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Manchester Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

94^th

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of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Manchester Middle School is a grades 6–8 school with 275 students in the Manchester Local district, located on West Nimisila Road about 20 miles south of Akron. It is the smallest middle school among the nearby schools it is typically compared with — the next smallest is Schrop Intermediate School at 382 students, while Jackson Memorial Middle School enrolls 1,313.

Academically, Manchester just posted its best year in a decade: it ranks 94th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools (91st percentile, 5 stars), its highest rank and first 5-star rating in ten years of data. Every tested grade and subject falls between 67.7 and 86.6, and each sits 16 to 30 points above the state average. Science has held steady in the mid-80s for four years, and Algebra I proficiency has been at or near 100%, compared with 72.5% for the district on the same exam. Manchester matches or beats much larger Jackson Memorial Middle School in 7 of 8 tested areas. The clearest soft spot is 7th grade math at 67.7, the school's lowest number, with two straight groups of students losing ground moving from 6th to 7th grade math. Nearby, Northwest Middle School ranks slightly higher (94th percentile), and Green Middle School ties Manchester at the 91st percentile.

Beyond test scores, Manchester has the smallest classes in its peer group at 11.1 students per teacher — about half of Jackson Memorial Middle School's and Tuslaw Middle School's ratios — though that figure swung sharply from 15.2 the year before and may reflect a staffing or reporting change. Chronic absenteeism has fallen five years running, from 15.7% to 11.0%, moving the school from slightly worse than its district to slightly better, and well below Norton Middle School (16.9%), Coventry Middle School (26.8%), Barberton Middle School (37.0%) and Innes Community Learning Center (63.9%). Roughly 34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school's strongest subgroup results are for low-income and special-education students, both at the 94th percentile.

275

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,250

Per pupil spending ?

34.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

760 W Nimisila Rd
Akron, OH 44319-4621

(330) 882-3812

District: Manchester Local

Students who attend Manchester Middle School usually attend:

High:

Manchester High School

Feeder schools for Manchester Middle School:

Elementary:

Nolley Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.3%

Two or more races:

2.9%

Hispanic:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (82% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Ohio middle schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg78%

Ohio avg57%

94^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

98^th of 773Manchester Local among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	94 of 1046	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	85.2	113 of 1036	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	189 of 1046	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	229 of 1048	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	216 of 1017	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	180 of 1037	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	114 of 1050	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	128 of 1010	87.3%	★★★★☆
2017	79.8	176 of 1038	83.0%	★★★★☆
2016	83.3	136 of 1050	87.0%	★★★★☆
2015	90.7	24 of 1035	97.7%	★★★★★
2014	80.8	107 of 1008	89.4%	★★★★☆
2013	78.4	161 of 1001	83.9%	★★★★☆
2012	80.0	134 of 989	86.5%	★★★★☆
2011	81.9	97 of 925	89.5%	★★★★☆
2010	79.8	139 of 895	84.5%	★★★★☆
2009	75.6	209 of 858	75.6%	★★★★☆
2008	79.4	128 of 835	84.7%	★★★★☆
2007	73.0	241 of 837	71.2%	★★★★☆
2006	64.4	302 of 732	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.9	191 of 692	72.4%	★★★★☆
2004	67.1	153 of 400	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	54.3	172 of 565	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.3	74 of 576	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	44 of 658	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	73.3	86 of 643	86.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	82.1	136 of 947	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	81.8	147 of 938	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	153 of 942	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	221 of 943	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	222 of 925	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	222 of 910	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	84 of 917	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	105 of 897	88.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	77.5	2 of 196	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	70.6	24 of 164	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.3	276 of 521	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	61 of 996	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	88.9	40 of 983	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.8	94 of 989	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	78.0	151 of 974	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	194 of 947	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	189 of 923	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	94.6	12 of 945	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	81.5	99 of 924	89.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	65 of 955	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	87.0	85 of 954	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	77.0	194 of 958	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	191 of 963	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	206 of 946	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	143 of 924	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	119 of 933	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	168 of 916	81.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	35 of 579	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	73.9	68 of 572	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	144 of 563	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	122 of 590	79.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	108 of 790	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	80.2	129 of 777	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	197 of 795	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	250 of 805	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	252 of 809	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.9	200 of 781	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	118 of 796	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	159 of 781	79.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2024)99th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2026)94th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)86th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)86th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

