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Middle School At Parkside

Q: Is Middle School At Parkside a good school?

Middle School At Parkside ranks in the bottom 0.7% of New Hampshire middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Middle School At Parkside?

In the 2024-25 school year, 775 students attended Middle School At Parkside.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Middle School At Parkside?

Students at Middle School At Parkside are 45% White, 28% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 11% African American, 3% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Middle School At Parkside attend?

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

Public Grades 5-8

137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 138 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 1% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Middle School At Parkside is a public school in Manchester, New Hampshire, serving 775 students in grades 5–8 as part of the Manchester School District, an urban district facing significant academic and economic challenges. About 56% of Parkside students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, a higher share than at nearby Manchester middle schools. Parkside also has a relatively favorable student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1, the lowest among the main local comparisons. Even with that staffing advantage, the school ranked 137th out of 138 New Hampshire middle schools in 2025–26, placing it near the bottom statewide.

Academic performance is the most important concern. On the latest state assessments, 13% of students were proficient in math, 25% in reading, and 17% in science, compared with 44%, 55%, and 38% statewide. Math is the clearest weakness, with proficiency ranging from just 11% in eighth grade to 15% in seventh grade. Reading is stronger in fifth grade, where 33% of students were proficient—slightly above the district average—but results dropped to 21% in sixth grade and remained in the low 20s through eighth grade. Science is comparatively stronger locally: Parkside matched the district average and exceeded Hillside Middle School, although it remained well below the state rate.

Among nearby Manchester schools, Southside Middle School currently performs best, with 19% math and 32% reading proficiency, while Henry J. McLaughlin Junior Middle School posts 16% and 27%. Parkside trails both schools in math and reading, though the differences are smaller than the gaps separating Parkside from higher-performing regional schools such as David R. Cawley Middle School. Overall, the data point to broad, long-standing challenges, with the most promising improvement priorities being math across every grade, stronger reading support after fifth grade, and maintaining the school’s relatively better science performance.

775

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,468

Per pupil spending ?

56.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

75 Parkside Ave.
Manchester, NH 03102-3699

(603) 624-6356

District: Manchester School District

Students who attend Middle School At Parkside usually attend:

High:	Manchester School of Technology (High School)
	Manchester West High School

Feeder schools for Middle School At Parkside:

Elementary:	Gossler Park School
	Northwest Elementary School
	Parker-Varney School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.0%

Hispanic:

28.1%

Two or more races:

12.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (18% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Mathematics scores 31 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg23%

New Hampshire avg46%

137^th of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Manchester School District

154^th of 166Manchester 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
2026	5.0	137 of 138	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	130 of 132	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	128 of 130	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	134 of 134	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	127 of 130	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	125 of 125	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	122 of 128	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	125 of 131	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.4	120 of 125	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.6	131 of 134	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.5	106 of 107	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.6	132 of 132	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.4	129 of 131	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.0	130 of 131	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.5	128 of 128	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.8	127 of 127	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.8	126 of 127	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.2	129 of 129	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.1	122 of 125	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.7	123 of 126	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2024	50.4	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2022	74.9	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2019	54.0	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2018	49.4	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2022	14.7	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2019	49.0	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	3.9	113 of 113	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	111 of 112	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	106 of 110	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	113 of 114	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	110 of 115	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	113 of 113	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	107 of 114	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	111 of 116	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	16 of 16	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	15 of 16	6.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	12 of 16	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	120 of 121	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.3	116 of 116	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	112 of 113	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	117 of 117	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	114 of 117	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	113 of 116	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	110 of 113	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	109 of 114	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	15 of 15	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	7 of 8	12.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2022	10.4	46 of 47	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	33 of 35	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	5.8	134 of 136	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	129 of 131	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	125 of 128	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	132 of 132	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	124 of 129	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	122 of 123	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	119 of 126	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	121 of 129	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)40th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2022)2nd percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading25%-30 vs state

