Northwest Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 4 · Manchester, New Hampshire
Northwest Elementary School in Manchester, New Hampshire enrolled 487 students in 2024-25 with 41.0 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the New Hampshire elementary-school median of 10.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Hampshire: 50.8% and 41.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
487 students in 2022-23, 501 students in 2023-24, 487 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.5 to 41.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 487 | 43.5 | 11.2 |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 42.0 | 11.9 |
| 2024-25 | 487 | 41.0 | 11.9 |
11.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 72 of every 100 New Hampshire elementary schools
Among the 278 New Hampshire elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for elementary 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 257 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northwest Elementary School enrolled 513 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 257 of the 513 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent35.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
51.5% of students were White, 23.2% Hispanic, 11.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White51.5%
- Hispanic23.2%
- Two or more races11.7%
- Black10.5%
- Asian3.1%
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 Northwest Elementary School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 50.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Hampshire. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Hampshire, 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 | New Hampshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 35‑39% | 28% | 50.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 35‑39% | 16% (2021-22) | 41.6% |
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.
Elementary schools in Manchester
16 public elementary schools in Manchester report 2024-25 enrollment; Northwest Elementary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonough School | 534 | 11.3 | 56.7% |
| Beech Street School | 524 | 10.3 | 61.5% |
| Northwest Elementary School | 487 | 11.9 | 44.4% |
| Jewett School | 443 | 12.5 | 33.2% |
| Weston Elementary School | 438 | 12.5 | 32.9% |
| Henry Wilson Elementary School | 434 | 11.8 | 58.1% |
| Parker-Varney School | 406 | 12.5 | 46.1% |
| Gossler Park School | 366 | 11.8 | 56.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Northwest Elementary School
- Polaris Charter SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 119 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Gossler Park SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 366 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Northwest Elementary School with Polaris Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Manchester School District spends per student$18,014 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,014
- The largest public schools in New HampshireNorthwest Elementary School is the number 17 by size of 280 New Hampshire elementary schools open in 2024-25.#17 of 280
- New Hampshire schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the New Hampshire median of 10.8 for elementary schools.11.9:1
- 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 Northwest Elementary School
How many students attend Northwest Elementary School?
487 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 487 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Manchester, NH.What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwest Elementary School?
11.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Hampshire median for elementary schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Northwest Elementary School a Title I school?
Northwest Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Northwest Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Northwest Elementary School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 50.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Hampshire. New Hampshire'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 Northwest Elementary School in?
Manchester School District, NCES district ID 3304590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 330459000505 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.