Science86%+24 vs state

English Language Arts80%+21 vs state

Mathematics76%+24 vs state

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Excellent schools both the middle school and high. My daughter and step son went and were very happy there. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)					Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)					Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Manchester Middle School	Public	6-8	760 W Nimisila Rd	Akron	44319	Summit County	Manchester Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 882-3812	275	25	11.1	34.2%	262 (95.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	86.4	94^th of 1046 public middle schools	91.0%		85.2	113^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.1%	19		85.6			78.5	67.7	81.7			75.3	78.9	86.6			100.0	$18,250
Northwest Middle School	Public	6-8	8614 Erie Ave NW	Canal Fulton	44614	Stark County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 854-3303	405	28	14.4	40.0%	377 (93.1%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	88.4	63^rd of 1046 public middle schools	94.0%		86.2	95^th of 1036 public middle schools	90.8%	32		89.9			82.0	74.3	68.0			83.3	87.2	87.1			100.0	$11,733
Green Middle School	Public	6-8	1711 Steese Rd	Green	44232	Summit County	Green Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 896-7710	617	41	15.0	25.0%	557 (90.3%)	26 (4.2%)	5 (0.8%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	86.4	96^th of 1046 public middle schools	90.8%		84.9	119^th of 1036 public middle schools	88.5%	23		82.0			74.4	83.2	76.1			77.9	81.3	78.5			98.8	$13,789
Coventry Middle School	Public	5-8	3257 Cormany Rd	Akron	44319	Summit County	Coventry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 644-2232	427	28	15.2	—	354 (82.9%)	29 (6.8%)	9 (2.1%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	74.5	259^th of 1046 public middle schools	75.2%		70.6	318^th of 1036 public middle schools	69.3%	59	77.8	70.2		76.7	85.1	63.0	62.0		88.9	72.3	70.7	60.0			100.0	$13,659
Jackson Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	7355 Mudbrook Rd NW	Massillon	44646	Stark County	Jackson Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 830-8034	1,313	67	19.6	24.2%	1,100 (83.8%)	44 (3.4%)	30 (2.3%)	57 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (6.2%)	83.6	135^th of 1046 public middle schools	87.1%		86.3	93^rd of 1036 public middle schools	91.0%	42		83.5			80.8	53.8	80.7			75.0	80.1	83.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$10,827
Barberton Middle School	Public	5-8	477 4th St NW	Barberton	44203	Summit County	Barberton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 745-9950	741	51	14.5	77.3%	514 (69.4%)	127 (17.1%)	24 (3.2%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.8%)	38.3	686^th of 1046 public middle schools	34.4%		42.3	641^st of 1036 public middle schools	38.1%	45	90.9	48.0		72.1	51.1	31.5	29.6		86.4	45.8	56.2	48.2			98.0	$13,936
Schrop Intermediate School	Public	4-6	2215 Pickle Rd	Akron	44312	Summit County	Springfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 798-1007	382	21	18.6	73.3%	317 (83.0%)	8 (2.1%)	12 (3.1%)	19 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)								(n/a)	70.7		54.8	46.6	61.5			47.8	49.6	48.9						$13,029
Norton Middle School	Public	5-8	4108 S Cleveland Massillon Rd	Norton	44203	Summit County	Norton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 825-5607	655	39	17.0	—	587 (89.6%)	11 (1.7%)	18 (2.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.0%)	79	191^st of 1046 public middle schools	81.7%		77.6	223^rd of 1036 public middle schools	78.5%	32	79.2	81.2		75.2	64.6	63.4	85.2		81.9	71.3	72.9	68.8			100.0	$9,566
Innes Community Learning Center	Public	6-8	1999 East Ave	Akron	44314	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7900	673	54	12.5	—	176 (26.2%)	342 (50.8%)	47 (7.0%)	27 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (11.9%)	8.9	938^th of 1046 public middle schools	10.3%		8.2	953^rd of 1036 public middle schools	8.0%	15		21.6			15.6	8.0	13.2			25.8	19.6	27.0			81.8	$14,570
Tuslaw Middle School	Public	5-8	1723 Manchester Ave NW	Massillon	44647	Stark County	Tuslaw Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 837-7807	432	18	24.0	30.3%	404 (93.5%)	5 (1.2%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	81.7	158^th of 1046 public middle schools	84.9%		86.4	91^st of 1036 public middle schools	91.2%	67	91.2	86.9		91.2	75.5	79.6	80.0		89.0	55.9	80.6	70.7			100.0	$10,382

Frequently Asked Questions about Manchester Middle School

What high school do graduates of Manchester Middle School attend?

Students who attend Manchester Middle School usually go on to attend Manchester High School

How many students attend Manchester Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended Manchester Middle School.

Is Manchester Middle School a good school?

Yes. Manchester Middle School ranks in the top 9.0% of Ohio middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Manchester Middle School?

Students at Manchester Middle School are 95% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Manchester Middle School in?

Manchester Local

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