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Manchester Township High School

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Manchester Township High School ranks 302 nd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

302^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 30% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Manchester Township High School is a public high school serving 943 students in grades 9-12 in the Manchester Township School District in Manchester, New Jersey. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools, with a 1 or 2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other high schools in the state.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. For example, the school ranks higher for female students than male students, and its performance is particularly low for African American and white students, while it performs relatively stronger for English Language Learner students. Manchester Township High School's proficiency rates on state assessments are consistently below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels, with only 30.7% of 9th graders proficient in NJSLA/English Language Arts and 11.3% proficient in NJSLA/Algebra I, compared to state averages of 49.9% and 38.2%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate is slightly below the state average, and it has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 23.2% in recent years.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Lakewood High School, Toms River High School East, and Jackson Memorial High School, Manchester Township High School generally performs worse on key metrics like statewide ranking, academic achievement, and student group performance. The school's high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients suggests a relatively high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which may contribute to the school's lower academic performance.

947

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,584

Per pupil spending ?

50.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Hawks Way
Manchester, NJ 08759

(732) 657-2121

District: Manchester Township School District

Feeder schools for Manchester Township High School:

Elementary:	Manchester Township Elementary School
	Ridgeway Elementary School
	Whiting Elementary School
Middle:	Manchester Township Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.6%

Hispanic:

30.4%

African American:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 35th percentile in 2022 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (35% vs 49% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 15% New Jersey)

!Ranking has slipped from its 35th-percentile peak (2022) to 30th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg49%

302^nd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

458^th of 609Manchester Township School District among New Jersey 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 Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	302 of 434	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	281 of 429	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	320 of 422	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	270 of 415	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	304 of 405	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	276 of 416	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	317 of 415	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	363 of 411	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.0	355 of 409	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.2	322 of 406	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	52.4	264 of 411	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.9	275 of 396	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.0	237 of 388	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.1	224 of 378	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.9	243 of 371	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.2	264 of 370	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.9	223 of 359	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.8	160 of 361	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.1	118 of 357	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	49.0	225 of 351	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.0	243 of 348	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	48.9	220 of 343	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	217 of 283	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.3	99 of 282	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.9	210 of 250	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	68.6	35 of 256	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	28.2	196 of 247	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	145 of 254	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	175 of 266	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	109 of 191	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	190 of 215	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	61.5	45 of 191	76.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	244 of 426	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	226 of 420	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	284 of 416	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	261 of 414	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	291 of 402	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	252 of 408	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	323 of 403	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	274 of 406	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	240 of 403	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	238 of 385	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	266 of 382	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	228 of 374	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	219 of 364	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	202 of 368	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	254 of 377	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	168 of 358	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	169 of 344	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	155 of 324	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.7	262 of 326	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	126 of 347	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.9	231 of 345	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	284 of 426	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	297 of 419	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	310 of 414	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	248 of 410	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	301 of 402	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	275 of 407	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	299 of 405	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	223 of 359	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	310 of 361	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	270 of 339	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	297 of 344	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.4	130 of 333	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.4	304 of 349	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	268 of 355	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	277 of 347	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	264 of 345	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	291 of 335	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	278 of 335	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	301 of 336	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	260 of 339	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	313 of 340	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2024)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)23rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts78%~ state avg

