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Waddell School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

163 Broad Street, Manchester, CT 06042 · (860) 647-3392 · Part of Manchester School District

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

Directions
Students
476
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Waddell School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 40% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 17.5% 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–4Waddell 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).

Location

Directions ↗

163 Broad Street, Manchester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K16
Kindergarten72
Grade 199
Grade 298
Grade 3109
Grade 482
Enrollment over time
405’20
474’21
461’22
509’23
476’24

Up 17.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 35%Black 24%Asian 19%White 15%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Waddell School from Manchester families.

Other schools in Manchester School District

The district →
Verplanck School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Manchester
C−
466 students12:1
Bowers School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Manchester
C
376 students12:1
Keeney School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Manchester
C
366 students12:1
Highland Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Manchester
C−
300 students10:1
Buckley School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Manchester
C+
284 students10:1
Manchester Preschool Center at Martin
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Manchester
153 students14:1

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.