Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Windsor’s public schools outscore 82% of Maine districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Windsor, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Maine, not nationally.
From Maine state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Windsor’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 308 Maine towns with household incomes within a quarter of Windsor’s, its schools beat 94%, higher than their 82% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 86% and math 85% in spring 2022, against 84% and 82% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2020 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,570 per student, against $20,630 across Maine (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Windsor’s grade
A−: better than 82% of Maine school districts, #19 of 142 Maine towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Maine average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Windsor, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Windsor · depends on your address
Chelsea Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 262 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Chelsea
Whitefield Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 184 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Whitefield
Somerville Elementary School
Grades PK · 32 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Somerville
Kindergarten in Windsor
Windsor Elementary School
Grades K–8 · 288 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Windsor
Windsor Elementary School
Grades K–8 · 288 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Windsor
Windsor Elementary School
Grades K–8 · 288 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Windsor
Windsor Elementary School
Grades K–8 · 288 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Windsor
Windsor Elementary School
Grades K–8 · 288 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Windsor
Windsor Elementary School
Grades K–8 · 288 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Windsor
Windsor Elementary School
Grades K–8 · 288 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Windsor
Windsor Elementary School
Grades K–8 · 288 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Windsor
Windsor Elementary School
Grades K–8 · 288 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Windsor’s public schools are run by Regional School Unit 12, which also serves Alna, Chelsea, Palermo and Somerville and others. 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.
Above the state in reading
Windsor vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Maine towns that share Windsor’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Windsor | A− | Regional School Unit 12 |
| Jefferson | B | Jefferson |
| Somerville | — | Regional School Unit 12 |
| Whitefield | A− | Regional School Unit 12 |
| Palermo | A− | Regional School Unit 12 |
| China | B+ | Regional School Unit 18 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Regional School Unit 12 with Windsor, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Windsor
1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maine’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Windsor’s schools
Are Windsor’s schools good?
By Maine’s own tests, yes: the public schools Windsor children attend outscore 82% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #19 of 142 Maine towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Windsor in?
Regional School Unit 12, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 877 students in 5 schools (2024–25).
What is Windsor’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2020 in Regional School Unit 12 graduated in four years, against 87% across Maine.
How much does Windsor spend per student?
$14,570 in Regional School Unit 12 (FY2024), against $20,630 across Maine. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Windsor families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Windsor → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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 Maine. Stars are from neighbors.