Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Manchester, Connecticut
Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy in Manchester, Connecticut enrolled 864 students in 2024-25 with 78.2 full-time teachers, 11.0 students per teacher against the Connecticut middle-school median of 11.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 32% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 22% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Connecticut: 50.5% and 41.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 15%
843 students in 2022-23, 849 students in 2023-24, 864 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 91.8 to 78.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 843 | 91.8 | 9.2 |
| 2023-24 | 849 | 75.2 | 11.3 |
| 2024-25 | 864 | 78.2 | 11.0 |
11.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 of every 100 Connecticut middle schools
Among the 177 Connecticut middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 162 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy enrolled 808 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 49 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 162 of the 808 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions49
- Chronically absent19.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
36.3% of students were Hispanic, 28.0% White, 24.1% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic36.3%
- White28.0%
- Black24.1%
- Asian7.4%
- Two or more races3.0%
- American Indian0.7%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 50.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.2% in math in 2022-23 across Connecticut. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Connecticut, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Connecticut |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 32% | 30% | 50.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 22% | 21% (2021-22) | 41.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Manchester
2 public middle schools in Manchester report 2024-25 enrollment; Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy | 864 | 11.0 | 56.0% |
| Illing Middle School | 763 | 9.8 | 50.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy
- Illing Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 763 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Smith Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.2 miles away: 875 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
- Compare Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy with Illing Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Manchester Public School District spends per student$27,280 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,280
- The largest public schools in ConnecticutElisabeth M. Bennet Academy is the number 15 by size of 177 Connecticut middle schools open in 2024-25.#15 of 177
- Connecticut schools by students per teacher11.0 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 11.2 for middle schools.11.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy
How many students attend Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy?
864 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 843 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Manchester, CT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy?
11.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Connecticut median for middle schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy a Title I school?
Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy do on state tests?
The students tested at Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 50.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.2% in math in 2022-23 across Connecticut. Connecticut's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy in?
Manchester Public School District, NCES district ID 0902310. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090231001533 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.