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Windham Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

198^th

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of 258 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 23% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Windham Middle School, located at 123 Quarry St. in Willimantic, CT, serves 583 students in grades 5 through 8 and is part of the Windham School District, which ranks 141st out of 153 Connecticut districts. The school itself holds a one-star rating, ranking in the 23rd percentile among Connecticut middle schools — an improvement from past years but still well below most regional peers. The student body faces significant economic challenges: 76.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and 25.2% were chronically absent in 2025-2026, well above the state rate of 16.4%.

Academic achievement lags far behind state averages and nearly every nearby school. In 2025-2026 SBAC testing, only 14.9% of 6th graders and 16.9% of 8th graders met math proficiency, compared to roughly 44% and 42% statewide. ELA proficiency was higher but still low, ranging from 26.4% to 33.3% across grades. The contrast with nearby Mansfield Middle School, just 3.8 miles away, is stark: Mansfield posted 61.6% proficiency in 6th-grade math and 69.6% in 8th-grade math. Only Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School, which serves a similarly high-poverty population, shows comparable outcomes. Math — particularly in 6th and 8th grades — is the school's most pronounced weakness.

There are encouraging signs worth noting. Chronic absenteeism has fallen sharply from 43.3% in 2021-2022 to 25.2% in 2025-2026, and the school's overall ranking has climbed from the mid-teens percentile to 23%. Eighth-grade math proficiency more than doubled from 7.1% in 2022-2023 to 16.9%, and science performance is closer to state averages than math or reading. Notably, Windham spends $16,392 per student — more than Mansfield Middle School's $13,839 — and maintains a 10.4-to-1 student-teacher ratio, indicating that resources alone are not driving the outcomes. Attendance and math achievement remain the highest-leverage areas for continued improvement.

583

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,976

Per pupil spending ?

76.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

123 Quarry St.
Willimantic, CT 06226

(860) 465-2351

District: Windham School District

Students who attend Windham Middle School usually attend:

High:

Windham High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.5%

White:

16.6%

African American:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (26% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 16% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg30%

Connecticut avg49%

198^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

141^st of 153Windham 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
2026	16.6	198 of 258	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	188 of 252	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	196 of 250	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	211 of 249	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	215 of 250	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	237 of 275	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	223 of 259	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	219 of 249	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	202 of 250	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.3	214 of 246	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.3	240 of 280	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	2.6	266 of 278	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.3	253 of 272	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.1	254 of 269	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.5	260 of 268	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.9	238 of 255	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.0	232 of 252	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.2	223 of 250	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	5.9	228 of 248	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	17.4	96 of 104	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	86.5	3 of 20	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	50.9	12 of 34	64.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	147 of 164	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.6	147 of 164	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	147 of 161	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	148 of 160	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	155 of 166	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	211 of 235	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	157 of 169	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	149 of 160	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	69 of 115	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.3	58 of 105	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	63 of 104	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	79 of 99	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	78 of 97	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	128 of 146	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	87 of 97	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	59 of 75	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	97 of 112	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	103 of 117	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	93 of 114	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	103 of 109	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	103 of 106	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	194 of 218	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	96 of 104	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	140 of 164	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	146 of 162	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	141 of 157	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	151 of 158	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	160 of 169	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	201 of 224	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	163 of 167	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	157 of 164	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	21.5	29 of 36	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	221 of 244	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	18 of 23	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	2.1	148 of 150	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	146 of 151	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	169 of 175	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	152 of 166	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	164 of 168	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)85th percentile+62 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2022)19th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2021)8th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-22 vs state

Science28%-24 vs state

Mathematics21%-23 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, March 12, 2020

