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Windham School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Windham.

Windham’s School Grade D better than 11% of Connecticut school districts

Students
2,818
Schools
7
Spent per student
$26,745
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
The gist

What stands out about Windham School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 11% of Connecticut districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts below the state
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.1% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 11% of the 199 Connecticut school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
DWindham 24,139

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Windham. Grade by grade →

K–55 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Windham High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20%
State average 39.8% · 1,627 students tested
Reading / language arts26%
State average 50.5% · 1,637 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75–79%
State average 88.2% · 159 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$26,745 per student · 3% above CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 41%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 48%Federal 10%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,002’20
2,921’21
2,901’22
2,896’23
2,818’24

Down 6.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 72%White 22%Black 3%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools.

Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · North Windham
C+
535 students11:1
North Windham School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · North Windham
D
445 students12:1
Natchaug School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Willimantic
D
234 students10:1
W. B. Sweeney School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Willimantic
D
212 students10:1
Windham Center School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Windham
C−
176 students9:1
Windham Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Willimantic
D
583 students10:1
Windham High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Willimantic
C−
633 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Regional School District 11Chaplin, Scotland
$32,373per student
Chaplin School DistrictChaplin
$33,792per student
Columbia School DistrictColumbia
$26,516per student
Coventry School DistrictCoventry
$22,138per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Connecticut.