Manchester Central High School
207 Lowell St
Manchester NH, 03104, Hillsborough County
Phone: 603-624-6363
Ranking: 
(41 out of 84, top 49%)*
(41 out of 84, top 49%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Manchester School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 121 | 119 | 136 | 131 | 126 | 132 | 132 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,924 | 2,126 | 2,235 | 2,232 | 2,214 | 2,232 | 2,149 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 499 | 25.9% | 694 | 32.6% | 749 | 33.5% | 678 | 30.4% | 684 | 30.9% | 753 | 33.7% | 659 | 30.7% |
| Grade 10: | 553 | 28.7% | 534 | 25.1% | 476 | 21.3% | 534 | 23.9% | 613 | 27.7% | 519 | 23.3% | 498 | 23.2% |
| Grade 11: | 483 | 25.1% | 495 | 23.3% | 527 | 23.6% | 584 | 26.2% | 497 | 22.4% | 475 | 21.3% | 532 | 24.8% |
| Grade 12: | 389 | 20.2% | 403 | 19.0% | 483 | 21.6% | 436 | 19.5% | 420 | 19.0% | 485 | 21.7% | 460 | 21.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 985 | 51.2% | 1,062 | 50.0% | 1,134 | 50.7% | 1,119 | 50.1% | 1,091 | 49.3% | 1,083 | 48.5% | 1,059 | 49.3% |
| Female: | 939 | 48.8% | 1,064 | 50.0% | 1,101 | 49.3% | 1,113 | 49.9% | 1,123 | 50.7% | 1,141 | 51.1% | 1,086 | 50.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 12 | 0.5% | 12 | 0.5% | 9 | 0.4% | 11 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 119 | 6.2% | 128 | 6.0% | 129 | 5.8% | 109 | 4.9% | 87 | 3.9% | 74 | 3.3% | 59 | 2.7% |
| Hispanic: | 246 | 12.8% | 257 | 12.1% | 232 | 10.4% | 236 | 10.6% | 270 | 12.2% | 255 | 11.4% | 227 | 10.6% |
| Black: | 171 | 8.9% | 201 | 9.5% | 203 | 9.1% | 188 | 8.4% | 161 | 7.3% | 167 | 7.5% | 144 | 6.7% |
| White: | 1,319 | 68.6% | 1,477 | 69.5% | 1,597 | 71.5% | 1,629 | 73.0% | 1,683 | 76.0% | 1,725 | 77.3% | 1,712 | 79.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 65 | 3.4% | 59 | 2.8% | 62 | 2.8% | 57 | 2.6% | 3 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 654 | 34.0% | 707 | 33.3% | 762 | 34.1% | 714 | 32.0% | 469 | 21.2% | 552 | 24.7% | 515 | 24.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 2.9% | 83 | 3.9% | 77 | 3.4% | 90 | 4.0% | 115 | 5.2% | 115 | 5.2% | 107 | 5.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.91 | 17.81 | 16.41 | 17.01 | 17.54 | 16.90 | 16.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 26% | 23% | 32% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 33% | 27% | 33% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 30% | 28% | 36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 31% | 28% | 36% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 30% | 25% | 37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74% | 68% | 72% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 73% | 73% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | 74% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77% | 68% | 77% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63% | 77% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 48% | 38% | 39% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 69% | 59% | 50% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 46% | 45% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 56% | 43% | 46% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 41% | 35% | 41% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Manchester Central High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.