English learners (ELs) are students who are native speakers of languages other than English, and who are not yet proficient enough in academic English to perform academic classwork in English without language support.

EL students are a heterogenous and diverse group of students who bring a wealth of cultural and linguistic assets to our school community.

Manchester is proud to be the most diverse school district in New Hampshire serving 2,500 EL students. This is about 40% of the state's EL students. Our English Learners bring the multilingual assets of over 60 languages to our district and represent 20% of Manchester's overall student enrollment.