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Manchester Elementary/Middle School

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Manchester Elementary/Middle School ranks 54 th of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

54^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 137 Vermont Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Vermont elementary schools

Summary

Manchester Elementary/Middle School is a public school serving 396 students in grades PK-8 in Manchester Center, Vermont. It is part of the Taconic and Green Regional School District, which is ranked 25th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has shown mixed academic performance compared to the state averages. While 4th grade English Language Arts proficiency rates were higher than the state, 7th and 8th grade ELA, as well as most grade levels in Mathematics, were lower. The school's 5th and 8th grade Science proficiency rates were also below the state averages. Additionally, Manchester Elementary/Middle School has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 34.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state's average.

When compared to other schools in the same district, Manchester Elementary/Middle School generally performs on par or slightly below. For example, Flood Brook School and Dorset Elementary School have higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Math across multiple grade levels. The school's spending per student in 2018-2019 was $12,126, slightly lower than nearby Sunderland Elementary School ($12,947) and Dorset Elementary School ($13,172).

396

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,126

Per pupil spending ?

47%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Memorial Avenue
Manchester Center, VT 05255-1526

(802) 362-1597

District: Taconic and Green Regional School District #63

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.0%

Hispanic:

10.1%

African American:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2018 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2018

✓Above the Vermont median (61st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

Vermont avg46%

Elementary school

54^th of 137

Vermont public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 10 pts since 2018

From top 49% (2018) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

39^th of 74

Vermont public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 14 pts since 2018

From top 39% (2018) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Taconic and Green Regional School District #63

25^th of 75Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 among Vermont districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	54 of 137	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	52 of 133	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	44 of 113	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	80 of 133	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	107 of 148	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	107 of 138	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.8	70 of 142	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	17 of 60	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	22 of 55	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	20 of 44	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.1	45 of 61	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	44 of 66	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	55 of 66	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2024	50.4	20 of 44	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.6	29 of 38	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	31 of 44	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	22 of 42	47.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	23 of 61	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	22 of 56	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	21 of 46	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	34 of 62	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	44 of 67	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	50 of 65	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	57 of 141	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	49 of 142	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	72 of 133	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	95 of 145	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	109 of 147	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	120 of 146	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	39 of 74	47.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	61 of 85	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.7	38 of 85	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	26 of 89	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	31 of 80	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	33 of 43	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	39 of 48	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.2	24 of 55	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	18 of 46	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2024	34.4	28 of 40	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.0	10 of 35	71.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	23 of 43	46.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	29 of 49	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	26 of 54	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	17 of 46	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	9 of 22	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	8 of 22	63.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	49 of 91	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	56 of 92	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	62 of 88	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	37 of 91	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	42 of 94	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	27 of 87	69.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)72nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

White (2025)60th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)55th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

White (2025)46th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%-8 vs state

Science40%~ state avg

Mathematics38%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)						VTCAP Mathematics (2025)						VTCAP 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	VTCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Manchester Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	80 Memorial Avenue	Manchester Center	05255	Bennington County	Taconic and Green Regional School District #63	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 362-1597	396	36	11.0	47.0%	313 (79.0%)	18 (4.5%)	40 (10.1%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	60	54^th of 137 public elementary schools	60.6%		56.5	52^nd of 133 public elementary schools	60.9%	2		63.2			47.4	46.4	40.0	21.1	44.1	61.5	42.4	22.8	52.9	32.1	$12,126	$372	$11,754
Dorset Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	130 School Drive	Dorset	05251	Bennington County	Taconic and Green Regional School District #63	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 362-2606	187	14	13.3	34.8%	172 (92.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	59.8	57^th of 137 public elementary schools	58.4%		51.6	60^th of 133 public elementary schools	54.9%	3	47.4	70.6	56.5	61.9	54.6	86.7	42.1	29.4	39.1	52.4	59.1	60.0	52.2	78.6	$13,172	$404	$12,768
Sunderland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	98 Bear Ridge Road	Arlington	05250	Bennington County	Taconic and Green Regional School District #63	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 375-6100	58	6	10.0	56.9%	52 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.9%)								(n/a)															$12,947	$397	$12,550
Fisher School	Public	PK, KG-5	504 East Arlington Road	Arlington	05250	Bennington County	Arlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 375-6409	205	16	12.8	79.0%	181 (88.3%)	4 (2.0%)	16 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	23	117^th of 137 public elementary schools	14.6%		40.3	80^th of 133 public elementary schools	39.8%	37	59.3	44.8	44.1				22.2	6.9	0.0				23.5		$16,226	$00	$16,226
Flood Brook School	Public	PK, KG-8	91 VT Route 11	Londonderry	05148	Windham County	Taconic and Green Regional School District #63	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 824-6811	287	27	10.6	44.6%	270 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.5%)	59.9	55^th of 137 public elementary schools	59.9%		79	20^th of 133 public elementary schools	85.0%	35	54.6	75.0	41.0	56.7	53.9	57.1	39.4	37.5	53.9	36.7	38.5	7.1	63.2	28.6
Currier Memorial Union School	Public	PK, KG-5	234 North Main Street	Danby	05739	Rutland County	Taconic and Green Regional School District #63	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 293-5191	70	9	7.7	70.0%	66 (94.3%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)
Wardsboro Central School	Public	PK, KG-6	70 School Road	Wardsboro	05355	Windham County	River Valleys Unified School District #73	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 896-6210	48	4	12.0	31.3%	44 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Mettawee Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	5788 VT Route 153	West Pawlet	05775	Rutland County	Mettawee School District #84	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 645-9009	124	14	9.1	62.1%	109 (87.9%)	2 (1.6%)	10 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	64.5	44^th of 137 public elementary schools	67.9%		47.3	66^th of 133 public elementary schools	50.4%	22	42.9		73.3				21.4		46.7				80.0
Shaftsbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	150 Buck Hill Road	Shaftsbury	05262	Bennington County	Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 442-4373	245	20	12.3	76.3%	220 (89.8%)	3 (1.2%)	15 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	33.3	97^th of 137 public elementary schools	29.2%		36.4	87^th of 133 public elementary schools	34.6%	10	25.0			62.2			21.9			48.7			16.7
Wells Village School	Public	PK, KG-6	36 MWA Loop	Wells	05774	Rutland County	Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 645-0386	80	9	9.0	67.5%	75 (93.8%)	2 (2.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)	64.3						35.7								$12,917	$333	$12,584

Frequently Asked Questions about Manchester Elementary/Middle School

Is Manchester Elementary/Middle School a good school?

Manchester Elementary/Middle School ranks 54^th of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Manchester Elementary/Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended Manchester Elementary/Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Manchester Elementary/Middle School?

Students at Manchester Elementary/Middle School are 79% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Manchester Elementary/Middle School in?

Taconic and Green Regional School District #63

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