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Schools in Winchester · Winchester School District

Winchester’s public schools score below almost every New Hampshire district on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 12% of Winchester’s students scored proficient, below the New Hampshire average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Winchester, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Hampshire, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New Hampshire state tests taken in spring 2022, when 89% 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.

Reading proficiency
22%
▼ 29 pts vs NH 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 28 pts vs NH 40%
2021–22
Spent per student
$26.3K
▲ 13% vs NH $23.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
NH 11.2
Schools in town
1
322 students on the public path
In brief

Winchester’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 51% and 40% statewide; 89% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $26,277 per student, against $23,296 across New Hampshire (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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Winchester’s grade

D− Test scores

D−: better than 0% of New Hampshire school districts, last of 126 New Hampshire towns. Test scores are below the New Hampshire average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New Hampshire school districts we grade (172)Better than 0%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Hampshire towns with similar household incomes (94)At the bottom
Towns in Cheshire County (19)Better than 0%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 197 test results wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 89% of Winchester’s students in the tested grades sat them (198 in math, 196 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Winchester, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Winchester SchoolWinchester School DistrictD−

Winchester’s public schools are run by Winchester 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.

Winchester School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 322 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (NH 11.2)
$26,277NH $23,296 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 50.8% · 196 students tested
Math12%
State average 40.5% · 198 students tested

Winchester vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Hampshire towns that share Winchester’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WinchesterD−Winchester
RichmondC−Monadnock Regional
SwanzeyC−Monadnock Regional
HinsdaleDHinsdale

Warwick, MA borders Winchester but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Winchester

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Hampshire’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Winchesterby address
Winchester School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
322 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Winchester’s schools

Are Winchester’s schools good?

On New Hampshire’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Winchester children attend score below 100% of New Hampshire’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they place at the bottom. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Winchester in?

Winchester School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 322 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Winchester spend per student?

$26,277 in Winchester School District (FY2024), against $23,296 across New Hampshire. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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 New Hampshire. Stars are from neighbors.