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Webster School

Public Grades PK, KG-4
157th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools
Better than 32% of New Hampshire elementary schools
Summary

Webster School is a public elementary school serving 362 students in prekindergarten through Grade 4 at 2519 Elm Street in Manchester, New Hampshire, as part of the Manchester School District. The school serves a community with notable economic need, with 43.37% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Its 12:1 student-teacher ratio is competitive locally and has improved from 12.9:1 in 2022–23.

Webster is a relative bright spot within Manchester. In 2025–26, 42% of students were proficient in mathematics and 49% in reading—22 and 18 percentage points above the district averages, respectively. Reading was the strongest result among the nearby Manchester schools with reported scores, exceeding Smyth Road School by 7 points. Webster also ranked ahead of Bakersville School, Parker-Varney School, Northwest Elementary School, McDonough School, and Gossler Park School in statewide comparisons. Its statewide ranking improved to 157th of 230 schools, up 23 places from the prior year and 40 places from 2022–23.

The recent trend is encouraging: mathematics proficiency rose steadily from 34% to 42% over four years, while reading reached 49% after a 10-point one-year gain. Still, performance remains below the statewide average, especially in reading, and Grade 3 mathematics is a clear concern at 36% proficiency. Families may also want to ask about support for students receiving special education services, whose available subgroup ranking was at the 17th statewide percentile. Higher-performing nearby options include Bartlett Elementary School and Polaris Charter School, but both serve student populations with lower reported economic-need rates, making direct comparisons less straightforward.

362
Students ?
12.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,750
Per pupil spending ?
43.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2519 Elm St
       Manchester, NH  03104-2209

(603) 624-6344

District: Manchester School District


Students who attend Webster School usually attend:

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

White:
59.1%
Hispanic:
16.0%
African American:
13.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016
Among the top-ranked schools in Manchester School District
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school46%
District avg26%
New Hampshire avg50%
157th of 230
New Hampshire public elementary schools ?
Bottom 32%▲ up 5 pts since 2016
From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 11Elementary Schools in the Manchester School District
154th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Hampshire percentileRating
202637.0157 of 23031.7%★★☆☆☆
202526.1180 of 22419.6%★☆☆☆☆
202432.1173 of 23426.1%★☆☆☆☆
202322.2197 of 23716.9%★☆☆☆☆
202232.7162 of 23330.5%★★☆☆☆
202120.7178 of 21115.6%★☆☆☆☆
201915.5208 of 23110.0%★☆☆☆☆
201817.4206 of 23110.8%★☆☆☆☆
201732.4165 of 22927.9%★☆☆☆☆
201636.1179 of 24426.6%★☆☆☆☆
201530.6155 of 20624.8%★☆☆☆☆
201423.7206 of 24214.9%★☆☆☆☆
201320.4212 of 24112.0%★☆☆☆☆
201220.4218 of 2419.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201113.8222 of 2376.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201019.1213 of 24212.0%★☆☆☆☆
200917.6214 of 24010.8%★☆☆☆☆
200827.4194 of 23617.8%★☆☆☆☆
200732.7178 of 23724.9%★☆☆☆☆
200613.7228 of 2384.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Hampshire percentileRating
202641.3110 of 18440.2%★★☆☆☆
202531.0136 of 18225.3%★☆☆☆☆
202424.4147 of 18721.4%★☆☆☆☆
202326.0157 of 19318.7%★☆☆☆☆
202231.4137 of 18726.7%★☆☆☆☆
202120.2143 of 16010.6%★☆☆☆☆
201916.5176 of 1928.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.1165 of 19013.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Hampshire percentileRating
202239.210 of 2152.4%★★★☆☆
201937.69 of 1747.1%★★★☆☆
201840.510 of 1947.4%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Hampshire percentileRating
202632.4126 of 18431.5%★★☆☆☆
202522.1156 of 18616.1%★☆☆☆☆
202443.5118 of 19338.9%★★☆☆☆
202320.4173 of 19913.1%★☆☆☆☆
202236.2129 of 19433.5%★★☆☆☆
202124.3133 of 16820.8%★☆☆☆☆
201919.4171 of 19512.3%★☆☆☆☆
201818.7169 of 19513.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Hampshire percentileRating
202525.360 of 7216.7%★☆☆☆☆
202235.742 of 5928.8%★★☆☆☆
202136.223 of 3432.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Hampshire percentileRating
202648.1118 of 22948.5%★★☆☆☆
202541.8134 of 22339.9%★★☆☆☆
202447.7127 of 22844.3%★★☆☆☆
202327.4181 of 23322.3%★☆☆☆☆
202250.6122 of 22946.7%★★☆☆☆
202127.2162 of 20922.5%★☆☆☆☆
201922.1199 of 22913.1%★☆☆☆☆
201828.6180 of 22720.7%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2022)52nd percentile+22 vs school
White (2026)48th percentile+17 vs school
Female (2026)40th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2026)32nd percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?
Reading49%-6 vs state
Mathematics42%~ state avg

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In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended Webster School.

Webster School ranks 157th of 230 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Webster School are 59% White, 16% Hispanic, 13% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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2025–26 NH SAS & SAT test scoresNewSep 7, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 12, 2025
2024–25 NH SAS & SAT test scoresSep 6, 2025
2015–16 through 2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesJul 30, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Hampshire Department of Education.

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