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Massachusetts public elementary school

Manchester Memorial Elementary

Manchester Essex Regional school district

A-
overall grade

Ranks #106 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools — top 12%.

Overall rank
#106
of 895 schools
ELA · 2024–2026
70%+28 vs MA
MA average 42%
Math · 2024–2026
60%+17 vs MA
MA average 43%
Avg class size
18
310 students

ELA and Math show the share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS, averaged over 2024–2026.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: Teacher quality, in the top 1% statewide. 100% of teachers are licensed and 94.8% are experienced.
  • Trend: ELA and Math results have held steady over the past three years.
Where it stands among 895 Massachusetts elementary schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Above averagetop 12% · #106
ELA
Excellenttop 8% · #63
Math
Above averagetop 24% · #210
Attendance
Above averagetop 34% · #296
Teacher quality
Excellenttop 1% · #4

MCAS standings use the 2024–2026 average of grade 3 results, so one unusual year doesn't swing a school's ranking. Scores in the sections below are from 2026.

Test scores

Both ELA and Math have been above the state average every year since 2018.

Share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts65%in 2026 · state 43%
22 points above the state
0%50%100%This school65%State43%20172019202120232026
Math50%in 2026 · state 42%
8 points above the state
0%50%100%This school50%State42%20172019202120232026
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA (500+ = meeting expectations)506
Average scaled score, Math (500+ = meeting expectations)506
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)82nd · 78th

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students310
Average class size18MA avg 18
Students per teacher9.9MA avg 12.1
Who attends
White
91%
Hispanic/Latino
4.2%
Multi-Race
2.9%
Asian
1.6%
Black/African American
0.3%

52.9% girls · 47.1% boys

Student needs
Low incomeLower than average
This school
7.4%
MA avg
42.8%
English learnersLower than average
This school
0.7%
MA avg
17.2%
Students with disabilitiesAbout average
This school
24.5%
MA avg
22.3%

Teachers

Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
98.4%
Experienced teachersBetter than average
This school
94.8%
MA avg
73.2%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
92.4%
Stayed from last yearAbout average
This school
88.2%
MA avg
82.7%
More staffing details
Teachers (full-time equivalent)30.7
Principal retention100%
General education teachers70.2%
Special education teachers29%
English learner teachers0.8%

Attendance & safety

Attendance rateAbout average
This school
94.9%
MA avg
94.1%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
7.7%
MA avg
15.6%

9 days absent per student (MA avg 10.3) · Suspensions: Not reported

About Manchester-by-the-Sea

Essex County · North Shore & Merrimack Valley
Avg single-family home value$1.88MMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$16,371MA median $6,814
Tax rate$8.70 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$212,683MA median $47,872

Manchester Essex Regional district profile · What could you afford here? · All towns A–Z

Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.

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