Parker-varney School
Parker-varney School serves 560 students in grades Prekindergarten-5.
Parker-varney School placed in the bottom 50% of all schools in New Hampshire for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 27% (which is lower than the New Hampshire state average of 48%) for the 2018-19 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 33% (which is lower than the New Hampshire state average of 56%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the New Hampshire state level of 12:1.
Minority enrollment is 44% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the New Hampshire state average of 14% (majority Hispanic and Asian).
Top Rankings
Parker-varney School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in New Hampshire for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Percent Eligible For Free Lunch
School Overview
Parker-varney School's student population of 560 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
The teacher population of 34 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Grades Offered
Grades Prekindergarten-5
Total Students
560 students

Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers
34 teachers

Students by Grade

School Rankings
Parker-varney School is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 455 schools in New Hampshire (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-19 school year.
The diversity score of Parker-varney School is 0.63, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.27. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall Testing Rank
#421 out of 455 schools
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
48%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
56%

Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
12:1

American Indian
n/a
n/a
Asian
5%
3%

Hispanic
22%
6%

Black
7%
2%

White
56%
86%

Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
Two or more races
10%
3%

All Ethnic Groups



Eligible for Free Lunch
59%
22%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch
6%
4%

School Statewide Testing
School District Name
Source: 2017-2018 (latest school year available) NCES, NH Dept. of Education
School Reviews
1 8/11/2021
Kindergarten teach was amazing but learning about the new whiteness teaching that will be happening this year. I have to send them elsewhere.
2 10/16/2014
Parker Varney discriminates on children & families of color. When issues pccur between students, they are constantly blaming the color child. They do not write up their white students nor do they suspend them. They pick & choose favoritism. For example, little white boy has ADHD gets to flip out at school & destroy property, yet nothing happened to him. Now an African American boy whom also has ADHD was dealing with the same issues, he was immediately suspended. Not realizing that it is against the law to suspend a child with a disability and an IEP. The school staff take advantage of their positions. The Secretary forges check marks on the students release of information& illegally obtains any information she pleases & yet the Manchester School District allows it. The staff repeatedly files false allegations through CPS on mixrd families & they also pull aside mixed children just to question them. Constantly making up stories about other families. This school system is so corrupted!!
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