Summary:
ZIP code 03104 in Manchester, New Hampshire, has two middle schools serving Grades 5–8: Hillside Middle School serves Grades 5–8, while Kreiva Academy Public Charter School (M) serves Grades 6–8. Together, they enroll 1,113 students, although Hillside accounts for about 96% of enrollment. The schools differ substantially in size, grade coverage, student-teacher ratios, and the completeness of their available academic data.
Hillside Middle School provides the most complete basis for comparison, with results in mathematics, reading, and science. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were 14% in mathematics, 28% in reading, and 15% in science, compared with 44%, 55%, and 38% statewide. Reading was its strongest subject, while mathematics was the greatest concern and showed no improvement from the prior year. Reading increased by 2 points and science by 3 points, but the school remained among the lowest-ranked schools in the state comparison. Its results were also below those of the Manchester School District in each reported subject.
Kreiva Academy Public Charter School (M) is much smaller, with 42 students, a student-teacher ratio of 8.7, and a free/reduced-price lunch rate of 71.43%, compared with Hillside’s 11.7 ratio and 48.18% rate. Its reported all-grades reading proficiency was 15%, below both its district comparison of 18% and the state rate of 55%; sixth-grade reading was higher at 27%. A seventh-grade mathematics result of 0% should be interpreted cautiously because of the school’s small enrollment and limited reporting. Parents comparing these schools should consider Hillside’s more stable but consistently low results alongside Kreiva’s smaller classes and less complete data.
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