Jewett School

Jewett School is a public elementary school serving prekindergarten through grade 4 in Manchester, New Hampshire, with 443 students in an urban district setting. It is part of the Manchester School District, which has a low statewide ranking, but Jewett performs better than the district average in both major tested subjects. For 2025–2026, 38% of students were proficient in mathematics and 38% in reading, compared with 20% and 31%, respectively, across the district.

The school’s recent progress is encouraging. Compared with the previous year, math proficiency increased from 32% to 38%, while reading rose from 26% to 38%—the strongest results in Jewett’s four-year trend. Its statewide ranking also improved from the 5th to the 16th percentile, although the school remains below the New Hampshire average, particularly in reading. Jewett’s grade-level results are consistent, with third- and fourth-grade math ranging from 37% to 40% and reading at 38% in both grades. Within the nearby Manchester schools, Jewett generally falls in the middle-to-upper range: it outperforms McDonough School, Parker-Varney School, Bakersville School, and Gossler Park School in both subjects.

Several nearby schools post stronger results. Green Acres School and Smyth Road School lead Jewett in math and reading, while Highland-Goffes Falls School has higher reading results. Mill Falls Charter School is a particularly strong nearby alternative, ranking in the 60th statewide percentile and recording 63% reading proficiency, though it is smaller, serves a different grade span, and operates separately from the district. Overall, Jewett appears to be improving rather than remaining stagnant. Its main priorities are sustaining the latest gains and narrowing the remaining reading gap with the state and better-performing nearby schools.