Highland-Goffes Falls School

Summary:

Highland-Goffes Falls School is an elementary school serving grades PK-4 in the Manchester School District in New Hampshire, with around 325 students. While the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Hampshire elementary schools, it outperforms the Manchester district average on state assessments and has particularly strong performance among its Hispanic student subgroup.

Highland-Goffes Falls has a higher percentage of White students compared to the surrounding Manchester schools, which have more diverse student populations. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch at 48.62% in 2022-2023, compared to some of the higher-performing nearby schools like Peter Woodbury (7.33%) and Memorial School (21.84%). This suggests the school may be facing socioeconomic and resource challenges that are impacting student outcomes.

While Highland-Goffes Falls outperforms some of the lower-ranked Manchester schools like Beech Street and Henry Wilson, it lags behind higher-achieving schools in the Bedford and Londonderry districts. This indicates the school may benefit from learning best practices from its higher-performing neighbors, and addressing underlying issues such as equity gaps and declining rankings to improve outcomes for all its students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 2021 Goffs Falls Rd.
       Manchester, NH  03103-6133


(603) 624-6334

District: Manchester School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
141st of 234 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,509 Help


Students who attend Highland-Goffes Falls School usually attend:

Middle:    Southside Middle School
High:    Manchester Memorial High School
    Manchester School of Technology (High School)

Student/teacher ratio:  10.9 Help
Number of students:  325

Racial breakdown:

White:
58.2%
Hispanic:
20.0%
Two or more races:
9.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  48.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Highland-Goffes Falls School ranks worse than 60.3% of elementary schools in New Hampshire. It also ranks first among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Manchester School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.21. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (58.2%), Hispanic (20%), two or more races (9.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 48.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Highland-Goffes Falls School is 10.9, which is the 5th best among 12 elementary schools in the Manchester School District. (See more...)
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Compare Highland-Goffes Falls School employs 29.8 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Highland-Goffes Falls School is $13,509. 6 elementary schools in the Manchester School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Highland-Goffes Falls School:

SchoolDigger ranks Highland-Goffes Falls School 141st of 234 New Hampshire public elementary schools. (See Highland-Goffes Falls School in the ranking list.)

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Manchester School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Manchester School District 157th of 163 New Hampshire school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Highland-Goffes Falls School

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Rank History for all students at Highland-Goffes Falls School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 20.15 210th 238 11.8%
2007 13.72 223rd 237 5.9%
2008 15.87 213th 236 9.7%
2009 8.75 232nd 240 3.3%
2010 12.01 231st 242 4.5%
2011 15.87 217th 237 8.4%
2012 15.25 228th 241 5.4%
2013 9.50 230th 241 4.6%
2014 10.41 229th 242 5.4%
2015 10.09 198th 206 3.9%
2016 21.43 207th 244 15.2%
2017 19.76 197th 229 14.0%
2018 38.02 158th 231 31.6%
2019 28.20 177th 231 23.4%
2021 16.76 188th 211 10.9%
2022 28.31 177th 233 24.0%
2023 48.29 124th 237 47.7%
2024 42.21 141st 234 39.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Highland-Goffes Falls School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 24.61 51st 60 15.0%
2021 27.57 31st 34 8.8%
2024 29.73 55th 71 22.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Highland-Goffes Falls School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.85 146th 190 23.2%
2019 34.30 137th 192 28.6%
2021 20.97 142nd 160 11.3%
2022 34.80 131st 187 29.9%
2023 61.36 68th 193 64.8%
2024 39.67 126th 187 32.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Highland-Goffes Falls School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.14 123rd 195 36.9%
2019 25.83 161st 195 17.4%
2021 18.74 141st 168 16.1%
2022 22.35 160th 194 17.5%
2023 29.04 151st 199 24.1%
2024 44.39 116th 193 39.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Highland-Goffes Falls School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 58.11 5th 21 76.2%
2023 59.26 3rd 18 83.3%
2024 62.58 5th 19 73.7%
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Rank History for White students at Highland-Goffes Falls School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.81 148th 227 34.8%
2019 40.69 148th 229 35.4%
2021 23.15 170th 209 18.7%
2022 25.49 185th 229 19.2%
2023 59.54 89th 233 61.8%
2024 60.65 84th 228 63.2%
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Data source: test scores: New Hampshire Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: New Hampshire Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Monday, March 13, 2017