Science17%-21 vs state

Mathematics13%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NH SAS Mathematics (2026)					NH SAS Reading (2026)					NH SAS Science (2026)			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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Middle School At Parkside	Public	5-8	75 Parkside Ave.	Manchester	03102	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 624-6356	775	82	9.5	56.4%	349 (45.0%)	89 (11.5%)	218 (28.1%)	23 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (12.1%)	5	137^th of 138 public middle schools	0.7%		6	130^th of 132 public middle schools	1.5%	7	14.0	13.0	15.0	11.0	13.0	33.0	21.0	24.0	23.0	25.0	20.0	14.0	17.0	$14,468
Kreiva Academy Public Charter School (M)	Public, Charter	6-8	470 Pine St.	Manchester	03104	Hillsborough County	Kreiva Academy Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 232-7974	42	5	8.7	71.4%	22 (52.4%)	1 (2.4%)	5 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (33.3%)								(n/a)			0.0		< 10%		27.0		606.0	15.0		838.0	< 10%
Hillside Middle School	Public	5-8	112 Reservoir Ave	Manchester	03104	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 624-6352	1,071	91	11.7	48.2%	488 (45.6%)	134 (12.5%)	294 (27.5%)	32 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (11.5%)	6.8	135^th of 138 public middle schools	2.2%		6.7	128^th of 132 public middle schools	3.0%	7	12.0	448.0	20.0	13.0	14.0	33.0	17.0	33.0	26.0	28.0	15.0	15.0	15.0	$13,772
Southside Middle School	Public	5-8	300 South Jewett St.	Manchester	03103	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 624-6359	768	75	10.2	43.0%	375 (48.8%)	66 (8.6%)	219 (28.5%)	39 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.0%)	10.2	127^th of 138 public middle schools	8.0%		14.3	118^th of 132 public middle schools	10.6%	9	18.0	19.0	21.0	17.0	19.0	39.0	21.0	33.0	38.0	32.0	20.0	16.0	18.0	$14,064
The Founders Academy Charter School (E)	Public, Charter	5-8	5 Perimeter Rd	Manchester	03103	Hillsborough County	The Founders Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 952-4705	279	27	10.3	21.5%	212 (76.0%)	13 (4.7%)	25 (9.0%)	21 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	18.7	120^th of 138 public middle schools	13.0%		14.7	116^th of 132 public middle schools	12.1%	4	25.0	40.0	19.0	13.0	24.0	51.0	44.0	46.0	27.0	42.0	26.0	15.0	21.0
Henry J. McLaughlin Junior Middle School	Public	5-8	201 Jack Lovering Dr	Manchester	03109	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 628-6247	889	80	11.1	42.5%	433 (48.7%)	87 (9.8%)	235 (26.4%)	45 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (9.9%)	8.6	131^st of 138 public middle schools	5.1%		5.8	131^st of 132 public middle schools	0.8%		12.0	19.0	15.0	17.0	16.0	28.0	24.0	29.0	28.0	27.0	15.0	22.0	18.0	$14,613
McKelvie Intermediate School	Public	5-6	108 Liberty Hill Rd.	Bedford	03110	Hillsborough County	Bedford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 472-3951	619	48	12.8	6.9%	476 (76.9%)	6 (1.0%)	21 (3.4%)	61 (9.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.6%)								(n/a)	78.0	71.0			74.0	82.0	72.0			77.0	65.0		65.0	$14,120
Ross A. Lurgio Middle School	Public	7-8	47A Nashua Rd.	Bedford	03110	Hillsborough County	Bedford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 310-9100	646	56	11.4	6.0%	505 (78.2%)	7 (1.1%)	23 (3.6%)	51 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.0%)	93.8	7^th of 138 public middle schools	94.9%		92.5	6^th of 132 public middle schools	95.5%	1			73.0	73.0	73.0			81.0	76.0	79.0		68.0	68.0	$14,238
Mountain View Middle School	Public	5-8	41 Lauren Ln.	Goffstown	03045	Hillsborough County	Goffstown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 497-8288	880	69	12.7	14.1%	776 (88.2%)	10 (1.1%)	35 (4.0%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.1%)	62.9	42^nd of 138 public middle schools	69.6%		52.6	59^th of 132 public middle schools	55.3%	17	40.0	55.0	48.0	45.0	47.0	63.0	61.0	65.0	57.0	62.0	41.0	39.0	40.0	$14,676
David R. Cawley Middle School	Public	6-8	89 Whitehall Rd.	Hooksett	03106	Merrimack County	Hooksett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 518-5047	428	40	10.7	15.9%	374 (87.4%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.4%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	84.8	15^th of 138 public middle schools	89.1%		74.5	25^th of 132 public middle schools	81.1%	10		72.0	68.0	72.0	71.0		62.0	70.0	80.0	71.0		48.0	48.0	$17,082

Frequently Asked Questions about Middle School At Parkside

What is the racial makeup of Middle School At Parkside?

Students at Middle School At Parkside are 45% White, 28% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 11% African American, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Middle School At Parkside attend?

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

Is Middle School At Parkside a good school?

Middle School At Parkside ranks in the bottom 0.7% of New Hampshire middle schools.

What district is Middle School At Parkside in?

Manchester School District

How many students attend Middle School At Parkside?

In the 2024-25 school year, 775 students attended Middle School At Parkside.

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