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Buckley School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

250 Vernon Street, Manchester, CT 06042 · (860) 647-3302 · Part of Manchester School District

Manchester’s School Grade D better than 13% of Connecticut school districts

Students
284
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Buckley School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 40% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Manchester kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Manchester kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Buckley SchoolYou are here
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

250 Vernon Street, Manchester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K16
Kindergarten42
Grade 152
Grade 257
Grade 363
Grade 454
Enrollment over time
326’20
316’21
288’22
284’23
284’24

Down 12.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 35%Hispanic 25%Black 23%Asian 10%Two or more races 7%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Buckley School from Manchester families.

Other schools in Manchester School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Manchester’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.