Open Quote Highland Goffe's Falls is a school where students are partners in a rigorous learning environment and enriched through multiple opportunities to enjoy and engage in the arts programs available. They ofter coin collecting, chorus, strings, band, game design, drama, snap circuits, Lego story starters, as well as a robotics team. They have a staff that offers homework club and often meets with students before and after school to offer extra assistance and communicate with parents on a regular basis. Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, January 28, 2011

Open Quote Grades 1-4 were absolutely a wonderfull and a positive experience. The teachers seemed to be caring, ready to help with any questions, all around good at teaching. Thank you to all of them! Now my grandchild is in 5th grade and there were changes. [All the problems with this teacher I cannot believe she is still there.(tenure I've heard) This child has always loved school, gotten A's and some B's. This teacher does not believe in homework but expects all work done within a short period of time, puts the students down and does not appear to want to take the time to assist when assistance is needed. There seems to be quite a few students and parents having the same problem with this teacher and previous years.] Otherwise this school was a good experience. Sad this one problem could not be addressed Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, September 23, 2010

Open Quote Our family just moved from out of state and I was worried that my son, starting first grade at this school, wouldn't do so well with new teachers, new school and new students. But at his other school in Maine, he always said he didn't like school and he was bored. At highland he says he loves school and his teacher!!! The school buses i'm not pleased with, so i drive him to and from school. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Highland-Goffes Falls School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 504 7 24 30 0 n/a n/a 0 565
1992 531 6 28 10 1 n/a n/a 0 576
1993 578 6 23 14 1 n/a n/a 0 622
1994 619 9 38 27 4 n/a n/a 0 697
1995 706 9 36 22 0 n/a n/a 0 773
1996 706 9 36 22 0 n/a n/a 0 773
1997 737 13 20 6 0 n/a n/a 0 776
1998 760 14 15 15 0 n/a n/a 0 804
1999 704 22 9 9 1 n/a n/a 0 745
2000 585 14 5 16 3 n/a n/a 0 623
2001 559 14 7 13 5 n/a n/a 0 598
2002 548 18 6 41 0 n/a n/a 0 613
2003 548 18 6 41 0 n/a n/a 0 613
2004 518 18 9 37 0 n/a n/a 0 582
2005 539 23 10 47 1 n/a n/a 0 620
2006 514 25 10 44 1 n/a n/a 0 594
2007 460 23 14 49 0 n/a n/a 1 547
2008 435 19 18 61 0 n/a n/a 0 533
2009 445 20 20 48 0 n/a n/a 0 533
2010 397 23 25 42 0 1 0 0 488
2011 409 15 24 39 1 1 25 0 514
2012 373 13 23 49 2 1 28 0 489
2013 367 15 24 54 3 1 31 0 495
2014 360 19 20 55 2 1 31 0 488
2015 373 23 22 63 2 0 31 0 514
2016 353 17 16 62 3 1 32 0 484
2017 305 23 11 55 4 0 22 0 420
2018 301 22 15 61 5 0 19 0 423
2019 293 23 17 67 4 1 18 0 423
2020 274 36 18 69 3 1 23 0 424
2021 228 37 22 67 2 0 22 0 378
2022 194 22 19 66 0 0 24 0 325
2023 189 23 16 65 0 1 31 0 325