This isn't he worst school I've ever been to in my entire life. I got here and every day I'm scared that one day this school will be shot down and I hope it for bc this school is so terrible Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th 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 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Windham Middle School	Public	5-8	123 Quarry St.	Willimantic	06226	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Windham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 465-2351	583	56	10.4	76.3%	97 (16.6%)	17 (2.9%)	452 (77.5%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	16.6	198^th of 258 public middle schools	23.3%		19.4	188^th of 252 public middle schools	25.4%	10	28.2	785.0	27.6	26.4	33.3	33.1	26.7	14.9	24.2	16.9	$23,976
Mansfield Middle School	Public	5-8	205 Spring Hill Rd.	Storrs	06268	Capitol Planning Region	Mansfield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 429-9341	414	46	9.0	31.6%	250 (60.4%)	19 (4.6%)	89 (21.5%)	38 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	81.8	42^nd of 258 public middle schools	83.7%		81.8	45^th of 252 public middle schools	82.1%	3	61.7	72.8	49.5	64.6	67.7	68.8	50.0	61.6	62.0	69.6	$30,893
Capt. Nathan Hale School	Public	6-8	1776 Main Street	Coventry	06238	Capitol Planning Region	Coventry School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 742-7334	363	38	9.5	27.8%	294 (81.0%)	3 (0.8%)	37 (10.2%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	87.2	28^th of 258 public middle schools	89.1%		81.6	47^th of 252 public middle schools	81.3%	19		818.0		73.7	73.8	80.8		60.2	68.6	71.3	$21,843
Lebanon Middle School	Public	5-8	891 Exeter Rd.	Lebanon	06249	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 642-4702	265	31	8.6	28.3%	224 (84.5%)	3 (1.1%)	26 (9.8%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	73	73^rd of 258 public middle schools	71.7%		81.8	46^th of 252 public middle schools	81.7%	27	509.0	801.0	2533.0	60.3	67.2	2594.0	45.1	51.5	67.2	51.9	$25,651
RHAM Middle School	Public	7-8	25 Rham Road	Hebron	06248	Capitol Planning Region	Regional School District 08	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 228-9423	352	41	8.6	20.2%	298 (84.7%)	5 (1.4%)	34 (9.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	62.3	96^th of 258 public middle schools	62.8%		73.7	67^th of 252 public middle schools	73.4%	29		53.1			56.0	58.0			52.5	46.3	$29,557
Hall Memorial School	Public	5-8	111 River Rd.	Willington	06279	Capitol Planning Region	Willington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 429-9391	167	24	7.1	38.9%	135 (80.8%)	2 (1.2%)	19 (11.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.0%)	58.3	107^th of 258 public middle schools	58.5%		73.6	68^th of 252 public middle schools	73.0%	39	488.0	795.0	32.4	2524.0	55.8	39.5	2494.0	53.7	55.8	2577.0	$31,317
William J. Johnston Middle School	Public	6-8	360 Norwich Ave.	Colchester	06415	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Colchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 537-2313	452	43	10.5	22.3%	367 (81.2%)	9 (2.0%)	45 (10.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	74.5	67^th of 258 public middle schools	74.0%		75.9	59^th of 252 public middle schools	76.6%	8		805.0		54.8	61.6	66.4		56.5	65.8	62.9	$22,656
Tolland Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Falcon Way	Tolland	06084	Capitol Planning Region	Tolland School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 870-6860	468	45	10.5	17.1%	371 (79.3%)	12 (2.6%)	49 (10.5%)	19 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	80.3	48^th of 258 public middle schools	81.4%		81.1	49^th of 252 public middle schools	80.6%	1		814.0		75.4	67.1	71.3		61.1	51.4	65.1	$22,545
Dr. Helen Baldwin Middle School	Public	5-8	45 Westminster Rd.	Canterbury	06331	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Canterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 546-9421	213	17	12.5	33.8%	183 (85.9%)	2 (0.9%)	27 (12.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.4	90^th of 258 public middle schools	65.1%		66.7	87^th of 252 public middle schools	65.5%	3	501.0	810.0	2487.0	59.1	2564.0	2571.0	51.1	2554.0	48.3	55.1	$21,219
Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	25 Mahan Dr.	Norwich	06360	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Norwich School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 823-4211	593	52	11.4	73.9%	171 (28.8%)	105 (17.7%)	224 (37.8%)	47 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (7.3%)	19.1	190^th of 258 public middle schools	26.4%		20.9	183^rd of 252 public middle schools	27.4%	7		31.9		26.8	27.8	37.6		18.5	20.0	26.5	$23,513

Frequently Asked Questions about Windham Middle School

How many students attend Windham Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Windham Middle School.

What district is Windham Middle School in?

Windham School District

What is the racial makeup of Windham Middle School?

Students at Windham Middle School are 78% Hispanic, 17% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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Students who attend Windham Middle School usually go on to attend Windham High School

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Windham Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.3% of Connecticut middle schools.

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