📍 550 Lowell St., Manchester, Hillsborough County, 03104
McDonough School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Manchester, Hillsborough County. The school has 446 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Manchester School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
McDonough School enrolls 446 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 42 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 189 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 151 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 9.9% |
| Asian | 9 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
277 of the school's 446 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 216 qualify for free lunch and 61 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
McDonough School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NH-10, state senate district 20, state house district 511.
McDonough School is one of 21 schools in Manchester School District, based in Manchester, New Hampshire. The district serves 11,949 students district-wide and employs 1,038 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 446 students, McDonough School is smaller than the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize