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Highland-Goffes Falls School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

2021 Goffs Falls Rd., Manchester, NH 03103 · (603) 624-6334 · Part of Manchester School District

Manchester’s School Grade D− better than 1% of New Hampshire school districts

Directions
Students
336
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Highland-Goffes Falls School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Hampshire’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Manchester kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–4Highland-Goffes Falls SchoolYou are here
5–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 37.8%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 51.9%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New Hampshire’s 439 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2021 Goffs Falls Rd., Manchester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K16
Kindergarten66
Grade 166
Grade 260
Grade 360
Grade 468
Enrollment over time
378’20
325’21
325’22
337’23
336’24

Down 11.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 54%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 10%Black 10%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Highland-Goffes Falls School from Manchester families.

Other schools in Manchester School District

The district →
McDonough School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Manchester
D−
534 students11:1
Jewett School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Manchester
D−
443 students12:1
Weston Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Manchester
D−
438 students13:1
Parker-Varney School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Manchester
D−
406 students12:1
Gossler Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Manchester
D−
366 students12:1
Webster School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Manchester
C−
362 students12:1

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 New Hampshire’s other public schools; Manchester’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.