Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Windham’s public schools score below 89% of Connecticut districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Windham’s districts is 20%, below the Connecticut average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Windham, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Connecticut, not nationally.
From Connecticut state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Windham’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 26 Connecticut towns with household incomes within a quarter of Windham’s, its schools beat 27%, higher than their 11% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 26% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 50% and 40% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Connecticut (the state reports Windham’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $26,745 per student, against $25,892 across Connecticut (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Windham’s grade
D: better than 11% of Connecticut school districts, #144 of 152 Connecticut towns. Both inputs trail the Connecticut average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Windham, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Windham · depends on your address
Windham Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 583 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Willimantic
Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy
Grades K–8 · 535 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in North Windham
7th grade in Windham · depends on your address
Windham Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 583 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Willimantic
Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy
Grades K–8 · 535 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in North Windham
8th grade in Windham · depends on your address
Windham Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 583 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Willimantic
Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy
Grades K–8 · 535 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in North Windham
9th grade in Windham
Windham High School
Grades 9–12 · 633 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Willimantic
10th grade in Windham
Windham High School
Grades 9–12 · 633 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Willimantic
Windham’s public schools are run by Windham School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Windham vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Connecticut towns that share Windham’s borders.
Every school in Windham
9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Windham’s schools
Are Windham’s schools good?
On Connecticut’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Windham children attend score below 89% of Connecticut’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #144 of 152 Connecticut towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Windham in?
Windham School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 2,818 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Windham kids go to high school?
Windham High School in Willimantic, with 633 students; its own test results earn a C−.
What is Windham’s graduation rate?
75–79% of the class of 2023 in Windham School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Connecticut.
How much does Windham spend per student?
$26,745 in Windham School District (FY2024), against $25,892 across Connecticut. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Windham families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Windham → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Connecticut. Stars are from neighbors.