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Natchaug School

Public Grades K-5

427^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Natchaug School is an elementary school located in Willimantic, Connecticut, serving 254 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Windham School District, which is ranked 142 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Natchaug School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Natchaug School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, student engagement, and socioeconomic factors. The school consistently underperforms compared to the Windham School District and the state of Connecticut in standardized test scores, with only 25% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 16.7% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in mathematics. Additionally, Natchaug School has had high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.7% to 36.2% over the past few years, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 76.62% to 78.04% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

In contrast, the nearby Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy, a public magnet school within the Windham School District, consistently outperforms Natchaug School and the district as a whole on academic measures. This highlights the potential impact of specialized educational programs and resources on student outcomes. However, other nearby schools, such as Horace W. Porter School in Columbia and Lebanon Elementary School, perform significantly better on standardized tests and have lower rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced-price lunch eligibility, suggesting that factors beyond just the school district may play a role in a school's performance.

234

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,384

Per pupil spending ?

72.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

123 Jackson St.
Willimantic, CT 06226

(860) 465-2380

District: Windham School District

Students who attend Natchaug School usually attend:

Middle:	Windham Middle School
High:	Windham High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.5%

White:

11.1%

African American:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (24% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg30%

Connecticut avg50%

427^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Windham School District

142^nd of 156Windham School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	427 of 493	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	441 of 497	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	429 of 491	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	434 of 490	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	464 of 538	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	426 of 522	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	474 of 532	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	4.8	494 of 519	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.3	481 of 518	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.5	509 of 551	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.7	503 of 557	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.6	479 of 564	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.1	505 of 565	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	2.3	566 of 579	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.6	551 of 566	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.2	558 of 565	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.3	539 of 568	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.3	546 of 570	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	66.5	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	9.4	404 of 455	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	95 of 132	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	129 of 173	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	66 of 112	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.8	91 of 101	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	27.2	218 of 302	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	9.4	396 of 445	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	22.9	288 of 371	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2022)73rd percentile+62 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)28th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2021)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2021)11th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2021)11th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-24 vs state

Mathematics21%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Natchaug School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)						SBAC Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Natchaug School	Public	K-5	123 Jackson St.	Willimantic	06226	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Windham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 465-2380	234	23	10.1	72.6%	26 (11.1%)	12 (5.1%)	186 (79.5%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	10.8	427^th of 493 public elementary schools	13.4%		9.5	441^st of 497 public elementary schools	11.3%	14				25.0	31.0				16.7	32.5	16.7				$22,384
W. B. Sweeney School	Public	K-5	60 Oak Hill Dr.	Willimantic	06226	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Windham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 465-2420	212	21	10.0	84.4%	35 (16.5%)	11 (5.2%)	158 (74.5%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	9	445^th of 493 public elementary schools	9.7%		11.1	427^th of 497 public elementary schools	14.1%	18				18.2					25.0	25.0					$25,537
Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	141 Tuckie Road	North Windham	06256	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Windham School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 465-2610	535	47	11.3	48.2%	236 (44.1%)	10 (1.9%)	261 (48.8%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	45.8	261^st of 493 public elementary schools	47.1%		45.9	263^rd of 497 public elementary schools	47.1%	2	56.5	64.4	37.9	54.2	45.2	52.5	56.7	39.0	36.2	47.5	45.2	55.9	45.0	25.4	$21,568
Windham Center School	Public	K-5	45 North Rd.	Windham	06280	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Windham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 465-2440	176	20	8.8	77.8%	64 (36.4%)	9 (5.1%)	94 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	16.5	393^rd of 493 public elementary schools	20.3%		11.6	423^rd of 497 public elementary schools	14.9%	30	51.5			21.9	33.3				15.9	21.9	45.5				$25,128
North Windham School	Public	K-5	112 Jordan Ln.	North Windham	06256	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Windham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 465-2400	445	37	12.0	80.2%	73 (16.4%)	13 (2.9%)	350 (78.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	16.1	396^th of 493 public elementary schools	19.7%		13.4	409^th of 497 public elementary schools	17.7%	13	35.5		24.0	26.6	28.6				40.0	26.6	23.4				$18,745
Mansfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	134 Warrenville Rd.	Mansfield Center	06250	Capitol Planning Region	Mansfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 423-1611	549	46	11.9	32.4%	328 (59.7%)	17 (3.1%)	98 (17.9%)	83 (15.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)	76.1	137^th of 493 public elementary schools	72.2%		70.6	168^th of 497 public elementary schools	66.2%	31			64.6	66.4					69.9	71.0					$25,182
Horace W. Porter School	Public	PK, KG-8	3 Schoolhouse Road	Columbia	06237	Capitol Planning Region	Columbia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 228-9493	440	45	9.8	22.0%	367 (83.4%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (10.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	46.6	258^th of 493 public elementary schools	47.7%		52.5	239^th of 497 public elementary schools	51.9%	19			50.0	41.0	58.5	47.7	57.1	59.2		64.1	35.8	40.9	48.2	51.0	$24,686
Lebanon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	479 Exeter Rd.	Lebanon	06249	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 642-7593	366	31	11.9	25.4%	308 (84.2%)	4 (1.1%)	37 (10.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	64.8	203^rd of 493 public elementary schools	58.8%		61.5	204^th of 497 public elementary schools	59.0%	1			70.7	47.9					72.4	52.1					$21,715
Chaplin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	240 Palmer Rd.	Chaplin	06235	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Chaplin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 455-9593	150	19	7.8	34.7%	119 (79.3%)	3 (2.0%)	17 (11.3%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)								(n/a)			35.0						65.0						$28,220
George Hersey Robertson School	Public	3-5	227 Cross Street	Coventry	06238	Capitol Planning Region	Coventry School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 742-7341	370	30	12.5	26.5%	316 (85.4%)	3 (0.8%)	27 (7.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	79.6	113^th of 493 public elementary schools	77.1%		79.4	117^th of 497 public elementary schools	76.5%	4			67.5	73.2	75.2				64.2	65.4	81.4				$16,429

Frequently Asked Questions about Natchaug School

What district is Natchaug School in?

Windham School District

What is the racial makeup of Natchaug School?

Students at Natchaug School are 79% Hispanic, 11% White, 5% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Natchaug School a good school?

Natchaug School ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Natchaug School attend?

Students who attend Natchaug School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Windham Middle School
High : Windham High School

How many students attend Natchaug School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 234 students attended Natchaug School.

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