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Natchaug School

Public Grades K-4

451^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Natchaug School is a K–4 elementary school in Willimantic, CT, serving 234 students in the Windham School District. The school serves a high-poverty population—72.6% of students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch—but maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.1, which is better than most nearby schools.

The school's most striking achievement is its dramatic improvement in attendance. Chronic absenteeism fell from 52.2% in 2021–2022 to just 10.2% in 2025–2026, now well below the state average of 16.4% and far better than district peers like North Windham School (20.3%) and W.B. Sweeney School (23.4%). That is a remarkable turnaround for a school with such high economic need, and it suggests efforts to engage students and families are working.

Academically, however, Natchaug remains a very low-performing school. Proficiency rates hover in the teens and twenties, compared to state averages around 50%. For instance, 3rd-grade math proficiency was 24.3% in 2025–2026, while Mansfield Elementary School posted 68.5% and Lebanon Elementary School reached 62.3%. Within its own district, Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy posted 42.9% in 4th-grade math versus Natchaug's 18.8%. There are positives to build on: English Language Learners at Natchaug ranked at the 73rd percentile statewide, a standout result, and the combination of improved attendance, small classes, and relatively strong support for ELL students gives the school a foundation on which future academic gains could be built.

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: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (20% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 33 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg24%

Connecticut avg51%

451^st of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Windham School District

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	7.9	451 of 492	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics21%-31 vs state

English Language Arts16%-33 vs state

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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-4	123 Jackson St.	Willimantic	06226	Capitol 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%)	7.9	451^st of 492 public elementary schools	8.3%		10.8	427^th of 493 public elementary schools	13.4%	24			16.2	2375.0					24.3	18.8					$22,384
W. B. Sweeney School	Public	K-4	60 Oak Hill Dr.	Willimantic	06226	Capitol 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%)								(n/a)			2342.0	18.4					2374.0	18.9					$25,537
Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	141 Tuckie Road	North Windham	06256	Capitol 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%)	26.7	346^th of 492 public elementary schools	29.7%		45.8	261^st of 493 public elementary schools	47.1%	85	68.3	59.0	20.3	41.3	48.3	40.3	47.5	54.1	39.0	42.9	33.3	23.9	2520.0	34.4	$21,568
North Windham School	Public	K-4	112 Jordan Ln.	North Windham	06256	Capitol 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%)	12.2	415^th of 492 public elementary schools	15.7%		16.1	396^th of 493 public elementary schools	19.7%	19			15.6	29.9					17.0	38.8					$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%)	78.7	116^th of 492 public elementary schools	76.4%		76.1	137^th of 493 public elementary schools	72.2%	21			60.4	77.1					68.5	74.8					$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%)	60.8	219^th of 492 public elementary schools	55.5%		46.6	258^th of 493 public elementary schools	47.7%	39	69.0	808.0	62.3	46.2	58.1	58.2	54.2	2584.0	71.7	2495.0	41.9	45.5	60.4	40.7	$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%)	74.1	153^rd of 492 public elementary schools	68.9%		64.8	203^rd of 493 public elementary schools	58.8%	50			68.9	68.3					62.3	2498.0					$21,715
Chaplin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	240 Palmer Rd.	Chaplin	06235	Capitol 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)	496.0				2469.0	2497.0					2505.0	2533.0			$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%)	77.3	129^th of 492 public elementary schools	73.8%		79.6	113^th of 493 public elementary schools	77.1%	16	79.5		50.4	78.0	77.8				63.2	64.2	76.2				$16,429
Scotland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	68 Brook Rd.	Scotland	06264	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Scotland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 423-0064	95	13	7.5	40.0%	84 (88.4%)	1 (1.1%)	10 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$28,068

Frequently Asked Questions about Natchaug School

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

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.

How many students attend Natchaug School?

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

What district is Natchaug School in?

Windham School District

Is Natchaug School a good school?

Natchaug School ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Connecticut elementary schools.

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