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Highland-Goffes Falls School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 565 28.0 20.1 13.6
1992 576 28.6 20.1 17
1993 622 47.0 13.2 16.7
1994 697 31.0 22.5 14.8
1995 773 37.0 20.9 14
1996 773 37.0 20.9 14
1997 776 37.0 21.0 9.3
1998 804 36.0 22.3 8.7
1999 745 35.0 21.3 7.4
2000 623 35.2 17.7 10.8
2001 598 33.6 17.8 13
2002 613 35.2 17.4 20.9
2003 613 35.2 17.4 20.9
2004 582 35.2 16.5 21.6
2005 620 35.0 17.7 25.2
2006 594 35.0 17.0 21
2007 547 35.0 15.6 23.4
2008 533 34.0 15.7 25.1
2009 533 32.0 16.7 28.5
2010 488 32.2 15.1 26
2011 514 31.2 16.4 33.5
2012 489 31.8 15.3 36.4
2013 495 28.6 17.3 36.8
2014 488 28.6 17.0 39.5
2015 514 30.0 17.1 42
2016 484 31.0 15.6 46.5
2017 420 29.5 14.2 44.8
2018 423 31.4 13.4 48.5
2019 423 31.2 13.5 48
2020 424 33.6 12.6 42.7
2021 378 34.0 11.1 37.8
2022 325 30.0 10.8 44
2023 325 29.8 10.9 48.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Highland-Goffes Falls School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 565 28.0 20.1 13.6
1992 576 28.6 20.1 17
1993 622 47.0 13.2 16.7
1994 697 31.0 22.5 14.8
1995 773 37.0 20.9 14
1996 773 37.0 20.9 14
1997 776 37.0 21.0 9.3
1998 804 36.0 22.3 8.7
1999 745 35.0 21.3 7.4
2000 623 35.2 17.7 10.8
2001 598 33.6 17.8 13
2002 613 35.2 17.4 20.9
2003 613 35.2 17.4 20.9
2004 582 35.2 16.5 21.6
2005 620 35.0 17.7 25.2
2006 594 35.0 17.0 21
2007 547 35.0 15.6 23.4
2008 533 34.0 15.7 25.1
2009 533 32.0 16.7 28.5
2010 488 32.2 15.1 26
2011 514 31.2 16.4 33.5
2012 489 31.8 15.3 36.4
2013 495 28.6 17.3 36.8
2014 488 28.6 17.0 39.5
2015 514 30.0 17.1 42
2016 484 31.0 15.6 46.5
2017 420 29.5 14.2 44.8
2018 423 31.4 13.4 48.5
2019 423 31.2 13.5 48
2020 424 33.6 12.6 42.7
2021 378 34.0 11.1 37.8
2022 325 30.0 10.8 44
2023 325 29.8 10.9 48.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Highland-Goffes Falls School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $13,509

Data source: New Hampshire Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Highland-Goffes Falls School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 177th of 231 Elementary schoolsRanks 124th of 237 Elementary schools
 24.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Highland-Goffes Falls School)3647
 11%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Manchester School District)2424
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Hampshire)5752
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Highland-Goffes Falls School)3848
 10%
   3rd Grade Reading (Manchester School District)2522
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (New Hampshire)5246
 6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Highland-Goffes Falls School)4344
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Manchester School District)3129
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Hampshire)5251
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Highland-Goffes Falls School)4454
 10%
   4th Grade Reading (Manchester School District)3327
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (New Hampshire)5550
 5%
All Grades Mathematics (Highland-Goffes Falls School)3946
 7%
   All Grades Mathematics (Manchester School District)2419
 5%
   All Grades Mathematics (New Hampshire)4842
 6%
All Grades Reading (Highland-Goffes Falls School)4851
 3%
   All Grades Reading (Manchester School District)3428
 6%
   All Grades Reading (New Hampshire)5652
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students423325
 23.2%
African American2323
American Indian40
 100%
Asian1716
 5.9%
Hispanic6765
 3%
Pacific Islander11
White293189
 35.5%
Two or More Races1831
 72.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients48%48.6%
 0.6%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 325 students attended Highland-Goffes Falls School.

Students at Highland-Goffes Falls School are 58% White, 20% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% African American, 5% Asian.

Highland-Goffes Falls School ranks 141st of 234 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Hampshire Department of Education.

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