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McDonough School

Q: Is McDonough School a good school?

McDonough School ranks in the bottom 0.9% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend McDonough School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended McDonough School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of McDonough School?

Students at McDonough School are 37% Hispanic, 35% White, 13% African American, 13% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of McDonough School attend?

Students who attend McDonough 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

228^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 230 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

McDonough School is a public elementary school in Manchester, New Hampshire, serving 534 students in prekindergarten through grade 4 in a relatively high-need urban area. The school is part of the Manchester School District. About 65% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, while the student-teacher ratio was a relatively favorable 11.3:1. These factors provide important context when comparing the school with nearby schools serving different student populations.

Academic performance is the school’s primary concern. In 2025–2026, 21% of students were proficient in mathematics and 23% in reading, compared with 44% and 55% statewide. Results were weak across both tested grades: third-grade proficiency was 24% in math and reading, while fourth-grade proficiency fell to 18% in math and 22% in reading. The school ranked 228th out of 230 New Hampshire schools, placing it in the 1st percentile. Nearby Smyth Road School, for example, recorded 47% math and 42% reading proficiency, while Webster School recorded 42% and 49%. The gap is even larger compared with Polaris Charter School and Mill Falls Charter School, although those schools have different enrollments and student populations.

There are modest signs of improvement: math proficiency rose from 16% to 21% and reading from 16% to 23% between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. However, scores remain near earlier low levels, and the school has stayed in the bottom tier statewide for several years. Low performance appears broad rather than limited to one grade or subject, affecting reading, math, and most reported student groups. Families may wish to ask about literacy instruction, fourth-grade math support, intervention services, and how the school is measuring progress over multiple years. The student-teacher ratio is not an obvious disadvantage, so sustained schoolwide improvement—not simply smaller classes—will be important to watch.

534

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,681

Per pupil spending ?

65.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

550 Lowell St
Manchester, NH 03104-5200

(603) 624-6373

District: Manchester School District

Students who attend McDonough School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.5%

White:

35.2%

African American:

12.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (22% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg26%

New Hampshire avg50%

228^th of 230

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th 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	4.8	228 of 230	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.9	224 of 224	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	227 of 234	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	229 of 237	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	222 of 233	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	208 of 211	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	218 of 231	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	223 of 231	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.3	216 of 229	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.7	220 of 244	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	184 of 206	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.8	234 of 242	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.2	232 of 241	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.4	239 of 241	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.1	230 of 237	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.5	236 of 242	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.7	233 of 240	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.4	228 of 236	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.7	231 of 237	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.3	223 of 238	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2024	36.4	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	183 of 184	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.9	181 of 182	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	177 of 187	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	187 of 193	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	176 of 187	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	154 of 160	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	178 of 192	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	179 of 190	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	21 of 23	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	20 of 21	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	17 of 21	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	6 of 9	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	14 of 19	26.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	7.7	179 of 184	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.2	186 of 186	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	188 of 193	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	195 of 199	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	184 of 194	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	163 of 168	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	181 of 195	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	187 of 195	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2023	14.6	67 of 70	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	54 of 59	8.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	9.2	224 of 229	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.5	220 of 223	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	206 of 228	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	216 of 233	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	199 of 229	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	199 of 209	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	184 of 229	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	208 of 227	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2023)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

White (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading23%-32 vs state

Mathematics21%-23 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 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mill Falls Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	100 William Loeb Dr	Manchester	03109	Hillsborough County	Mill Falls Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(603) 232-5176	168	7	24.0	17.9%	112 (66.7%)	10 (6.0%)	19 (11.3%)	11 (6.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.9%)	58	92^nd of 230 public elementary schools	60.0%		62.2	79^th of 224 public elementary schools	64.7%	13	42.0	39.0	50.0	36.0	42.0	46.0	74.0	71.0	64.0	63.0	54.0	54.0

Frequently Asked Questions about McDonough School

What district is McDonough School in?

Manchester School District

What is the racial makeup of McDonough School?

Students at McDonough School are 37% Hispanic, 35% White, 13% African American, 13% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of McDonough School attend?

Students who attend McDonough School usually go on to attend:

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

Is McDonough School a good school?

McDonough School ranks in the bottom 0.9% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

How many students attend McDonough School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended McDonough School.

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