Manchester Junior-Senior High School is ranked No. 11 among other Indiana high schools according to the most recent rankings by U.S. News and World Report.  This ranking puts Manchester in the top 3% of the 370 Indiana high schools.  Manchester was also awarded a Silver Medal for this ranking which also placed the school No. 924 in the national ranking. 

This annual report calculates the values for student performance on exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work such as Advanced Placement.  Manchester’s college readiness score was based on 48 percent of eligible students taking an AP exam with 47 percent scoring a 3 or higher on those exams.  Manchester students also scored 80% proficient on the Algebra I ECA and 77% proficient on the English 10 ECA.

“Student achievement and success at MJSHS starts with our elementary and intermediate school teachers and academic programs,” according to Principal Nancy Alspaugh.  “We are certainly proud to rank among the best high schools in the state.  Our teachers are dedicated to giving our students the best educational opportunities possible.”

Manchester Junior-Senior High School offers strong academic programs with honors courses, dual credit classes with Ivy Tech and IPFW, and Advanced Placement courses in US History, Environmental Science, Calculus, English Language and Literature, and Studio Art.  More information about this ranking can be found at www.usnews.com/education.