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McDonough School

Q: Is McDonough School a good school?

McDonough School ranks in the bottom 0.0% 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

224^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

McDonough School is an elementary school located in Manchester, New Hampshire, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 457 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. McDonough School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of elementary schools in New Hampshire over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McDonough School faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. The school consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages in both mathematics and reading proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 16% of McDonough students were proficient or better in mathematics and reading, compared to 42% and 55% statewide, respectively. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking in the bottom 10% of New Hampshire elementary schools for female, male, and white student performance. Additionally, the school ranks near the bottom for Hispanic students and in the bottom 2 schools for African American students.

While McDonough School is part of the Manchester School District, which generally underperforms, the nearby schools, such as Jewett School, Bakersville School, Gossler Park School, and Webster School, appear to have higher academic performance and better serve their student populations. This suggests that there may be opportunities for McDonough School to learn from the practices of these nearby schools and implement strategies to improve its overall academic outcomes and better serve its diverse student population.

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 — 11th percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (16% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg23%

New Hampshire avg48%

224^th of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	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
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
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
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
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 (2025)5th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2023)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics16%-26 vs state

Reading16%-39 vs state

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Schools Near McDonough School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NH SAS Mathematics (2025)					NH SAS Reading (2025)					NH SAS Science (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 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%)	2.9	224^th of 224 public elementary schools	0.0%		8	227^th of 234 public elementary schools	3.0%	3	14.0	19.0			16.0	14.0	19.0			16.0			$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%)	22.3	186^th of 224 public elementary schools	17.0%		34.5	162^nd of 234 public elementary schools	30.8%	24	40.0	33.0			37.0	36.0	40.0			38.0			$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)						10.0	12.0			11.0			$16,187
Weston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7 Michigan Avenue	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%)	11.9	208^th of 224 public elementary schools	7.1%		11.8	218^th of 234 public elementary schools	6.8%	10	30.0	21.0			26.0	38.0	22.0			31.0			$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%)	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
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
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
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
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%)	26.1	180^th of 224 public elementary schools	19.6%		32.1	173^rd of 234 public elementary schools	26.1%	7	37.0	40.0			39.0	31.0	48.0			39.0			$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%)	62.2	79^th of 224 public elementary schools	64.7%		53.4	111^th of 234 public elementary schools	52.6%	32	44.0	54.0	35.0	31.0	42.0	72.0	65.0	77.0	69.0	71.0	46.0	46.0

Frequently Asked Questions about McDonough School

How many students attend McDonough School?

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

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 district is McDonough School in?

Manchester School District

Is McDonough School a good school?

McDonough School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of New Hampshire elementary schools.

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)

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