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Smyth Road School

Q: Is Smyth Road School a good school?

Smyth Road School ranks 163 rd of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Smyth Road School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Smyth Road School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Smyth Road School?

Students at Smyth Road School are 62% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Smyth Road School attend?

Students who attend Smyth Road School usually go on to attend: Middle : Hillside Middle School High : Manchester Central High School High : Manchester School of Technology (High School)

Public Grades PK, KG-4

163^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Smyth Road School is a public elementary school serving 344 students in prekindergarten through grade 4 in a Manchester, New Hampshire neighborhood, within the Manchester School District. Its 11:1 student-teacher ratio is favorable compared with most nearby Manchester elementary schools and may support more individual attention.

The school is one of the stronger academic performers among nearby Manchester schools, although it remains below the statewide midpoint. In 2025–26, it ranked 163rd of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools, or the 29th percentile—an improvement from 186th place the previous year. Mathematics is the clearest strength: 47% of students were proficient across tested grades, compared with 20% in the district and 44% statewide. Third-grade math was especially strong at 55%. Smyth Road also led the listed Manchester schools in all-grade math and ranked just behind Webster School overall. Reading proficiency was 42%, above the district’s 31% but below New Hampshire’s 55%.

Parents may want to look closely at the sharp drop between third and fourth grade. Math proficiency fell from 55% to 38%, while reading dropped from 50% to 33%; fourth-grade reading is the school’s most significant academic weakness. Math has nevertheless improved substantially, rising from 29% in 2022–23 to 47% currently, while reading has remained relatively steady. Historical science results were also weak, though current data were not provided. Nearby Polaris Charter School ranks considerably higher statewide, while Fred C. Underhill School benefits from the stronger-performing Hooksett district. Overall, Smyth Road appears to be a local standout with particular momentum in math, but families should ask about fourth-grade literacy, academic transitions, and plans to sustain recent gains.

344

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,484

Per pupil spending ?

36.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

245 Bruce Rd
Manchester, NH 03104-3459

(603) 624-6340

District: Manchester School District

Students who attend Smyth Road School usually attend:

Middle:	Hillside Middle School
High:	Manchester Central High School
	Manchester School of Technology (High School)

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.9%

Hispanic:

18.0%

Two or more races:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (44% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 13 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg26%

New Hampshire avg50%

163^rd of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 11Elementary 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	34.8	163 of 230	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	186 of 224	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	162 of 234	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	195 of 237	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	172 of 233	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	192 of 211	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	182 of 231	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	201 of 231	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.9	190 of 229	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.8	199 of 244	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	54.7	97 of 206	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.0	85 of 242	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.8	141 of 241	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.6	153 of 241	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.9	191 of 237	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.8	197 of 242	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.6	164 of 240	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.9	173 of 236	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.1	144 of 237	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.3	161 of 238	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	154 of 184	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.7	143 of 182	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	127 of 187	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	140 of 193	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	156 of 187	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	139 of 160	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	143 of 192	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	141 of 190	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2023	42.6	9 of 18	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	14 of 21	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	8.4	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	112 of 184	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.2	164 of 186	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	141 of 193	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	174 of 199	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	124 of 194	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.4	145 of 168	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	169 of 195	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	185 of 195	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	130 of 229	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.9	160 of 223	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	142 of 228	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	166 of 233	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.7	121 of 229	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	164 of 209	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	156 of 229	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	181 of 227	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)50th percentile+32 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics47%+3 vs state

Reading42%-13 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
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%)	34.8	163^rd of 230 public elementary schools	29.1%		22.3	186^th of 224 public elementary schools	17.0%	23	55.0	38.0		47.0	50.0	33.0		42.0			$13,484
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%)	4.8	228^th of 230 public elementary schools	0.9%		2.9	224^th of 224 public elementary schools	0.0%	4	24.0	18.0		21.0	24.0	22.0		23.0			$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%)	37	157^th of 230 public elementary schools	31.7%		26.1	180^th of 224 public elementary schools	19.6%	23	36.0	47.0		42.0	51.0	47.0		49.0			$13,750
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)	11.0	404.0		< 10%	534.0	18.0		13.0			$16,187
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%)	57.1	96^th of 230 public elementary schools	58.3%		35.9	150^th of 224 public elementary schools	33.0%	54	67.0	58.0	38.0	55.0	56.0	63.0	69.0	62.0	19.0	19.0
Weston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7 Michigan Ave	Manchester	03104	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 624-6347	438	35	12.5	36.8%	253 (57.8%)	37 (8.4%)	72 (16.4%)	37 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (8.4%)	19.5	201^st of 230 public elementary schools	12.6%		11.9	208^th of 224 public elementary schools	7.1%	7	38.0	29.0		33.0	35.0	42.0		39.0			$14,094
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%)	13.5	212^th of 230 public elementary schools	7.8%		15.1	199^th of 224 public elementary schools	11.2%	13	35.0	25.0		29.0	30.0	37.0		34.0			$11,611
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%)	3.6	230^th of 230 public elementary schools	0.0%		10.2	214^th of 224 public elementary schools	4.5%	16	16.0	22.0		19.0	16.0	20.0		18.0			$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%)	12.2	216^th of 230 public elementary schools	6.1%		9.1	217^th of 224 public elementary schools	3.1%	1	31.0	35.0		33.0	21.0	33.0		28.0			$19,681
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%)	22.3	193^rd of 230 public elementary schools	16.1%		11.2	213^th of 224 public elementary schools	4.9%	20	37.0	40.0		38.0	38.0	38.0		38.0			$14,968

Frequently Asked Questions about Smyth Road School

Is Smyth Road School a good school?

Smyth Road School ranks 163^rd of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Smyth Road School in?

Manchester School District

What is the racial makeup of Smyth Road School?

Students at Smyth Road School are 62% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Smyth Road School attend?

Students who attend Smyth Road School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hillside Middle School
High : Manchester Central High School
High : Manchester School of Technology (High School)

How many students attend Smyth Road School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Smyth Road School.

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