📍 250 Vernon Street, Manchester, Capitol Planning Region, 06042
Buckley School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Manchester, Capitol Planning Region. The school has 288 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Manchester School District school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
Buckley School enrolls 288 students across grades K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 22% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 119 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 63 | 22% |
| Asian | 26 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
122 of the school's 288 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Buckley School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Buckley School is one of 10 schools in Manchester School District, based in Manchester, Connecticut. The district serves 6,122 students district-wide and employs 659 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 288 students, Buckley School is smaller than the district average of about 612 students per school.