Summary:
The Windham School District contains one middle school, Windham Middle School, which serves 583 students in grades 5 through 8 in Willimantic, CT — a high-poverty community where more than three-quarters of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Because it is the district's only middle school, the school's performance essentially defines the district's middle-level results, and it can be compared to state averages and its own prior-year outcomes.
The most pressing concern for parents to know is chronic absenteeism: 25.2% of students are chronically absent, compared to the state average of 16.4%. This is likely a major factor behind the school's low test scores. In 2025–2026, math proficiency was especially weak, with just 14.9% of 6th graders and 16.9% of 8th graders meeting standards — nearly 30 points below the state in 6th grade. ELA results were stronger but still below average, ranging from 26.4% proficiency in 6th grade to 33.3% in 7th grade. The school's state ranking has been very stable over three years, sitting around the 22nd–25th percentile, and it earned a 1-star rating.
There are positive takeaways. Eighth grade science came within about 9 points of the state average (41.4% vs. 50.3%), and upper-grade ELA is the school's strongest area. The school also benefits from a low student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1 and above-average per-student spending of $16,392. The district ranks in the 8th percentile statewide, but Windham Middle School performs better than the district as a whole, ranking in the 23rd percentile. For parents, this is a stable school with real challenges in math and attendance, but with relatively strong resources and some promising results in the upper grades that suggest room for growth.
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