	49.6%		18.9	194^th of 234 public elementary schools	17.1%	81	55.0	48.0	51.0	53.0	50.0	51.0	$17,346
McDonough School	Public	PK, KG-4	550 Lowell St.	Manchester	03104	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 624-6373	534	47	11.3	65.2%	188 (35.2%)	69 (12.9%)	200 (37.5%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (12.5%)	2.9	224^th of 224 public elementary schools	0.0%		8	227^th of 234 public elementary schools	3.0%	3	14.0	19.0	16.0	14.0	19.0	16.0	$14,681
Webster School	Public	PK, KG-4	2519 Elm St.	Manchester	03104	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 624-6344	362	30	12.0	43.4%	214 (59.1%)	47 (13.0%)	58 (16.0%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (9.1%)	26.1	180^th of 224 public elementary schools	19.6%		32.1	173^rd of 234 public elementary schools	26.1%	7	37.0	40.0	39.0	31.0	48.0	39.0	$13,750
Smyth Road School	Public	PK, KG-4	245 Bruce Rd.	Manchester	03104	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 624-6340	344	31	11.0	36.3%	213 (61.9%)	22 (6.4%)	62 (18.0%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.8%)	22.3	186^th of 224 public elementary schools	17.0%		34.5	162^nd of 234 public elementary schools	30.8%	24	40.0	33.0	37.0	36.0	40.0	38.0	$13,484

Frequently Asked Questions about Gossler Park School

What is the racial makeup of Gossler Park School?

Students at Gossler Park School are 36% White, 32% Hispanic, 16% African American, 13% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Gossler Park School in?

Manchester School District

What schools do graduates of Gossler Park School attend?

Students who attend Gossler Park School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middle School At Parkside
High : Manchester School of Technology (High School)
High : Manchester West High School

How many students attend Gossler Park School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Gossler Park School.

Is Gossler Park School a good school?

Gossler Park School ranks in the bottom 4.5% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

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