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Parker-Varney School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

221^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Parker-Varney School is an elementary school located in Manchester, New Hampshire, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 394 students. The school is part of the Manchester School District, which is ranked 151 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Parker-Varney School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New Hampshire elementary schools over the past decade, also earning a 0-star rating.

The school's academic performance is a significant concern, with students consistently scoring well below the state and district averages in both mathematics and reading proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 23% of Parker-Varney students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 42% statewide, and only 20% were proficient or better in reading, compared to 55% statewide. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of New Hampshire elementary schools for both female and male students in mathematics and reading. Additionally, Parker-Varney has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 50-53% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of economically disadvantaged students.

While the school's performance is concerning, its small class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio ranging from 11.9 to 12.3, suggest that there may be opportunities for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes. When compared to other nearby schools in the Manchester School District, such as Beech Street School and Henry Wilson Elementary School, which also perform significantly worse than the state average, it becomes clear that the challenges faced by Parker-Varney School are part of a broader systemic issue within the district that will require a comprehensive approach to address.

406

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,317

Per pupil spending ?

53%

Free/discounted lunch ?

223 James Pollack Dr.
Manchester, NH 03102-4900

(603) 624-6338

District: Manchester School District

Students who attend Parker-Varney School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.3%

Hispanic:

23.2%

Two or more races:

14.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (22% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Reading scores 35 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg23%

New Hampshire avg48%

221^st of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	5.1	221 of 224	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	228 of 234	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	234 of 237	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	228 of 233	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	207 of 211	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	222 of 231	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	225 of 231	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	214 of 229	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.4	232 of 244	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.0	201 of 206	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.1	236 of 242	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.3	238 of 241	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.6	234 of 241	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.2	234 of 237	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.5	239 of 242	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.8	240 of 240	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.0	233 of 236	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.7	233 of 237	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.8	235 of 238	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	174 of 182	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	155 of 187	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	193 of 193	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	175 of 187	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	153 of 160	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	186 of 192	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	186 of 190	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	16 of 21	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	13 of 21	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	7 of 17	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.5	11 of 19	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	185 of 186	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	191 of 193	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	199 of 199	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	193 of 194	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	167 of 168	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	173 of 195	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	178 of 195	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2018	47.3	23 of 52	55.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	218 of 223	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	216 of 228	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	231 of 233	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	217 of 229	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	198 of 209	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	218 of 229	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	217 of 227	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2018)56th percentile+53 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics23%-19 vs state

Reading20%-35 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, October 2, 2010

I am a grandparent/guardian and my grandson went to Parker-Varney from Kindergarten to through second grade and it was a very positive experience. His class size was smaller than average and his teachers were great. I sorry we had to move out of the area. I would have liked for him to stay Parker-Varney through fifth grade. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-4	55 Old Bedford Rd.	Bedford	03110	Hillsborough County	Bedford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 627-1776	439	29	15.2	11.6%	322 (73.3%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.7%)	35 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.7%)	90.2	14^th of 224 public elementary schools	93.8%		86.8	18^th of 234 public elementary schools	92.3%	4	79.0	74.0	76.0	69.0	80.0	75.0	$17,197
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
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
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
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
Jewett School	Public	PK, KG-4	130 S. Jewett St.	Manchester	03103	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 624-6336	443	36	12.4	38.4%	219 (49.4%)	38 (8.6%)	100 (22.6%)	26 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (13.3%)	11.2	213^th of 224 public elementary schools	4.9%		13.4	209^th of 234 public elementary schools	10.7%	4	30.0	34.0	32.0	25.0	26.0	26.0	$14,968
Peter Woodbury School	Public	K-4	180 County Rd.	Bedford	03110	Hillsborough County	Bedford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 622-0431	428	29	14.7	7.5%	319 (74.5%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.1%)	55 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	96.2	3^rd of 224 public elementary schools	98.7%		96.7	1^st of 234 public elementary schools	99.6%	2	82.0	92.0	87.0	81.0	84.0	82.0	$15,062

Frequently Asked Questions about Parker-Varney School

What schools do graduates of Parker-Varney School attend?

Students who attend Parker-Varney School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Parker-Varney School in?

Manchester School District

What is the racial makeup of Parker-Varney School?

Students at Parker-Varney School are 48% White, 23% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 11% African American, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Parker-Varney School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended Parker-Varney School.

Is Parker-Varney School a good school?

Parker-Varney School ranks in the bottom 1.3% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

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