Mathematics45%-13 vs state

Science19%-13 vs state

Geometry16%-37 vs state

Algebra I12%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Manchester Township High School	Public	9-12	101 Hawks Way	Manchester	08759	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 657-2121	947	87	10.9	50.2%	479 (50.6%)	96 (10.1%)	288 (30.4%)	35 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.5%)	32.6	302^nd of 434 public high schools	30.4%		34.5	281^st of 429 public high schools	34.5%	21	78.5	44.9	18.8	30.7	12.0		11.3		15.9	16.7			$14,584	$16	$14,568
Ocean County Vocational Technical School Jackson Center	Public	9-12	850 Toms River Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 286-5665	2	11	.1		1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)								(n/a)													$13,309	$955	$12,354
Ocean County Vocational Technical School Toms River Center	Public	9-12	1299 Old Freehold Road	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 473-3100	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)													$8,286	$841	$7,445
Toms River High School North	Public	9-12	1245 Old Freehold Road	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5702	1,861	134	13.8	47.8%	857 (46.1%)	149 (8.0%)	685 (36.8%)	89 (4.8%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	75 (4.0%)	39.4	270^th of 434 public high schools	37.8%		45.1	227^th of 429 public high schools	47.1%	43	79.0	48.3	20.5	45.6	16.9		17.2	63.8		61.3			$7,049		$7,049
Jackson Liberty High School	Public	9-12	125 North Hope Chapel Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 833-4700	1,012	74	13.6	53.1%	490 (48.4%)	53 (5.2%)	418 (41.3%)	21 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.5%)	35.5	288^th of 434 public high schools	33.6%		31.9	295^th of 429 public high schools	31.2%	7	75.0	49.6	22.5	33.3	10.2	14.3	10.7	33.3		33.3	85.7	85.7	$8,996	$77	$8,919
Toms River High School South	Public	9-12	55 Hyers Street	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5738	1,463	91	16.1	41.5%	889 (60.8%)	88 (6.0%)	414 (28.3%)	28 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.0%)	31.8	307^th of 434 public high schools	29.3%		38.3	265^th of 429 public high schools	38.2%	42	73.4	41.0	9.7	48.1	15.3		15.3	55.9		55.9			$7,311		$7,311
Jackson Memorial High School	Public	9-12	101 Don Connor Boulevard	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 833-4670	1,577	116	13.6	33.2%	951 (60.3%)	94 (6.0%)	431 (27.3%)	59 (3.7%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	35 (2.2%)	43.5	241^st of 434 public high schools	44.5%		46.3	221^st of 429 public high schools	48.5%	20	84.4	54.2	22.3	40.5	16.8		16.0	27.3		27.3	84.7	84.7	$7,890	$29	$7,861
OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy	Public	9-12	1 College Drive	Toms River	08754	Ocean County	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 286-5678	259	28	9.2	16.2%	209 (80.7%)	8 (3.1%)	27 (10.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	45.4	234^th of 434 public high schools	46.1%		73.3	84^th of 429 public high schools	80.4%	150		51.6	14.5	62.3	38.1		38.1						$15,088		$15,088
Lakewood High School	Public	9-12	855 Somerset Avenue	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3500	1,295	95	13.6	92.0%	38 (2.9%)	76 (5.9%)	1,154 (89.1%)	18 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	27.9	322^nd of 434 public high schools	25.8%		23.3	338^th of 429 public high schools	21.2%	16	69.3	47.0	14.0	37.6	16.6	8.7	15.8	26.5		25.0			$15,563	$1,087	$14,476
Toms River High School East	Public	9-12	1225 Raider Way	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5665	1,377	105	13.1	32.3%	977 (71.0%)	43 (3.1%)	266 (19.3%)	44 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.3%)	53.4	179^th of 434 public high schools	58.8%		49.9	201^st of 429 public high schools	53.1%	22	84.2	54.0	23.4	60.2	23.6		23.6	93.0		90.5	100.0	100.0	$7,815		$7,815

Frequently Asked Questions about Manchester Township High School

What district is Manchester Township High School in?

Manchester Township School District

Is Manchester Township High School a good school?

Manchester Township High School ranks 302^nd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Manchester Township High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 947 students attended Manchester Township High School.

What is the racial makeup of Manchester Township High School?

Students at Manchester Township High School are 51% White, 30% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools feed into Manchester Township High School?

Manchester Township High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Manchester Township Elementary School
Elementary : Ridgeway Elementary School
Elementary : Whiting Elementary School
Middle : Manchester Township Middle School

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